Good post, Kaydow. We're all trying to be brave and put a good face on this, but we know that this was probably a death blow. It's going to be extremely difficult for the Blazers to come back and win the series after gettig their ass handed to them in this opening game. They're just too young and inexperienced. They are probably questioning their manhood and everything else this morning. It's not impossible for them to come back, and I will be praying that they do, but it feels like the series is over to me, as well.
Artest, Yao and Scola are body blowing the shit out of our starters and until we bang back the Rockets win!!!!!! It's that easy! This is Varsity vs JV right now and it shows. Every time Yao gets the ball in the low post he gets the basket and the foul, well now it's time to make him earn those foul shots. If you're going to get the foul anyway drive his ass into the ground to get um. By fourth quarter he'll be bruised having Joel and GO smacking the crap out of him 10 times. LA needs to do the same with Scola bang him on every post up. I think our guys forget they are huge too!
I sort of include China now since Yao has been with the Rockets for 7 years and will retire a Rocket. But outside of Houston and China, they don't sell very well which is what the NBA hates. The Rockets had good ratings in the 93-94 and the 94-95 finals, but Stern believes that had more to do with Shaq/Penny and the Knicks match ups. Whoever wins plays the Lakers. The Blazers would sell more, and maybe they can beat the Lakers. It's happened before not long ago against Dallas. I still think in a 7 game series, LA would win it.
I don't see how you can say the Blazers would sell more when the country with the highest population on the planet would be watching the Rockets. What am I missing?
Aaron Brooks will not shoot 10-17(5-8 from 3) in another game again. We're talking about a 40.4 FG% shooter in the regular season. He was just incredibly on his game last night and that isn't the norm. Overall the Rockets were just on fire. It didn't matter what kind of shot they took - it went in. I don't expect that to continue over the course of a 7 game series, which is how far I think this one to go.
Don't tell me you actually thought anyone around here gives a shit what a troll like you has to say. Oh, and failblazers. Glad you could take time out of your busy day of watching anime to come up with that.
