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  1. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    1.) Our bench plays much better at home than on the road.

    2.) We will have our crowd behind the team.

    3.) We can honor Dr. Jack with a moment of silence.

    4.) We can't play any worse.

    Am I missing something?
     
  2. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    If the refs job us in game 6, we can always rush the floor. Make sure none of them make it out alive.
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Houston will realize how flaccid their "These Refs Suck" chants are after we eat the marrow of Joey Crawford on live TV.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    Once again, we've allowed Houston to become confident. That's the last thing you want to do with that team. We had them on the ropes and we have let them off twice by not being agressive.

    I guess the only good news is that we get to see what this team is made of come Game Six.
     
  5. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    And then Rice wears Crawford's scalp like a hat.
     
  6. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    As much as the refs jobbed us, I think our lack of energy was the real reason why we lost... We looked like 3 steps slow on almost every possession. It was an embarrassment to watch... This was the first time I thought Houston was the better team. We were playing catch up the entire game and losing all the 50/50 balls.
     
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    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    Ya because the refs are the reason why we lost games 3 &5. I guess that would mean the Refs are the reason Houston lost games 1,2 & 4?
     
  8. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Hello! McFly! Hello! *knock knock knock*

    Is that what I said?
     
  9. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Bro, sry but the refs jobbed us on games 1, 3, 4 and 5. Looking at the call log and you will see the calls were going heavily in favor of the Rockets. But you were also the one that demanded us to get Melo and Asik, so theres always that....
     
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    Drinks vodka from his hollowed out skull ala Game of Thrones.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    For those who are bitching about the refs, isn't it clear to you by now that the agressor gets the calls? I watched the game twice. The refs didn't do anything to keep us from winning. The failure is on us.

    We need to change our approach to Houston or we're going to lose the series.
     
  12. Rhal

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    Houston is still in a lose it were out situation and there confidence may be high but all we need to do is have a lead or keep ti close by halftime and then slowly pull away and get a lead going into the 4th and they will start to falter. If it comes down to a close game I have the up most confidence in this team.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Good grief, I make a joke and this is what I get.

    I didn't say anything about the refs in any previous game. I merely said that one advantage of playing at home is that we could storm the court if the refs fuck us over. No mention of games 1,2,3,4, or 5.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    100% agree. I thought the refs were being clearly shitty on both ends, giving the benefit to the aggressor. We had such a good opportunity with the ref line-up. They do not favor the home team, yet we didn't take advantage.
     
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    Yep the refs have favored the more aggressive team in all the games which has helped us a few times and hurt us a few. We just need to come out with more energy and keep that energy level high throughout the game, not settle for contested shots and be very aggressive and taking it to the rack when LA pulls Dwight out of the paint.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    I agree
     
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    Aside from last night, I feel they have been better on the road in this series.
     
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    They have been. They gave us game 4 and damn near gave us game three. I just cant see us losing two games at the home vs this houston team

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    couple of additions, Houston is in one and done mode putting pressure on them
    Good Mo usually follows bad Mo
    LaMarcus will come out firing after being a non factor
    We'll never have to play in Houston again this season
     
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    As to the refs, I don't see them as such a deciding factor in this series, We can win by merely putting up more points and making more shots giving the bench more burn. Houston beat us last night, not the refs
     

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