Why are the Rockets always getting limp in the 4th?

[kevC]

Because we blow our load early.

[dingclancy]

While I do think its frustrating and obviously not ideal, I also think its one of the most over analyzed issues of this Rockets team and frankly not the end of the world.

See the issue with this type of thinking is that you are a person that is content with being a good regular season team.

The issue is more along the lines of what tisbee said. Its injuries yes....but even more important than that is that we don't have 1 single play we can run to get a good shot down the stretch of games. That might be good in regular season games b/c maybe we blow teams out or the teams we are playing like the Bobcats for example...are just not good enough to take advantage of that...

But in the playoffs....games will be closer and the team that executes in the last 5mins of the 4th quarter will win. Is it over analyzed? Only if you are a loser and think that just being good in the regular season is good enough.

I disagree. Your correlation is typical and I think someday you'll understand that this game is not life or death - and it doesn't make you a loser to appreciate a team that while is certainly not the best in the league, is definitely above average and should be appreciated for what it is.

You don't have to whine and cry about a team that is 20 games over .500 to be a winner. And it also doesn't mean you don't wish for playoff success, you just don't have to necessarily let a pro basketball team's success in the playoffs be so important that you can't realize that being ahead at any point of the game by a significant margin is indeed a good thing, whether it be in the regular season or in the playoffs. As I stated, its not ideal to blow big leads and it is an issue that as a fan I hope gets solved. But not being able to see the positive in it is narrow in my opinion.

So your label of "loser" is expected. Labels that come to mind that may be more applicable is short-sided and/or presumptuous about what makes a person a "loser". Again, I think you'll probably understand it better at some point in your life - hopefully by the time your raising teenagers or later. But in the meantime, I hope it makes you feel better to imply someone is a loser because they are not quite as short-sided as you are.

I just do not agree with your statement. You paint a picture of a Rocket fan who is content with a first round exit. In life that means you are zen-like. In sports that means your team is a loser. I am no Rocket fan (although I like them a lot) but sports is about being the best. Either you win or you lose. There are no moral victories in sports. Life is another thing - but this is a sports forum eh?

Daryl Morey said that basketball is not like many professions. The goal is to be the very best. One team out of thirty goes home happy. On Wall Street, or in most things, it is enough to be really good year in and year out. But in basketball, you have to be the absolute best, or else you have failed. Morey believes that, in that environment, one is justified in taking great risks. Why does it seem like he's talking about Ron Artest?

Back on the topic. The answer is simple: Rockets do not have cerebral players (except for Battier).

[hackle]

Well ,Yao delivered greatly against the pistons, without fronting he seemed to very reliable. I guess the team should carry on give him the ball?

[Don Draper]

Ran out of Viagra.