Should Adelman start resting Yao and Artest?

dunleavyjr · Post #1 » by **dunleavyjr** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:28 am

Now that the Rockets have officially clinched playoff, should the Rockets start
resting Yao and Artest, maybe limiting their minutes to about 20-25 mpg?

Any qestions?

Post #2 » by **TMU** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:42 am

Well, the players have been getting plenty of rest this past week (3-day rest prior to the Clippers game and 3-day rest after the Clippers game) and they're off until Wednesday. Also, Yao and Artest look relatively healthy and compared to other all-stars, they are averaging only 33 and 35 minutes, respectively. Right now the goal is to get that 2nd or 3rd seed for home court, so I don't think we can afford to limit their PT to 20 - 25 minutes. Work hard, secure a top seed and take the entire week off before the playoffs - i.e.: the third week of April (2 games).

2fast4u · Post #3 » by **2fast4u** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:21 pm

question!:

why does this thread sucks so bad?

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Baller 24 · Post #4 » by **Baller 24** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:10 pm

We have a tough schedule till the very last game, can't afford to rest players, plus it's not like Yao plays a whole bunch of minutes (33), while like TMU said, this past week they've had a big resting week.

PocketRockets · Post #5 » by **PocketRockets** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:53 pm

Compared to the other teams' schedules we have it relatively easy (lots of rest). All the playoff teams will play hard teams for the remainder of their season. I'm not a fan of limiting minutes, but if you're gonna sit out the whole game I'm fine with that. Players tend to get hurt more often when they half ass it in a game. So either play your normal minutes (barring a blowout) or sit out the whole game.

HTown_TMac · Post #6 » by **HTown_TMac** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:02 pm

HCA is what we need. No blowout, no change to the rotation... As a matter of fact... Aldeman still doesn't have a Playoff rotation, due to the fact the he was experimenting and we can't have that going into the playoffs.

MaxRider · Post #7 » by **MaxRider** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:03 pm

dunleavyjr,
why you always created new thread asking a question?

YoungMoney23 · Post #8 » by **YoungMoney23** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:41 am

Who cares what he does as long as we get home court and don't draw the jazz in the first round

PocketRockets · Post #9 » by **PocketRockets** » Wed Apr 1, 2009 1:56 am

We should try to get the 2nd seed and see if the jazz lose their last couple of games to play us....similar to what they did last year.....