Cleveland Cavaliers at Houston Rockets - 12/09/09

[Mr. E]

When the hell did Trevor Ariza get 26 points?!

We've been over this man: we have Ninjas on this team!

Always striking from the shadows. You don't know that there were there until they are already gone.

[DreamShook34]

Great win by the rockets.

While AB got a TO.. that's his way of showing some respect for his opponents rather than dancing

Yeah its great what he did but dont mess up your stats too.. take the shot.. I guess in the grand scheme of things your shooting percentage is more important then your TOs.

[Rendezvous]

YES ROCKETS WIN!

[Rendezvous]

Brooks 27 pts 12-13 fts

Nice

[Teckon]

When the hell did Trevor Ariza get 26 points?!

We've been over this man: we have Ninjas on this team!

Always striking from the shadows. You don't know that there were there until they are already gone.

Good statement! just like many has been asking how do rockets keep winning.. ninja shooter is the answer

[Guy986]

Best game i've seen Ariza played all season.

[KiDdFrESh]

Ariza and Brooks played great offensively. Great team effort and a big win for the Rockets.

I guess LeBron doesnt know the Texas Two-Step?

[Teckon]

Really like this win over the Cavs especially that Cavs fan that keep coming to this board to propose bad trade ideas.

[TheMan44]

Now that's the Ariza I wanna see each night. Great win. And nice job from Brooks too.

Trevor may very well make a case to starting all season long while bringing McGrady off the bench at shooting guard/small forward when he returns.

[fisterkev]

Awesome win. For anyone unsure about this team... I think all but 2 of those games have been played against WC opponents. 12 games on the road, 9 at home. 6 of those wins are against .500 or better teams. Those are not bad stats at all for a team that purportedly has no stars.

There are actually a couple of guys on our team right now who are getting "star" stats... Do we really not have any "stars"? And that begs the question: what do our supposed "stars" - at least the ones with the huge contracts and media attention - really get us?

I think coach and GM will win those fights, especially if these "non-stars" keep producing like they have been, and are clearly capable of.

[truth serum]

I really love this Rockets team guys. Aaron Brooks and Ariza are impressive as hell. I'm happy for Trevor. I sold him short before this season but he's really proving himself. Wish he was still a Knick.

[Mr. E]

Normally during or after a game I'll go check out the other team's board to see their thoughts on the contest. I noticed on the Cavs board that most of their fans were disappointed, but with the exception of one poster they were all giving the Rockets some respect after the game. That one seemed pretty adamant about the fact that "we stink" and that we had no business being on the court with them.

Normally I don't reply to the other team's threads, but I almost did there. I stopped when I saw that kidFresh, Guy & some others had it covered - and that most of the Cavs fans were calling that guy on what he said. I started thinking about it, tho and it actually made me quite happy.

No matter what the Rockets do this season, no matter how many heads they turn or how many coaches praise them they are going to fly under the radar for the entire season...and that is a good thing! This team is 21-9 after on incredibly dificult opening stretch of the schedule, and unlike many teams who are "better" than our Rockets, our team has an actual identity and while the shots may not fall every night, that identity is consistent.

We've been kicking the "ninja" thing around as a bit of a joke, but man...our team is freaking Ninja! They are going to be overlooked all season long, and that will play to the team's advantage. They won't even know that they played the Rockets until after the game is over...because we are Ninja!