Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trailblazers

PDXKnight · Post #21 » by **PDXKnight** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:48 am

I'm a blazers fan and have a bad feeling about this game. We always have bad games against the rockets (1 8 pt and 1 10 pt quarter in the past two seasons for the blazers against the rockets I believe). Good luck, hopefully the Blazers can pull this off. :lol:

Post #22 » by **King Roosk** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:08 am

Oden2 wrote:I'm a blazers fan and have a bad feeling about this game. We always have bad games against the rockets (1 8 pt and 1 10 pt quarter in the past two seasons for the blazers against the rockets I believe). Good luck, hopefully the Blazers can pull this off.

Good luck to your Blazers as well. Both teams should be coming hungry, so it should be a good game.

PDXKnight · Post #23 » by **PDXKnight** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:42 am

King Roosk wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Good luck to your Blazers as well. Both teams should be coming hungry, so it should be a good game.

Both teams are definitely playing well right now so it should be interesting to see who will pull out with the win. It's looking like a pretty evenly matched game and I hope both teams can make this an interesting game tommorow (today where you are).

Alex_De_Large · Post #24 » by **Alex_De_Large** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:04 am

very important game, where the rockets should prove that they are the better team.
i fear roy and blazers bench.

Teckon · Post #25 » by **Teckon** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:23 am

Quote from http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/spo ... 84582.html

Tracy McGrady expects to come off the Rockets' bench for at least one more game.

"I was talking to Coach (Rick Adelman) about it," McGrady said. "He was like, 'What do you want to do?' I said, 'Let's try it one more game. Let's keep it the same. Things are going well right now.' We'll see what happens when I get back home, but (tonight) I'm coming off the bench."

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Tmac is coming off the bench again in this game. It was good for Tmac to be able to assess the situation from the bench in the 1st quarter and see how the opponents are handling the rockets then come in to improve the situation. So as long as rockets keep winning, Tmac can come off the bench as he like.

Shabi__5 · Post #26 » by **Shabi__5** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:13 am

Roy is gonna torch Battier imo , Roy is too quick for him and he can beat Battier off the dribble anytime he wants.
I hope Luther won't get torched too much on defense because we need his shooting in case Battier and Alston are cold.

Shabi__5 · Post #27 » by **Shabi__5** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:20 am

Just saw this quote by T-Mac about not playing in the all star game:

"I've been there seven consecutive years. I'm going to take full advantage of this break and try to salvage our season."

It starts now T-Mac , with this game at Portland.
Lead us to victory.

Alex_De_Large · Post #28 » by **Alex_De_Large** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:30 am

i agree if it works coming from the bench leave it that way,
wells starter should watch brandon roy.

compucomp · Post #29 » by **compucomp** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:30 am

Shabi__5 wrote:Roy is gonna torch Battier imo , Roy is too quick for him and he can beat Battier off the dribble anytime he wants.
I hope Luther won't get torched too much on defense because we need his shooting in case Battier and Alston are cold.

Luther will be abused by Roy and Webster. Both are too big for him to guard. If Portland puts two PG's on we can play Head but they probably won't do that.

On the other hand Portland will probably try to get away with having Przybilla take Yao in single coverage. I'd imagine this is why they have him start; to guard post players. We must go to Yao in the low post consistently to force them to bring double teams. Adelman needs to ditch the worthless garbage sets with Yao at the elbow.

Edit: Here's what a Portland blogger thinks of the game. Very evenhanded analysis and astute IMO.

http://www.blazersedge.com/story/2008/1/25/04745/2541

compucomp · Post #30 » by **compucomp** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:31 am

Phoenix Rockets wrote:i agree if it works coming from the bench leave it that way,
wells starter should watch brandon roy.

Hell no, Wells would be abused by Roy. We need to hide Wells by having him guard Webster. Battier will have to take Roy.

Village Idiot · Post #31 » by **Village Idiot** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:01 am

King Roosk wrote:If Portland is smart then they'll take a page out of Seattle's book and run the high pick and roll with Aldridge and Jack, and they'll use every fast break opportunity they get.

Portland has some guys who can shoot, but we're much stronger and more physical team than they are.

The difference, I think, will be that while Portland is a much better version of Seattle, they don't have 3-4 tough post guys to keep throwing in the game against Yao. I think if we take advantage of Yao down low then we should be able to handle this one, because for some reason I don't think Portland matches up too well with us.

Portland's entire offence is predicated on running the high pick-and-roll with Roy and Aldridge. It's a tough combo to defend. Roy can get by anybody and is an outstanding mid-range shooter as well. Aldridge can either shoot over his man(he's money from mid-range) or blow past his man if he comes in on him. If you bring in a help defender they'll kick it out to Blake (46% 3pt ) or Webster (39% 3pt). In the second unit it's the same play with Jack and Frye with the ability to kick the ball out to Jones (52%3pt) or Outlaw (39.5% 3pt). All those guys wil cut to the hoop if you come out on them and will pass quickly if they don't have a shot.

Having a guy like Yao down low is pretty useless defensively against the Blazers. A smart player like Roy will attack him relentlessly and get him into foul trouble if he bites.

You guys have a lot of nice players but we play much better as a team. It should be a good game. Houston's ability to get Yao involved offensively and whether or not T-Mac gets hot will determine the outcome.

Here's to a healthy, well-fought game.

compucomp · Post #32 » by **compucomp** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:07 am

Village Idiot wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Portland's entire offence is predicated on running the high pick-and-roll with Roy and Aldridge. It's a tough combo to defend. Roy can get by anybody and is an outstanding mid-range shooter as well. Aldridge can either shoot over his (he's money from mid-range or blow past his man if he comes in on him. If you bring in a help defender they'll kick it out to Blake (46% 3pt ) or Webster (39% 3pt). In the second unit it's the same play with Jack and Frye with the ability to kick the ball out to Jones (52%3pt) or Outlaw (39.5% 3pt). All those guys wil cut to the hoop if you come out on them and will pass quickly if they don't have a shot.

Having a guy like Yao down low is pretty useless defensively against the Blazers. A smart player like Roy will attack him relentlessly and get him into foul trouble if he bites.

You guys have a lot of nice players but we play much better as a team. It should be a good game. Houston's ability to get Yao involved offensively and whether or not T-Mac gets hot will determine the outcome.

Here's to a healthy, well-fought game.

If Przybilla is in the game, then Yao can guard him and we can have Hayes trap the pick and rolls since he's there to play hard defensively and use fouls anyway, and defend the play reasonably well. If you take Przybilla out... then Aldridge will have to guard Yao. If that happens we need to go to Yao in the low post to exploit the matchup, unfortunately Adelman tends to be (Please Use More Appropriate Word) and put Yao at the elbow for long stretches.

Tiggo Bitties · Post #33 » by **Tiggo Bitties** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:16 am

T-Mac went down to Eugene with Brooks to watch the Oregon-UCLA game. Pretty cool that a superstar vet is hanging out with the rook. Good sign for your chemistry.

Shabi__5 · Post #34 » by **Shabi__5** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:37 am

Village Idiot wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Portland's entire offence is predicated on running the high pick-and-roll with Roy and Aldridge. It's a tough combo to defend. Roy can get by anybody and is an outstanding mid-range shooter as well. Aldridge can either shoot over his man(he's money from mid-range) or blow past his man if he comes in on him. If you bring in a help defender they'll kick it out to Blake (46% 3pt ) or Webster (39% 3pt). In the second unit it's the same play with Jack and Frye with the ability to kick the ball out to Jones (52%3pt) or Outlaw (39.5% 3pt). All those guys wil cut to the hoop if you come out on them and will pass quickly if they don't have a shot.

Having a guy like Yao down low is pretty useless defensively against the Blazers. A smart player like Roy will attack him relentlessly and get him into foul trouble if he bites.

You guys have a lot of nice players but we play much better as a team. It should be a good game. Houston's ability to get Yao involved offensively and whether or not T-Mac gets hot will determine the outcome.

Here's to a healthy, well-fought game.

Our pick n roll defense is not that bad like some people make it seem to be.
Our problems are with Yao in the pick n roll , he is 7'6 there is not much he can do.
The other guys Scola , Landry and especially Hayes play good pick n roll defense , Hayes can even switch and stay with the guard , he is a good defender.
IMO your best chance is to go small with Aldrige at C and just front Yao all the time , thats when we have problems getting him the ball.
With Przybilla on the court we match up very well with you guys.
We gonna have a problem if you go small with Aldrige and Outlaw or Frye and Outlaw.

ALPHAandOMEGA · Post #35 » by **ALPHAandOMEGA** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:45 pm

Just a few snipets from the Blazers Board:

"Houston barely got by Seattle tonight. I fully expect to wax the floor with them."

"Houston is going to be more rested than Portland, but we'll be fired up to be back home and the Rockets really aren't a great team. Blazers win by 10 or so."

"It's one of the easiest stretches of our schedule and I fully expect the Blazers to take advantage of it."

Should be a tough game. I hope the rockets show that they won't be waxed, beaten by ten, or taken advantage of. Go rox!

CuttingEdge · Post #36 » by **CuttingEdge** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:59 pm

Village Idiot wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Portland's entire offence is predicated on running the high pick-and-roll with Roy and Aldridge. It's a tough combo to defend. Roy can get by anybody and is an outstanding mid-range shooter as well. Aldridge can either shoot over his man(he's money from mid-range) or blow past his man if he comes in on him. If you bring in a help defender they'll kick it out to Blake (46% 3pt ) or Webster (39% 3pt). In the second unit it's the same play with Jack and Frye with the ability to kick the ball out to Jones (52%3pt) or Outlaw (39.5% 3pt). All those guys wil cut to the hoop if you come out on them and will pass quickly if they don't have a shot.

Having a guy like Yao down low is pretty useless defensively against the Blazers. A smart player like Roy will attack him relentlessly and get him into foul trouble if he bites.

You guys have a lot of nice players but we play much better as a team. It should be a good game. Houston's ability to get Yao involved offensively and whether or not T-Mac gets hot will determine the outcome.

Here's to a healthy, well-fought game.

This isn't the old Yao. Yao's midrange is depleted and he's much more physical in the low post and gets it done with the dunks/layups, rebounds, and shotblocks. Look for Scola to play a two man game with Yao inside. You guys are a great up and coming squad and wish you luck.

Amel · Post #37 » by **Amel** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:06 pm

a must win for us

someone needs to step up!

CuttingEdge · Post #38 » by **CuttingEdge** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:10 pm

Let's just hope our guys get the calls. I have a feelin' the refs are gonna '**** it up for us but we'll still win despite itl

Baller 24 · Post #39 » by **Baller 24** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:45 pm

Our big two stars have been doing our job, but our role players have to come up big tonight...

PhatPat23 · Post #40 » by **PhatPat23** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:29 pm

portland 17-3 at home :cry:

makes me lose faith. we need 2 of the next 3 but this isn't a must win b/c we can still win the next two @ home. but PLEASE t-mac score 30 and yao 30 and win. please. if we go 1-2 or 0-3 in the next three i'm gonna start scouting.