Atlanta @ Houston Dec 9th Game 19

Post #1 » by **HMFFL** » Tue Dec 9, 2008 10:27 pm

Atlanta 12-7 (Road: 5-6)

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Houston 13-8 (Home: 6-3)

Houston favored to win by 4 points.

O/U 191

RazorJordan32 · Post #2 » by **RazorJordan32** » Tue Dec 9, 2008 11:32 pm

u guys do know that both artest and mcgrady with barry is out?

i sure hope we win

IDoIt4TheA · Post #3 » by **IDoIt4TheA** » Tue Dec 9, 2008 11:38 pm

Rockets are also playing the 2nd game of a back-to-back tonight.

We need all the advantages we can get.

bubba · Post #4 » by **bubba** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:20 am

artest is playing

RazorJordan32 · Post #5 » by **RazorJordan32** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:38 am

bubba wrote:artest is playing

My bad man, i thought artest was resting his ankle

tontoz · Post #6 » by **tontoz** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:41 am

Smith is going to keep jacking 3s until we get a new coach. he can't even make a 15 foot jumper so i don't know what makes him think he can hit 3s.

CAM · Post #7 » by **CAM** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:43 am

JOSH SMITH......... PLEASE KNOW WHERE YOU SHOULD BE SHOOTING FROM ON THE FLOOR

RazorJordan32 · Post #8 » by **RazorJordan32** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:26 am

CAM wrote:JOSH SMITH......... PLEASE KNOW WHERE YOU SHOULD BE SHOOTING FROM ON THE FLOOR

IDK why he settles for jumpers... should be dunking from the freethrow line or just maybe fly..

Damn we screwed this game but still GO ROCKETS

tontoz · Post #9 » by **tontoz** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:47 am

Smith has taken 9 jumpers (4 from 3) and made one. I am starting to think he will never wise up. His stupidity killed the Hawks tonight.

HeyIt'sMe · Post #10 » by **HeyIt'sMe** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:52 am

I thought the Hawks should of gotten Horford the ball a lot more than they did tonight. He couldn't stop Yao at all (which was to be expected), but Al could of scored on Yao all he wanted to as well. Smith got waaaaaaay too many shots when it was clear he couldn't hit anything in this game.

LL Cool Scott · Post #11 » by **LL Cool Scott** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:52 am

tontoz wrote:Smith has taken 9 jumpers (4 from 3) and made one. I am starting to think he will never wise up. His stupidity killed the Hawks tonight.

I was especially impressed by how he went to the bench and wrapped a towel around his head, tuned out the rest of the game and pouted until the game was over. He's like a giant child some times. So frustrating.

will · Post #12 » by **will** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:52 am

Why was JSmoove taken out with about 2-3 minutes to go in the game when it was close?

parson · Post #13 » by **parson** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:53 am

Smoove went through a 5-minute stretch in the 4th where he absolutely murdered us. He couldn't have played any more stupid if he'd done it on purpose.

But, NONE, ZILCH, NADA, NOT ONE FREE THROW THE ENTIRE 2ND HALF? The way they were playing defense on us?

And, Woody, how in the world can you explain 21 minutes to Mo Evans? I missed the 1st half. Was Marvin hurt or something?

parson · Post #14 » by **parson** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:58 am

will wrote:Why was JSmoove taken out with about 2-3 minutes to go in the game when it was close?

If'n we'd taken him out at the 8-minute mark, we might'a won. He forgot what being a professional is all about. He was taking shots you only take in your best friend's backyard.

JoshB914 · Post #15 » by **JoshB914** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:03 am

We've got to get better. I like that we were able to battle back and grab a lead late in the game like that. But we still aren't good enough to close out teams like Houston.

Not sure what the hell Smith was doing tonight. I guess these nights are just going to happen with him.

BAMABIRD · Post #16 » by **BAMABIRD** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:04 am

J Smoove is one of my favorite players but he completely blew this game down the stretch. Dang it Josh!

JoshB914 · Post #17 » by **JoshB914** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:04 am

Anyone watching the post game? Woodson sounds absolutely furious in his interview.

fo_o_fo_404 · Post #18 » by **fo_o_fo_404** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:08 am

Smoove frustrates me!

He's a freakish athlete, but his basketball IQ is 0! Now compare him to another "defender," Artest, ....Artest probably has one of the best basketball IQ's in the league.

Smoove just doesn't play smart basketball, and he shot us out of the game. To me, he should he been benched earlier than he was, but I see no growth in his game at all.

Definitely a winnable game....looks like we may go 0-3 in the Texas Traingle.

tontoz · Post #19 » by **tontoz** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:11 am

The only positive i take from tonights game is that Horford may be starting to get a clue on offense. He was looking to score more (although still not enough).

He can get a midrange jumper whenever he wants and he is making them at a good clip. he needs to shoot them more often. Plus he actually drove to the basket at times. We need him to shoot more and Smith to shoot less.

BAMABIRD · Post #20 » by **BAMABIRD** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:19 am

Spurs are in double over-time, so I hope we can take advantage of that tomorrow night. Thats sad, but we need all the help we can get.