[Game #12 11/19, 6:00 PM ] Houston Rockets @ Toronto Raptors

[DreamShook34]

Houston 3-8 @ Toronto 2-9

"Heart is an immeasurable Stat..." Starting Lineup: ROCKETS


PG: Kyle "Sooner or Later I will make one (That counts)... Right?" Lowry


SG: Kevin "Reach, Gamble, Flop... PERFECT DEFENSE!" Martin


SF: Shane "Take me to the shed, it's time..." Battier


PF: Luis "Scoop or Salad?" Scola


C : Brad "I was brought here to Shoot, Hunt, and Golf not Block Shots." Miller


BENCH:






"Oh Canadammit, just let us win!" Starting Lineup: Raps

PG: Jarrett Jack
SG: DeMar DeRozan
SF: Linas Kleiza
PF: Reggie Evans
C : Andrea Bargnani


KEY TO THE GAME: Don't embarrass yourself.


For S**ts 'N' Giggles : Gemma Atkinson

[rocketsballin]

i think i'm the only one who thinks this team can turn it around...once they get healthy and build chemistry. when yao gets back we'll start winning games. till then we can only beat lottery teams.

this is the last season this current roster can contend. it depends a lot on health and chemistry. if key players keep getting hurt we can't build any significant chemistry. and of corse yao needs more than 24mpg, at least in the playoffs.

[MaxRider]

PG: Kyle "Sooner or Later I will make one... Right?" Lowry

it should be "sooner or later i will made one (that count) ... right?"

[DreamShook34]

PG: Kyle "Sooner or Later I will make one... Right?" Lowry

it should be "sooner or later i will made one (that count) ... right?"

That's Genius. Should have thought of that. Damn.

[YoungMoney23]

Bargnani goes off for 40 while Weems chips in 30, BOOK IT!

[Ribalding]

I don't know who this Gemma Atkinson person is, but I say she should get some minutes at the 2.

[moofs]

Because she looks so much top-heavier than KM?

[Guy986]

The Raptors have David Andersen. We are doomed.

[x-]

The Raptors have David Andersen. We are doomed.

Who's the better defender? David Andersen or Kevin Martin?

[grond]

i think i'm the only one who thinks this team can turn it around...once they get healthy and build chemistry. when yao gets back we'll start winning games. till then we can only beat lottery teams.

this is the last season this current roster can contend. it depends a lot on health and chemistry. if key players keep getting hurt we can't build any significant chemistry. and of corse yao needs more than 24mpg, at least in the playoffs.

You're not the only one, but the # is dwindling, obviously. Problem is Yao. Even if/when he comes back healthy, this 6 min per qtr stuff really screws things up. If he just played the 2nd half in a normal fashion, as someone suggested on the board (i forget), it might help. Couldn't be any worse anyway.

And of course, w/o, we are nowhere.

[grond]

oh yeah, and ...

we had better win this damn game.

[MaxRider]

i think i'm the only one who thinks this team can turn it around...once they get healthy and build chemistry. when yao gets back we'll start winning games. till then we can only beat lottery teams.

this is the last season this current roster can contend. it depends a lot on health and chemistry. if key players keep getting hurt we can't build any significant chemistry. and of corse yao needs more than 24mpg, at least in the playoffs.

You're not the only one, but the # is dwindling, obviously. Problem is Yao. Even if/when he comes back healthy, this 6 min per qtr stuff really screws things up. If he just played the 2nd half in a normal fashion, as someone suggested on the board (i forget), it might help. Couldn't be any worse anyway.

And of course, w/o, we are nowhere.

that's me suggesting just play yao in the 2nd half

[x-]

that's me suggesting just play yao in the 2nd half

No player should play 24 minutes straight.

I'd play Yao 6-8 minutes in the first half and the 16-18 minutes in the second half.

[grond]

that's me suggesting just play yao in the 2nd half

No player should play 24 minutes straight.

I'd play Yao 6-8 minutes in the first half and the 16-18 minutes in the second half.

I think the suggestion was just play him in the second half as you would normally without worrying about minutes, not play him the entire half straight.

[rocketsballin]

especially yao ming, should not play 12 minutes straight, let alone 24 minutes. even guys like kobe need a break. this 24mpg is ok until the all star break (hopefully january/early feb). i dunno what they're gonna do if we make the playoffs. uyou cant play yao 24minuts in the playoffs, in the west conference. it seems terrible to play him 4-8 min in the first half but o well, it could be better than this 6 minuer per quarter.

[MaxRider]

that's me suggesting just play yao in the 2nd half

No player should play 24 minutes straight.

I'd play Yao 6-8 minutes in the first half and the 16-18 minutes in the second half.

i'm not asking yao to play 24 min straight
i'm asking to play him only in the 2nd half
9 min in 3rd quarter and 9 min in 4th quarter, 5 min in overtime (if necessary)

[Guy986]

The Raptors have David Andersen. We are doomed.

Who's the better defender? David Andersen or Kevin Martin?

That's like asking which one of Charles Barkley's nut you'll rather suck, the left one or the right one. There isn't an answer to a question like this.

[kam_soluusar]

The pessimism on this board is under-whelming.

I think we can turn things around, we just need more luck with injuries. (something we have needed since 1996!!!)

[grond]

Because she looks so much top-heavier than KM?

Those things look fake.

Glorious, but fake.

[x-]

Because she looks so much top-heavier than KM?

Those things look fake.

Glorious, but fake.

Does it matter though?

Not to me it doesn't.