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LOL Well I agreed with you when you said we would miss Ariza's defense I know he was a big success on that end but his offense was equally painful IMO. It's three games, two of which we easily could have got the win in so I don't think it's panic mode. But in no way did I envision them not trying, it's not even that we downgraded (which we did I know) but I am more pissed at the fact that we have not been that team that hustles to win. It's something that fans have gotten used to, and now that gritty attitude is gone, and they just look lazy. I agree Ariza being traded is partly responsible for that but other guys are not committing. You see Harrington fly in between Scola and Yao and get a put-back uncontested. You see Aaron Brooks sagging off his man so much that as a player you can't even recover when the ball is swung to the player he is defending. You see guys not even attempting a box out, I mean these are things that would frustrate any basketball fan it's basic fundamentals. I didn't expect the defense to be good this year, but I was hoping it would be average and then the offense could take care of the rest. Last night neither side did well, they could not buy a three even average defense would not have gotten the Rockets the win last night. On the flip side average defense would have probably made them 2-1 right now. But like you said they will live and die by the three. As far as Miller goes, I knew he would suck on defense we all did but I liked the signing because he's an Adelman guy. The only thing I underestimated is how old he actually is now, he used to be a gritty dirty player at times lol now he just looks slow and lost. The Rockets don't help him much either as he's getting burned that's a team effort that deserves criticism as well. He's still better than David Anderson, DA wouldn't even step in the paint to get abused. I still like the trade, Courtney Lee comes in and is effective I would like to see him play more because Battier has hit a new low so far, he's useless yet he's the only guy on the team with a reputation for defense and he's been burned bad this season by guys as well. Three games in the Rockets know what they need to fix, the earlier the better.

Wednesday, November 3rd Milwaukee @ Boston (ESPN) Winner: Boston Leading rebounder: Kevin Garnett LA Lakers @ Sacramento (ESPN) Winner: LA Lakers Player with most turnovers: Tyreke Evans Thursday, November 4th New York @ Chicago (TNT) Winner: Chicago Leading scorer: Derrick Rose Oklahoma City @ Portland (TNT) Winner: Oklahoma City Leading passer: Russell Westbrook Friday, November 5th Chicago @ Boston (ESPN) Winner: Boston Leading rebounder: Kevin Garnett LA Clippers @ Denver (ESPN) Winner: Denver Player that makes the most threes: Al Harrington Saturday, November 6th New Jersey @ Miami Winner: Miami Player with the most turnovers: LeBron James

Godzilla!! Welcome to OTR

What's up Ollie glad you decided to join! Since this is a new forum for you maybe you should turn into a full-time Rockets fan! :glasses:

Sheldon played with a chip on his shoulder and was impressive. The Nuggets intensity late in the game was what surprised me especially being on a back to back. They out hustled they made threes when it counted, Harrington was a beast. Bad defense from the Rockets yet again, but that doesn't take anything away form a solid Nuggets win at another teams home opener.

The only thing I enjoyed about tonight's game was watching the intro video, I thought it was really well done. via clutchfans

Rough start... http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5746523

Why does Aaron get punked so bad on defense, hell even Affllalo at one point schooled him. The defense is painful to watch, this was by far the worse performance and the Yao time limit thing is just to random. The continuity and consistency is lost when you just throw him into the fold, it's all types of confusion . You can't possibly play bad defense and go 3-19 from the 3pt line with yes again 19 turnovers. I can't even stand watching Brad Miller play on the defensive end, it's just pathetic seeing him running around like an idiot and then picking up a technical for acting like hes mad... Brad you suck on defense (you always have) shut your mouth and stop getting owned. Never thought I would say this but I can't wait till Dampier just gets out on the court and at least tries to get rebounds.... because that's what it's come down to "trying" not actually getting the rebound just boxing out and trying. When Al Harrington flew in between two Rockets players and just got the rebound and put it back in was when I chuckled at how pathetic a bad box out can really be. This game pissed me off the most this season, mainly because the offense didn't show up either.

After such a tough year, it's good to see things turn around.

Welcome Philly!

Hey sas long time, glad you decided to join a forum again.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm233/lebronze23/the_truman_show-front1.jpg Kevin Durant version.

I hope Lowry is back, I just can't stand watching Aaron leave his man wide open anymore. Damps will take "several" days according to Fegan, so I am hoping Jordan Hill gets at least a few minutes tonight...

Disturbing how they even got through in Yemen. Very scary stuff, going through airport security now is insane. Last trip I made to Chicago a few months ago literally took forever, I went through the body scanner total time in line 1hour 45minutes.

Instant issues with Delonte West. I read somewhere West sucker punched Wafer when he turned around then Wafer got two big hits on West. But then I saw this tweet from a Boston Globe writer.

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22748484/25543605 It seems like it's a done deal for the most part. I really like the signing, with Yao not playing back to backs and on a time limit for minutes Dampier will be used quite a bit. Brad Miller had some nice offensive moments against the Lakers, moving him to the high post and letting him make the passes Adelman loves was great but on the other end Pau Gasol ABUSED him in every way possible. Morey made it clear earlier in the year that Patterson will take time before he gets any significant minutes and it seems like for now Jordan Hill is in the dog house because Adelman decided to go with Jefferies over Hill at certain points of the Warriors game. Dampier's big body is exactly what's needed in the paint, the Rockets are just getting owned at certain points on the boards, having Dampier at least adds some height and rebounding. I am still waiting on Hill and thought he would fill that void, but we haven't seen him play a minute yet. I like the acquisition the more bigs the better IMO, the defense at both the center and point guard position have been terrible seeing Dampier and Lowry fill those holes would be nice.

Really enjoy posting here on game days, it's great to see the activity in all game threads. Keep up the good work

In a close game like they had with the Lakers it would be nice for that rule to be a bit more flexible, having Yao in the closing seconds of the game is pivotal.

Great news he will make a HUGE difference, Aaron has been atrocious on defense.

I don't think it's surprising the Rockets are struggling on defense, this was clearly a worry after we saw how the roster shaped up after all moves had been made. I didn't think it would be this bad, but at the same time the Warriors are the type of team that can rack up points in a hurry. Basically the better offense won tonight, I think the Rockets need another big badly, and Lowry will ease the pain that Aaron Brooks has caused on the defensive end.

Elli missed 3 free throws in a row, about the only thing he's missed tonight,