Houston at Toronto

[Real Deal]

TIME: 7:00 PM ET

TV: n/a

[Dash]

Rockets creeping up on the Raptors for the #3 pick.

 

Anyways I'm really looking forward to this game, the Rockets and Raptors gameday threads are some of the best . Should be fun.

[Built Ford Tough]

Barbosa will be back in the lineup tonight.

 

All indications I got yesterday were that Leandro Barbosa will be back in the lineup tonight, giving Jay a full complement of wings for the first time in a while.

 

And given Houston’s backcourt speed, I’m thinking we’ll see a lot of the Brazilian blur.

 

Toronto’s defence, while better than last year, still lacks in the whole “keeping people in front of them” department and a guy with Barbosa’s speed can only help.

 

But, as we know, it crowds the rotation a little bit.

 

http://thestar.blogs.com/raptors/2010/11/a-return-of-speed-and-an-all-star-ballot-gaffe-as-it-turns-out.html

 

Honestly, I'm disappointed. I would've rather had him sit out for longer (have that wrist surgery) so that we can get an extended look of what Weems, DeRozan and, to a lesser extent, Kleiza can do with an increase in minutes. Now DeRozan and Weems will both be below 30 minutes and Barbosa will probably continue his chucking ways.

 

Hopefully this doesn't mean that Weems will start to chuck again. When Barbosa went down he really eased up on the chucking, but when he was in the lineup he was playing awful. I pray he doesn't revert back to that form.

[htown11]

I am sensing a big game from Jordan Hill in the 5 minutes that he plays!

 

Oh ya Air Bud back tonight.

Edited November 19, 2010 by htown11

[Cavamatic]

Should be a good close game.

[Dash]

I am sensing a big game from Jordan Hill in the 5 minutes that he plays!

 

Oh ya Air Bud back tonight.

 

You're beginning to sound like me after that Texans game.

[*Swish*]

Hope to see my Raptors putting up a good fight and winning this game. Shouldn't be that hard since Yao is not playing are the Rockets are not playing so well this season

[Check my Stats]

Thank God this is on TSN, three games in a row on TV for me, that has to be a record so far lol. This is an important game for us, we need to lose this game. Barbosa and Linas both being back now, I like our chances (of losing).

 

Sonny should still be starting, he has been killing it since getting those minutes and deserves a chance to keep it up. Triano wants to win, and Weems, right now, gives us the best chance to do that (unfortunately). He is putting up 18 PPG in games when he gets over 30 MPG.

[ChosenOne]

Fairly slow day at work today so lets hope I can find a good link to watch the game. Also good to hear that C bud is back hopefully he can bring us something from the bench as our bench has not really played great (last game was ok). Rockets by 13.

[BasX]

Barbosa finna be out

[Check my Stats]

Sonny's stroke from 3 looks even better than solid at this point. Normally I don't like posting that early in this type of thread, but I want to before I forget. I can't get enough of this kid right now. It'd be nice though, if him and Derozan could find a way to both be effective. It really seems like a one or the other sort of thing.

 

Also, Bargnani is looking relatively impressive on the glass early :o

[ChosenOne]

Evans is lucky that he was not T'd up by the way he reacted after that jump ball call.

[ChosenOne]

Toronto played solid defense to close out the first, lets hope we can get better movement on offense form here on out.

[htown11]

Rockets suck on both ends!!!! What kind of offense are they playing.....they play like they are in practice running a scrimmage game.

[ChosenOne]

Chase is getting killed on defense by Kleiza, and then he is turning around and missing every shot he is putting up, [expletive] man get your [expletive] together.

 

Please Adelman put the [expletive]ing starters back in!

[ChosenOne]

Kleiza is scoring at will on defense and on offense we are posting Hill and just about forcing Hayes to drive.

 

Starters can be put in anytime now Adelman.

[htown11]

This read and react offense is so stupid when you have a team that can't read.

 

Can we just fire Adelman, this is pathetic.

[ChosenOne]

We suck on both ends of the ball, with the starters in there we obviously play better offense but defensively we still are giving them what ever they want it seems to me that the only shots the missed have been layups that have rolled off the rim. We play the same way we played that second quarter again we are going to get our [expletive] kicked hard for the rest of the game.

[ChosenOne]

And there goes Brad Miller to the locker room to get some stitches.

 

Two beautiful plays by Lowery to get into the lane and then kick them out for threes by Martin and Battier. Please don't do a dumbass sub right now Adelman.

[ChosenOne]

[expletive]ing Hayes that that [expletive]ing ball out, you are not an effective post player give it to the Wide open Martin for the three. Dumb [expletive]!

[ChosenOne]

Damn man can we please take Chase off of Kleiza! Kleiza has been kicking Chase's [expletive] all game long why do we think that it will change now?

[Check my Stats]

if you guys [expletive]ing let Raptors win I am not going to be happy at all.

[ChosenOne]

This season has been nothing but flat out depressing. -_-

 

Kevin Martin needs to touch the ball every time down the floor, with him touching the ball every third time we are being able to get it done. We also need to get healthy real quick.

[Dash]

Raptors: 4-9

Rockets: 3-9

Sixers: 3-10

 

We are in striking distance of the second worst record in the NBA. Time to tank, this team is clearly going nowhere.

[Dash]

This read and react offense is so stupid when you have a team that can't read.

 

Can we just fire Adelman, this is pathetic.

 

And just who are we going to replace him with? The coaching crop isn't very good right now unlike this past offseason.