09 Playoffs- Rockets vs Trailblazers series thread

Ronin · April 18th, 2009, 02:00 PM

Blazers in six

cly2tw · April 18th, 2009, 06:45 PM

I root for Rockets to sweep. This way, Blazers will be eager to acquire Nash for next season!

Well, 11-2 Yao with 9, it's a good start to make Blazers believe they need Nash!

Ronin · April 18th, 2009, 06:58 PM

Yao on pace to score +40 points
Roy getting to the rim at will

Ronin · April 18th, 2009, 07:41 PM

17 point lead for the Rockets.

lorenzotexan · April 18th, 2009, 07:49 PM

the rockets are playing well early. I think the blazers may struggle due to lack of playoff experience. but before it's over they should make it interesting. with the rockets losing in the first round every year....despite their youth the blazers aren't exactly facing a huge uphill battle.

cly2tw · April 18th, 2009, 08:29 PM

Blazers will have to realize that they don't have anyone outside Roy who can create shots against good defense. That's not gonna get it done for them with youth and athletism alone. So, they will have to offer a lot to get someone like Nash now! heheh

Bufalay · April 18th, 2009, 09:50 PM

haha TMac is a loser

Darth Llama · April 18th, 2009, 10:15 PM

I don't understand why the Rockets don't feed Yao more often. That guy is unstoppable, he's too big to guard and has a sweet shot from just about anywhere mid range. The guy is a monster and Portland has no answer for him. If Houston is smart they will just feed Yao game after game and get rid of Portland in 4 or 5 games tops.

95pro · April 18th, 2009, 10:59 PM

port got killed tonight. im rooting for the rockets.
rockets are so much better without tmac.

Bufalay · April 18th, 2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 95pro

port got killed tonight. im rooting for the rockets.
rockets are so much better without tmac.

haha your sig seems highly appropriate right now. Rockets appear to be ready to get out of round 1 possibly due to TMac's absence, Paul Pierce missed a potential game-winning FREETHROW and Iverson has been benched for the playoffs.

Ronin · April 21st, 2009, 06:47 PM

Blazer 28
Rockets 26
Ron Artest with 15 points
Roy has 10 points

Ronin · April 21st, 2009, 07:19 PM

Blazer 53
Lakers 51
Dikembe had to leave the game on a stretcher.

Darth Llama · April 21st, 2009, 10:43 PM

Rick Adelman is an idiot that should be fired. You have a player that's 7'6 that no one on the other team can even think of stopping, and he takes 6 shots the entire game? Seriously, what the hell are the Rockets thinking? They should be looking for Yao on every trip up the floor. Pass into him and let him dominate. But no, we have to let Ron Artest jack up 20 shots he can't possibly make, brilliant plan.

Adleman has always sucked, and he always will.

Bufalay · April 21st, 2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth Llama

Rick Adelman is an idiot that should be fired. You have a player that's 7'6 that no one on the other team can even think of stopping, and he takes 6 shots the entire game? Seriously, what the hell are the Rockets thinking? They should be looking for Yao on every trip up the floor. Pass into him and let him dominate. But no, we have to let Ron Artest jack up 20 shots he can't possibly make, brilliant plan.

Adleman has always sucked, and he always will.

haha this is awesome. This is exactly the argument that I was using against Kobe in the Detroit series. Swap Yao for Shaq, Artest for Kobe and Adelman for Porn Director looking guy.

Darth Llama · April 22nd, 2009, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Bufalay

haha this is awesome. This is exactly the argument that I was using against Kobe in the Detroit series. Swap Yao for Shaq, Artest for Kobe and Adelman for Porn Director looking guy.

Well, judging by how that series went for the Lakers, maybe you were right.