Gorgolon Lives
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Any locals or anyone know if Yao and Tracey are even dressing?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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Gorgolon Lives
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Yes, I know definately the starters will be rested. But I want to confirm if the big guns will even be dressing tonight. Im about to put in a large ML Parlay.
Gorgolon Lives
The Reverend of CTG
I would do something like that, too. But my book doesnt have ML's of favorites over -9.5
Im going to do Utah/Dallas. It's around -200.
Im going to do Utah/Dallas. It's around -200.
Gorgolon Lives
The Reverend of CTG
It makes me mad sometimes that the books get this news when its not reported anywhere.
NickelAndDimer
Pretty much a regular
they are probably the first to know
Gorgolon Lives
The Reverend of CTG
Yea, Sloan is playing ALL starters. Jazz really would like to get a win here.
JumpOnBoard
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Nothing 100% out there I can find...but found a couple different sites talking that they were informed in shootaround that they won't play...Yao and TMAC that is..
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Well, at least they got a nice plane ride to Utah.
The latest word out of this morning's shootaround is that Yao Ming andTracy McGrady will not play tonight in the regular season finaleagainst the Jazz. Both were informed of the decision by Jeff Van Gundyat a morning meeting in the team hotel.
Rafer Alston will play, because he's had trouble against the Jazz andthey want him to work on some things. Shane Battier will play, because,well, he's Shane Battier and wants to play in all 82 games.
Jerry Sloan says all of his players will be available and will play for the Jazz.
Yao and T-Mac can lead Rockets cheers from the bench and maybe share a large bucket of popcorn. </TD></TR><TR><TH class=thread-author>denali4eva</TH><TH>Post #2: 3:02 pm </TH><TH class=thread-quote>Quote | Report Violation</TH></TR><TR><TD class=thread-preface>Total Posts: 1820</TD><TD class=thread-body colSpan=2>Oh well and we STILL my win</TD></TR><TR><TH class=thread-author>CARnHtown</TH><TH>Post #3: 3:04 pm </TH><TH class=thread-quote>Quote | Report Violation</TH></TR><TR><TD class=thread-preface>Total Posts: 1771</TD><TD class=thread-body colSpan=2>good to hear. get everyone out quick.
billy, novak, big jake, snyder and lucas time.
</TD></TR><TR><TH class=thread-author>rocketsin05</TH><TH>Post #4: 3:24 pm </TH><TH class=thread-quote>Quote | Report Violation</TH></TR><TR><TD class=thread-preface>Total Posts: 500</TD><TD class=thread-body colSpan=2>This is for sure they won't play? Is thier a link I can read this on or what? Thanks in advance. Go Rockets!!! </TD></TR><TR><TH class=thread-author>danny_boy16</TH><TH>Post #5: 3:36 pm </TH><TH class=thread-quote>Quote | Report Violation</TH></TR><TR><TD class=thread-preface>Total Posts: 122</TD><TD class=thread-body colSpan=2>You lose with all of your starters the last time you played Utah, at home ot top it off and you still may win without them?......Good call Denali4eva. Can you pee standing up yet HoustanStandUp? </TD></TR><TR><TH class=thread-author>denali4eva</TH><TH>Post #6: 3:43 pm </TH><TH class=thread-quote>Quote | Report Violation</TH></TR><TR><TD class=thread-preface>Total Posts: 1820</TD><TD class=thread-body colSpan=2>You lose with all of your starters the last time you played Utah, at home ot top it off and you still may win without them?......Good call Denali4eva. Can you pee standing up yet HoustanStandUp?
shaddup up o dannyboy...you are becoming a nuisence and a pain in the a$$ </TD></TR><TR><TH class=thread-author>HoustonStandUp</TH><TH>Post #7: 4:19 pm </TH><TH class=thread-quote>Quote | Report Violation</TH></TR><TR><TD class=thread-preface>Total Posts: 1268</TD><TD class=thread-body colSpan=2>This is for sure they won't play? Is thier a link I can read this on or what? Thanks in advance. Go Rockets!!!i just tried to post the link, but it wouldnt let me because the link had a word espn thought was bad , but you can see them talk about it on this site
www.clutchfans.net</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
JumpOnBoard
CTG Partner
Credibile...who knows?
Gorgolon Lives
The Reverend of CTG
Ok thanks. Thats good enough. I just need some kind of written statement about it.:shake:
Gorgolon Lives
The Reverend of CTG
Im listening to Houston radio now.
JumpOnBoard
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April 18, 2007, 12:51AM
ROCKETS VS. JAZZ
Prelude to the playoffs
Rather than coast in the regular-season finale, the Rockets' mainstays want to sustain the rhythm that has led to a five-game winning streak and treat Wednesday's visit to Utah as if it were the postseason opener
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Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
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• Wednesday: Regular season ends.
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• Saturday: Playoffs begin.
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<!-- rbox ends here -->SALT LAKE CITY — With the questions of the regular season answered and the postseason just days away, the Rockets no longer view Wednesday's visit to Utah as they did at one point Monday.
The schedule will finish where it began, but no longer does tonight's bookend game against the Jazz mean a last regular-season chance to measure everything between the opener at the Delta Center and the finale at EnergySolutions Arena.
Home-court advantage for the first round of the playoffs will not be at stake tonight. It was clinched with the Rockets' 120-117 victory over Phoenix on Monday, and their first-round series against the Jazz will begin Saturday or Sunday at Toyota Center.
But rather than dismiss the game as meaningless, the Rockets see it as historic: the opener of what could be seen as an eight-game series.
"I don't know how many eight-game series there have been in NBA history, but we're about to play in one," said forward Shane Battier, suggesting Rockets-Jazz will go the distance. "We'll go up there and give it our best and try to get a feel for what they're about right now."
If one game does not lead directly to the next — as the Rockets must hope, having lost their April 1 game to Utah — a postseason prelude offers at least an intense practice.
"We're going to prepare ourselves for the playoffs," Rockets guard Tracy McGrady said. "There's no doubt about that. Everything is set. We know who we're playing. We know where we're playing. We're going to prepare like it's a playoff game (today). We're trying to win the ballgame regardless of who is out there.
"We've got to go up there and win the game."
In that respect, playing the Jazz tonight before playing the Jazz this weekend does not change things. With the Rockets bringing a five-game winning streak to Salt Lake City, they are on a roll they would like to maintain when the regular season makes way for the postseason.
"You always play to win," guard Rafer Alston said. "You don't want to look at the fact you're locked into the matchup. You want to play to win, sharpen up your skills, sharpen up the things you need to work on. For us, we're on a winning streak. We want to stay in rhythm. I think that's what we need to do — just stay in a basketball rhythm and a flow that we like."
Coach Jeff Van Gundy hadn't decided whether to sit or, to some degree, rest his regulars. Dallas and San Antonio have given players a few late-season nights off, but not against teams they were about to face in the playoffs.
With the Jazz struggling since beating the Rockets but coming off a home rout of Portland on Monday, Utah coach Jerry Sloan said he would play his usual rotation and play to win.
"Any time you go out there, you owe it to whoever you play in front of to play as hard and as well as you can," Van Gundy said. "I'm not a believer that one game affects the next. We have a lot of work to do, obviously. I don't think what happens in that game will have an impact on what happens in the series.
"We've got a lot of studying to do. We're going to have to play very well against a very good team. I feel like the team is going to play really hard."
Van Gundy said home-court advantage brings no guarantees, then emphasized that the idea is to be good enough to win and keep winning.
"As I'm trying to convey to the team, home-court advantage has no bearing until a possible seventh game," Van Gundy said. "You don't play seven at home. Home-court advantage is only in a deciding seventh game, and it means nothing if you don't play well. I think home-court advantage is sometimes a little misunderstood. When players say, 'Now we're going home; we've got our crowd,' that helps in the last three or four minutes.
"You have to play the whole 48. Then, I do believe if you're playing well, the crowd can help you over the last three or four minutes. I don't want to diminish it. But for so many guys who never had home-court advantage, it can be misunderstood. It's not about a crusade to win one series. You want to be a championship-caliber team. That's what we want to be."
jonathan.feigen@chron.com
ROCKETS VS. JAZZ
Prelude to the playoffs
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Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
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Justice & McClain: Rockets can win in playoffs
Feigen: Rockets win again, but still lacking
Feigen: Rockets at best under pressure
Feigen: Bonzi Wells finished as a Rocket
Feigen: Monday was a fine playoff tuneup
Feigen: Maybe Yao, T-Mac needed the rest
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• Wednesday: Regular season ends.
• Thursday: Playoff rosters set, 2 p.m.
• Saturday: Playoffs begin.
<HR>• April 29: Early entry eligibility deadline, 10:59 p.m.
• May 22: Draft lottery.
• June 7: Finals start date.
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<!-- rbox ends here -->SALT LAKE CITY — With the questions of the regular season answered and the postseason just days away, the Rockets no longer view Wednesday's visit to Utah as they did at one point Monday.
The schedule will finish where it began, but no longer does tonight's bookend game against the Jazz mean a last regular-season chance to measure everything between the opener at the Delta Center and the finale at EnergySolutions Arena.
Home-court advantage for the first round of the playoffs will not be at stake tonight. It was clinched with the Rockets' 120-117 victory over Phoenix on Monday, and their first-round series against the Jazz will begin Saturday or Sunday at Toyota Center.
But rather than dismiss the game as meaningless, the Rockets see it as historic: the opener of what could be seen as an eight-game series.
"I don't know how many eight-game series there have been in NBA history, but we're about to play in one," said forward Shane Battier, suggesting Rockets-Jazz will go the distance. "We'll go up there and give it our best and try to get a feel for what they're about right now."
If one game does not lead directly to the next — as the Rockets must hope, having lost their April 1 game to Utah — a postseason prelude offers at least an intense practice.
"We're going to prepare ourselves for the playoffs," Rockets guard Tracy McGrady said. "There's no doubt about that. Everything is set. We know who we're playing. We know where we're playing. We're going to prepare like it's a playoff game (today). We're trying to win the ballgame regardless of who is out there.
"We've got to go up there and win the game."
In that respect, playing the Jazz tonight before playing the Jazz this weekend does not change things. With the Rockets bringing a five-game winning streak to Salt Lake City, they are on a roll they would like to maintain when the regular season makes way for the postseason.
"You always play to win," guard Rafer Alston said. "You don't want to look at the fact you're locked into the matchup. You want to play to win, sharpen up your skills, sharpen up the things you need to work on. For us, we're on a winning streak. We want to stay in rhythm. I think that's what we need to do — just stay in a basketball rhythm and a flow that we like."
Coach Jeff Van Gundy hadn't decided whether to sit or, to some degree, rest his regulars. Dallas and San Antonio have given players a few late-season nights off, but not against teams they were about to face in the playoffs.
With the Jazz struggling since beating the Rockets but coming off a home rout of Portland on Monday, Utah coach Jerry Sloan said he would play his usual rotation and play to win.
"Any time you go out there, you owe it to whoever you play in front of to play as hard and as well as you can," Van Gundy said. "I'm not a believer that one game affects the next. We have a lot of work to do, obviously. I don't think what happens in that game will have an impact on what happens in the series.
"We've got a lot of studying to do. We're going to have to play very well against a very good team. I feel like the team is going to play really hard."
Van Gundy said home-court advantage brings no guarantees, then emphasized that the idea is to be good enough to win and keep winning.
"As I'm trying to convey to the team, home-court advantage has no bearing until a possible seventh game," Van Gundy said. "You don't play seven at home. Home-court advantage is only in a deciding seventh game, and it means nothing if you don't play well. I think home-court advantage is sometimes a little misunderstood. When players say, 'Now we're going home; we've got our crowd,' that helps in the last three or four minutes.
"You have to play the whole 48. Then, I do believe if you're playing well, the crowd can help you over the last three or four minutes. I don't want to diminish it. But for so many guys who never had home-court advantage, it can be misunderstood. It's not about a crusade to win one series. You want to be a championship-caliber team. That's what we want to be."
jonathan.feigen@chron.com
Gorgolon Lives
The Reverend of CTG
Rockets Tracy McGrady (25 ppg; rest) and Yao Ming (25 ppg; rest) are both OUT of tonight's game.
This is 100% correct. Fran Blinebury has it written on his Chronicle blog and it's been reported on Sportsradio 610 as well.
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