Any chance they try to sneak TMac into the game with Ariza suspended?

I don't think they even want TMac back.

I think you're right, but (some) other teams probably want to see if he can play at all.

McGrady not an option despite Ariza suspension http://bit.ly/55vCGD

Why sneak him in? As long as he's wearing dress clothes, TMac's certainly welcome on the bench. He's tall and has a lazy eye, so it's kinda hard for him to be inconspicuous.

TMac is playing tonight. Good call.

tmac to make his debut!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4746523

Saw Bynum in the layup line too. So he's back as well.

Sweet pass right there by Rip?

Not our tempo at all.

Highlights of Rip's interview...."you know"

You know Rip can you know hit that you know shot.

we're taking far too many quick shots.

by my count, we have as many airballs as field goals.

Tmac looks like a PF out there.

If Gordon and Bynum arent going to play tonight, it makes our willingness to run even more dumb.

The difference in this game has been Aaron Brooks killing Rodney Stuckey.

all the same, even if we were playing perfect basketball, the fact is they are shooting %70 and we're shooting %40. I'd even venture that we've taken higher percentage shots. They're just not falling.

Thats what we need right there. CV pushing down low.

Budinger worked Daye?

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE!

if we're not going to hit anything from the perimeter tonight, we're not going to win.

I still don't get why we ran up and down with them. Bynum and Gordon are still out, and we're not a running team to begin with.

Piston girls are bootylicious

one of those fucking days where they are getting all sorts of bullshit to fall. They are taking all sorts of reckless shots and making them.

Down 13 after 3, but it feels like we're down 23.

Given how ridiculous they are shooting, we're fortunate to be only down that much.

They have 7 players shooting %50 or better.

we're actually doing better in practically every other area of the game.

to start the 4th, charlie V misses a dunk, and they come down and budinger somehow muscles in a 3-point play.

Just way this game has gone.

They arent even really playing good defense. they have guys cherry picking while the shot is still in the air.

God forbid we shot a decent percentage in this game, we'd be up 10+ points.

Kwame is too stupid to play in a zone.

This might be the most annoying game I've watched all season. The Rockets are not nearly this good. I think we'd beat them 7 out of 10 times.

They've nullified most every positive thing we've done in this game by throwing up crap and watching it fall.

We are an awesome road team.

That has nothing to do with it tonight. The Rockets would be beating any team in the NBA shooting like this. There's no real defense when any player on the other team can stop what theyre doing at any point, blindly throw up a shot and make %70 of them.

Our shot selection outside of stuckey has even been very good. We can't make shit tonight, and this is with good shooters taking wide open shots.

That was difficult to watch. About the only positive was the lack of turnovers, but you might as well consider some of those ugly, forced shots turnovers because they led to a ton of fast break buckets for Houston.

Brooks is fun to watch though...

Budinger too...

Oh, Rip's play was another positive, too.

Budinger too...

I'm developing an appropriate hate for him just after tonight.

They've nullified most every positive thing we've done in this game by throwing up crap and watching it fall.
Isn't that TMac's game on a good day?

Also, while he played fine one on one defense, Jerebko got torched off the ball. He isn't ready to guard players that think the game. Prince would help him immeasurably in that aspect.

Also, while he played fine one on one defense, Jerebko got torched off the ball. He isn't ready to guard players that think the game. Prince would help him immeasurably in that aspect.

I agree, and I think with his athletic tools that's something he will learn.

and I'm sure he will, but I believe it would go faster with some time spent as Tayshaun's understudy. He already has enough experience. He needs to be taught a little.

Also, unless we're not planning to keep Jerebko, Daye and Summers, who i might add looks damn smooth every time he steps on the floor, we need to start thinking about moving Summers or Jerebko to full-time PF. I'd suggest Summers, as he would fit a Jeff Green role.

Tayshaun coming back would allow for another radical move like experimenting with Summers at starting PF, even if for a handful of games.