I want to be an armchair coach to. Where do I sign up?

Gotta agree about Boozer. Where has he been? He should be going right at Mutombo and Hayes all game long. He could have both of them fouled out by halftime and get at least 20 points just from free throws. Please Boozer, man-up and put the "power" back in "Power Forward" You should be dominating these crybabies!

Booze is doing fine. The reason he had big games last year is because Yao was playing. Beleive it or not Dikembe is a much better defender.

Its not like Boozer has not tried. It seems like every time he tries to go inside he is either blocked or fouled(no call). So he tries his foul line jumper that he does ok with. It is just a tough match up for him. Mark my words he will do better against the Lakers. Also in a low scoring series 16 points is not that bad.

I think the Rockets have used an interesting schem and used good matchups to cause problems for the Jazz. They have had Scola almost exclusively on Okur and they have rotated Mutumbo and the two rookies, who are all excellent defenders, on Boozer. On top of that they always have a guy with a foot in the paint so when someone decides to drive there is someone there waiting for him.

Normaly that sagging in the paint would lead to alot of open threes, but these Rockets play exellent team defense, they are athletic, and they rotate exceptionally well. The Jazz have been getting some good three point looks but they are just not hitting them this series.

I think one reason for the poor shooting is the pace and and the physical play make it hard for the shooters to find their rythm.

Take heart Jazz fans, if we can close it out tonight we will play the Lakers and most of the offensive woes will mysteriously dissapear... and be replaced by a myriad of defensive problems.