Game 11 - Houston Rockets vs. OKC Thunder Monday 7:00PM CST

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 4:17 PM CST in Game Previews Comment 108 comments

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This game should end with a 20 point blowout. However, since the Rockets haven't blown anyone out this year, and have actually lost a game against a Ginobli/Parker-less Spurs team, anything is possible.

And I don't care what ESPN says, we have only played the Thunder once, very much like the Texans have never played the Oilers (I hate you so much Bud Adams, now go EABOD AND DIAF). We are 1-0 against them, and that's all that ever happened. The Sonics are sadly dead, long live the Reign Man and The Glove, as much as I hated that team, they were damn good.

The Matchups:

Alston vs. Watson: Neither of these guys will kill you. Both of them could come up big for you out of the blue.
Edge: Rockets: Rafer sucks less than Earl sucks

McGrady vs. Durant: KD has won me a lot of bets. I still can't believe someone thought he wouldn't average more than 18 a game last year. That was easy money. He has a special place in my heart, even if I do wish he stayed one more years for an NC with Texas. Tracy has been fantastic at times this year. He was also one of the worst players I've ever seen in the 4th quarter against San Antonio.
Edge: Rockets: While I think KD is fantastic, TMac always shows up for meetings against the young guns to show them up.

Artest vs. Green: Green has a lot of potential. I really think the Thunder are going to be happier and happier with him as time goes on. This year, he's just not as good as Artest. He's a better scorer right now, but that's on a team that needs his points badly. Crazy Pills has been good, but not quite what I hoped he would be so far this year. I expected him to be great. Still about another month from that happening in my opinion.
Edge: Rockets: Artest has to break out of his shooting slump. Is tonight the night? I feel like I've typed that before.

Scola vs. Collison: I hated Collison at Kansas, just hated him. He was a dominant player there, and you just knew he was going to get drafted high and be an NBA bust. I think what angers me most is how much richer he is than me.
Edge: Rockets: Scola is a lot better player at every facet of the game.

Yao vs. Swift: Yao finally had a very good game again. He's miles better than his competition tonight and it will show. Robert Swift has Joe Klein potential, and I don't knock that. Klein had a long, profitable career, I expect the same for Swift.
Edge: Rockets: Come on now, it's Robert Swift, THIS guy:

via www.yardbarker.com

Though, I am a big tattoo guy, and he has some sweet ones

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did game 3 not happen?

I could have sworn I saw the Rockets play the Durants in Game 3 a couple weeks ago.

by grungedave on Nov 17, 2008 4:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

No screen shot means it didn't happen!!!

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 4:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

oh, but you and I know

And that’s what matters… it still says “the Rockets have never played the Thunder” so I don’t even need CSI to uncover your tracks!

by grungedave on Nov 17, 2008 4:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No it doesn't

What are you talking about?

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Plus, that was the night my Horns lost to Tech

I’ve pretty much erased that entire weekend from my memory

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Must we bring the Tech game up?

I’m still having flashbacks of Colt running out of bounds instead of going down and letting the clock run.

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 7:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Any game feed that you all know of?

I’m at work so can’t really do a lot of searching.

by wescox10 on Nov 17, 2008 5:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

http://www.justin.tv/cev_10

But it is very laggy.

I post it in hopes that they’ll fix it at some point.

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 7:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Got it.

Thanks…I’m finally home. You’re right….SLOW….

by wescox10 on Nov 17, 2008 7:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Great line Lee

Scola vs. Collison: I hated Collison at Kansas, just hated him. He was a dominant player there, and you just knew he was going to get drafted high and be an NBA bust. I think what angers me most is how much richer he is than me.

(Really the part about what angers you is the richer part.)

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Nov 17, 2008 7:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Thank you

It was the only decent part of that preview

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The Oklahoma crowd is awfully quiet

by Only_A_Lad on Nov 17, 2008 7:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

They are used to keeping it a secret that they are paying their players

They don’t know how to react when everyone knows for sure and how much

That won’t stop somebody from giving Durant a car though.

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I see it's on NBATV, is it not where all of you are?

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Must have been a live look-in on NBATV

Because right now I’m looking at John Thompson reminiscing about something unrelated.

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 7:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Odd, it actually says Rockets vs Thunder on my channel

But it does say it’s blacked out here

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Or rather Houston vs OKC

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I just got started. Didn't look good through the first

Seems like they hit everything

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

NEVER PASS TO CHUCK HAYES UNDER THE BASKET

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

go to

http://atdhe.net/live-tv-588.html

by wescox10 on Nov 17, 2008 7:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Oh - forgot to say thanks

This one is much better. Appreciated.

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

Shane Battier to practice tomorrow? Good to know!

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Christ, I hate the Oklahoma City announcers

by Only_A_Lad on Nov 17, 2008 7:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Brian Davis (I think) keeps calling Scola "Scosa"

And the other dude calls Alston “Olston”

by Only_A_Lad on Nov 17, 2008 7:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Just hope it doesn't stick

It still pisses me off that just because Vern Scully call Biggio “Bee-g-o” that some fans and some other announcers thought that was his name. He personally told me it was not, because I asked him

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Duh,

he was Bidge.

By the way, you got the opportunity to ask Biggio a question and you asked him that one? ;)

by Only_A_Lad on Nov 17, 2008 8:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Lee was smart enough to know

That Craig Biggio has never answered a question without a dumb sports cliche… so why bother with a good question?

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually I asked him a lot of stuff

We talked baseball for about an hour on a flight about 7 years ago. I got bumped up to first class on a flight to Chicago and holy shit it was Craig Biggio

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Just got tickets to next week's game

If anyone is around on Wednesday in Houston the tickets are half price for the Pacers game. I’ll get you the link if you need it

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

And they didn't charge me a service fee

I got two tickets that are normally 75 each plus fees for 75 total

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Kevin Durant is good

Really good

but how long can you just stay in the lane?

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 7:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Robert Swift

Is a gigantic douchebag. I can handle the tatts – but, I can’t get with the faux-hawk. If you’re not a lesbian or you’re not a guy on Top Chef – there’s no excuse for that.

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Nice job calling for the jump ball over KD

KD will jump over you head Swift

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Great googly moogly

Did Rafer really just blow a 2 on 1 with 5 seconds left???

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah,

it was a pretty impressive level of choke.

by Only_A_Lad on Nov 17, 2008 8:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

okay, I'm here for the moment

Office dinner ran long…

how the hell did we give up 50 to the Durants at the half?

by grungedave on Nov 17, 2008 8:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

They hit everything

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

so confusing

now I have to follow Rafer and Wafer in the backcourt??

by grungedave on Nov 17, 2008 8:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Luis Scola is good

But Nick Collison is much better… says the OKC announcer.

MUCH better?

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Like much better at sucking, or what?

Nick Collison is about 30% of the player Scola is

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No shit! I mean, homerism is one thing

But that’s just… I don’t know – inability to comprehend?

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I can't believe even a homer would think that, much less say it

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

He said it... in those exact words. /shrug

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

OOOHHH

KD is sick! What a dunk!

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Wow, just saw it

That was spectacular

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

KD and every OKC player should be able to void their contracts

I mean – going from living in Seattle………. to OKC. Uh – dealbreaker.

You know… then sign with the Rockets.

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

His contract is convinently up in 2010 I believe

I want him more than I even want to think about trying to get Lebron

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Whoa - really? I didn't know that.

How did they not lock him up for longer than that?

I wonder if that would be enough to turn Austin to a Rockets town.

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Isn't the rookie contract a standard 3 years?

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry, it's 3 years

the 4th is a team option, the 5th is his option

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Here is a good link for that stuff

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/oklahoma_city.htm

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Awesome, I'll bookmark that f'sho. Thanks

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Lee Hoopshype is a terrible source of salary info

I would suggest using Sham & DX for your salary information in the future. (They’re far more complete than Hoopshype is.)

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Nov 18, 2008 8:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know

Not as versed in the nuances of the NBA as I am the NFL.

I do know that KD in Houston would kick ass.

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And he's "from Texas"

As a lot of people say. Even though we know that he’s from DC

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

After the way he played in that year at UT

He’s from Texas. Officially adopted.

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I like how hard Von Wafer plays

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm not all the way caught up

I went to watch HIMYM at halftime

But Scola is DOMINATING Collison, what the hell was that announcer talking about???

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I have no, no, no idea... but Collison is MUCH better. head explodes

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm at a loss as well

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

BTW, what's the better invention

1. Laptop
2. Small Cell Phone
3. DVR
???

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

DVR!!!

Definitely. I never have to watch a commercial or schedule my evening around a show again.

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I think you are correct

And I thought it would be impossible to beat the other two

However, I can’t even imagine my life without a cell phone

I actally meant to put “affordable high speed internet” as 4 on there

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I hate cell phones

I like them for emergencies, but otherwise – blech.

(Yes, I have one) LOL

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

the TV first down marker

The yellow line for the first down is the greatest invention of all times.

by grungedave on Nov 17, 2008 9:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Artest's stroke tonight is on

His shot looks infinitely better

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Is Tracy hurt?

I turned the volume off after all the OKC commentator comedy.

by HoustonDiehards on Nov 17, 2008 8:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

He tweaked his knee

He said he was fine and could come back, but they haven’t needed him

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That is an AWFUL call

It’s not 3 seconds on a lose ball like that

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Just got back from work and only to find out that both Scola & Artest are a real badass tonight!!!

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by sivanjohn on Nov 17, 2008 8:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

They are indeed

Unfortunately we are trying to blow this game right now

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

We play like shit with a lead

Plain and simple

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 8:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

C’mon Rockets, hang in there!!!

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by sivanjohn on Nov 17, 2008 9:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I don't really get it

Yao gets about half as many shots as he should. It’s really painful to watch the rotation in Adelman’s offense. Yao is a post up player, get him the damn ball!

by UofTOrange on Nov 17, 2008 9:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs