ESPN refuses to acknowledge Rockets as an NBA playoff team
by Tom Martin on Apr 15, 2009 1:28 PM CDT
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From the AP:
According to multiple sources, ESPN has decided not to include the Rockets in the 2009 NBA playoffs.
"We simply don't think they are good enough," said an ESPN spokesman. "They do not deserve to compete for a championship with these other fine franchises. Especially without Tracy McGrady."
ESPN will likely replace the Rockets with the Phoenix Suns, the current ninth seed in the Western Conference. If that is not the case, ESPN said the 8th seed will be awarded to the Boston Celtics, giving them a playoff spot in both NBA conferences.
"We really, really like the Boston Celtics," said ESPN.
ESPN explained their reasoning for not including Houston. "The Rockets aren't very marketable. Sure, they have Yao Ming, but he's just your average 20/10 guy. Nobody cares about that anymore."
ESPN added, "Who the hell is Von Wafer? Chuck Hayes? Kyle Lowry? Our ratings are going to plummet if the Rockets are a playoff team."
Although the Rockets have won 50+ games, have beaten Denver, Portland, Utah, San Antonio, New Orleans and Dallas at least twice, have won against Cleveland and Boston without McGrady, and recently made Chris Paul look like a piece of [excrement], their credentials are not up to par with ESPN's standards.
"It's not like we hate the Rockets or anything," said ESPN. "They just...well....no comment."
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i'm just making fun of the dude who posted yesterday in grungedave's post.
by misterterrific on Apr 15, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
hahaha
i’m cheap. i’mma keep the dollar!
by misterterrific on Apr 15, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm so bummed
I really thought Utah would get the boot. I guess they thought they couldn’t throw Utah out with Sloan going to the HOF’ despite being lesser in every way to Rudy T.
Excellent
Laughed my ass off at this…thanks, needed that.
ha
I feel the same way as a Nuggets fan. And yet I see Houston/ Denver as the biggest threats in the western conference after LA. Gotta love how much the national media weighs on the past and not the current.
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LMAO!!!!!
Not surprised at all……NBA has never given Houston any kind of respect that is including David Stern!! ESPN is just another example of what is thrown at Society and having a large population of ignorant, nonintellgent human beings that only follow, never lead, or lack of better words ‘Monkey See Monkey Do’, with that we get no respect from anyone else. But this is not over……..not even close!!
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Haha…funny stuff
But the biggest giveaway was saying that ESPN really likes the celtics….since when?
If it was up to them the celtics would already be eliminated, just about guaranteeing a lakers/cavs finals
by TheAncientRivalry on Apr 15, 2009 4:38 PM CDT reply actions
Who the hell is.....?
ESPN, if they do any kind of journalism they would have read and kept up with what other journalist are writing about. Hey ESPN…..did you read the article on NBA.com, ‘Executive of the Year’?? Read it then tell me, ’Who the HELL is, Kyle Lowry, Chuck Hayes, Von Wafer……if you did some actual investigating of statistics and real journalism, you might actually have a real sports channel.
wait wait wait
you don’t think that’s serious, do you?
"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak
ESPN SUX
ESPN and all sports reporters have always been east coast biast. i remember when houston beat NY in the mid 90’s. The SI cover read why the NHL is hot and the NBA is not. But thats a cowardly yankee for you.
let's face it
ESPN jumped the shark when they broke up Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick. ESPN has been nothing but a whore for Disney and a pimp for NASCAR and MMA ever since.
On a unrelated note...
I SERIOUSLY hate it when that one guy comes on and starts talking about hockey. I change the channel immediately in search of something, ANYTHING that isn’t as boring as hearing about hockey playoffs…
you know
I don’t mind NASCAR. I can’t say I’m a fan, but whatever.
My problem with ESPN is this:
Back when I was a kid, ESPN used to show all kinds of sports: sailing, racing, sumo wrestling, irish hurling, whatever they could to fill out time.
But then they realized it would be more cost-effective just to have Skip Bayless scream at some poor bastard for an hour a day and to just repeat their NFL coverage eight times a day. I like football, too, but DAMN. ESPN used to give you something interesting, and now it’s about 20 hours of talking heads.
that's good
that’s how I feel being a Tennessee Titans fan as well
by displacedHTOWNfan on Apr 15, 2009 6:14 PM CDT reply actions
even worse
you know what i hate most about espn? their pedestrian coverage of nba. they treat the nba like the bastard stepchild of the big four sports. espn are the whores of the yankees . from the small coverage of games on sports center, lack of games on sunday, and terrible game presentation(they turn the crowd noise down during games), its almost as if espn covers pro hoops because it has to
well....
since all of our playoff games will now start at 9:30CST (Portland), ESPN certainly won’t give a fuck about us.
I agree
ESPN is trash! they’re EAST COAST DICK RIDERS! They can’t even give credit where credit is do. GO ROCKETS!
The only thing I can say is that if you claim to be a sports coverage network how can you not cover a playoff seeded team. I hope the rockets make it all the way to the finals and ESPN does not cover the whole playoffs??? It would force their hand and Houston would have the last laugh!! Also I hope they do not give anyone from ESPN any interviews from here on out!! That is such BS for a network to do and not to mention disrespectful to the city of Houston!!! Everyone in Houston should cancel their ESPN service!! That is alot of people!!!!
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