GameThread for Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers, May 12, 2009 9:30 PM CDT
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Did anyone else see that pathetic excuse for a shot that Rafer just threw up?
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Rafer is single handedly trying to lose this game for the Magic!
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That would be very loose definition for that shot...
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Forgive me for asking...but why?
He is playing awful
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just becuase he was from houston
and i like orlando
Believe me, I would much rather see the Magic win this game also...
but they should not have relied on perimeter shooting only in the final minutes.
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I give up?
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unlike a certain someone
he played hard most of the time.
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I think this whole intentional foul sequence
just makes less and less sense the more I think about it. Should the strategy of intentionally fouling to gain an advantage in the closing minutes (or elsewhere, as with hack-a-shaq) be eliminated?
I'm not criticizing the coaches for doing it
I’m criticizing the league for allowing it. In virtually all other situations, fouling is a bad thing. But in the closing minutes of the game, teams suddenly gain an advantage by breaking the rules and slowing the game down to nothing. It’s neither interesting basketball nor an interesting strategic situation.
it shoudl be done like the breakaway fouls
free throws plus the ball back
omfg
are they having a free throw shooting contest?
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i must say
howard is a pretty clutch free throw shooter
I did want the Magic to win
But all the other teams I want to win… I’d trade that all in for the Rockets to beat the Lakers.
That's why I'm not cheering for anyone in any other series until this one is over
Well I did want the Mavericks to win last night because they were screwed on Saturday
haha i started watching when it was 85-75
i guess im bad luck for the magic
GO ROCKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I like your style!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
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thanks for the love
you rep portland well! i hear they have great food up in portland
In these times any job is a good job....
within reason.
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It depends on what kind of food you like to eat...
If it is Seafood or Italian I can show some awesome places to eat.
Come to think of it there a sports themed restaurant here in Oregon City named Lil Cooperstown that absolutely rocks!
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C'mon Rockets
Pull the biggest upset in NBA history, even if it comes at the expense of our Warriors taking out the Mavericks. Take down the Lakers and their annoying bandwagon ass nation
that would be a tough call
team missing virtually all of its stars beating the #1 seed, or a team barely above .500 beating a 67 win team.
With Yao
It wouldn’t be an upset at all. But this is a small ball team taking out a juggernaut. Not just a juggernaut, but a juggernaut with 2 seven footers.
My bandwagon Lakers fan co-worker was talking to me
and it slipped. I said gay-sol. I got used to calling him that.
GAME ON!!!!!!!!!!!! GO ROCKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hayes!!!
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ABZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hayes is so small.
I thought it was Brooks following that shot or a split second.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
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Hayes is quickly becoming one of my favorite non-blazers...
This guy has heart.
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Chuck is everywhere
great to have Scola and Hayes, two guys who are rebounding menaces in there.
by goingforthecorner on May 12, 2009 9:52 PM CDT reply actions
Hayes has already gotten blocked twice
if anything, watching him play center is amusing if not awesome
by goingforthecorner on May 12, 2009 9:54 PM CDT reply actions
That was a tremendous foul by Brooks. Great athleticism and a nice hard foul.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Agreed
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RON!!!!!!!!!!
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what?
okay, look. They just let the Lakers get away with a lot of contact on scola/artest. How is that a foul on Chuck?
Artest making tough shots
FUCK! Hayes with 2 fouls. Hayes out and Landry in makes us much worse defensively. We gotta score some points now
by goingforthecorner on May 12, 2009 9:56 PM CDT reply actions
4 fouls on HOU, 0 on LAL
according to Richard Justice on twitter
by goingforthecorner on May 12, 2009 9:56 PM CDT reply actions
2/3 of those are obvious fouls, though
still, it would be nice if they called some of LA’s contact, too.
The NBA
Where, we really really want the Lakers to face the Cavs in the finals (and will call BS fouls on the teams they face in the earlier rounds) happens…
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Interesting commercial there
kinda cool i guess. the alley oop in an empty gym
by goingforthecorner on May 12, 2009 9:58 PM CDT reply actions
WTF? Blazers vs Shaq's Lakers???
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Not a good commercial at all
Still hurts to watch that
The NBA: Where Amazingly Bad Officiating Happens.
he cant not show up since yao’s there too
by rocketloveinthebigD on May 12, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Shane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You know what's funny?
On the Rockets main forum, people the last few years have wanted to trade Battier and fillers to Portland for Travis Outlaw and fillers. I bet you make that trade in a split second?
by goingforthecorner on May 12, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Must ....not....answer......
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Keep leaving him open Lakers
Battier is hot
by goingforthecorner on May 12, 2009 10:00 PM CDT reply actions
Scola!!
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My mom came to visit me
I walked her out to her car after Battier hit a 3 to go up 18-12. I was only outside for a minute to say bye to her. Soon as I came back in, it was tied 18 all.
someone needs to clothesline kobe
next time he goes in like that
if we don't win the 1st quarter...
we probably won’t win the game
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sure theres a chance...
but a very slim chance
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Past results mean nothing
In my opinion, any way.
Scola
can’t seem to catch anything.
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What is Kobe complianing about? He got away with an over the back.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Scola!!!!!!!!!
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Maybe but that was a nice move down low...
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
it was
but giving a wide open dunk right back negates it.
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Agreed
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
The Rockets are the worst "last second" shot defendiing team I've ever seen
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Hey Lakers
You can miss a buzzer-beater any time now. Kthnxbai.
Rockets have shown they can bounce back from getting down early
But if we just keep taking long perimeter shots, it’s going to be UGLY.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:13 PM CDT reply actions
Thanks! You too!
(there will be f-bombs aplenty)
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
this is where
we start to miss yao ming
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Er, that and the entire first quarter when Kobe was driving to the hoop
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
yea no zone defense can stop Kobe
we’re just leaving wide open shooters.
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wafer always seems to
turn it over on his first possession
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HOW THE FUCK WAS THAT A FOUL
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Turnovers....
Adleman is funny…
Sager: How do you get your team to protect the ball better?
Adleman (slight agitated): THEY GOTTA PROTECT THE BALL BETTER!
Sager: Whats the solution?
Rick: There is no solution. You just gotta do it
by rocketloveinthebigD on May 12, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Sooooo, the 3 ball is the only play huh?
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we're getting massacred inside
without Yao.
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OMG von wafer
you got swatted by vujacic and then dunked on.
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Grounds for immediate bitch slap
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
On both cheeks
Inexcusable. Swatted by Vujacic… waive him right now Morey.
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This is gonna be a long night...
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no its gonna be an early bedtime
by rocketloveinthebigD on May 12, 2009 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
an viable alternative
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I dont mean to be a downer
but this game is going to be over very soon..
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what is this..
i thought we are one of the best defensive team on the league.. and yet..
Take away Chuck Hayes
Nobody can guard Gasol.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
That was when we had teh great wall
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Dammit Wafer...
He has no concept of good shot selection.
They been cockriding the Lakers since the game started
Even though the Rockets started out stronger they kept blabbing about the energy of the Lakers….I hate TNT
JCF's twitter
RocketsJCF: 32-9 LA since Chuck went to the bench. Coincidence?
I think not.
by goingforthecorner on May 12, 2009 10:22 PM CDT reply actions
Who is JCF?
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
hello.... get a hand in his face?
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Scola misses an uncontested shot....
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We gotta hit those open shots
I like them taking open shots…no problem with it…but we gotta make it
We need Hayes
He’s a rebounding beast. Hell put in Dorsey.
when Hayes is guarding gasol
no one else is big enough to grab boards
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Brent Barry sighting
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:26 PM CDT reply actions
Let it fly, BB
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah Kobe a foul on you
I hate that stupid confused look
Hmm weird foul on Kobe
looked like a bunch of players going for the ball. Just let them play.
by goingforthecorner on May 12, 2009 10:28 PM CDT reply actions
Kobe: "You called a foul on me?"
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He reacted like someone accused him of rape!
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Which...they did!
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
so This is what we look like
without Yao Ming for more than one game.
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We haven't had T-Mac for a couple years now.
Uh Deke hasn’t been an allstar since like what 98’ ?
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all those missed open looks are the result of lack of focus
by rocketloveinthebigD on May 12, 2009 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Their heads just arent in the game
by rocketloveinthebigD on May 12, 2009 10:31 PM CDT reply actions
well
the rockets are getting called for fouls at normal contact, so they don’t have many fouls to work with.
Yeah - I mean, you know - at the end of the game
I mean, if RonRon is going to get tossed for a BS flagrant 2, someone else should make one count.
I’m sorry. I just hate, hate, hate the Lakers and I’m ALL FOR stooping to their level.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
screw that
someone needs to break a rib or two on kobe
We need Scola to step up
We need him to have a good game. Whats wrong with him????
He's been virtually nonexistant this series
so frustrating
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Well the Lakers were missing like everything
he hasn’t made any big plays when we needed it. not like he did in the portland series.
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only applies
when hes in the game :D
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I do
The Lakers are mentally weak, outside of Kobe. When your opponent is mentally weaker than you, you ALWAYS have a shot in game 7.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
it seems almost impossible to rebound over
bynum and odom
STOP GIVING IT TO SCOLA
hes obviously not focused tonite
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yea most of our turnovers have been
his inattention. ARGHHH hes better than this
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he really does need to come out
and wash that fuckin hair grease off his hands
oh cmon
how can a fan be optimistic after this quarter.
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gotta find my hex bag...
blackmagic…abra kadabra
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oh well as long as the bitching is
about this game, i think its cool.
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We're just frustrated
Plus I can speak for myself in saying I hate seeing the Lakers have any enjoyment.
Yao is thinking
FUCK YOU SCOLA IM GONNA BITCHLSAP YOU
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T-Mac
“Told y’all you weren’t gonna beat the Lakers.”
i hope adelman strangles him with a towel
if he takes another three with 22 seconds left on the clock
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stop shooting like crazy will we?,,
they are not kobe..
Damn, 29 point deficit
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:44 PM CDT reply actions
Not even CLOSE to the same thing
They lost because they’re a bunch of quitters who have NO GRIT when the chips are down.
We’re losing because we’re outmanned and outgunned.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
we weren't down 25 by halftime
it’s called emotion by Houston on Sunday, Lakers shot poorly, and played poor defense. Those combined led to a big lead by Houston on Sunday (which the Lakers whittled down to 12 by the end). What’s Houston’s reason?
our tallest player on the floor is a 6'8" white guy?
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We played great offense and defense
You got to 12 cause we let you. Dont get all gassed up over the garbage time comeback.
I"m a be honest with you
I think the Lakers just underestimated the Rockets too much. Now, they know to take the game for real.
not really
the Rockets are getting beat by a great team that’s on fire. The Lakers were destroyed by a team with no one making more than $8 million.
Just speaking strictly on the point deficit guys
I would never compare the balls of the Lakers with that of the Rockets. NEVER
you guys played with big emotion
and the Lakers offense was BEYOND terrible. Even had they played decent defense, Houston was still gonna win.
Now that LA has made it’s adjustments, I can’t see Houston winning another game. Besides, who really believed that fury of emotion would carry through for another 2-3 games?
I said they would
I predicted a Game 4 loss, before Yao even went down. When he went down, I was even MORE sure Houston would win. Teams ALWAYS play better when they’re against the wall, a superstar goes down (Houston is a great example of this), and at home.
If they lose they will be against the wall again
You saying they will win game 6? Or do you think the Lakers wont lose again like your first post said? Make up your mind.
back against the wall
As in, everyone expected them to get swept. Getting 1 game was no real hard feat, the first game after Yao going down. Try to carry that emotion for 3-4 games over 6 to 8 days… not gonna happen.
36 points at the half?
for a team that averages over 100 pts per game? Yeah… so the offense was clicking. Gotcha.
actually...
I was talking about the Lakers on Sunday. How often this season has LA scored under 40 pts in a half?
hayes got some bullshit calls
came out, the Lakers made a run, and the Rockets suddenly can’t make an open shot.
64-39 ermm 25 deficit??
at least its not 30 points LOL
No we did make a shitload of unforced turnovers
we aren’t this bad w/o Yao.
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Shit.
We just got completely outplayed…
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What the hell is this muppet commercial!?! LOL!
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:49 PM CDT reply actions
I dunno
but it was sure stupid. Just like that Kid N Play commercial. I still can’t see how that’s funny. Lebron himself probably wrote the commercials.
It was kinda funny - mostly rediculous...
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
The rockets need to settle down.. the shots are all hitting the back rim..
Laker defense has something to do with this, but our spacing is awful allowing the Lakers to intercept the passes..
Kobe chucking threes when he's up 27 in the second quarter
brilliant, pure class…
Oh come on
It’s the second quarter, not the fourth quarter.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 12, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
What's wrong with that? It's only the second quarter.
Plus – if he’s open, he SHOULD take those.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
They aren't going to start playing light cause they are up big
They wont risk losing this game.
oh my god
And what stopped Aaron Brooks from chucking up 3s when the Rockets were up by 20+ throughout most of the 3rd quarter… then celebrating like he just won the Super Bowl (along with most of the fans) when he made them?
Take some of your own medicine.
Trust me, the only person bothered by that three was the guy who posted it.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
good to see
that Houston fans also get the point of the game (much like Bill Belichek), which is to score POINTS, regardless of the score.
The Lakers are mentally weak. They've given up leads ALL playoffs long
We can make this respectable.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:51 PM CDT reply actions
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ron was right
Barkley could rebound, and he became better as time went on, but he was average throughout most of his career.
i would say career averages of 22 12
is just slightly better than average
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He's right though
They should be going to Pow Gasow every trip and working the inside out w/ Eagle Colorado
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I would like to see...
is Bynum in the game setting a screen on the low block for Gasol to flash to the top of the key, where he can take the open jumper, or toss it in to Bynum would should have GREAT position to simply turn around and dunk the ball. If none of that is available, find Kobe on the elbow for the jumper.
Well regardless of what they run
They should absolutely have Bynum and Pao in there at the same time. I mean, we have no size – none. They should get every board inside.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
bynum started??
I’m shocked!!!
I missed everything till about 8 minutes into the 2nd, got home from work.
Let's take our minds off this ass kicking
Anyone care to discuss…. Hmmmmmm, old 80s/90s wrestling with me?
I remember when Strike Force lost the WWF tag team belts to them in Wrestlemania 4
They used Mr. Fuji’s cane to win
Great Manager
I always loved the antics of Mr Fuji. Thats what Sleepy needs to do. Beat Kobe with a cane, and throw salt in his eyes.
The Powers of Pain
Remember them. Baron Von Rasche managed them, then Mr. Fuji double crossed Demolition and then managed the Powers of Pain.
I loved Demolition
For, Pain and Destruction was their middle name.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Then they brought in that cheapass third member
Crush? …who is now dead.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah, dude - bring it.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I preferred The One Man Gang
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Hell yeah! Later became "Reverend Slick"
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I went to the 1993 Royal Rumble in Sacramento
And I remember they showed Slick on a small monitor screen.
Sweet!
I went to a very early Royal Rumble at the Summit in Houston… i think it was the second one. If I’m not mistaken, Big John Stud won.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Now those are real men
Not these steroidal, HGH pumped up freaks we have today!
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
by Gils_Keloids on May 13, 2009 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
I live in Vegas
and am surrounded by arrogant Laker fans. If the Rockets don’t make it respectable I’m going to hear it at work tomorrow…
by BlueRingOctopus on May 12, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Keys to Victory for the 2nd Half for the Rockets.
1. Put spray adhesive on Luis Scola’s hands
2. Hit the open shots (if we can’t hit open shots we cannot win this game)
3. Keep Hayes in the game.
Stop
artest from dribbling and shooting
by the_hustler on May 12, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
God I wish we could loan Greg Oden to the Rockets for the rest of this Playoffs...
he needs the playing time and you need some height!
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Umm... just a temporary loan - we don't want Cook.
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Too late.
Daryl Morey has worked his voodoo magic on your GM.
How so?
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
That's what we say about KP! :)
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
turning batum
into Artest, Dorsey, some extra cash, and an extra draft pick that turned into cap space for Mutombo.
Hard to argue...
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
That would be sweet
…and as much as I enjoy HATING the team we’re playing – I do miss playing a class team with especially classy fans.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:03 PM CDT reply actions
Oops, meant for LaMarvelous's comment
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
No worrys...
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
But for turnovers, the Rockets are playing well.
The shots are not going in. That happens..
They just need to stop bleeding with turnovers.. That’s it..
i think they came out with a little too much nervous energy
hopefully they got it out of their system and now they’ll stop banking shots on the opposite end of the rim and shots will fall and the turnovers will be cut down….
by rocketloveinthebigD on May 12, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Tough Questions
If we lose, who do we cheer for? I hate Bryant 10x as much as the next guy, but at least he isn’t some witness intimidating piece of shit like Carmelo.
by seanbergmanrules on May 12, 2009 11:07 PM CDT reply actions
Nuggets
I will never root for the Lakers or the Jazz
TNT needs to show some TNA
I mean damn we are in LA. That’s one good thing about the home broadcast is that the cameramen will always find a nice piece of ass to show on the air.
announcers are stupid
suddenly it’s the Lakers who are too quick and fast for Houston? Make up your mind!!!
Each game has it's own reality with these guys...
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Umm..........................
Man, the Rockets sure have figured out the Lakers haven’t they?
by DJ Bento Box on May 12, 2009 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
two issues
Game 1: Rust
Game 4: Complacency and Rockets emotion over the loss of Yao
not the way I saw this series going 6, but nobody’s perfect :)
no
but every game you lose isnt always tha losing teams fault. sometimes the winning team has somethin to do w/ it
perhaps
the reason a team got outplayed is because of their OWN faults and their OWN mistakes and their OWN misplays?
Dude stop making excuses
Why is it always LA’s fault that they lose. Why is it so hard to give the rockets some credit?
I give Houston credit for Game 4
Lakers came out complacent, which is why they went down BIG. Even had their offense been even close to it’s normal self, and our defense even close to average, Lakers still would have lost. Not with that much emotion, in a close game? No way Lakers would have won. Houston was on fire, they were dead set on winning the game, and nothing LA could do would stop it. LA’s own faults, mistakes, and misplays is what turned a potential close loss into a rout.
That was some shitty credit
That was like saying, I’m not racist BUT …
The whole post was pretty much about how the Lakers didnt do things right. Not really giving credit except when you said they were on fire. Not enough man. They did way more.
I'll give you game 4
even though a championship contender has no reason to lose focus in the playoffs. but all I heard about game 1 was tha bullshit rust excuse and nothin about tha great D tha Rockets played
Try to remember that when the Rockets get beat in six and all the crybabies on this board start using the Yao excuse for why you got whupped.
by DJ Bento Box on May 12, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
So if you lost Kobe...
…and we won the series you wouldn’t say anything about that at all?
If the Rockets lose this series
Yao being out will be the reason, not the excuse, dipshit.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, yes. Get those excuses ready. All of the Houston fans who were yapping after game 4 sure are a little cranky now.
Do you need a hug?
by DJ Bento Box on May 12, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Kind of like y'all after game 3?
And then what happened in game 4?
it's called turnabout is fairplay
Lakers fans got tired of hearing people dispute the “What if Bynum was healthy” talk by all fans… so some want to then dismiss those who reason that injuries is why they lost…. while others understand because they fully remember last season
and yes, Yao > Bynum by far. But Bynum is key to alot of things the Lakers do. Not offensively, but defensively.
Exactly. This was the team with the “heart” and energy to beat the Lakers?
Puh-leeze.
by DJ Bento Box on May 12, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Let me translate...
Game 1: Excuse
Game 4: Excuse
“Give them some fucking credit”
-Phil Jackson
ABZ is the man
I love that Morey and the team knew he was ready to be the man, and pulled the trigger on that trade.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions
i'll admit
that was very clutch…trading your starting pg is always a leap of faith.
Look out! The parade of trolls has begun...
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same brace
he just had to cover it cause it was cutting the rockets
football sleeve?
I heard it was just a knee sleeve, similar to those used in football. Not even close to the same as the old brace.
The NBA season is now over for me
I don’t want to see the bitch ass Lakers celebrate. The 49ers need to hurry up and start their season.
I believe we can get it to game 7
But this underman/undersized houston team wouldn’t win game 7 in l.a. david stern won’t let that happen.
So what number uniform is Stern wearing on the Lakers tonight? Because I’m assuming that’s why we’re kicking the hell out of the Rockets tonight?
Puh-leeze.
by DJ Bento Box on May 12, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I love excuses. Wasn’t the team “undersized and undermanned” when you won in game 4? Oh that’s right, you guys play with “heart”. Did the airlines lose it in your luggage? Did someone forget to pack it before you left Houston?
by DJ Bento Box on May 12, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
#666
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
dude the nuggs can fuck up the fakers
they got the swag and the integrity, and im not counting the rockets out of this series, but yeah football season needs to start, go niners
speed doesn't matter
look at isaac bruce
by benzhou12345 on May 12, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Haywood Jeffires was pretty slow
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
i like rockets fans
not bitchy like the laker fans, know when its over but still support their teams, classy enough to talk about other sports, good people
Really? That happens a lot?
That’s effing disgusting.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
my brother was jus like that, die hard warrior fan till last year’s 48 win team, then got a kobe jersey and went south
Fat and saggy doesn't look right in a tank top
… but I have seen him in Kobe’s shorts.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
...and just what was it that he was doing inside Kobe's shorts???
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Whoa, in your FAMILY no less.
Thanksgiving would suck at my place if that was my brother. LOL
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Quick question
Has Brian Cook actually played basketball before, or did he just walk out of the crowd into the game?
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:26 PM CDT reply actions
fairweather
I… despite the ass whupping, watched thru the entire game on Sunday. As such, I was proud to see the Lakers make spirited effort in the 4th to pull it to a respectable deficit. The Lakers everyone else seems to think this team is would have lost by 40 or more. This one didn’t, and it made me quite happy. The first 3 quarters were an embarassment, but the 4th was a nice breath of fresh air.
What do rockets fans
think will happen to T-mac, he’s been one of my favorite players, are the rockets gonna keep him or let him go?
One dude here said they should trade T-mac to us for Stephen Jackson
He said put T-mac on our “sorry team.”
Being from Houston, my only challenge to that would be
1 – the Cowboys of course
2 – the Spurs who nobody ever gave a rat’s wrinkled ass about, and are now worshiped all over central and south texas
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Screw those hillbillies
Screw the old oilers. We ahve the Texans now.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm okay with it
I realize why everyone hated it – he’s got the steroid allegations and he looks like a douche – but I think it’s a fine pick
well, it's true
You’ve said you’re from SA, so it’s borderline. It’s not cool, but it’s not quite like the Judas-clones who worship Bud in Houston.
yea, I didnt live in Houston when they left
so maybe thats why it didnt hurt me as much. i just knew that I wanted to be a fan and there is no way in hell I was switching to tha cowboys. when the texans came I tried rootin for em but it just wasnt tha same.
So… do we have 15+ minutes of garbage time at this point? Or are the Rockets actually going to try to come back? The body language, to me, suggests the former.
Houston has heart
I expect them to make a big push to get it as close as possible, for reasons of pride alone.
I sure hope so.
On a slightly related note, I have to say I like what I just saw from Brian Cook. He may be a garbage time player, but he seems to be earnest. Nice dive for the ball just then.
by DribbleHooper on May 12, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
former Lakers
recently always play great against LA. See Cook, Maurice Evans, Radmanovic, Kwame Brown, Turiaf, etc… (Turiaf wasn’t traded, however)
good signing
what did he finish, Top 5 in blocks? I still don’t understand how Mitch thinks Powell is better than Turiaf. Sure, Powell can actually hit an open jumper… but Turiaf DEFENDS, and can REBOUND.
lots of them
too many players to keep track of that have had big games against us… hell, watch, next year Chris Mihm is gonna drop 20-20 on the Lakers!
what game are you watching?
they’re still going after loose balls and fighting. Shots simply aren’t being made.
Stupid Laker fans don't get it when we call them the Fakers
Their bandwagon population should be self explanatory
was there before Kobe
will always love the Forum Blue and Gold! Even if it means we have to suffer thru the Pau Gasol years (similar to the Vlade Divac years)
Blue??
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Kobe's a bandwagoner himself
Before last year started, he said his teammates suck and that he wanted to be traded cuz he can’t win with them.
it woulda been interesting
to see what woulda happened a few years back when he was FA if he had gone to tha Clippers
yes it was
i will agree it probably shoulnd’t have been called, but it was a off arm clear out.
given the amount of contact being allowed
no, it should not have been. And, while there was an arm, it doesn’t appear to have really affected anything.
If the Lakers win a title in the Gay-sol era
That shit’s tainted. We all know it wasn’t a fair trade. Fairy West is a former Laker who just gave Gay-sol to them.
you mean like the celtics?
who got KG from former celtic kevin mchale (who is friends w/ celtics gm danny ainge)
Dude
you’re trippin. The Cs gave up Al Jefferson, Telfair, and Ryan Gomes. Jefferson and Gomes alone were worth the trade.
kobe's a prick
did you see that “no-look pass?” he was watching odom, then he looked away while passing to look cool
that’s total prickness
Lucky for the Laker fans...
They don’t have to play the Bobcats in the Finals. Face it ya’ll. Larry Brown owns Phil Jackoff. He has his style figured out.
They just have nothing left after Sunday
And by nothing I mean… less than nothing.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:39 PM CDT reply actions
yeah
they gave it their all on Sunday and got their moral victory. Hopefully they put up a better fight on Thursday though in Houston.
I tihnk it goes one of two ways
Close Rockets win, or another Laker blowout win.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
40 points.....damn....
If the roles were reversed, Magic probably would have shit his pants instead of just wetting them
Do we really have another quarter to go?
There’s going to be a lot of showtime going on in the 4th quarter. If I’m Adelman, I don’t want Artest to have anything to do with it. Bench him the whole quarter.
by goingforthecorner on May 12, 2009 11:40 PM CDT reply actions
Agreed
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
not that I'm suggesting this...
but more morally gray people would suggest sending Artest in to try to start a brawl and get alot of Lakers suspended for Game 6 (and 7 if necessary) plus the next round.
is it worth keeping yao on this team?
he has yet to prove that he can play through a full season consistently
by rocketloveinthebigD on May 12, 2009 11:40 PM CDT reply actions
Baskeball-wise, probably not
Business-wise, it would be suicide.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Not the best when he's not on the court
…and with age, the foot problems will get worse, not better.
I LOVE Yao. Always have. From day one. I defended him to no end. I don’t WANT to see him go.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
its just that I can't see the Rockets
as a better team without him. He represents the Rockets game philosophy, work ethic and a commitment to defense.
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exactly
I don’t see anyone in Free Agency for the next two years who can make this team better (I don’t believe LeBron and Wade will be on the market). We had a great year and we shouldn’t panic and start thinking about blowing up our team just yet.
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ditto
Wade loves Miami, and Riley is already trying to lock him up. Although I’ve spent all season arguing with Bulls fans who think that simply because he’s from Chicago he’ll come running back (plus to play with Rose).
Lebron loves Ohio, and if Cleveland can remain relevant (which they will), there’s no need to go to New York. He can still be a superstar in Cleveland. He doesn’t need New York.
But he won't
Yao is a nice guy. He’s a loyal guy. He’s going to keep playing in China even though he’s no longer obligated.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
+1
Unfortunately, Yao won’t do that voluntarily. Bless him, but someone would have to make him not play for the national team.
by DribbleHooper on May 12, 2009 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Still diving on the floor, down by 40
You’ve gotta love this team.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:43 PM CDT reply actions
Peace out ya'll.
I’m gonna watch some shows I have on DVR. Simpsons, American Dad, Family Guy… Peace.
40 POINTS??!!!!
What heart? Did they lose it after the 20 point lead or 30 point lead?
What a joke. This team was going to do what to the Lakers?
Puh-leeze.
uh..
its still one blow out a piece…
by rocketloveinthebigD on May 12, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions
What? With what’s actually happening? Be honest. Where’s all the heart and fire Rocket fans were talking about?
The Lakers decided to get serious tonight and this is what happens.
Don’t hate the messenger.
by DJ Bento Box on May 12, 2009 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
okay.
thanks for letting us know. you can go now.
these fanposts are starting to kill me
by misterterrific on May 12, 2009 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
You're bordering on trolling, stop.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 12, 2009 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
You having to be here to rub in your team winning
shows how low your self esteem is. So you’re not helping us any. If anything, it just shows that people who support the same team don’t even want you there.
Rec the heck out of this and turn it green!
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by LaMarvelous on May 12, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
There is still a game 6 homey...
And it’s in Houston. You’re talking REEEEAL big now…but you don’t know what game 6 is gonna be like. Might have to eat your words there big man.
Nobody on the Rockets side has quit
Still playing hard, still diving on the floor.
Your team straight up quit. A team that was in the finals last year, with the most talented player in the league, literally up and QUIT on Sunday, like a bunch of coddled bottle-fed babies.
Sure, the result is the same, but when your only two big men are gone, there’s only so long you can keep up the hot shooting.
The Rockets are getting their heads kicked in. They’re losing.
But they haven’t quit.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 12, 2009 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
keep it up
Kobe might hear you in LA and try to push this to 60… then you can do the New Orleans Hornets a favor so they don’t have to share the load of the WORST playoff performance of all time.
Shaq wants to know from Kobe how his ass taste
Maybe you can tell him how the Celtic dick tastes too
how's missing the playoffs taste?
Shaq, for all his shit talking, has missed the playoffs 4 times. Kobe? ONCE.
when Shaq wins one without a superstar SG to win it for him...
then Shaq can talk shit.
Penny… Kobe… Wade…
let’s see Shaq lead a team to the Finals by himself. Never happened… Never WILL happen.
and kobe?
he didnt start having success w/o shaq until gasol got there. lets see him get it w/o a great big man
ummm
Lakers were in 1st place b4 Gasol went down with Bynum in the middle.
And if u suggest Bynum at that point was even close to a true All-Star talent… well, we now know you’re just reaching.
half a season of success w/o gasol
congrats. doesnt mean they were title contenders. everyone bumped em up to that as soon as they got gasol
we can do this all night
the fact is, you can’t find a single player who won a title single handily. Even MJ had to have Pippen and Horace Grant and Steve Kerr and Dennis Rodman.
You cannot rebuild a veteran team overnight. It takes 2-3 years, and if you look at the progression of the team, they were on the way up.With or without Gasol, this team is a contender. W/o Gasol, (and let’s say Bynum never got hurt), this Lakers squad would be on the same level as Houston, Portland, Utah, Denver, NO, etc. A big jumble of contenders. And with Kobe in LA’s backpocket, I’d still take LA to win outta that group.
tha lakers w/o gasol is tha same team from 3 years ago
just w/o caron butler. and take a look at tha ‘94 Rockets and find Hakeem’s other star player. it was him and a bunch of role players.
oh wow
BURN!!! BURN LAKERS FANS!! BURN!
I’m so hurt. Give me a break. How many times have we heard that this year? Why? Because you ain’t got anything better. Come back when you got something ORIGINAL.
its the truth
why would i have to bring something new? should I talk about their quit job in game 7 against PHX a few years ago?
the one thing I can say to that is...
and your brought this upon yourself, btw…
but atleast the Lakers have deep runs in the playoffs to look forward to year after year after year. Until this year, Houston would consider itself FORTUNATE to even make it out of the first round. Come back when Houston has the level of success LA does.
I for one would personally rather have a chance to win the championship EVERY YEAR, even if I come in 2nd place alot, than have NO chance at all, missing the playoffs, or getting wiped out in the first round year after year (x4).
thanks for displaying some originality, there.
these fanposts are starting to kill me
by misterterrific on May 13, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I would also rather
have my team play tough basketball every single game and lose in the first round every year, than get blown out by an underdog TWICE in one series.
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Do you pay attention to sports columns?
all the experts said “Lakers in 5 or 6”. I suppose that makes us the underdogs.
I’d much rather us play with heart every game and lose than cruise through certain games.
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no, they didn't
even ESPN didn’t all pick LA to win. There was alot of debate, and Portland and Houston were two teams that alot of people thought could win this series. Not the majority, but there was a significant portion. More than I would normally like to see. Reminds me of last season versus Utah.
1 out of 10 on espn picked Rockets in 7...
all of Yahoosports picked Lakers.
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Is this how you blow off your misposts?
at least be man enough to take back your bullshit without using “lmao”.
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Yahoo sports is one of the better internet sports sites out there
BDL is one of the best basketball blogs. Seriously, if you don’t know that Yahoo.com has a sports section, and a pretty good one at that, you don’t know what you’re talking about.
And this has nothing to do with the Rockets losing. It has to do with you being an ignorant git.
you didn't know about Yahoo sports?!!
do you know about the google search engine by any chance?
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stop that.
he’s a well informed person ;-)
these fanposts are starting to kill me
by misterterrific on May 13, 2009 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Okay, you're just being a dick now
Maybe – MAYBE one person on the entire ESPN network picked the Rockets to win this series.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions
don't forget Bill Simmons
he didn’t make the picks on the series page… but you know he will take any chance to pick against LA… I’m sure he probably even picked Utah to beat LA in 5.
Oh no, wait, that was probably John Hollinger.
well one man or two
doesn’t make the Rockets favorites (unless it was stern)
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Don't get super excited
About winning another series against a short handed team. Same thing happened with the Lakers last year and then they played a full strength team in the finals and lost. Expect it to happen this year, only I’m pretty sure the thuggets are going to stomp LA.
Life is hilarious.
One things Rockets...
..Please don’t pass up the Hornets for the worst playoff loss ever…KThanks
Game 6 will be a dogfight
The toughest teams in this playoffs have been the Celtics and the Rockets, followed closely by the Bulls and the Nuggets. It’s not even close
by vonislav waferdenko on May 12, 2009 11:51 PM CDT reply actions
OMG "The Wave"
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Can this team do it?
If by “do it” you mean sit on a fat one and get laughed out of the building, the simple answer is yes.
Life is hilarious.
can i have some james white pls
these fanposts are starting to kill me
by misterterrific on May 12, 2009 11:53 PM CDT reply actions
thank you Houston
atleast this series has done one thing for the Lakers for sure…
Sasha Vujacic won’t be a Laker next season. After THIS… there’s no way they can possibly keep him. I’m sure you can find someone… ANYONE… on the streets of LA who can shoot better than him, and whine half as much.
Diet Fad
Thats what they would then call it, then everyone in LA would want explosive diarrhea to stay thin.
LOL!
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by LaMarvelous on May 13, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Whatever
You know kobe and odom slow roast rotisserie with their dicks in each end of the pig, then when it’s cooked to perfection they add their own special glaze and the whole team eats it on the plane.
“You like what we did? Lamar and I ate an assload of pineapple to add some zest to it”
Life is hilarious.
by SolGoode on May 13, 2009 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm gonna ask you to:
1) Reach behind you
2) You’ll feel a hard rod
3) Pull that stick out of your ass
c’mon, man. It’s just a joke.
by Only_A_Lad on May 13, 2009 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dude
That’s pretty intense and disgusting for just a joke. If it comes from one of your own, it’s a joke. If it comes from one of us, it’s being a ‘typical’ Lakers fan. Frankly, I think it’s being an asshole either way.
This thread has gotten dirty real quick.
And probably old enough not to name yourself after a cartoon dog.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions
lol
Well when we’ve moved from name calling to dissing sns….I have nothing else to say. I have a lot of respect for your team, and no interest in being dragged down into this flame war.
Yet - here you are. Trolling.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:44 AM CDT up reply actions
?
If I said anything construed as a troll, I apologize. I started off just calling out a joke I found pretty tasteless.
My bad. I guess my own definition of trolling is misguided
…but I mean, when someone goes to “how old are you” they’re not looking for intelligent conversation.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions
In my defense
It was a response to “boo fucking hoo.”
I’ve posted here and on other SB blogs many times, and have never been accused of anything close to trolling, I try to be as fair as I can.
Fair enough
I apologize. I never want to discourage intelligent rival fans from coming here or to any other Houston sports site.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:52 AM CDT up reply actions
the dreamshake
tolerates (hell, even encourages) a certain level of “mature” content. That’s just the way Dave/Lee/Tom run things.
What we don’t tolerate, however, is trolling fans on this site. There’s a thin line between “legitimate, if uncouth, trash-talk” and outright “troll.” It’s tough to cross that line. You never came close to crossing it.
But, if you read this site, you need to recognize that very few jokes are going to get anybody banned. Racist/sexist/homophobic jokes and slurs are pretty much automatic bans, but even tasteless jokes (such as what was written above) are fine.
I can take a joke
But fucking pigs? Really? And you banned the one guy who was talking about heart?
I get that it’s a Houston blog, so I’m not asking for fairness – obviously you’re going to patrol the opposing team’s fans more. Just looking for some common sense.
I banned a guy
who did a lot more than that over the last week, and who was given multiple chances to stop trolling the board with his bullshit.
If you don’t like the humor on this site, then get out.
It's simple
Don’t troll, and it won’t happen.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:43 AM CDT up reply actions
It only gets that way once the Troll Parade begins
Before the Laker Trolls showed up, everything was fine.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Pfft I'm not even a Rockets fan
I’VE got no class mofo, Rockets fans are plenty classy. Lakers don’t have fans, they have guys who need jerseys to match their shoes.
Life is hilarious.
Yeah, so Kobe says: "Don't worry you can suck my hose later. It will make you feel better"
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by LaMarvelous on May 13, 2009 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Kobe would probably cheat on his wife for him. I mean, he is European and therefore exotic.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
ROFLMAO!
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by LaMarvelous on May 13, 2009 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Except Vujabitatch would be sayin' "Don't Stop! Do me more!"
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by LaMarvelous on May 13, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions
I'd like to see him take off from the free throw line....would make me feel a lil better
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by Clutch_cityDrew34 on May 13, 2009 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
I love all the disinterested celebrities in the crowd.
What color do we root for again??
Life is hilarious.
I will make one post b/c this game does not deserve more
1)at the time of writing this…brian cook(who has barely played all season) has played 12 mins with ZERO points and wafer 9 minutes 9 points, please bring rafer back to slap coach sleepy aweake.
2) GEEZ really? At the very very LEAST 3 of those fouls on Hayes were complete BS! Suddenly the lowest fouling team during the season becomes an uber fouling team in a very non physical game???? Ok then.
3)realistically less than 35% shooting will never keep you in a game with LA. Especially like 20 missed threes.
4)Walton is a pussy and a dirty piece of c*ap, as is Fisher purposely tripping brooks because he can’t keep up with him(which really? A simple foul? If there wasn’t malicious intent there, then I don’t know where there is). And Vujacic and Walton are the biggest floppers, someone needs to tell them that basketball is about putting a ball through a hoop, not flailing your arms and falling on the ground.
4.2) seriously! Did anyone see that play where Walton falls over then a rocket falls over then another laker falls over, I mean SERIOUSLY???? GROW UP AND PLAY BASKETBALL!!!! YOU’RE UP BY 40 YOU DON’T NEED TO FLOP. AND if I’m not mistaken it was Scola on our side…..same goes to you!!!!!!
5)Bring back JVG or….and this would be AWESOME…Rudy T.
5.2)save the arguments about Adleman being great…there’s a reason he’s never won the whole thing. This team is awesome because of Daryl Morey. He’s picked and chosen pieces that fit together perfectly. He doesn’t rely on superstars(he didn’t bring in Yao and Tmac).
6) Morey is to the Rockets what Hunsicker was to the Astros(and now the Rays for that matter and look where they are now…while Les is [and has been voted] the best owner in sports, McLane has to be top 20 for worst). GO Morey and GO Les!
7)Kick ass in H-Town in game six Rox!!!!!!!
p.s. by now #1 has changed and probably proven my point even more!
really? that was his one chance? and his only good team?
by cougarRoxFan on May 13, 2009 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Rick Adelman
had a long run of success with the blazers in the early 90’s, although he couldn’t win it all he went to the finals twice. The man has an elite playoff resume. Among active coaches, I believe that only Doc Rivers, Larry Brown, “Zen” master, Pat Riley, and Gregg Popovich have won championships. Those five, plus Rudy T are the only coaches to have won titles dating back to 1990, a span of 18 years. Adelman, Byron Scott, Jerry Sloan and Mike Brown are the only other active coaches in the NBA to have even been in the finals, which means Adelman is 1 of only 9 active coaches to have NBA finals experience. That firmly esconces him in the elite category, don’t you think?
"B-Roy is the best shooting guard I have played against"
-Ron Artest
If Artest can say it, so can I. Broy>Kobe.
I'm not arguing elite category
But the fact that you likened him to Jerry Sloan simply proves my point. I respect the guy for all he’s accomplished but imho the guy has HORRIBLE in game personnel decisions. And imho that’s why he’s never won it all. I’d rather have JVG back. Rick has no ability for what has already been mentioned, if you can explain his offense I’d truly appreciate it(because I don’t see it), he’s always just sitting there(a lump on the bench), and seems to have some ridiculous idea that his starters have to always play a certain amount of minutes. At this point I want Morey to hire Lou Pinella, a crappy call and he’ll pull the whistle off the ref and start kicking it all over the court, then cut down the net and throw it at the feet of the refs(obviously a joke but I just want sleepy to wake up!!!!!)
by cougarRoxFan on May 13, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Fuck
A 40 point road blowout loss. Sounds familiar…
by goingforthecorner on May 13, 2009 12:13 AM CDT reply actions
Yao and Deke
need to bitchslap every guy in a red jersey, and get them fired up for game 6.
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Well guys, the game sucked, but this thread was a hell of a lot of fun - Thanks for letting me participate!
I will be here for game 6. Good Night!
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ref
can we please get sum calls? fuck! this game was bullshit.
already?
Games barely over, and ur blaming the refs? In a 40 point blowout?
The bigger question is… where is the heart and toughness that Houston supposedly had?
again
they fought for loose balls, they played defense, but LA executed and the shots weren’t falling. You’re just looking at the result, seeing the deficit, and saying the desire to win is gone.
Dude, you went from competent, thoughtful Laker poster to TROLL
What happened?
And again – the heart and toughness is still there. Nobody quit, they just got their asses handed to them by a more talented team, and we were just down way too many soldiers.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing
In past games he was a decent fan, now its degraded to near troll levels.
so...
Lakers go down by 20, 30, lose by 15, 20, 30, 40… and they have no heart, no effort
Houston loses by 40 and ties their worst playoff loss in franchise history… and they just got outplayed?
See the double standard?
No. If you would actually read my posts, you’d see the difference.
The Lakers Q U I T on Sunday. They didn’t dive for loose balls. They didn’t put max effort into ANYTHING. THe Rockets were still diving all over the place in this game – and they were down SO many players. They just got their asses kicked. THe Lakers are talented. They have the best player in the league. They were the best in the West. I give ALL credit to them.
But your precious Lakers QUIT on Sunday. The result is the same, but the effort couldn’t have been more different, troll.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
You think I give a shit what a Tennessee Titans fan thinks?
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions
interesting debating skills
I say A, you say B, and then you also say i’m inconsistent, because C said D and D is not A. I think they should teach this at schools. Sound.
if you guys didn't have Kobe and Gasol
and then got blown out by 30, then it would have been a different story. We played hard tonite, but we just didn’t play smart.
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there's no double standard
You don’t understand the point. The Rockets are without a center. Understand? That limits every aspect of any basketball team. Today, the Lakers capitalized on that. Shit happens. But the Rockets were always hustling, trying to get the rebounds, it just didn’t happen. The odds were against them. Today, it worked out like this
Then again
I wonder why I even bother arguing with a guy who didn’t even know Yahoo had a sports section.
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This had nothing to do with Houston's heart
You don’t sink threes with your heart, it’s really that simple
Everything else they did was ok, except for the to-s but that was the matter of losing self-confidence. You never saw a Rocket justing standing around, they were hustling, but this kind of shit happens to you. Usually, when you’re doing an uphill battle
since u can't read sarcasm
Games barely over, and ur blaming the refs? In a 40 point blowout?
/begin sarcasm
The bigger question is… where is the heart and toughness that Houston supposedly had?
/end sarcasm
c'mon man cant bitch about refs for a 40 point loss
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by Clutch_cityDrew34 on May 13, 2009 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions
The best way to describe this game on this blog
Troll-tastic.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
your appearance proves it.
I kid, I kid. Thanks for the ass-kicking, tonight.
these fanposts are starting to kill me
by misterterrific on May 13, 2009 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions
I have respect for you Rocket fans, but please don’t blame the refs for this loss, we didn’t blame the refs for our loss on sunday.
Nobody is except for one dumbass poster. 40 points? Are you kidding?
We lost because we got outplayed, and all our bigs are hurt.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:33 AM CDT up reply actions
how could you?
The Rockets only 2 more FTA than the Lakers on Sunday. It was 36 vs. 16 tonight.
That’s for a variety of reasons, but my point is that you couldn’t possibly complain about the refs on Sunday.
I admit that we lost bad on sunday, will you guys do the same? Or will you pull a Utah fan and blame it on anything you can find?
Like having our best offensive player and the key to our offense out?
I don’t think we’re pulling excuses out of our asses there. That’s a reason, not an excuse.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Its playoff basketball, you guys are known for/and used to playing great without Yao. You should know how to handle it, at least make sure you lose by less than 20. No excuses come playoff time sorry.
You obviously have not watched enough of our games
We rely on emotion to win without Yao, and the shit runs out quick.
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No
Yao spearheaded the 12 game winning streak, then went down and McGrady came back and took his place. It also helped that the entire team was high on weed, and we played mostly easy opponents (not to take away anything from our guys).
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So you still went on a 10 game winning streak without your best player. T-mac i can say wouldn’t have done anything, he is past his time and you guys are better offensively and defensively without him. Their are no excuses in the NBA Playoffs, we didn’t make any after the 39 point loss to boston, why should you guys get a free pass?
We're better offensively and defensively without Yao Ming?
Are you EATING crack?
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:52 AM CDT up reply actions
we're not making excuses
I am just disagreeing with anybody who thinks this team can play just as well without Yao Ming. The difference between your loss and ours was our best player was gone. I gave the Lakers credit for playing hard tonite, but if you can’t even give us this much credit, then so be it.
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Yeah, we played MUCH better inside tonight without Yao
All those easy rebounds for the Lakers – definitely much to our benefit.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Because no team can stay that hot two games in a row
They won that game on emotion and hot shooting. It was never going to happen twice in a row. Without Yao there’s an enormous talent gap, and worse – without Yao AND Deke, an enormous size gap.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I make no excuses, specially when its playoff time. I understand losses like Sunday’s can happen because i have been around playoff basketball for a long time, no excuses from either side thats ok with me.
No excuses from us.
But we should at least get the benefit of the doubt if our leading scorer, rebounder, shotblocker, and free throw shooter is out. Just as if Kobe was injured, we’d give you guys that same benefit.
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True, but i still would be surprised to see that we lose by 40 even without Kobe. Respect to your team though, they are the grittiest team in the playoffs.
Thanks
I guess you don’t need me to say the Lakers are the most talented team in the playoffs eh? TNT’s already done that 3000 times. Anyhow great game from you guys, best of luck (not really) in game 6.
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ur surprised?
by the TNT comments? Yesterday they said Lakers would be lucky to get out of the Western Conference (some media even said they would lose this series in 7 after Sunday).
Every day it’s a new headline, a new story. And because the Lakers are the Lakers, they take more flak for losing, and get more credit for winning, than other teams do.
And now we're back to this
Lakers are victims now. Poor Lakers. Nobody with a lick of sense is picking the Rockets, esp after losing Yao. Stop acting like the Lakers are so disrespected.
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 1:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Sorry were you replying to my post?
I didn’t mention being surprised. I guess I’ve been reading too much YAHOO SPORTS.
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once again
/end sarcasm
you may know this, but for those that don’t… WebCrawler and Alta Vista were two major search engines (along with Lycos and MetaCrawler) that competed with Yahoo!. Alta Vista ended up partnering with Yahoo!, ie, essentially gave in, much as everyone else has to Google.
This were essentially references to the fact that I more than know about Yahoo! as I’ve been using it for over a decade now. I still use Yahoo over Google as I prefer the way the page is organized.
I also know about Yahoo! Sports, but it’s easier to antagonize hardgay by playing the ignorant Laker fan who’s never heard of such of a thing. When it comes to late breaking, hard hitting sports news, Yahoo! Sports though is the last place I’d go for my information. I’d go to SportingNews before I ever hit them up.
I'm well aware of your efforts to play dumb
Perhaps you yourself have problems finding sarcasm in other people’s posts? Don’t be a hypocrite now.
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easy?
sure. have fun trolling… while you still can.
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see you on thursday
and honestly, I’m very nervous. This is why I prefer the 2-2-1-1-1 format. Keeps you on your toes. Stern needs to shove the 2-3-2 format up MLB’s ass, where it belongs.
The initial idea was that the Rockets match up better without Yao because the Lakers’ speed line-up was neutralized. Chuck Hayes, while not a shotblocker, is a better defender than Yao. 1) His post defense gives Pau fits, 2) He’s phenomenally quick, meaning he can show much harder on the PnRs and recover, and also that his help on drives is excellent. So defensively, maybe an upgrade especially in PnR defense (although the loss of the length definitely hurts).
Clearly, hardgay’s right – the Rockets are not a better team without their best player. On Sunday that was hidden because Yao’s greatest value (on offense) was filled with great spacing and ball sharing. Tonight, the offense really needed Yao. In addition, Hayes went to the bench with foul trouble and Pau really turned it on. Clearly, we’re not playing the Rockets at their best and hardgay’s dead on in that regard.
agree with everything except
that chuck hayes is a better one on one defender than Yao, but he isn’t able to alter shots like Yao can. The Lakers took it to the rim alot more often tonite, and nobody could 1) change the shot 2) grab the damn rebound. Yao does both very well for us.
But no complaints here, we lost fair and square.
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Yeah that's what I meant about the length
Hayes does a great job of getting position and drawing charges, but you can’t really replace length.
Anyway, good luck to you guys too. I knew going in that whoever comes out of this series, I’d end up rooting for the rest of the way. Should be a good one in Game 6.
I can't say I'll root for you guys all the way :P
but see you in game 6. best of luck (to the rockets of course).
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exactly
Chuck is great to have as a 4 defender, but if you play him at the 5 the whole game, there’s no one coming from the weak side to defend on drives to the basket. I was reading an interview with Shane that talked about this: perimeter defenders like him need someone behind them on drives to the basket. Yao’s not there to threaten and alter shots, so the interior defense is just collapsing without a result.
And by the way – I don’t even COUNT T-Mac. He’s been gone a long time.
You think if Kobe was hurt you wouldn’t be making “excuses?”
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by HoustonDiehards on May 13, 2009 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I've said it before in this thread
The Rockets lost because Hayes got into foul trouble early, the Lakers then went on a run, and the Rockets couldn’t buy a made open shot. The Lakers executed on offense and defense, the Rockets did not. I don’t think the refs helped any, but that’s not why they lost.
And don’t compare me to those desert fuckers.
Its plainly obvious
we lost. we were outplayed, and outhustled from the get go. Our guys played hard, but not smart and we had guys trying to do too much. But this was somewhat expected since over half of our teams talent are sitting in the suit section of the bench. The Lakers outplayed us, fair and square.
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I suppose we can respectfully end our disagreement here.
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One stat I just saw that I had to post:
The only Rockets over 50% shooting: Carl Landry and Brent Barry.
I hope you guys play better in game 6, always liked the Rockets’ way of doing things. Game 6 should be a lot closer, at the very least.
I mean, starting lineup scoring: 6 points on 6 shots, 5 points on 7 shots, 9 points on 15 shots. 12 points in 10 shots and 14 in 12 is … slightly better.
Sometimes the ball just doesn’t want to go in the hole.
[And maybe the Lakers were on fire offensively too? I didn’t watch.]
"Ben Gordon is a bundle of muscle and clutch. That's all he's made of. Drink BG7 energy drink, you'll grow a pair of balls on your balls."
If anyone's watching the postgame show
the Rockets apparently sent Kenny Smith one of those red blazers. Awesome.
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