GameThread for Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers, May 17, 2009 2:30 PM CDT - First Half
by UofTOrange on May 17, 2009 2:03 PM CDT
in Game Thread
Email
PrintHouston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers, May 17, 2009 2:30 PM CDT
I'd be lying to you if I said I knew this would happen after Yao went down. But here we are. Game 7 in LA for a chance at the Western Conference Finals vs. Denver.
LET'S GO ROCKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!
517 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Sup guys?
Kings fan here. We are routing for you guys! http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/5/17/878044/open-lets-go-houston-thread.
Go Adelman! Go Ron-ron! Go Rockets!
Make history Rockets !
Polish Rockets fan here! It’s 9 PM here in Poland, great time for a game. Hope Houston will have a good game, though they are already winners.
GO ROCKETS KURWA !!!
Just wanted to say "good luck"............
it’s been fun conversing and occasionally fighting with some of you here. Should be a great game. Either way you guys played a hell of a series and I will be rooting for the winner of this series to win it all. See ya next year. And no I won’t be here to gloat if we win or get bitchslapped if we lose.
pslakerfan
"Don't I know you from somewhere"?. "Nah, that ain't me, I'm from Buffalo" - Axel Foley
Thanks for visiting
And good luck to you, as well.
As long they don't fold,
if Kobe starts making fadeaway 20-footers, they’ll be fine.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
Go Rockets!!!!!!!
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 2:32 PM CDT reply actions
Go Rockets!
Hell yeah rockets in 7 baby!
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Notice how the whistle didn't blow until after Ariza threw it up there.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
I love that Mike Breen
had to throw out the fact that Hayes can’t score, as if people are going to mistake him for Wilt or something.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
So we have three uncalled fouls for the Lakers so far
That’s cute
www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer
they want to reach their quota early
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Also, it's hard to understand what Mark Jackson's saying,
when Kobe’s junk is shoved in his mouth.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
scary start
we need to watch the turnovers
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 2:39 PM CDT reply actions
Just now joining you - I sure hope that they can get things going better soon - GO ROCKETS!!!!!
Blazer's Edge Ambassador to The Dream Shake Blog
LMA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMA - Putting the POWER in POWER FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
Scola- bad start
thats worrying me.. He needs to pick it up.
bullshit call
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions
WOW, Kobe pushes Aaron Brooks and the foul is called on ABZ
That’s amazing
www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer
FWIW
The deficit’s not as large as it probably should be, given the turnovers.
And Hayes is getting to play D, no phantom calls on him yet (that I saw)
The second unit should be in the game right now
This is terrible coaching
www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer
Is there some kind of invisible force field guarding the Rockets basket?
Blazer's Edge Ambassador to The Dream Shake Blog
LMA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMA - Putting the POWER in POWER FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
shane needs to get invovled on offense
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 2:50 PM CDT reply actions
get scola the ball
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 2:54 PM CDT reply actions
excellent point
and three of those points came on horseshit calls. Rockets held one of the best offenses in the league to 19 points.
rockets need to regroup
lakers intensity will die down
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 2:59 PM CDT reply actions
Mark Jackson should quit his job as an announcer,
dress in drag, and become a Lakers groupie. I’m surprised Scola and Hayes haven’t fouled out already.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
an amazing start by the Lakers?
How is it an amazing start leading by 10, only scoring 22 points, and has really done nothing at all
shitty call
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
and i'm glad the announcers are also unbiased
they saw the replay too but said nothing….wow
oh well then
by all means that completely means they said it was a crap foul
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions
JVG
is the only national broadcaster who doesn’t suck laker d***
well, you do
Three things you must know:
-"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."
-Pau Gasol: The defense of a seven foot ladder paired with the post presence of Manute Bol.
-Joakim Noah is better than you.
OMFG
FLOP-A-Licious!
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
Mark Jackson
needs to be put down… Luke Walton is worthless
He has comedic value
In one of the Amazing commercials where Kobe drains a last second shot and he keeps calling for the ball, as if Kobe would ever pass that shot up to him.
how did that shoulder taste luke
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 3:08 PM CDT reply actions
I suggest the Pulp Fiction treatment for Mark Jackson.
Break out the gimp suit.
Aprende epsañol y esto tendra mas sentido para ti.
did you also like
that tent he kept putting up in the paint? staying in there for 10 seconds at a time?
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I wore my BEAT LA shirt at the gym today
Some dude asked if it was for the Lakers. I said it’s exactly for the Lakers
durr
not beating them if they can’t make a fucking shot
airballl
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 3:13 PM CDT reply actions
you know
besides all the BS that has been called which has EXTENDED the lead, in all reality the lakers have been playing pretty good defense and the rockets just can’t buy a basket
Exactly correct
The Lakers are winning this game with defense.
www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer
yup lakers playing good D
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
don’t get me wrong i still call bs on the refs with bynum camping out in the paint and the phantom calls, and no calls on LA on things that get called on the rockets, but that has just been an extension to the lead, the rox need to convert those low post shots, and Hayes needs to get fired up and punish their asses by scoring
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Mark Jackson's a dumb shit
That is a technical. And Bynum’s officially a douchebag for having to push over the smallest man on the court
bynums a bitch pushing on the lightest player in the nba
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 3:18 PM CDT reply actions
if bynum could just play against someone half a foot smaller than him
all tha time, he’d be pretty good
you know
The lakers are the greatest team ever. Kobe is the next MJ, and PJ is getting that tenth ring. Everything will be okay.
It's really the 9th ring
It’s proven that 2002 against the Kings was fixed. What they should do is strip the Lakers of the ‘02 title, and make the Kings and Nets co-champions of 2002 since they didn’t get to play in the Finals.
it wasn't rigged dawg
Robert Horry hit the game winning shot. Dno’t come up w/ BS just cuz ur team lost.
Dude
It’s not b.s.. How can you idiot Laker fans still say it wasn’t rigged? It’s been proven in the news. But it’s your team. Of course you won’t admit it. I saw tons of shit that the Lakers got away with. Mainly, how the fuck did Bibby’s chin foul Kobe’s elbow? that’s just one of the many lousy calls made by the refs.
Don't blame the officiating, when you can't win
Fans of losing teams often blame the officials. For ex. Blazers fans say that Stern wants to impress all the Chinese people which is why the Rockets won. Rockets fans say that Stern wants to get everyone to buy into LA-Cleveland finals. Nevermind that those two are heavily favored since they were head and shoulders above everyone in the regular season, they must be “favored by Stern”. Of course the media is going to sprout controversy, don’t you know that Golden boy? Or are you so naive that you think everything they print is true.
That’s something losing teams’ fans will always do – blame the refs. It’s really pathetic. You’ll save your Warriors’ fans a lot of disgrace if when you do lose, you lose like a man.
this is such a pathetically bad argument
“Other people use bad arguments that sound a lot like yours. Therefore, your argument is wrong, too.”
DAMN IT!!!!
the freakin rim is warped!!!! LOL
go Wafer
good shot, this time dont bitch when u get taken out
by goingforthecorner on May 17, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions
This is the game Von should dominate
No one on the floor can keep up with him and he can get his shot anytime he wants it
www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer
An official foul on Kobe doesn't have to involve actual physical contact.
I like the whole team.
by RenoBlazerFan on May 17, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
and jvg defends it by saying that even if it wasn’t, then gasol woulda scored anyway so it’s ok
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
"The reason why"
The fucking reason why Mark Jackson is because the refs are calling bullshit like that. You know,where there is no contact at all
www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer
hm
Fucking box, and play some goddamn D on someone other then Kobe, Ron
well, Mark
that’s because the Lakers’ bigs are allowed to mug everyone in the paint, but any Rockets contact is a touch foul
You mean Houston actually has to "touch" a Laker for a foul to be called? Please tell the ref.'s,
they just anticipate fouls on the Lakers and call one whether on not a fouls been committed. How many phantom fouls already today?
ron ron needs to wake up
and go for that rebound!!!!
well i mean..
it’s the rocket’s fault, they ARE staring daggers at kobe!!!
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I hate Jerry West!!!
He just gave the Lakers Gay-sol. And before anyone says Mchale save the Celtics Garnett, the Wolves gave up Al Jefferson, Sebastial Telfair, and Ryan Gomes. There were more, but if you ask me, Telfair and Jefferson alone is worth the trade.
It was a semi-legit trade
the Grizzlies were clearing salaries, Marc Gasol is actually pretty good, and Pau was acting like a bitch in Memphis.
well
it seems that the trade isn’t THAT one sided, the younger gasol might have actually been better for LA at this point. He is MUCH tougher than Pau.
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I REALLY REALLY
want that hasheem thabeet guy! He can be the dream 2.0. Somehow morey needs to trade T-mac to a high draft pick to get that guy!!!
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, if Morey could trade T-Mac for a high draft pick,
that would be a steal.
Three things you must know:
-"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."
-Pau Gasol: The defense of a seven foot ladder paired with the post presence of Manute Bol.
-Joakim Noah is better than you.
[to continue]
I’ve loved T-Mac as much as anybody, but he’s just too injured now, I think. I don’t know if he’ll eer be able to play a full season again.
Three things you must know:
-"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."
-Pau Gasol: The defense of a seven foot ladder paired with the post presence of Manute Bol.
-Joakim Noah is better than you.
The Blazers
came back from double digit 2nd half deficits 18 times this year, once down by 20 in the 3rd AT NOH. It’s never over.
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
that's the blazers
we don’t do those things
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
This last two minutes is critical: need a little rockets run here
says Captain Obvious
I like the whole team.
pau looks like a drunk
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 3:36 PM CDT reply actions
he doesn't believe in razorblades or deodorant
I like the whole team.
by RenoBlazerFan on May 17, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
as usual
wafer 8 points in 8 minutes. again only 7-8 minutes in the first. IF Adelman just left him in for the whole game, he’d score 48 points, but sleepy needs to take a few naps during the game!
But only AFTER he puts Von IN the game.
Blazer's Edge Ambassador to The Dream Shake Blog
LMA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMA - Putting the POWER in POWER FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
LOL
exactly, that way he’ll forget and leave him in!!!!!!! YOUR A GENIUS!!!! ok guys where are the sleeping pills? just make sure you don’t get confused and pick up artest’s crazy pills by accident!
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Ya, you sure don't wanna get THOSE pills mixed up!
Blazer's Edge Ambassador to The Dream Shake Blog
LMA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMA - Putting the POWER in POWER FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
He's useless as a defender, though.
…but I agree with you. We need offense and he’ll just have to do his best with Vulvacic or whoever he’s guarding.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
he's not that bad
He was much worse at the beginning of the season, he’s gotten exponentially better
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I think if he was exponentially better
He’d play more. Adelman’s not stupid.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
indeed
Adelman has – throughout this series – outcoached Jackson. He’s a great coach, but Rockets fans just get pissed that he favors his starters (for good reason) and doesn’t waste his time outs after every opposition run.
Adelman
is a good coach, he ran the Blazers for a while, and actually started at Community College here in my home town of Salem, OR. Great guy. He’s a good one.
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
my issue is with his in game personnel decisions. in all honesty I partially blame Yao getting hurt on him. Yao could not do anything in that game and should not have been playing. Our smaller and faster guys were playing well against the lakers in that game but Scola and Yao still played a massive amount of minutes…that to me SUX
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
well that's debatable...
just kidding, but i’m sorry in game 2 when our bench team was actually catching up to the lakers sleepy thinks that that was the best moment to put our starters back in………decide for yourself i guess
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
well Adelman has had his lapses
but the 2nd unit is known to give up leads as much as gaining them. He knows what he’s doing, because keeping the 2nd unit in for a long time is usually detrimental in the long run.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
usually....
but not in that game. They were killing the lakers each time they came in. As a coach he shoulda recognized that and coached accordingly, and he didn’t.
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll go along with the guy who's won 1300+ games in the NBA, no offense
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
and no rings
and the playoffs are all about adjustments not playing like the regular season.
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Adelman has done a great job
What with their defensive stopper (Mutombo) out, and their best player (Yao) out.
And – it’s not just any player – it’s Yao – meaning you can’t just plug and play a new guy in – it literally changes the ENTIRE offense and defense.
So, again – I’ll go with the coach on that one. I’m pretty sure he understands how to make adjustments in the playoffs, considering the players we have out.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
so to you it makes more sense that brian cook(horrible D, and obviously horrible O) played 18 minutes, scoring 0 points, and play wafer 13 minutes to score 13 points?
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Apples and Oranges
Chuck Hayes was in foul trouble. Was Von Wafer going to guard Pow Gasow?
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
put in both landry and scola for more time...
and also artest who is big enough, but not cook.
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Look – I’m no Brian Cook fan, and I’m not saying Adelman is perfect. I just know that Von Wafer is not a good defender and depending on the matchups, you can’t always put a guy in who’s a defensive liability. If Rick Adelman has a gut feeling and wants to go with a certain set of players, it’s totally fine to criticize it, but he knows the team better than anyone here.
I’ve criticized Adelman a lot – I didn’t like the hire in the first place, but he’s gotten the team this far and him not putting Von Wafer in the game isn’t going to make or break a series against the Lakers.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
i would disagree with that
putting wafer and landry in games where your obvious weakness is scoring can lose you the games. The defense can only do so much. They are obviously scoring regardless, so the only way to win is to score yourself. So if you keep your offensive weapons on the bench you’re not going to win.
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
So you just think Wafer should start then, right?
I mean, he’s so fantastic on offense and it’s our biggest weakness, just put him in there to start?
I think you think Von Wafer is way better than he actually. Sure he’s a decent bench player, but he’s VERY streaky, and he also dominates the ball – he doesn’t pass, like ever.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
no I don't think wafer should start
at least not with the players we have right now, but as i have said, when a second unit is actually winning the game, you don’t take them out. And in actuality go back and watch the games, b/c in quite a few of those where ppl complained Yao didn’t get the ball enough, it was actually wafer who was the only one passing it in to him.
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
The second unit wasn’t winning the game, though. They were making a run. You make it sound like they put up a twenty point lead on LA. The second unit is the second unit for a reason – and they get tired just like anyone else.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
you're right sorry
It was only 14 points they scored more than the lakers in the second quarter
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Right, and 14 points in the second quarter isn’t “winning the game.” It’s just going on a run. So they just should have stayed in and finished the game? I don’t understand.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
well...
hmmm they put up 14 more points and you take them out and start losing again, then you put them back in they catch up some again and you take them out then they start losing again…really? you don’t see any correlation between the two?
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
It’s a RUN. Basketball games are full of runs. But here you are saying they should have just stayed in the game the rest of the time. That’s like saying the Rockets are better without Yao because they won a couple of games in this series.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
omg
I said absolutely nothing about Yao, i would never agree with that. I’m just going to point out one thing. The lakers are getting all the points they want right now. The rockets D does not matter obviously. wafer 8 points 8 mins, scola 9 points 32 mins, ARTEST 8 points 35 mins, and pretty bad D right now. If you are going to make the argument that Wafer should be sitting now too then there will never be anything to convince you otherwise. whenever i’ve shown you obvious examples you’ve just either said oh I trust adleman because he has won so and so many games or you’ve said i’m saying somehing about yao(pointing out history really doesn’t refute the point and likening me to somehting else is called spin not refuting the point either. btw this team is obviously not better without him, but they do match up with the Lakers better without him esp when their center doesn’t show up). I will not agree that adleman has made good in-game decisions and I feel that you are getting upset so I’m just going to stop talking about it now.
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not upset at all
You’re the one who’s ranting.
All I said about Yao was that saying we’re better without him is the SAME logic as saying Wafer and the entire second unit should finish the game just because they went on a great run.
Take a breath, man.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Also, I’ve refuted your points many, many times. To do so again would just be repeating myself.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
again
saying that rick has won so many games or likening the argument to the Yao argument isn’t refuting the point.
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes – but me saying over and over again that it was just a run in a basketball game – and that they’re a second unit for a reason – and that they need rest just like the first unit after they are in the game is.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm not ranting but ok...
I said i FEEL you’re getting upset not saying you are or telling you to take a breath in a rude way basically picking a fight. In fact what i was doing was the opposite. because that argument is either completely intellectually dishonest or you’re just getting emotional. I said simply the matchup during that game should have been played differently(and in general against the lakers, i’ve said that various times and you haven’t truly addressed it) which is nothing like saying that the rockets are a better team without Yao…so that’s not a very real argument, either you haven’t payed attention to what i’ve said at all(which points to someone acting emotionally so that’s why i felt that way) or you’re being intellecutally dishonest
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Dude, nobody’s emotional at all. Well, I’m not. I’m not intellectually dishonest, either. I just disagree with you. Don’t over-complicate it – we just don’t see eye to eye. Why does it have to turn into a blood vendetta?
If you think me telling you to take a breath is rude, you must not have been on a lot of internet message boards. At some point you just start repeating the same stuff and if I’ve already refuted it in a way I’m satisfied with, I’m done with it.
No need to resort to internet fisticuffs.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Brian Cook was obviously a gamble
and it didn’t pay off in game 5 but it did work out for a little while in game 4. I give him credit for at least attempting to find some offensive spark. If you want bad adjustments, look no further than Phil Jackson this series.
Luke Walton and Derek Fisher have been atrocious.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
I figured since ABZ took off as well as it did, I’d name a Laker, too. :)
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I sure hope that the Rockets can remember how to MAKE shots in the second half...
Blazer's Edge Ambassador to The Dream Shake Blog
LMA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMA - Putting the POWER in POWER FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
Rockets need to help the refs count.
Pau is camping out in the lane. ABZ was counting down the clock, and from the 19 second mark, Pau never left the painted area. I thought it was a 3-second rule, not a 30 second rule.
they wiil get more shitty calls
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope this game will finally shut up the people
who STILL think we are better withOUT Yao.
Whether or not we can take back this game, I’m proud of how our team has played throughout these playoffs, and we went so much further than anyone outside Houston anticipated. Good stuff guys, we are going to be WCF contenders for years to come, and hopefully Morey will realize it was only through team chemistry that got us this far, and he will keep this great team intact. Hopefully the Rockets will win the 2nd half and go out strong regardless of the result.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
by hardgay on May 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Depends on Yao's health though, right?
They’ll be a playoff team, but a title contender?
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 17, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
wcf contender for sure
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
yes, favorite basketball team after the rockets
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I follow them
basketball is crazy over there. Ever see clips of the Gate 13 boys (I think that is what they are called)?
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
been to a couple of games, utter madness
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
what do guys think about celts vs magic
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 3:47 PM CDT reply actions
If Steve Javie is reffing
Orlando has a chance. It’s going to be an ugly game.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 17, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know if I can watch the second half.
I don’t see a comeback happening this morning. The Lakers are playing great defense and the Rockets are shooting horribly, just horribly. Each possession is stand around, panic, turnover and/or force up a terrible contested shot. THANKS RICK ADLEMAN, REALLY ACTIVE COACHING JOB.
Of course it doesn’t help that Pau is doing whatever he wants thanks to the fact that the Rockets are giving up an accumulative 12 feet in height disadvantage. The part that makes me the most angry is you know the Lakers think they are playing really well. While this is partly true, they’re also playing essentially a bench team, especially with Battier in foul trouble and the Rockets are playing awful.
It seems to have been the trend. The Lakers win a series, the media ignores the fact they’ve only been playing an average of 70% of a whole team.
The Thuggets will destroy the Lakers. They will play more physical, more pestering and shoot far better than the Rockets have in this series. I’m looking forward to seeing the Birdman annoy the hell out of them. So after this series and we all move our wagons to pickaxeandroll, I think we’ll finally be able to celebrate.
Life is hilarious.
Birdman
Is that the white guy with all the tattoos and the faux-hawk? That guy needs to die in a fire. Biggest d-bag in professional sports.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
But he's a redemption story!!!!
He only smokes the hempbag now rather than straight meth.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 17, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Couldn't agree more.
I absolutely hate him, but knowing he will irritate the Lakers makes me love him. He’s like Przybilla, everyone hates him, but if he’s on your team he’s a huge favorite.
Life is hilarious.
I love how ABC is praising the Lakers defense
holding an already weak offensive team now missing its best offensive player to an amount of points that is probably decent for this lineup.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Just like you can't take your eyes off a car accident
I’m going to watch this till the end. I gotta be with them till they die. Besides, JVG is due for some golden lines.
by goingforthecorner on May 17, 2009 3:54 PM CDT reply actions
I'm probably going to stay tuned in
To see if Artest decides to forcibly retire himself by doing something insane.
Life is hilarious.
im with ya
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
this game...
Hayes didn’t foul at all the WHOLE first half. The refs really know how to help don’t they. Since they are actually forcing the ball to him, the refs don’t call a single foul on him till now……
Where’s the second-half thread? DO IT!
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:03 PM CDT reply actions
When the Rockets beat the Blazers
300-400 people met the Blazers at the airport when they got home.
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
lakers are playing realy good D
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions
Can somebody, please.......
Teach Scola how to box out.
to be honest
I wasn’t that impressed with his skill as much as his ability to FINALLY realize he could bulldoze his way through 6’5" guys.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
He plays like that the rest of the way
Lakers will be wearing rings in June.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 17, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I highly doubt he can
put up performances like this against legitimate centers.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Nene
and Birdman should be enough to outwork Bynum.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
LAWL good pass Chuck
Just dont pass him the ball.
by goingforthecorner on May 17, 2009 4:13 PM CDT reply actions
I’m so tired of the announcers slurping Bynum. The guy has done nothing in his career but because he plays in LA, he is a hall of famer.
when healthy dude has been a 20/10 guy...
i’m pretty sure that puts him in pretty elite company…
i dont remember him ever becoming CLOSE to a 20 point scorer...
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
more like 15/8
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
or 17
something like that
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
nah
i think theres only been one month of his career where hes averaged over 17 points.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
pre injury...
i think he averaged close to that. not sure
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
yup i just checked
only one month in his career in which he averaged 17 points a game…
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
I do think hes exceeded nearly everyones expectations when they drafted him
but his movements are rather mechanical (even before the injuries) and I just don’t see him becoming a truly dominant center.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
He's still very young
I think he’s going to be really good if he can stay healthy.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
He is young
but he just doesn’t look like he has a great feel for the game. He’ll put up numbers if healthy, but his name should not even be mentioned in the same sentence with HOF.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Did someone say he was a hall of famer??
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I missed that
I thought they were pretty down on him.
With our lack of size, he should be dominating… but, not.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
After this series, i'm starting to think
Oden is pretty beastly.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
pre-injury
he was their savior. they were all talkin about how he was gonna be their toughness they didnt have last year
Yao's yawning on the bench
I don’t care, I’d be yawning too. All I know is if T-Mac was caught on camera yawning there’s be a 10+ page thread on ClutchFans dedicated to it right now.
by goingforthecorner on May 17, 2009 4:21 PM CDT reply actions
Basketball is a game of inches...
and we just gained one.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
ron ron
is gettin d’d up pretty good and jackin some bad shot :(
Once again.....
Scola needs to learn to box that ugly Gasol out.
flopping performance of the night awearded to......
Lamar Odom!!!!!!
It's been fun Rocket fans
I’m going to sign up for the Nuggets board now and root over there as they kick the L*kers ass.
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
that commercial is just a slap in the face
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
The Vulva is heating up in garbage time!
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions
did gasol drink his sangria during the half
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 4:38 PM CDT reply actions
Who did Mark Jackson have to please to get this job? He is awful.
by 3P on May 17, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
mark jackson thinks tha nuggets would rather play tha rockets over tha lakers
thats why they pay him tha big bucks
Rockets fans
What moves do we make in the offseason???
Marcin Gortat?
Great defensively, not limited offensively.
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
that's what i was thinking.
the only way i see him taking a small contract is if he returned to the magic, but i doubt that. but one can wish.
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
agree
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Hire mark jackson
then send him to cambodia
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
that's the plan
there’s apparently a bunch of money left over from the steve francis trade, so Morey plans on buying a first-round pick from one of the poorer teams.
I want
Thabeet and hopefully he turns into the next dream
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
he has nothing close to Hakeem's agility
and he doesn’t have the leaping ability, either. He MIGHT be a good defender, but that depends on a lot.
He's more of a
Mutumbo mold.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Can the Rockets get Gortat?
He’d be a fantastic backup and a solid starter if Yao gets injured, and he’d = a lot more rest for Yao, so hopefully Yao holds up through the playoffs.
I don’t know about the Rockets cap situation though.
Sacreligious of me to say this
but you need a good back up center, Yao gets hurt a lot. Joel Przybilla from the Blazers would be perfect, but we won’t give him up at all.
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
no we've been trying to get one
for years. Deke was the only one who contributed, but he’s gone now. We’ve gone through Cato, Woods, etc.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Who refuses to come to the NBA
until Vince Carter retires.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
I can't believe that the knicks spent a first round pick on him
oh, wait. Yes I can. They’re the knicks.
Thats why
Shawn Bradley had a career
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
I remember he would often
shoot with two hands.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Unlikely
1. Millsap is a 6’8" four guy. We have PLENTY of those.
2. Utah will likely resign him at the cost of Boozer and he will be in the range of 10million a year.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
But how many true centers are there in the league
There aren’t many of them available anymore.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 17, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not arguing that point
but Millsap is barely tall enough to be a 4, let alone a 5. The Rockets don’t need any more help at the 4.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
1) Yao
2) Oden
3) Przybilla
4) Ilgauskas
5 & 6) Lopez twins
7) Okafor
8) Shaq
9) Bynum
10) Perkins
11) Bargnani
12) Gortat
Not a lot, but even back in the day, there weren’t that many true centers.
well
for me, a true center and a power forward are different not really in body size/athleticism, etc… but in offensive capabilities. Howard has practically no midrange game. He’s pure post. That to me is a center.
yea we can probably
add dwight in there
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
theres a bunch more crappy ones
Haywood, Mbenga, O’Bryant, etc.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Brendan Haywood is decent
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey Brendan's mom!
Sorry that was lame. Yea you’re right he doesn’t belong with the other guys.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
oh shit you got me good!
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Well if he wasn't playing on the Wizards
and wasn’t trading jabs with Etan Thomas everyday, maybe we could trade for him.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
yeah
people like to say that the true center is dying (and, to some degree, new offenses are incorporating more european-style centers these days. But Yao’s got that type of game, and he’s obviously a true center, right?), but the truth is that there are plenty of “true centers” in the league today. It’s just that the previous generation (Hakeem, Ewing, Shaq, Deke, ’zo, Robinson, etc.) was absolutely stacked with ultra-talented big-men. There are only two who could be described as “dominant” today.
I partially blame it
on the NBA’s marketing which is becoming more and more geared towards Guards and Forwards. I mean when’s the last time we had a post type center on the cover of NBA Live?
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
True, but when who was the last post-type center who deserved to be on the cover of anything?
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Yao?
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions
You may have a point.
But in past years Carmelo Anthony, T-MAC, and ARENAS have all gotten on the cover of NBA Live… Arenas didn’t even PLAY. Big guys see that and say “aw fuck man lets go practice threes.”
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Plus, you know... it's a video game
So they’re going to gravitate to the more exciting-type players, and flying dunks and speed will always be more appealing than big centers. Just reality.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Meant to say flying dunks and threes.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Which is my point
that marketing is killing traditional centers.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
lucky for all of us then
that NBA Live is now become a yearly, poorly developed glitchy game that’s barely even playable, while 2k (which doesn’t encourage the dunking as much) continues to plug along as the reliable franchise. Too bad that ESPN sold it’s soul to EA.
no argument there
Next thing you know, we’ll have Kobe hitting half court threes with ease, and Lebron doing 720dunks.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Just checked
The last “true center” on the cover of NBA Live was Shaq for NBA Live ’96.
The last one on NBA 2k (the better series, btw) was also Shaq. NBA 2k6.
Won't Dwight Howard
Be on the cover of one of those games soon?
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
by Gils_Keloids on May 17, 2009 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Man, don’t call Duncan a center in San Antonio. He plays the 5 a lot but they always want him to be called a power forward.
I think it is because they don’t want him to have to compete with Yao & a younger Shaq for the starting all-star / all NBA team slots.
Don’t get me wrong the dude is the best power forward of all time that I can think of but he does play a lot of center.
He shoots from outside too much
to be a center in my opinion. Even though Yao has a good touch from outside as well, the majority of his attempts come from within 10 feet.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
LOL @ the lopez twins
reminds me of Robin Lopez somehow getting a first place ROY vote (fernandez didn’t even get one). good stuff.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
A stiff
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
by Gils_Keloids on May 17, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions
because
the stupidest rule in basketball today is the….yes! the three second rule. How can there be true centers when a center by definition needs to be OMG in the center and he’s not allowed to be.
by cougarRoxFan on May 17, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
well it aimed to reduce dominance
by centers like SHAQ, because there was nobody who could move him out of the paint if he decided to camp in there.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Too risky
Plus you already have the best low-post scorer in the world.
and
he is very very injury prone.. and we all hate him
You are over the cap at $63.5 million, if Cook uses his option (likely)
The most you have to work with is the MLE at around $5.5 million. Boozer doesn’t pack his bags for that.
We could probably get a few draft picks from a stingy team
in a trade. Just letting it expire would be a waste.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Boozer is basically
the same player Scola is, but more athletic. He’s also 6’8".
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
not going to happen
1) Boozer’s getting paid
2) We can’t go over cap to sign him
3) We CAN go over cap to sign Ron.
we could do a sign and trade
with Ron and Boozer. But highly unlikely.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Yes i would be highly disappointed if that happend
but capwise we have the means to “get” nearly any player out there.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Utah may take that
They love Ronnie Brewer, but him and AK47 are not good enough to guard Kobe. They might want Ron to shore up that aspect of their defense and let Milsap take Boozer’s place.
However, based on this series, I’d say Artest’s time as a Kobe-stopper is long over with. Kobe routinely took him off the dribble or beat him in post up situations whenever matched up against Artest. Battier was BY FAR the better defender, and I have goosebumps over what Kobe is going to do against Denver, who doesn’t have a single person who can match Battier, or even Artest, on defense.
We thank the Houston Rockets
For giving the Lakers a competitive series, something no one last year could give them. We thank them for showing the Lakers what true heart really is (in Games 4 & 6) and how to deal with intense home crowds (Game 6).
While I picked the Lakers in 6, I did so with the expectation of Yao Ming playing the full series. The fact that Houston was able to continue the series for another 2 games w/o Yao is a testament to their hard work, great fans, and teamwork.
This series has given the Lakers many things to be happy about. While they were completely blown out in Game 4, I attribute it to a emotionally charged home team who had just lost it’s superstar and lone chance at the championship. Game 6 also showed the Lakers that still, even with the initial shock of Yao going down and a 40 point loss on their heads from Game 5, the Rockets still were interested in protecting their manhood.
This series has also allowed several Lakers to find their games again. Bynum, Farmar, Vujacic… w/o them, the Lakers are not as formidable against the Cavaliers.
From the beginning of the series, I’ve felt the winner would go through to capture the NBA Championship. Both teams have excellent wing defenders and a strong post presence, something you need to defeat Cleveland. However, with out Yao, Houston’s chances would have been slim, and atleast by their own loss, we might be saved a sweep in the Finals by the Lebrons over the Melos.
Great series, see you guys next year! (Unless you have to play the Jazz ;) j/k )
he's staying in atlanta
and Rick and Morey are very clearly committed to developing Lowry and Brooks. And rightly so: they both will only get better with experience.
the NBA is headed that way
Brooks opened my eyes on how to play the NBA nowadays. You need fast, ULTRA fast, PGs to take advantage of hand-checking rules. The fact that Phil Jackson’s teams are still successful is merely due to the level of talent. PJ loves big guards and big lineups, and I don’t see it lasting for much longer.
Morey is a genius. I’d take him over Kupchak any day.
excellent point
the hand-checking rules have totally changed the way defenses and offenses are run these days. I think this series has really shown how damaging guys like Brooks, Lowry, Barbosa, etc. can be.
And, yes, Morey is a freaking genius.
he's awful defensively
and he’s not getting any younger
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
well
thanks lowry, for finally hitting 3’s.
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
The grief period begins folks
five stages, it will end eventually. Continue to follow the anti-L*ker hate. KICK THEIR ASS DENVER!!!
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
Well
It was a great season. A huge step forward for the Rockets. We’ll only get better from here. Adios.
So long Houston.
Let me know when you Rockets come back down to Earth.
by Magic's_Johnson on May 17, 2009 4:58 PM CDT reply actions
Both teams should be pleased
Lakers for not creating the biggest collapse in recent NBA history, and the Rockets for coming so far with half the team. Thanks to all the decent Laker fans who contributed to this blog, and a big FUCK YOU to all the trolls who suffer from personality disorder.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Nice to see when someone so bitter from a loss has to resort to using f-bombs to vent their frustration while at the same time accusing people from suffering from personality disorder. Laughable.
Go Lakers!!!!
by Magic's_Johnson on May 17, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions
To have gone this far
I am truly pleased with our team. Also the respectable Laker fans have been great. It’s the guys like you who keep changing your names everyday and trolling on other blogs that are laughable. I wish the Laker’s luck next round, because they’ll need it.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Everyday? This is my second time here. You are incorrect. Figures.
by Magic's_Johnson on May 17, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
thank you for your thanks
you guys fought when everybody said you were already done
and manged to scare the crap out of every Laker fan
lots of ups and downs, good series overall
by UnleashTheMamba on May 17, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
You guys changed my opinion of most Laker fans
Great series, you guys were great.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
this is saddening
but I’m happy for what happened this year. Guess I’ll be watching the Magic-Celtics game. Go Rafer!
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
Great Season guys
it has been a roller coaster ride.. happy that we came this far after all the shit we went thro
So long!
Great Season Rocketss
panathaikos euroleague champs 2009
by greenrocketsfan on May 17, 2009 4:59 PM CDT reply actions
Well at least the Rockets made the score look a bit more respectable at the end.....
I am sad to see the Rockets season end this way, but it was not all that surprising.
I have enjoyed being a Rockets fan during this series and I have particularly enjoyed being a guest of this community of Rockets fans.
May we all have many more great opportunities to enjoy this kind of camaraderie in the seasons to come.
Bless You All and Bless The Rockets.
Kevin Walter
AKA LaMarvelous
Blazer's Edge Ambassador to The Dream Shake Blog
LMA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMA - Putting the POWER in POWER FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
I only wish
we could have been on different brackets to start the playoffs.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Nice to see when someone so bitter from a loss has to resort to using f-bombs to vent their frustration while at the same time accusing people from suffering from personality disorder. Laughable.
Go Lakers!!!!
by Magic's_Johnson on May 17, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice double post
You must also be suffering from amnesia.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
i'm thinking 2 things
last loss suffered to dallas during the regular season, and the game where san antonio got the benefit of a call that the refs didn’t reverse against the kings.
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
or that tip in by granger.
damn, there are indeed a lot of them.
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
just one more win would have given us 54 wins...
and I read somewhere that if Portland, Houston, Denver and San Antonio tied then we’d be 2nd seed. seeing as how the season ended for the other 3 teams at 54 wins…just one win. But it doesn’t matter now, sadly.
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Michael Finley's 3 20 seconds after the buzzer
was ridiCULOUS.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Great series guys!
major props….houston put everything they could into this and then some
You guys played a great series and beat us
good luck next round.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
absolutely
crushed on the boards
guess that was the key..lakers finally knew what to do with 3 7 footers against chuck hayes
Congrats Houston fans on a well played, hard fought series.
Dream Shake,
You guys do a great job here.
The Lakers are 10-1 against the Nuggets in the past 2 years.
Good Series
I just hoped that It would have turned out better. And thank you decent Lakers fans for your comments.
Thanks guys
It was really fun. Nothing like a gritty, hard-fought 7-game series. Battier and Yao make this team very hard to root against. I’ll have no problems rooting with full-force against the Nuggets, but the Rockets are still one of my favorites in the league. You guys really gave us all we could handle.
This is a fun blog, I’m glad this series led me to finding it. I’ll try to stay active even during the regular season next year. Congrats on a great year.
Good luck to your team snoopy
you were a good laker fan.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
If the Lakers win the title this year
They are going to have thank the Rockets for contributing.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
Can they give the Finals MVP to Shane Battier if they do?
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 17, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
by Gils_Keloids on May 17, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup
Should have played the Rockets in the conference Finals. Damn. They will forget.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
by Gils_Keloids on May 17, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
You guys can have the rings
we’ll just take the trophy and the purse winnings. Thank guys, we love you.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
I don't have any stats
But whose defense is better: the Rockets in this series, or Cleveland’s? It seems unlikely that we’ll face any defense this intense again.
Definitely Cleveland
Especially without Yao’s size presence.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll take Houston's
if we’re talking in terms of who’s better to face the Lakers. Houston’s defense reminded me at times of Boston’s, with it’s complete team effort and sagging defense in the lane. Their rotations were excellent. These are things Cleveland does as well, but one of the differences is post defense. Boston (b4 KG’s injury) and Houston (b4 Yao’s injury) both played great post defense, especially on dribble penetration. Cleveland does not. This is why the Lakers were able to plaster the Cavs twice this season, and it had nothing to do with Kobe. It had everything to do with Bynum (for one game, altho Big Z was out), Odom (Bynum was out in this game), and Gasol.
and..
Houston has two elite wing defenders, Cleveland has one. Boston has none, but their team defense is incredible.
When they had KG.
After seeing Ben Gordon light them up AT WILL i’m having second thoughts.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
KG has problems
against certain, PHYSICAL, big men. This stems from his superiority complex, where he typically goes after men smaller than him. For an example, see his altercation with Antonio McDyess.
Well you're right about him finding smaller guys
like harrassing the opponents PG in the BACKCOURT.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
Well, BG just gets like that sometimes.
The main problem is that the Celtics as a whole were getting torched for 100+ points a game against the Bulls as a whole, whose offensive schemes are atrocious. A lot of easy layups and Rose going off for 34 and 11 in Game 1? That would not have happened.
They lost Game 7 against Orlando anyways, though. Haha. :P
Three things you must know:
-"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."
-Pau Gasol: The defense of a seven foot ladder paired with the post presence of Manute Bol.
-Joakim Noah is better than you.
UUUGGGHHH
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions
first Von Wafer, then Brian Cook...
now Kwame Brown? You’re not going to beat LA if you keep picking up their sloppy seconds. :)
Isn’t one of the tenants of having a strong post game is to surround the player with shooters? You might want to pick up Radman (Radmanovic) from Charlotte too.
leader in blocks per minute
i’d take him!
if he only stopped jumping at every fake.
contributing nothing substantial to your blog, since 2008!
by misterterrific on May 17, 2009 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
UUUGGGHHH
Please, god no.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I imagine that this will be the subject of much discussion over the next few months, but whatever.
So what happens to Von?
I imagine Houston would love to keep him, he’s a JR Smith for Houston. However, is he worth 4-5 million (Shane Battier money)? Most likely not. But someone other than Houston will pay him that and try to make him into a starter. Most likely someone like Golden State or Sacramento.
Yup I would rather Morey take the same approach
with Von as he did with Landry. Why bid against yourself is there may be no market? Just match a reasonable offer, because a player like Von can always be replaced with relative ease. I don’t believe Von is on the same level as JR, I mean JR can stroke it from 27 feet when he’s hot. Wafer will be smart to ask for 3million a year at most.
"Hip-Thrust!" - Hard Gay
In case you're wondering, Hard Gay is married.
I guess it would be wise for Von to stay
He is far from a complete player right now, but he may eventually end up being a better defender just by being around the likes of Battier. That would make him a lot better on the long run
Congratulations on a great series and season Rockets!!!
I’m a Laker fan and I have to admit that I’m a bit tired of Artest & Brooks & Scola, etc. But I think that is probably a complement to how hard and well you’re guys played.
Most Rockets fans on here seem to have a goodnatured sense of humor. Hope there’s not too much of a Laker hate aftertaste.
One of the the funniest things about the whole series is that there was a troll on the LA Times blog that posted a ton of messages during the games the Lakers lost ("The Lakers suck., Pau Gasol plays like a girl., The Lakers are gonna lose, etc.)
Then when I looked over the Houston Chronicle blog after a Houston loss there was a “Laker fan” posting the exact mirror images of those messages. (Yao can’t move . . .. Scola will never . . .etc.) I figure it is the same guy who just enjoys posting messages for whoever is losing.
Lastly, I hope that the Denver blog is ready for all the Laker haters who will be joining soon.
Good luck next year.
Personally, I'm not rooting for the Nuggets in this series
I just don’t care. The Lakers are the Lakers, and the Nuggets are a bunch of tatted-up fake tough-guys. Neither of them are teams that I find easy to root for. That said, I can’t say I HATE either team like I openly hate the Jazz and Spurs.
I guess, really what it boils down to is that I’m a Rockets fan, but not a huge NBA fan, whereas with the NFL I’m a huge fan of both the Texans and the league as a whole. I just don’t pay much attention to any other NBA teams.
Chris - www.HoustonDiehards.com
by HoustonDiehards on May 17, 2009 8:00 PM CDT reply actions
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
In Association With
Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sport
- Days of NBA Lives: Wherein Roy Hibbert tap-dances to Maine
- Grizzlies Valentine’s Day cards are the key to love
- Kevin Love would like the NBA to take the MLB’s approach on All-Star games
- Kobe Bryant fires a few hilarious salvos at Jeremy Lin
- Brandon Jennings states the obvious regarding his 2014 free agency, everyone goes nuts
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
