Rockets/Lakers - I have nothing to add. Just looking ahead to Game 4 now.

by grungedave on May 9, 2009 11:09 AM CDT in Random Commentary Comment 43 comments

There is not much else that can be said about Game 3. The Rockets had opportunities but preferred to just hand the ball to the Lakers and watch them fast-break. And I'm sure it's a breath-taking view watching Kobe and Ariza dunk from that close up.

It would also be nice if the Rockets could make an open shot. Alas, it was not meant to be. So, I'm doing my best to put that game behind me and I'm looking forward to Game 4.

Yes, Game 4. The game where I have tickets and will be in attendance.

So will this guy:

Okay, so maybe not Robert Horry himself... but I will be sporting his #25 jersey in the classic Red/Yellow/White color scheme. Also known as "the Championship Jersey". It is broken out of my closet specifically for times like these.

GO ROCKETS!!!

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Artest F2 aside, that was a fair and square game

Congrats La. You won an honest game. Now i hope my rockets can pull themselves up by the boot staps and get back in this one. Game 4 is a must win. Its all but over if you go to LA down 3-1. And even Kobe didn’t act too much like a douchebag this game. I think the teams finnaly respect eachother now and can concentrate on good clean basketball

by mutombo4life on May 9, 2009 11:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I've really become a huge Shane fan

This guy never complains. I appreciate having Stephen Jackson on my Warriors, but gets a lot of technicals when things don’t go his way. Shane just moves on and forgets. I’d love to have Shane here. Since I don’t dislike the Rockets, I just might have to look for his jersey. Kinda sad how Kobe has to keep jaw-jacking with Shane. Karma will come though. GO ROCKETS

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 12:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

battier complains to the refs occasionally

but, when he does, it’s a sign the officials have fucked up a call.

by Only_A_Lad on May 9, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The theme of Battier's superb defense should be

Assault and Battier. lol. I know. It’s corny. But still I like it.

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right. Shane is a TROOPER. Put it this way. He is the BEST DEFENDER Kobe would see in this playoffs if they get past Houston..

by Emeka on May 9, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, puhlease!

LeBron is OBVIOUSLY a better defender than Shane!

"I'm just looking forward to something great happening in the city of Houston" - Tracy McGrady

Still waiting...

by DreKeem on May 9, 2009 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

what?

evidence, please?

by grungedave on May 10, 2009 1:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lebron never guards Kobe, so im going to have to hand it to shane

by adammoney on May 10, 2009 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

^The above post made me think

Has Shane ever received a tech? Or, when was the last time he got called for one?

these fanposts are starting to kill me

by misterterrific on May 9, 2009 12:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Throughout my whole time ever seeing him play

I’ve never seen him get one. That dude’s awesome.

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Challenge??? What Challenge?

Now that’s more like it. The Lakers and Rockets were finally themselves in this game. Of course, the Lakers were the better team and Houston has lots to worry about with a hobbled Yao. Expect a closeout game on Tuesday in L.A.

by BallerBabe on May 9, 2009 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Can a Portland fan explain

the whole “L*kers” thing? Why is there a “*” instead of an “a”. Been trying to figure this out for some time now.

I have some theories but nothing concrete, thanks.

by UnleashTheMamba on May 9, 2009 2:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

They consider it a curse word on their fansite

I think that’s original and creative. Kudos to the Blazer fans.

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

everyone else thinks it's stupid.

but hey what do I know.

"Don't I know you from somewhere"?. "Nah, that ain't me, I'm from Buffalo" - Axel Foley

by pslakerfan on May 9, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly... everyone else

Like someone on here said… Laker fans, or L.A. fans in general, just like whatever mainstream is.

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"L.A. fans in general, just like whatever mainstream is."

This one made me laugh at how broad a generalization it was, and what that means.

You do realize that by saying “LA fans in general” you’re assigning a characteristic to at least half a million people, right?

“See these 500 thousand people? In general they like whatever mainstream is”

Think about it. If I took 500 thousand Houston Rockets fans, in general, what they liked would probably be the mainstream, because you’re taking the main preferences of 500 thousand people.

"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson

by Gils_Keloids on May 9, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bet you wouldn't be saying that if I was saying that about Rocket fans.

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wrong - because I'm not a rah rah fan

And I don’t make generalizations of large groups of people

"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson

by Gils_Keloids on May 9, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And Dave doesn't allow swearing on our site

So f-k LA is not allowed, my personal way I refer to them is either as the Fakers, the Fake Show or the L*ker$

Proud member of Duck nation!

by skywaker9 on May 9, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is one of the prime reasons you see a lot of arrogant Laker fans.. The HATE (fakers, kobe rapist etc) drives the arrogance. It is what it is though.

by Emeka on May 9, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I always thought "fakers" was kind of stupid and didn't make sense.

“Flakers” makes more sense i think and ca actually be applied logically.

by UnleashTheMamba on May 9, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's what i sort of assumed.

thanks for the clarification guys

by UnleashTheMamba on May 9, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Artest F2 downgraded to F1 says ESPN

And it shouldn’t even be that….

Proud member of Duck nation!

by skywaker9 on May 9, 2009 2:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I just thought the exact same words

then scrolled down and saw that’s what you typed.

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was a hard foul

But if the foul on Wafer early in the 4th isn’t an F1 (and it wasn’t) Artest’s should be either….

Proud member of Duck nation!

by skywaker9 on May 9, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wafer initiated contact. That said, that shouldn’t even be a flagrant 1. Just a good hard foul.

by Emeka on May 9, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

BOYCOTT THE 2009 PLAYOFFS!!

This is utterly ridiculous! The refs have ruined this entire series, and Stern has turned the NBA into a Joke. I was watching Classic ESPN the other day, were they had an old Jordan era game and I said to myself…. Damn I miss the old days when the NBA was real and the refs didn’t cheat the game for there own ego’s! After these last 3 games of the Lakers/Rockets series I am BOYCOTTING the rest of the Playoffs. Not like I am missing much…. The East sucks, and the the West is ruined by ignorant egotistical referees. Not to mention David Stern making the NBA about as real as WWF wrestling. He picks who he wants in the Finals now days. Just like when the Spurs/Cavs played that hideous Finals Series, this years Lakers/Cavs Finals will be no different than last years pick Lakers/Celtics. Its all staged anymore and the refs ruin the NBA even as it is, being a sham!

by kenny22922 on May 9, 2009 2:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It's now WWE

Get it right. Haha j/k. My buddy said that to me years ago when WWF became WWE. But yeah man, NBA is totally fixed. I still can’t help but watch though. I love to love the Warriors and hate the Lakers.

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rubbish Conspiracy. STERN didn’t help Kobe block Yao Ming 3 times. Stu Jackson didn’t help the Lakers get 11 steals (aka a big part of your turnovers). The call on Artest had nothing to do with the outcome of the game. 45 seconds left. You were down 10.

DEAL with the results. Boycott the playoffs because you have lost hope in your team winning the series and not because of some weak conspiracy excuse.

by Emeka on May 9, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

2002?

I suppose that was fair, right?

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We are talking about the 2nd round of the 2009 playoffs since. Did you boycott watching the NBA after 2002?

Please deal with what is going on right now. The Rockets would need to play above their heads every possession to beat the Lakers in a 7 game series. There is a reason LA has won 6 of the last 7 games with Kobe leading the day by dropping lots and lots of clutch buckets.

David Stern and Stu Jackson didn’t put Kobe on our team. Jerry West did

by Emeka on May 9, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

There are so many ways to justify what you think is a conspiracy

How did San Antonio win if they are in a small market?

Why didn’t Houston start going to the finals every year when Yao was drafted, with all the billions of Chinese viewers the NBA would draw, increasing advertising revenue? Same for the Nets, why aren’t they in playoffs, surely David Stern would know the Chinese would watch games featuring Yi?

Why isn’t New York always in the playoffs, with their big market, affluent fans?

If it was all about the short term money, Houston would have won a lot more playoffs games, New York would be in the playoffs every year, and teams like San Antonio and Detroit would never make it to the Finals.

But David Stern is a smart man, and he knows that the best long term way to grow the fandom of the NBA is to promote the superstars in ads, and have an exciting, fair game.

"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson

by Gils_Keloids on May 9, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Because Bynum wasn't marketble yet and Gasol, another all-star, wasn't on the team yet

Kobe being the only star wouldn’t really help. Of course not a lot of people would watch a movie without a good bunch of actors.

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh I get it now

"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson

by Gils_Keloids on May 9, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Uh Golden Boy you didn't answer Gils question

He makes a good point. If Stern wanted to make the most $$, then either the Lakers would have won the 2004 Finals, or the Rockets would have won the first round series vs. the Jazz at some point. In fact Houston v. Jazz is the ultimate disparity in market size, Utah has almost no market and Houston has the market of 1.4 billion chinamen. So your theory is not very accurate, son. Why has Utah kept dominating Houston?

by laker on May 9, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Son?

wtf? Dude get over it. Yes, I’m one of the very few peoples in this world who don’t jock the Lakers and think Kobe is God, daughter.

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is dumb

If you want to boycott the playoffs go right ahead. No one really cares. This whole discussion of a conspiracy is just plain dumb. As a Rockets fan, I have no problems with any of the games played so far. Usually, the better team wins and that team for the last two games would be the Lakers. Sure there are going to be bad calls on both sides, but I don’t think any of them have drastically affected the outcome of a game. There is always going to be teams and players more dominant than others, so you just have to deal with it. I wish some of you Rockets fans would stop complaining so much about the officiating. Bad officiating doesn’t result in miss shots, bad possessions, turnovers, and etc. Honestly, the constant whining kinda makes the rest of us look bad.

by Mejeh on May 9, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Then don't read

And yes bad officiating can cause missed shots. You can drive down the lane and Gaysol could shove the crap outta you, and you miss. No foul called because he’s on the team that the league bets on.

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

?

How does me not reading make officiating complainers any less whiny and annoying? Golden Boy, I know you’re not a huge Rockets fan but you (along with others) make it seems as if everytime we lose we blame the refs. And maybe you should bet on the Lakers everytime if it’s such a sure thing.

by Mejeh on May 9, 2009 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm saying don't read

if it’s annoying. Duhhhhhh

by Golden Boy on May 9, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We are talking about the 2nd round of the 2009 playoffs since. Did you boycott watching the NBA after 2002?

David Stern and Stu Jackson didn’t put Kobe on our team. Jerry West did

by Emeka on May 9, 2009 3:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Blazers fans are Contradictory

First they say during last series that the refs are biased cuz Stern wants to cater to the 1.4 billion Chinese fans for Yao. Then this series they are saying that Stern actually don’t care about the 1.4 billion chinese fans and actually just wanna see Kobe advance. Sorry but that’s contradiction.

The truth is this. If you’re a superstar you get superstar treatment, doesn’t matter where. CP3, Kobe, Lebron, and D-Wade all get the superstar treatment. If you’re the Blazers, and you have a superstar (which Brandon Roy will soon to be), that player will get away with things. There’s no per-team bias, there’s only player to player bias.

by laker on May 9, 2009 4:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs