Ten things more exciting than the Rockets' performance in Game 3

Missing every shot imaginable is incredibly boring. So is:
10. Shaving
9. Olive Garden
8. The English Patient
7. Sudoku
6. Harry Truman
5. A transatlantic flight
4. Observing shaving
3. Connecticut
2. "According to Jim"
1. Josh Powell
Pray that Game 4 is entertaining. It will help us win.
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yao is out for the rest of the playoffs :/
by shoothoop on May 9, 2009 8:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the announcers on abc just made an announcement
on the cavs-atlanta game.
by shoothoop on May 9, 2009 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Just heard it on ESPN…damn
"My features are that of a god, its not a facade these rappers wanna be NaS"- Nasir Jones QB's Finest
Kristin Kreuk is teh love.
Still miss em: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvvgVn0gg1E
by Wasabi Steak on May 9, 2009 8:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"Small hairline fracture in left foot"
Time for Artest to take out entire Laker team. He will have the support of the entire country, minus Faker fans.
by Rocket's Red Glare on May 9, 2009 8:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
thats like half the country
there’s a reason why they are the #1 selling team in the NBA. they have tons and tons of fans.
haven’t you seen how many “Faker fans” show up at their away games?
Besides the Lakers are the NBA’a meal tickets and David Stern would never allow that to happen
by UnleashTheMamba on May 9, 2009 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Artest is more popular and respected than Obama, except among LA fans. You’re a real genius; just the kind of nut to buy into the conspiracy theories.
by americaneyedoll on May 9, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm
Yahoo Sports is reporting it as an ankle sprain. Here’s the link:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/preview;ylt=AltufX407xQp7DgF6GwN.W8vLYF?gid=2009051010&prov=ap
by Worthy J. on May 9, 2009 8:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
There says we lost game 4
Right now, I don’t care at all.
Maybe tomorrow.
by Chuck DeBruce on May 9, 2009 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sign of things to come?
"I'm just looking forward to something great happening in the city of Houston" - Tracy McGrady
Still waiting...
by DreKeem on May 9, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright Ron
You can go crazy and do whatever shit you want to, b/c I’ll be too depressed to be mad. Go nuts, my friend.
"I'm just looking forward to something great happening in the city of Houston" - Tracy McGrady
Still waiting...
by DreKeem on May 9, 2009 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I’m ready for an overdose of Crazy Pills too.
by Chuck DeBruce on May 9, 2009 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
First Mutombo, now Yao...
Who will start at C now? Hayes? I’m depressed.
I hope Joey Dorsey gets play time so at least we’ll have something to laugh about.
by Chuck DeBruce on May 9, 2009 8:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Yao going down is a good thing
maybe this galvanizes the rest of the team, and adds more fight to them
by UnleashTheMamba on May 9, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure
Just like losing Kobe would do for the Lakers.
Please.
by Chuck DeBruce on May 9, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
I want to remind you that Yao is not our equivalent of Andrew Bynum.
by Chuck DeBruce on May 9, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its too much, Tmac, then Mutombo, now Yao we're done, why does this always happen!!!!
by Rockets4LIFE on May 9, 2009 9:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would blame the chinese national team
they should have let Yao’s legs heal completely last year. they make him play waaay too much.
even in the meaningless tournaments
by UnleashTheMamba on May 9, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Olympics
I can excuse the Olympics, but yea all those other tourneys. Ugh.
by Silentjay on May 9, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
little tidbit
This year’s playoffs featured 10 of the 12 Team USA Olympic members: Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Jason Kidd, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer, and Tayshaun Prince (missing were Chris Bosh and Michael Redd). There’s even some foreign flavor, with Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernandez, and Sergio Rodriguez. There may be even more that I missed. But point is, this last Olympics has done more for basketball than ever before, and the members of Team USA figured out how to be team players who play great defense.
As of the 2nd Round, there is still 5 Team USA Members in the playoffs, as well as a couple of the internationals.
by tandur on May 9, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And only Yao of those players
plays little insignificant international tournaments
www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer
by UofTOrange on May 11, 2009 7:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm the biggest Lakers fan in the world ...
and I really, really can’t stand the Rockets. That said, this completely sucks—I don’t want to win by default because of injuries. This has been a superb first three games of a playoff series, really everything we could have asked for, so to see it go this way just sucks. Yao in particular has both impressed and terrified me; it’s clear that at full strength, we didn’t have much of an answer for him. I’m not sure the human body is designed to be 7’6—foot problems just seem inevitable, and the wear and tear of having to play for China can’t help—but he’s basically the most skilled 7’6 guy imaginable. Between the 85% from the line, that soft spin-baseline-fadeaway touch, the almost insouciant way he discourages penetration with his tree-like stature … it’s been a pleasure to watch him play in this series, and there is no part of me celebrating him going down.
That said, you guys don’t have a prayer without him. No offense.
by indidellic on May 9, 2009 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
None taken.
But don’t forget to thank the Rockets for taking the Blazers out of your way.
(God damn that loss to Dallas! We should be playing Denver now!)
by Chuck DeBruce on May 9, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He isn't a Laker fan LOL
Real Laker fan would not have the intelligence or reasoning skills to talk like that. He just might be the classiest Laker fan there is, if there was ever such a thing…
by Rocket's Red Glare on May 9, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know...
it’s funny how we are always called classless in the least classy manner.
by Adamas on May 9, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The intelligence of Laker fans ranges across the entire spectrum. Calling them stupid and illogical is a bit ignorant on your part. If a Laker fan were to use those words he would surely be banned here.
Given this is a Rockets blog, you have the freedom to issue comments demeaning other fans. I do enjoy seeing people call each other out when they are wrong and then making fun of them and seeing funny posts regardless of the situation.
But outright insults are a bit uncalled for i think. Lakers fans may be annoying and arrogant sometimes but not all of them are like that.
also don’t forget that the Lakers have the pride of 14 championships behind them.
by UnleashTheMamba on May 10, 2009 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny...
You know, I’ve been reading this blog on and off for a while. And since this series began I’ve been coming here (to check the ‘opposition’) every day.
Generally speaking, the LA fans that have visited here haven’t trolled, haven’t been disrespectful.
Yet you – Rocket’s Red Glare – “Time for Artest to take out entire Laker team. He will have the support of the entire country, minus Faker fans.”
Yes you’re all class chief.
by With Malice... on May 10, 2009 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
All the trolls have been deleted. ;-)
The Lakers fans have been very cool this series. Even after Game 2.
by grungedave on May 10, 2009 9:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In general the Lakers fans have been damn good
I think SBN gets a nice fan set.
But ya, we’ve deleted a LOT of trolling
www.TheDreamShake.com Co-Founder and Writer
by UofTOrange on May 11, 2009 7:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, maybe Artest can “take out the entire Lakers team” the way he did during the four beat downs Houston suffered at the hands of LA during the regular season. It’s one thing to be a fan, it’s an entirely different thing being a self-deluding, wishful-thinking, violence-baiting nut. Like Roy Jones said, “y’all must’ve forgot!”
by americaneyedoll on May 9, 2009 10:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This season, LA has beat the Rockets six out of seven times. Is there any reasonable person in here who would argue that, even with Yao in, the Rockets would suddenly overturn the form book and beat a Laker team that has up to now won almost 86% of their games against Houston? If you can make that argument with a straight face I’ll suggest you go look up the meaning of ‘self-delusional’. Having said that, I’m sorry for Houston fans, and I hope Yao makes a speedy recovery. I would have enjoyed the series more with Yao in, but for now, I’ll simply ignore those Rockets fans who try to place an asterisk on LA’s victory over Houston. Maybe the Rockets should take a page from Boston’s playbook and play hard and not complain about injuries.
by americaneyedoll on May 9, 2009 10:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
no asterisk
but give me a break, the team the Lakers played in the regular season isn’t the same one in the playoffs now. The rosters are completely different. So GTFO with this “won almost 86% of their games against Houston” crap. The only time Houston had a comparable lineup was in April, but Landry was still out.
Now that Yao is out, I’m just sad.
by grungedave on May 10, 2009 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Championships are not built on frail knees, weak backs, suspect feet, and unstable temperaments. True stars are not born of wishful thinking by biased fans. Kobe is a beast; if you truly love the game of basketball you would give the man his due. Artest has become totally unglued since that elbow. He got shot happy in game three because his ego took over and he had to prove a point. There is nothing in Artest’s history to suggest he’d be anything but erratic in games 4 and 5. The real tragedy of Yao’s injury is that now Artest will be fully exposed.
by americaneyedoll on May 9, 2009 10:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs















