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Best Rocket Duos?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by lnchan, Jul 19, 2019.

  1. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard

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    SI just ran an article on best NBA Jam duos in the league... which makes me wonder... who would be the best Rocket duos of all time?

    1970 - 1972 Elvin Hayes and Calvin Murphy
    1976 - 1982 Moses Malone and Calvin Murphy
    1984 - 1987 Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson
    1995 - 1998 Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler
    1999 - 2004 Cuttino Mobley and Steve Francis
    2004 - 2010 (2008) Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady
    2013 - 2016 James Harden and Dwight Howard
    2017 - 2019 James Harden and Chris Paul​
     
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    chenjy9 Numbers Don't Lie
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    • Most Potential: Akeem and Ralph
    • Most Successful: Hakeem and Clyde
    • Most Disappointing: Yao and T-Mac
    • Most Entertaining: Harden and CP3
     
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    Best- Hakeem/Drexler
    Exciting- Francis/Mobley
    Flop- Mcgrady/Yao
     
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    Best - Dream and OT 1990-95 or 84-87 Dream and Sampson.
     
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    Exciting- Francis/Mobley.....Harden / Russ could easily beat it.
     
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    Ziggy QUEEN ANON

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    Drexler & Chucky Brown could beat anyone. Unagi.
     
  7. Rasheed

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    @tinman I feel like you are one of few equipped to answer this question.
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    In video games like NBA jam?

    Olajuwon/Drexler
    Yao/Mac
    Harden/Howard

    In real life?

    Olajuwon/Drexler
    Harden/Paul
     
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    pretty sure tinny will go with Parsons and Lin . . . or maybe Asik and Lin
     
  10. Fulgore

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    Of course.
     
  11. the shark

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    Rudy T & Murph were pretty damn good
     
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    murph & van chancellor
     
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    Scottie Brooks and Chilly Pete Chillcut, Best one two punch in the league........ in taking punches
     
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    While it was a hopeful period, the Francis/Mobley teams had a losing season 2 of 5 years, and made the playoff only 1 year as a 7th seed (losing 1-4 in first round). They were an average pair of non-all-stars on average teams.
     
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  15. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard

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    Scratched them from the list because having Calvin 3 times would have been excessive.
     
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    topfive CF OG

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    What the hell is THIS doing on the list?!?

     
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    Charlie Thomas and Steve Patterson
     
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    Francis and Mobley will have nothing On Harden /Russ this year .
     
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    Large chunks of 2018-19: James Harden / Rest of the team also played by James Harden
     
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    tinman Contributing Member
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