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When did you start following the Rockets? Earliest memories?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by htownbandit, Sep 9, 2012.

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  1. prs325

    prs325 Member

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    Remember the days when Akeem used to wear those beige stockings? I thought he was gonna start a trend back then...
     
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  2. Artie_Fufkin

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    I remember starting watching the Rockets sometimes in the early '90s at my Great Grandmother's house. I played along with them on one of those door goals. Seems like every game was against Utah...and not surprisingly, my hatred of them came naturally. I didn't become a TRUE Rockets fan until after Jordan retired (sorry!) the first time. Haven't looked back since. I watch every second of every game.

    Cool side note: my best friend's sister worked for the Rockets during the championship years, so I got to go kiss the actual trophies. Well, that was cool until I thought about my lips being where Sam Cassell's big sweaty lips had been. We also had access to player's phone numbers (she dated a handful of them) and players clothes (she dated a handful of them). My friend wore Horry's NBA socks for several years.

    Anyway, yeah, go Rockets!
     
    #62 Artie_Fufkin, Sep 10, 2012
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    Has to be the early stevie franchise era...good times...
     
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  4. htownbandit

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    A friend of mine had a crush on Robert Horry, and when she moved into a house, out of all the people in the world Horry helped her with her boxed and bags. LOL and she told me her friend lived in the apartment right above Hakeem's and would do laundry together. :p
     
    #64 htownbandit, Sep 10, 2012
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    ^^^^^ The Hakeem thing was around Phi Slamma Jamma time, not the Championship years of course. I think Olajuwon was able to afford a nice home by the time Horry came along hehe
     
    #65 htownbandit, Sep 10, 2012
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    When Jeremy Lin joined the Rockets. Before I was a Knicks fan. :) jk
     
    #66 YDoof2, Sep 10, 2012
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    "There it is......there it is......there it is......THERE IT IS!!!!!"
     
    #67 ima_drummer2k, Sep 11, 2012
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    1993. I remember game 7 and losing a close game to Seattle. I cried. I was 9 ;) My dad said there's always next year :grin:
     
    #68 rocketfan83, Sep 11, 2012
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    Day 1 When they left San Diego over 40 years ago.
     
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    I used to go to half price games on Sunday afternoons at the Summit with my dad when I was a kid. Watched Robert Reid, Billy Paultz, and Mo Malone
     
    #70 Willis25, Sep 11, 2012
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    I also became a fan around that era....1981 to be more precise
    watching Leavell,Reid,Malone and "The Whopper" Billy Paultz!...:grin:
    They lost the Finals to the Celtics in 6 games that year...:mad:
    and I've been riding the wave ever since....
     
    #71 BamBam, Sep 11, 2012
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    I don't remember too much of the early years. There wasn't much worth noting until 75-76. The big event was trading away Elvin Hayes in 1972. That ticked a lot of fans off.
     
    #72 Bob, Sep 11, 2012
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    1992, Was about 10-11 years old. Ever since then its been like a religion for me
     
    #73 BleedsRocketRed, Sep 11, 2012
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    Grandparents were season ticket holders all through the 90's and the glory years. My earliest memory is probably around 95 when Clyde and Hakeem were ballin and guys like Kenny the Jet Smith were playin for us too. Granted, I was only about 5 or 6 years old and I barely remember anything except being at a big game. I'm 22 now and a diehard fan and plan to get season Tix of my own very soon.
     
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    1990-1991 season. ive played since 88 or so and watched parts here and there


    id watch arsenio hall (haha) and itd always be pre empted because of the game.

    so i started to watch little by little and would keep track of how their doing, then i saw us go on a 13 game winning streak and then my friend's dad had an extra ticket to the season finale vs denver. I was hooked!!

    1991 playoffs,super hooked
     
    #75 cuneo77, Sep 11, 2012
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    1972 or '73 , hard to remember all of the details except remember Big E getting traded..
     
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    2008.im really young
    :grin:
     
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    my earliest memory is the 2008 rockets get eliminated by LA.:mad:
     
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    Lol anybody here old enough to witness the Rockets beating the Knicks in the playoffs...... In 1975? :)
     
    #79 htownbandit, Sep 11, 2012
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    I was 11 in the '85-'86 season. We had courtside seats at the Summit watching the one and only Twin Towers against the hated Celtics. That's enough to make any person a fan for life. Well, and watching Dream's career and the two championships help as well.
     
    #80 Greg M, Sep 12, 2012
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