Sports does bridge cultural gaps in many ways. Not to be Dorkus Maximus, but that could be huge for our trade hurdles with them.
Good read. Except I don't understand the logic that if we were to beat Golden State in a 7 game series we would then lose to the cavs in 5. Other than that I thought he made some good points.
Hakeem Olajuwon - Shaq Oneal Otis Thorpe - Arvydas Sabonis - Dino Radja Dominque Wilkens - Detlef Schrempf Reggie Miller - Mitch Richmond - Drazen Petrovic Isiah Thomas - Tim Hardaway 1992 Dream's Team vs. 1992 Dream Team
That team gets absolutely spanked by the Dream Team. Isiah Thomas vs. Magic Johnson Reggie Miller vs. Michael Jordan Dominique Wilkens vs. Larry Bird Otis Thorpe vs. Charles Barkley Hakeem Olajuwon vs. David Robinson Not only does the Dream Team have the advantage at four out of five positions, but the one position where Dream's team has an advantage would be the closest matchup. I don't think Dream's Team could take one game in a series.
Olajuwon is better than Robinson and I don't think it's too close, but '92 Wilkins is better than '92 Bird, as well. Plus, the Dream's Team coach is Pat Riley.
You are right, as long as Les is the owner, we will always be China's team http://www.nba.com/article/2016/10/09/houston-rockets-chinas-team Rockets embrace status as 'China's Team' Fran Blinebury NBA.com @franblinebury Oct 9, 2016 11:06 AM ET “The Rockets are China’s NBA team,” said Du Gong, a reporter for the nation’s largest Internet portal Tencent. “It began with Yao Ming. But even in the years after he is no longer playing, this is the team that more Chinese fans know and follow. They are loyal to the team that made the first of their countryman the No. 1 choice.” The China connection is also furthered by the Rockets’ partnerships with roughly a half-dozen companies based in China and constantly working to add more. “This has always been a long-range goal of (team owner) Leslie (Alexander), to be not just the most popular team in China, but to be the most popular team in the world,” said Rockets’ CEO Tad Brown. “Make no mistake, the Rockets did not make Yao the No. 1 pick because of the market. He was the No. 1 pick because we believed he could be the best center in the world and he became that. But Yao did open doors that we are happy to continue to walk through.”
Never heard of The Ringer magazine but clearly they aren't owned by conventional media. If a writer on ESPN made this article he would be immediately terminated.
Tied at 1. Playing again tonight. Grew up in ATX, went to school in IL, came back. Not sure why I have to prove my loyalty to make a dumb argument about the dream team.
