[CHRONIC] Rockets fans accept mediocrity — and that's exactly what they get

I guess writing one article over rockets fans accepting mediocrity wasnt enough...?

 

lock this **** up.

Don't click the link

why help him spread the garbage and get him hits nWo34Life?

 

I am tired of this next year crap, but this his argument is weak.

 

because he's right. Fans have grown to accept mediocrity. We don't have much to expect next year. Yao is coming back, big whoop. He hasn't played basketball in 2 years, and yet we expect him to be our end-all solution to all our problems. We don't have the cap space nor the inclination to sign a big time star, we're likely to lose our only REAL point guard (Kyle), and yet we're all pumped about next year.

While I love dork elvis, I don't think his status as GOD on this board is well deserved.

 

I hate this guy.

He's not right. He's an idiot. We haven't accepted mediocrity -- we've accepted reality. The reality is, we lost our two best players from last year's playoff team. Show me a team that can withstand that and still make the playoffs, and I'll buy into his and your sh!tty argument.

Yao hasn't played basketball in less than one year. He got hurt in the second round last year. He'll be back playing before "hasn't played basketball in 2 years" is up. Don't exaggerate to try to help make your point.

We don't have the inclination to sign a big star? Have you been ignoring what Morey has said since the trade deadline? If not, do you just think Morey is lying to us? Are you Solomon?

Everything you just posted in defense of this crap article author is entirely false. In fact, Morey's on record as saying we'll use Les' resources to keep Lowry. Yet you say we're "likely" to lose him? If anything, we're "likely" to sign him.

I guess now we see the dumbed-down audience Jerome appeals to, assuming that isn't him trying to defend his own article.

 

When I used to have a subscription to that newspaper, Solomon wasn't bad as he is now. He's starting to steal Dick Justice's schtick of just bashing every sports team in town and sucking everyone dry when the team starts winning.

This whole "I want to write something just to rile up the readers and the fanbase so I can stay relevant" game is a bit old and tiring.

 

Solomon can suck a nut.

 

harsh but true...i spew the same crap out to my mavs and spurs friends all the time, "wait till next year" ugghhh it does get old, which is why i have about had it with yao ming

 

The Chronicle accepted mediocrity in their writers from the looks of it. But I do apprciate the fact that Solomon is trying to improve his writings by attending "high school journalism gatherings" at San Jac.

 

Can JCDenton show this troll to troll?

 

the only reason the rockets have to keep waiting until "next year" is because their superstars are always hurt. I mean, what else can you expect?

 

So many things wrong with this that I don't know where to begin.

1.) Yao - hasn't played basketball in two years? Well, considering he played last May, it hasn't even been one year. Way to exaggerate for effect. And "big whoop"? Yeah, for a team whose main problems are on defense, I'm sure having a 7'6, 330 pound anchor won't make much of a difference at all.

2.) Cap space - don't have the inclination - WTF? Cap space for a big time star is borderline worthless, dude. What big star do you think is going to pass up $30 mil to straight up sign with the Rockets, had they kept the cap space? It's all about sign and trade assets, and the Rockets can rival almost anyone in that regard. And if you don't think Morey will be on Chris Bosh's doorstep at midnight July 1 (inclination), you're on something strong.

3.) Likely to lose Lowry - again, how? How many times does Morey have to say that they're going to match any offer? It's not even an issue.

 

I used to hate all over Solomon's Articles. However after reading this one, what the guy says makes sense to me. Yes there are legitimate reasons but still there is no denying that we are a mediocre team and have been for some time. Because of this fact, we have come to accept it. Morey has been doing great but the results speak for themselves in wins and losses. Injuries and bad luck aside, the Rockets have become a "shoulda woulda coulda" franchise.

 

Since 1993-1994 the Rockets have won 2 championships and the Mavs have won none.

Grats on being dumb Solomon.

 

That's one of the more bizarre elements of Solomon's piece and this whole line of thinking - it was all of 11 months ago that the Rockets' season lasted longer than either San Antonio or Dallas.

 

This. ^

I started reading and was thinking "oh this is a repost of last week's article, lock it up" but NO this scrub had to beat his dead horse and write this crap all over again.

How annoying, we had a bad season yes, but wasn't everyone (probably including him) predicting we'd be the New Jersey Nets of this season????

We performed way better than everyone expected, even for most on this board pleading for us to tank.

What a moron.

 

Right? Please, This has been the only year that I've approved of a "next year" attitude.

Yao stopped playing Last May....less than a year ago so stop exaggerating. I'm not expecting him to dominate but even a halfway decent Yao is 10X better than Chuck Hayes.

Would you rather traded all your pieces for a chance in the first round this season?
Kevin Martin is a 20PPG scorer.
We now have a Lotto pick PF (Hill)
another lotto pick this summer
A potential lotto pick next year
and another 1st round pick in 2012

sounds like we have got a lot done.

 

He's learned well from Richard Justice.

 

When it worked so well the first time, why not regurgitate the same crap over again.