Mutombooo!!!

Bassem · 01-13-2009, 11:57 PM

I didn't see anyone post a thread about this, but aren't you guys excited Mutombo finally got to play? I was really happy when I saw him out there on the court. He looked pretty good, in my opinion. What impact do you think he's going to have on this team? What differences do you think he'll be making?

The_Yoyo · 01-14-2009, 12:00 AM

I will say this when Deke got off the bench the roar from the crowd was probably the loudest I heard from the TC this year. Same after his first basket. I was hoping he would be able to block a shot to get in a finger wag but surprisingly the lakers stop driving the lane and dumping it down to bynum when he came into the game...coincidence? I think not

durvasa · 01-14-2009, 12:00 AM

I expect him to play about 5 minutes a week. I think the Rockets signed him mostly for what he brings off the court, not on the court.

J.Will.Xu · 01-14-2009, 12:00 AM

He's the insurance that Rockets bought for Yao.:D

LOL.He looks in great shape to me,good to play,at least few minutes on the court to buy time for Yao to rest on the bench.

I think this is good news for our Rockets,backup C is needed.

theogcasey · 01-14-2009, 12:02 AM

I jumped out of my seat and didn't return to it until he scored his first bucket. I was beyond happy to see him play again.

nolimitnp · 01-14-2009, 12:03 AM

Lol I thought you were booing him by the title of your post. But yea, awesome to see Deke back on the floor!!

WALAWALA · 01-14-2009, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theogcasey

I jumped out of my seat and didn't return to it until he scored his first bucket. I was beyond happy to see him play again.

A lot of people did that, including me. :D

t-mac4bigmac · 01-14-2009, 12:21 AM

Deke had a couple good baskets, but nothing beats seeing that finger wag back. Hope he starts getting some blocks soon!!

Landryman14 · 01-14-2009, 12:34 AM

I was very happy to see him play. Everyone stopped driving and shot outside. Hopefully he can play 10-15 mins from now on.

desihooper · 01-14-2009, 05:22 PM

I think this is probably one of the biggest reasons Deke was brought back this year at the time he was!!

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6211241.html

Mutombo ready for Cheney-style politicking
Recently signed Rockets center says he'll 'take care of things'
By FRAN BLINEBURY Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
Jan. 14, 2009, 3:26PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deke

"There is much work to do," said Dikembe Mutombo. "It will take time. I don't want to be stepping on anybody's shoes, because I just got back. But I will find my space to let them know I am the oldest guy here, and they should listen."

...

"I had so many guys on the team calling me, all the way to the trainers and the equipment guys, saying, 'Deke, you better get here quick. It is a state of emergency.'

"Since I've been back, I've been more outspoken and I can see things are changing a little bit here. But we are not there yet. We are still far away from what we need to be as a team in the locker room to get ready for games."

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shane Battier

"We've got a lot of things to work out right now," said Battier. "I think we've stabilized things a bit, but it's a process. I don't think Deke's been around long enough yet to just fix things. Remember, this is a different team from last year. Everybody doesn't know him.