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11-02-2009, 01:09 PM
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http://www.nba.com/2009/news/powerr...eek1/index.html No.13 Houston (18) 2-1 Pace: 97.6 (11), Off: 104.5 (13), Def: 105.9 (16) Saturday's win over the Blazers proved that the Rockets can still beat good teams. But they've got to do it more with offense this year, and Trevor Ariza and Aaron Brooks aren't going to shoot 9-for-14 from 3-point range often. Ariza's 33 points was a career high. espn.com http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/power...son=2010&week=1 17 (20) Rockets 2-1 That they've won twice already shouldn't surprise you. You knew going in about the gutty little Rockets, no matter who's in the lineup. The shocker, if you're looking for one, is Ariza averaging 29.0 ppg in those wins. |
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11-02-2009, 01:15 PM
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Well, this would possibly translate over to a 7th seed :D And honestly, I can see that happening..  I Believe. |
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11-02-2009, 01:20 PM
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Oh and wow.. We're a couple spots above Cleveland
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11-02-2009, 01:24 PM
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I'm tired of seeing that "gutty little Rockets" comment from ESPN. Marc Stein keeps saying that. It's annoying, like an underhanded insult or something.
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11-02-2009, 01:55 PM
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Marc Stein is probably the most annoying writer ESPN has, I hate writers that clearly show their bias.
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11-02-2009, 01:57 PM
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its true. The are playing with plenty of heart considering the injuries. And compared to other teams the Rockets look like a bunch of midgets, so little Rockets is not far off. 2009-2010 Houston Rocket = The Militant Midgets |
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11-02-2009, 02:06 PM
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shouldn't come as a shock since he started off with Dallas Morning News coving the Mavs...... http://www.myspace.com/flicksfan Check out my movie reviews blogs.myspace.com/flicksfan |
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11-02-2009, 02:07 PM
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Well... as much as I agree with you... they are "gutty" and they are "little" and our mascot is the "Rockets" so I can't get too upset at him  Three-fourths of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Chuck Hayes. - Battier Someone created the box score and he should be shot. - Morey Outsiders looking in, they look at us and they figure we're taking a year off because we don't have Yao, or Tracy is coming back later in the season. The guys on this team, the guys in this locker room, we know what we have. We know what we can do. We're a hard-playing team. If you play hard, you give yourself a chance to win. - Hayes |
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11-02-2009, 02:09 PM
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It will take a while to earn their respect, the Rockets will have to continue the SHOCK THE WORLD 09-10 NBA tour for a while.
__________________DD Follow DD - on Twitter: DD's twitter extravaganza It is better for the Rocket's organization for TMac to sit all year. Young players develop, the team gets a higher draft pick, insurance pays his salary, and Tmac's value get driven though the basement. |
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11-02-2009, 02:14 PM
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QUICK!! Trade Ariza to Cleveland for Lebron  Oh yeah!!*Video* Hakeem Olajuwon- The Dream Rick Adleman on Deke "I talked to him for 10 mins on the phone and didnt know what hes talking about." |
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11-02-2009, 02:14 PM
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Let's see how this plays out in mid season. It would be interesting and I hope the Rockets take this as more fuel to drive them further to surprise those pundits with bigger achievements this season.
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11-02-2009, 03:50 PM
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LOL at you guys getting offended by the "little" adjective. There are college teams with more size than us. Shoot, MOST college teams have more size than us.
__________________"They play bigger than what they are.. they are a tough team.. they are just hard-working guys. If you don't respect that, you don't respect basketball." - Sloan on the Rockets "his assistants were taking notes..[seeking] to identify the elements that made Houston so successful.. never mentioned Houston’s stars by name, instead, he gushed about the likes of Chuck Hayes.." - Riley on The Streak -Whatever it is they have, its bigger than analytics and its deeper than x's and o's- |
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11-02-2009, 04:05 PM
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My college team has more size in it's freshman class than us Three-fourths of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Chuck Hayes. - Battier Someone created the box score and he should be shot. - Morey Outsiders looking in, they look at us and they figure we're taking a year off because we don't have Yao, or Tracy is coming back later in the season. The guys on this team, the guys in this locker room, we know what we have. We know what we can do. We're a hard-playing team. If you play hard, you give yourself a chance to win. - Hayes |
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11-02-2009, 04:11 PM
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For the life of me, I'll never understand how some people can get so worked up about one guy's rankings. Really, who cares? Lets just get the Ws.
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11-02-2009, 04:14 PM
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I put this team at 50 wins for a reason.
__________________"I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over." -Hakeem "the Dream" Olajuwon |
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11-02-2009, 04:16 PM
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Rockets will never get respect, even when they are good. Power rankings are really useless and dont mean anything, Rockets prove year in and out that we can win with the circumstances at hand
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11-02-2009, 04:22 PM
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The reason I think it's insulting is that I don't think it is merely a reference to the actual height of our players. It's more like "oh look how hard they try! They're so cute!" in a JV/high schoolish sort of way. It's annoying. I'd be OK if he just said the "gutty Rockets" without using that adjective. Even if they are in fact height-challenged, it's still demeaning. |
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11-02-2009, 05:46 PM
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lol @ ESPN putting Cavs at 7th :D
Playing Raptors, Wolves and Cats on 3 of their first 4 was not considered a gimme? |
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11-02-2009, 07:38 PM
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Ariza's 33 points was a career high.
__________________well, get used to seeing Ariza scoring 30+ “Yao, did you feel you were the underdogs coming in to LA?” “I just learned the word underdog a few days ago.” |
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