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Let's not forget 2005... this series is FAR from over

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by andyacecandy, Apr 22, 2015.

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  1. andyacecandy

    andyacecandy Member

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    Lots of celebrating tonight, as there should be... but damn if I'll ever forget 2005 when we went up 2-0 against Dallas on their home court. Then dropped the next 3 and of course lost game 7 by 40.

    This series is far from over. Dirk missed a lot of open shots he usually makes tonight. Ellis will only get better. As for Rondo... :confused:
    Bummed Parsons might miss the series, but you never know what will happen between now and Friday with his knee.

    Carlisle will adjust to that pick and roll. Harden will NEED to find his offense. We can't keep relying on role players to carry us (or maybe we can...). We're gonna get even worse referee treatment in Dallas (expect Dwight to be in constant foul trouble and Harden to get called for offensive fouls with their flops).

    We're Houston fans after all. We know not to count the eggs too early... ;)
     
    #1 andyacecandy, Apr 22, 2015
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  2. SooneRockStro

    SooneRockStro Member

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    This series is over. It was over before it started. There is no such thing as a jinx. The Mavericks are completely outmanned. It's over. Probably going to be a sweep.
     
    #2 SooneRockStro, Apr 22, 2015
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  3. roflmcwaffles

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    We win in 2005 had it not been for the crooked refs and Cuban sending in tapes.

    That Rockets team was absolutely the better team that series, and arguably one of the best teams in the entire league, it's a shame.

    Only series I can think of worse than that reffing wise (I'm obviously biased, there may be more I'm not thinking of) is the Kings/Lakers series because that one directly impacted 2 franchises short (winner of that series guarantees a title that year) and long term future.
     
    #3 roflmcwaffles, Apr 22, 2015
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    We will play better in Dallas watch...
     
    #4 Cstyle42, Apr 22, 2015
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    Agree. If Cuban manages to get that flux capacitor fixed, he might be able to dig up the 2005 Dirk.
     
    #5 Baqui99, Apr 22, 2015
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    it's over
     
    #6 JHarden713, Apr 22, 2015
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    I'm not forgetting 2005 OR 2007.
     
    #7 a711, Apr 22, 2015
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    I love this team so much!
     
    #8 Scolalist, Apr 22, 2015
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    You can't compare 2005 with 2015 ... just stop it.
     
    #9 Rookie34, Apr 22, 2015
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    I see some people are using their blinders
     
    #10 andyacecandy, Apr 22, 2015
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    That 0.9 second shot is not easy to be forgotten for Dwight and Harden, we will see.
     
    #11 ClutchCity3, Apr 22, 2015
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    #12 HTM, Apr 22, 2015
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    i hope so. eventually harden will one day have a good shooting playoff game. i think game 6 last year he shot well. so that would be one out of 8 playoff games where he shot decent.
     
    #13 peleincubus, Apr 22, 2015
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    Man, I almost forgot 07 haha, I mean I knew it was Jazz series but forgot part about being up 2-0... Anyway I feel a lot better this series, but won't feel good until it's fully done. Definitely happy about the wins just want to get passed this series!
     
    #14 CCity Zero, Apr 22, 2015
  15. KlutchQT

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    I agree, OP. It sounds like the team is thinking the same way, which is great.
     
    #15 KlutchQT, Apr 22, 2015
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    It's not a one or 2 man show like it was in 05 OP. McGrady was superhuman and we still squeaked by first 2 games.

    We're beating Dallas with depth.
     
    #16 t_mac1, Apr 22, 2015
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    Couple wins and fans think it's over? I agree with the OP. NEVER FORGET! Game 3 is the real must win game, Rockets were supposed to win at home.
     
    #17 DreamShook, Apr 22, 2015
  18. JayGoogle

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    2005 was a 4-5 seed match up.

    I'd be surprised, of course anything can happen. Rockets played pretty bad for most of that game and still won. Harden had a "Average" game (I think his game 1 was MUCH MUCH better) and Ariza shot bad and so many guys shots were off...but Dallas has no way of stopping Dwight other than flopping him out of the game.
     
    #18 JayGoogle, Apr 22, 2015
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    If we don't win this series, it would be a monumental collapse.
     
    #19 OlajuwonFan81, Apr 22, 2015
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    Yeah. Imagine if Harden actually played to his potential. Game 1 and 2 would have been solid blowouts. 25+ point blowouts.
     
    #20 RedRedemption, Apr 22, 2015
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