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Vescey comparing Laker role players to Rockets/Bulls

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Nikos, Jun 15, 2002.

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  1. Nikos

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    SHAQ JUST GETTING BETTER AND BETTER
    BY PETE VECSEY

    below is just a portion of the article

    http://www.nypost.com/sports/17651.htm

    "CORRECT me if this notion is totally twisted, but I don't recall any title team - not Michael's Jordanaires, not Hakeem's supporting cast, not Isiah's junior partners - who flaunted as many peripheral players capable of draining important shots from long range as these Lakers. Every season the Bulls had one or two guys (John Paxson, Steve Kerr, Bobby Hansen, Trent Tucker) who would make the defense pay for doubling His Airness, whereas Robert Horry, Sam Cassell, Vernon Maxwell and Kenny Smith certainly took the defensive heat off Hakeem Olajuwon. But let's terminate all talk about L.A. being a 2-man (with apologies to Fat Joe) terror squad. The Laker understudies (The Bondsman, Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, Devean George and Brian Shaw) would do to the Jordanaires what Jerry Krause routinely does to deep-dish pizza. "


    What is Vesecy trying to say about the Rockets role players?? They werent as good as the Lakers? Or is he saying they just werent as good of three point shooters? I dont understand what Vescey is saying.
     
    #1 Nikos, Jun 15, 2002
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    rockets role player were deffianly better than the bulls or lakers
     
    #2 travfrancis, Jun 15, 2002
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    i guess he's trying to say they're better 3-point shooters. but at the same time with that argument he's showing how even more impressive dream and michael's runs were.
     
    #3 BigM, Jun 15, 2002
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    Well for starters the Rockets championship teams didn't have Rick Fox on their team. That's the biggest plus in our favor.

    Fox is really into that 80's Don Johnson 5 o'clock shadow, as he never ever seems to shave or have a full beard for the games. He runs around like a pretty boy, with that pretty boy hair.

    It doesn't matter how he plays ball, the non-ball things make him the worst supporting cast member of any of the three championship teams.:D
     
    #4 FranchiseBlade, Jun 15, 2002
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    Although he's called the article "SHAQ JUST GETTING BETTER AND BETTER ", he's basically saying that Hakeem was better than Shaq.
     
    #5 TheFreak, Jun 15, 2002
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    You're just jealous he is married to Vanessa Williams. :D
     
    #6 rockbox, Jun 15, 2002
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    Peter Vescey listens to Fat Joe?
    now theres something you wouldnt expect.

    :(
     
    #7 Holden, Jun 15, 2002
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    I'm with you on this one, TheFreak. But I don't think Vecsey knows that was what he was saying! :D
     
    #8 Deckard, Jun 15, 2002
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    You took the words right out of my mouth.
     
    #9 LAfadeaway33, Jun 15, 2002
  10. Dennis2112

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    Who cares what Vescey says.:p
    It is mostly gibberish anyways.:D

    The Rockets supporting cast was as good as it needed to be.
    The Bulls supporting cast was as good as it needed to be.
    The Lakers supporting cast was as good as it needed to be.

    They were all champs and they all earned the victories. Without the respective supporting casts, the so-called Stars would never have won. Without the so-called stars, the supporting casts would never have won.
     
    #10 Dennis2112, Jun 15, 2002
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    Vecsey's an idiot for not actually substantiating his wild and outlandish assertions that reeks of too much of the current hype. Perhap cold, incisive and analytical reasoning isn't needed when hyperbole is sensational enough to sell papers by catering solely to the aesthetic tastes of the superfluous bandwagoners.
     
    #11 Fichte, Jun 16, 2002
  12. Manny Ramirez

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    I know I would be...
     
    #12 Manny Ramirez, Jun 16, 2002
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    Exactly what I though. God what a dumb ass Vescey is. Its a backhanded compliment to the Dream, but we'll take it.
     
    #13 R0ckets03, Jun 16, 2002
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    The mere fact that he acknowledges that the Rockets actually won a championship is a victory in itself, as far as I am concerned.
     
    #14 GoatBoy, Jun 16, 2002
  15. smoothie

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    that may have been the most incoherant article i have ever read.
     
    #15 smoothie, Jun 16, 2002
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