When did you start following the Rockets?

I became a fan in Jan 1991 after going to my first Rockets game in person. It was when they were playing the Bulls and Olajuwon took that elbow from hell. I think it was Cartwright--It gave Larry Smith an oppurtunity to rebound the ball everytime down the floor, but it sucked hard to lose Hakeem for so long.

 

The day they drafted Hakeem.

 

Mid 70's growing up. I put many a kid out of HORSE games with a Rick Barry free throw in Jr high.

 

I follow the Rockets ever since Yao join the team. Was away for a year since Yao left...now back again w/ Lin.

 

From the time I was born.

 

The sig says it all!!!!

 

I was born in 1989. I could comprehend what basketball was and who Hakeem The Dream was at age 4. I was spoiled in the early years. I used to cry every year when the Jazz would knock us out of the playoffs. I still f**$%^* hate Malone and Stockton.

 

When was I not is the question!

 

Around 82, Allen Leavell, James Bailey, and the Jones brothers

 

I was about 11 when Yao was drafted, and i started watching games mainly because of him. I remember catching 3 or 4 games his rookie year on the spanish channels. That was all i could get.

 

Ditto!!
I still remember that commercial!

 

About 40 years ago when Houston got an NBA franchise. I was 13.

 

Started cutting my teeth on them in mid 70's.

Closely since about 1976-1977.

Can still remember playing ball in my driveway with a home made "jersey" - just a t-shirt with "Murphy" written on the back in red marker, but with #24 for Moses. (combined 'em since they were my favorite players...lol).

 

I’m Chinese. So you know...

 

The day that Clyde Drexler was traded to the Rockets I started following them, but it wasn't until the year after the Rockets won their second championship that I became a diehard fan!

 

1986 Finals. I was 3, almost 4 years old. I do remember the league breaking up the team over drug usage and then the horror and fallout when Sampson got hurt/traded.

 

1997 game 6 against Utah, been a Jazz fan ever since...

 

In 1985, when I attended my first Rockets game. Here is the game log.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198503300HOU.html

 

Became a fan the year Don Chaney left and Rudy T became head coach, 1992 maybe?

I remember it was after the Oilers lost to the Bills in the AFC

 

I believe it was the 2001 season, the games came on Ch.51 KNWS and UPN and my family didn't have cable so I would watch Bill and Calvin. Memories of that year: Kelvin Cato doin his thing, Calvin munchin on cookies during the breaks between action, and Stevie Francis becoming the franchise.