Forget the play of Hakeem tonight or will Langhi get more time and contribute...there are more important things to discuss. 1. It's time for Turbo to get a new outfit. Personally, I think he has the lamest garb in the NBA. It looks like he sewed the costume himself. (With Les' tight pockets he probably did.) I don't know about you but the jumping off the trampoline stuff has kinda gotten old. If you want to get the crowd going just come out and throw t-shirts in the crowd will playing "Wipe Out or Louie-Louie". 2. Change the opening player introduction music. The other is old and outdated. Speaking of music, how long will it be tonight before "Who Let The Dogs Out" gets played? I'm thinking midway through the first quarter. That seems to be top of the list on arena/stadium rock these days if the MLB playoffs are any indication. 3. Powerdancers. I'm hoping and expecting some better looking babes this season. This is Houston, the 4th largest city in the country. I've seen beautiful women in this city and I know they can't be that hard to find. And get rid of the dudes. Keep them for the Comets if you want but they have no place during the Rockets games. 4. Uniforms. I've heard we are stuck with the striped pajamas until the new arena opens in a few years...IF that happens, of course. They don't want to change them like the Astros did only to change them again a couple years later when they moved into Enron. A vote for the new arena is a vote for new uniforms! (A possible campaign slogan?) Personally, I'd like to see the Rockets take a page out of the Comets book and get the crowd going a little more. Any of you have been to a Comets game know what I'm talking about. And it's not just during the playoffs. Every home game is like that. I dare the Rockets to get Clutch in the stands and shoot some Silly String onto some coporate types sitting on their hands. Let's get back to having a home court advantage. Old School ------------------ Just Build It!
Have you been to any Rockets games? Clutch shoots silly string at people all the time. Aside from that I've seen him dump a cake in some woman's face, and she looked none to happy. I agree about the player intro, time for a new one - heck, last year they still had Pippen highlights for the first few games. ------------------ Maybe all the rulers are wrong. Current Rocket's Salary & Contract Info
You are probably right about the silly string but I'm pretty sure he hasn't dumped a cake in anyones face during a Rockets game. Btw, those people are set ups...they know it's coming so it's all an act. It's a great bit though...always good for laughs. Maybe Bud Light will have a "party zone" at the Rockets games like they do at the Comets games...ok, maybe not. Old School ------------------ Just Build It!
CLUTCH IS DA MAN!!!! pick on collier and cato, but leave clutch out of it. He shows up enthused everyday and is my favorite mascot as for the chicks there is room for improvement but they're still pretty hot. ------------------ "Isn't the purpose of the game to put the ball in the basket?"
That "who let the dogs out" song is really starting to annoy the hell out of me anyone agree? ------------------ This signature space for rent call 555 ...
Finally somebody I can relate to! Turbo just has to change his outfit a bit. There's just something about a man in spandex that bothers me. Now men in short skirts... mmmm. Now wasn't this a waste of a post? I get off work in 3 minutes . ------------------ Shandon Anderson rocks. The lottery sucks. Playoffs 2001.
Turbo wasn't out there tonight. It was a team called the High Impact Squad. Turbo is part of that group of guys. I agree that the Rockets games need some more entertainment. The bear is cool but the Comets games are pure fun. Unfortunately, the crowds at the Rockets games aren't exactly condusive to the type of atmosphere they have at Comets games. When a whole section has blow up sharks or you get the two dancing freaks, then we'll talk. As for the music, damn, I hear ya! I am so sick of that song, it isn't funny. Bring on the Rage Against the Machine like the Mavericks did the other night! ------------------ Save Our Rockets and Comets SaveOurRockets.com
The Rockets should have brought in some strippers or something tonight...that crowd was dead...and who can blame them. It wasn't until the 3rd quarter when Rudy stuck with his first string that the Rockets pulled away (for awhile) and the fans started to get into it a little more. I'll excuse them because it was just a preseason game. I guess the Powerdancers haven't finished training camp yet because they were a no show. I want my money back. Old School ------------------ Just Build It!
High Impact Squad = Mighty Morphing Power Turbo's ------------------ "There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and STATISTICS..." - Mark Twain -
I agree. The crowd at the games seems to always be dead. I think it is because rowdy fans can't afford to go to the games. It just cost to damn much for a Rockets game these days. The only affordable seats are higher than the lights and noone can hear you from up there. The crowd is more wealthy calm people now rather than average struggling Joe's who let it all out at games. We need to find a way to make the crowd louder. The mascot means nothing. We need to find a way to get the crowd in the game while it is going. ------------------ \| ||/ ô¿ô -
I do agree we need some better looking cheerleaders. I see better looking girls in the seats. Moe, that song annoys the crap out of me too. And that crowd was dead tonite. But I wasnt. I can barely talk rite now. I was screaming so much Ive lost my voice. ------------------ Fun Police Says: 1. Stupid threads & Stupid BBS names are not FUN! 2. Spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure are not FUN! 3. Conduct yourself in a FUN way! The Fun Police are Watching. Vote for the Rockets & Have FUN! REDSKINS SUCK!!!!!!!!
I'm not "probably" right I'm exactly right. Take my word for it Old School, I've seen the silly string and the cake dumping with my own freaking eyes. I'm a season ticket holder - i go to every game. They tried the party zone once that I saw but it went over like a lead balloon. Theres something about 40+ year old suits with their clients that just doesn't go with "partying". ------------------ Maybe all the rulers are wrong. Current Rocket's Salary & Contract Info
I think most fans were holding back because it was just preseason. It was so dead in the Compaq last night I heard a guy on the other side screaming "Break His Ankle Steve" when Baron Davis was holding him.
Old school I would never ever scream at Otis Thorpe. I even cheered for Ot. Hey Lil Francis THAT WAS ME YELLING TO FRANCIS!!!!! I'm the one that yelled "Break his ankles Steve"; pretty cool huh. see i told u guys i was the loudest. should hear me at a laker, blazer, spurs or a jazz game though. ------------------ Fun Police Says: 1. Stupid threads & Stupid BBS names are not FUN! 2. Spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure are not FUN! 3. Conduct yourself in a FUN way! The Fun Police are Watching. Vote for the Rockets & Have FUN! REDSKINS SUCK!!!!!!!! [This message has been edited by R0ckets03 (edited October 14, 2000).]
