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This team is teetering on line of my love for the 08-09 team.

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by donkeypunch, Dec 9, 2017.

  1. donkeypunch

    donkeypunch Member

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    Damn. What a game. Just grinded that out with heart and defense. Having Super Saiyan Harden didnt hurt but it was the ability of Chris Paul to also take his man off the ball and dominate with drives and or dishes. Man........ ****ing love it.
     
    #1 donkeypunch, Dec 9, 2017
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  2. val_modus

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    What are we going to do at the end of games with CP3 and Harden on the court together? Exhibit A tonight.
     
    #2 val_modus, Dec 9, 2017
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    That turned ankle helped tremendously.
     
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    Going small helped a lot on both ends. The switching defense with Capela and Nene doesn’t work against their guards, it seemed.
     
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  5. finalsbound

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    rox fans 2noiteeee

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  6. BigMaloe

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    Well I wouldn’t say that sincerely. Pillars and McCollum where just making a lot of difficult looks. I thought the contests where solid and there from the bigs.

    They were getting the advantage speed wise but they kept their man in front and forced them into pull-ups. As a Big guarding a guard that’s what you want. Especially all the long 2s that Cj took
     
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  7. apollo33

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    Chris Paul still got it, man how da hell did we get him
     
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  8. True Rocket

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    I hated those old mediocre irrelevant teams filled with power forwards, no stars and 0 top picks.

    Don’t get me wrong I got love for Scola, Landry, Battier, ect .I just had a hard time really enjoying those teams because I knew we weren’t going to win anything and we weren’t going to get a top pick.
     
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    He was talking about the squad with Artest.
     
    #9 mac_got_this, Dec 9, 2017
  10. ShutURBiG!

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    No way. Knowing Houston teams, they would have found a way to still screw it up in the end.
     
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  11. apollo33

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    wrong year

    2008-2009

    PG, Brooks, Lowry
    SG, Tmac Battier Wafer
    SF, Artest Battier
    PF, Scola Landy
    C, Yao Dikembe

    We ended up taking Lakers to 7 games anyway without Yao, Tmac, and Dike. The biggest what if's in my life time of watching this team. Everything just felt right, and then everything fell apart
     
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  12. Will

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    Was that the series where Brooks dunked an alley oop?
     
    #12 Will, Dec 10, 2017
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    Half court in bounds alley oop from Artest was the Lakers series! He didn’t dunk it though!
     
    #13 swyyyguy, Dec 10, 2017
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    Will Clutch Crew
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    Damn. I knew that memory was too good to be true.
     
    #14 Will, Dec 10, 2017
  15. Tom Bombadillo

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    Stacy was about as much a part of that team as I was.
     
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    The Artest Year!

    Rocket River
     
    #16 Rocket River, Dec 10, 2017
  17. Daddy Long Legs

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    the 09 team was inspiring.

    this team is inspiring, a lot more talented, and better at basketball
     
    #17 Daddy Long Legs, Dec 10, 2017
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