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Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by VoltaireLied, Jan 27, 2004.

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  1. VoltaireLied

    VoltaireLied Member

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    Thanks Deckard, your additions are duly noted below:

    22. "We couldn't buy a basket tonight... " (courtesy of Deckard)

    23. "We left it all on the floor... " (courtesy of Deckard)

    24. "The main thing is we did it to ourselves as far as not taking care of the ball and not executing late to win." (courtesy of Deckard)

    25. "We just came out and started jacking up some crazy shots." (courtesy of Deckard)

    Has anyone else noticed a disturbing trend in these cliches? That being the use of "we" in place of what should be "I"? It's not restricted to any single player either, it's all of them. Does it imply a lack of personal accountability?

    -VL
     
    #41 VoltaireLied, Jan 29, 2004
  2. montevideo

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    Thanks to Mobley for these classic cliches (from Chron.com)

    "(Twenty-four) turnovers, that's the story of the game.

    "They're not even a good defensive team."
    -gotta like that one - they can put that on their bulletin board b4 next meeting with Rox.

    "We're just careless with the ball.

    "We've just got to find a way to stop turning the ball over."

    And to JJ for this one which is timeless and used in all of sports after loosing (from sacbee.com):

    "The difference between the two teams is (they) know what it takes to win, and we're still trying to learn that over here."
     
    #42 montevideo, Jan 29, 2004
  3. VoltaireLied

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    Should have some new fodder after today's cr@ptacular performance. montevideo, I will notate your entries shortly :) Thanks


    -VL
     
    #43 VoltaireLied, Jan 31, 2004
  4. CompaqC

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    I hear this one ALOT!

    "we couldnt throw a beach ball in the ocean"

    Didnt they all get that from the late Chick Hearn?
     
    #44 CompaqC, Jan 31, 2004
  5. ZRB

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    "We will beat (insert team)."
     
    #45 ZRB, Jan 31, 2004
  6. room4rentsf

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    I didnt see this mentioned..

    "We just turned the ball over. We didn’t even get our shots because we turned the ball over. It really wasn’t anything they (insert team name here) did. "

    or "we beat ourselves"

    or "but we didn’t seem to play as hard as we normally play."

    J
     
    #46 room4rentsf, Jan 31, 2004
  7. ZRB

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    Here's another one:

    "...it came back to bite us."
     
    #47 ZRB, Jan 31, 2004
  8. moomoo

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    Here's one:
    After a loss to Dallas in late Nov. 2002:
    "They hid in a zone for 48 minutes," Francis said. "They know better than to match up straight up with us."
     
    #48 moomoo, Feb 1, 2004
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    #49 AroundTheWorld, Feb 1, 2004
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