[videos] Offseason Rockets fix : 94 Finals Part Duex

Awesome!

Thanks R2K!

 

thanks r2k.. (edit: never mind about the other games...found em by not being so lazy)

 

score! i love getting these old games in their entirety! now if the transfer rate would just go above 2 kb/s........

 

thanks rocket2k, good stuff

 

I'll be seeding pretty soon here and have 450KB/sec upstream. Will leave this seeding for a few days so others can feel the love! Anyone know where Game 2 is?

 

All good, thanks for all the work, R2K! My cousin moved here a couple yrs ago from Colombia and is a HUGE rockets fan and has been wanting to see the championship teams in action!

 

Great video, R2K. Thanks again.

I've been seeding since this morning (almost 5 GB so far).

 

Since everyone's seeding like a mofo for game 4 at the moment, any chance you guys can reopen game 1 as well? i'm on 75% - almost there!! please??All my seeders have dissapeared

 

Game 4 observations:

1 The main difference between Dream and Ewing in this game is Dream was patient and would not take shots if he didn't have them. When the Knicks upped their defensive intensity, Dream either couldn't get the ball or they swarmed him whenever he did. Instead of forcing the issue he passed. Yao reminds me of Dream in that respect, which is one reason he will always have a good shooting percentage. Ewing, on the other hand, insisted on shooting every chance he saw a smidgen of daylight. I think that's because the Rockets had a better team chemistry. See point #2.

2 Marv Albert, Mr. Knick, made several comments about the personality conflicts on the Knicks. Oakley publicly hinted after Game 3 (correctly IMO) Ewing was shooting too much. Ewing said no he wasn't. Oakley basically called out Starks in the 1st half for taking stupid shots. When you throw in personalities like Harper and Mason into the mix, only a very stern hand like Pat Riley could have held that team together. Didn't someone write a book or article about that Knick team exposing some of the lockerroom dysfunction?

3 Kenny Smith was a gutless wimp and the Rockets would not have even made the Finals without Cassell. Kenny didn't play at all in the 4th quarter and after watching the first 3 quarters, it's very obvious why. Harper's physicality and trash talking made Kenny timid and jittery. He accepted being on the bench too easily and looked very comfortable there.

4 When the Knicks blew out to the huge lead in the 1st quarter, it was Cassell that stopped the bleeding. In fact, he actually got in Harper's head and Riley had to take him out. He started talking as soon as he took the floor and Harper lost his poise. Sam hit some cold blooded shots but his over-dribbling can drive you crazy. With such a weak starter, Rudy had to use Sam a lot.

5 Starks was clutch late in the game. 8 points in the last 3 minutes, including two 3 pointers.

6 Horry was knocked out of the game by a questionably flagrant foul from Mason. It looked worse than it was because of how Horry fell and because Mason was so strong. That guy was an ox! Marv Albert said the Rockets would have him x-rayed because they feared Horry's tailbone was broken.

7 Ewing's 6th foul was a phantom call on a Dream fadeaway. It reminded me of the call against Bowen on Flopwiztky. The only difference was Dream didn't flop at all.

Thanks R2K and Smeggy. This really helps pass the time waiting until training camp. Watching these games knowing the Rockets will win the series removes almost all of the tension and makes it more like pure entertainment. It's very enjoyable without the heart palpitations. Question: Why is the video quality/color so different between the 1st and 2nd halfs?