My girlfriend is from Dallas. She doesnt know anything about baskeball, I taught her what 'and one' meant this season. She says she's a Mavs fan, but she's only a Mavs fan when they are playing the Rockets, since that is the only time I watch them and the only time she watches basketball. She was such a B last night during the end of the game. I made sure that while I layed awake last night, annoyed with the situation, to give her a little kick every once in awhile to wake her up. She's curious why she's tired today
Yeap...I was SO excited before the game. I was feeling good that they would win the game. Haha...I couldn't sleep for a bit last night. I kept thinking about Terry killing us!! Oh well. I'll get over it and get excited for the playoffs on..Saturday?
I didn't get much sleep because of the loss to the Mavs. I tried being optimistic immediately after the loss, rather than create a knee-jerk thread and bash the Rockets... but the fact that all we had to do was get a W to be a 3rd or 2nd seed... it's hard not to be pessimistic. Are the Rockets incompetent? Seriously. Can you blame the coach? After these guys have played for 81-games together, is it really a valid excuse to blame the coach for playing like idiots? And the player interviews after the game (thanks for posting, No Layups), none of the players seemed to even care. (Why would they? They get paid either way.) Shane just knocked it off, stating that if they didn't lose any arbitrary game earlier in the season, then this game wouldn't matter. The fact is, the game DID matter, and they collapsed.
Depressed?? Hell yeah, I'm depressed. I have yet to do any real work today but will have to do some soon. I was so upset last night that I wound up having to sleep on the couch. I guess there are a couple of things that really bother me about last night (and yes I understand that there are more important things in life than a freaking basketball game but still...): 1) The Rockets had this game in complete control and just like they did in that damn Bulls game and the game against the Suns that was on ESPN in April, they go away from what is working for them and then run around like they don't know what to do. You can just feel the swing in momentum and that it is continuing to snowball and our Rockets aren't able to do a damn thing about it other than look like a bunch of 3 stooges rejects. I can't even remember the last time I saw the Rockets win a game on national TV - I am guessing it was the home game against Cleveland or it might have been a game against the Pistons. 2) The fact that we had the #2 seed and instead we get the #5 seed is a hard pill to swallow to be honest with you. Granted the *****ing Nuggets laid down for us last night but they really didn't have anything to play for which was our fault for losing. Nonetheless, to know that we could have gotten the Hornets in the first round and then probably the Nuggets in the 2nd round, the 2 teams that we match up the best against, and not have to worry about the Lakers until the WCF and have it taken away really sucks. Now we have to look forward to playing a very hot team although young in Portland that is Utah-like in their home record. Granted we do match up favorably against them but even if we win, our reward is to play the Lakers in the second round. 3) Thinking about all the games the Rockets blew and how that has come back to bite us in the ass. I understand that all teams have games that they can look back and say that they should have won but my goodness, the Rockets sure do seem to have the most games like that. I had counted at least 12 maybe 16 games in another thread that we should have won but didn't because we either faltered in the 4th quarter or we just got outplayed by teams that were terrible (see the Raptors game, Bucks game, Clippers game, etc.) If we were just able to sweep the Grizzlies (instead of losing to them twice) or we beat the Pacers and 76ers both times instead of getting swept by them, we would be the #2 seed. And I disagree completely with the person that said that losses at the beginning of the season aren't as bad as the ones at the end. ALL losses are bad no matter when they happen, especially when they are games that should have been won. 4) It has been 12 long years since the Rockets last made it out of the 1st round - a fact that just completely boggles my mind. I was really hoping more than anything that they could finally put to rest this talk about not ever getting out of the first round. They may still be able to pull it off, but not having HCA and having to play Portland is a helluva lot harder than having HCA and playing New Orleans. I could go on and on but I better not before I get even more depressed!
yeah that was the game that really mathered. not yesterday. yesterday was nothing. yesterday was not even close on importance level. sheez
Trust me, I understand perspective. This is a forum about sports. I used the word "depressed" to explain how I feel today. Lets not derail this thread. I started this thread just to share how I feeling today and to allow other Rocket fans to share how they were feeling. I am very emotionally invested in this team. I have been a season ticket holder for 5 years and went to 33 games this year. Last night was just a very difficult loss for me. I thought I would share how I was feeling. However, I will be amped and ready for the playoff games.
I agree...that game last night was really hard to swallow. I have watched every single game this season and I have got to say that game last night hurt the most. I cannot stop thinking about it and the more I think about it the more I get pissed. I hate Dallas. The people....the Mavs.....the city you name it. I had playoff tickets for game A and B and I thought that I was going to the game this weekend instead I will be watching on the couch. Man this one is going to take a while to get over. Maybe a game 1 win will do the trick.
I was so damn upset. This cutie I've been talking to lately, she was over. We were watching the game. Afterwards, she wanted to make me "feel better". Pushed her off. Wanted none of it.
My usage of perspective wasn't worded or used correctly, I didn't mean that no one had perspective on their situations, and that I am sorry. I know how it is to be emotionally invested in a team, then get smashed in the face, aka malone bear hug-stockton shot. I guess what I'm trying to get across is as I've become older, vie tried to not let sports get the best of my emotions. I used to get worked up, angry, sad and it showed to the people I was around and in my relationships. But as time go one, you just try not to get to high, or to low about such things that are used for entertainment. Sorry to derail. Yes, I was "depressed" after the game. Muck the favs.
well how do you think I feel? I bought tickets for game A and B I bought air fare to come out to Houston this weekend to for both games. Now all that is gone. I turned in the airfare for credit towards a future flight, I tried to apply for a flight next weekend but the cost would be double of what I had originally paid for my first flight out. I cant afford that right now. Then on top of that I thought maybe I will actually go to game 5! because I will be in Portland of all places for my business trip. BUT I just checked my email itinerary I am leaving Tueday night right when the game is about to start and the company cant change just my flight to come back out wed morning since it got some group rate thing. So not only will I not be able to go to the game I wont be able to even WATCH it live. so now I am stuck with 1 ticket refunded for game A (thanks Dave) and 1 ticket I am trying to sell for game B. airfare credit of 220 bucks that I dont know when I may use or if I could realistically use it to come to Houston for a second round matchup since those schedules are not released till most of the first round is over and it may be too late to get a 2 week advance rates on those. And worst of all I was looking forward to seeing some of my friends down in Houston since I hadnt seen them for a year more so than the actual games. F@#$@#$ Rockets
yea last night fukin sucked...........along with 2day...fukin pony fans and sperms fans been talkin **** to me all day...i wanna punch them all in the face................so much was at stake last night..and we blew it
I feel for you bro. That really sucks. Maybe the Rockets will pay you back by taking care the Blazers and upsetting the Lakers on their way to WCF.
I was depressed last night. It was just a bad day for my sports world. - Rockets lost. Blazers and Spurs won. Worst possible scenario. - Chris Carpenter (on my MLB fantasy team) goes to the DL for 4-8 weeks. - Evan Longoria (on my MLB fantasy team) misses 2 games with a death in his family. And un-related to sports: - World of Warcraft servers are still screwed up and I can't play the new content. So what did I do instead last night? Forced to watch Twilight by my girlfriend because I got to watch the Rockets game. A horrible evening indeed.
depressed for what? Playing the team that we want to play. Look on the bright side... WE DONT HAVE TO FACE DERON WILLIAMS OR CHRIS PAUL.
1. We lost home court advantage. 2. We are on the Lakers' side of the bracket. 3. We lost home court advantage. It's not about the first round, it's about total progress. Getting out of the first round is nice, but that shouldn't be our goal. We match up just fine with the Mavs/Hornets/Nuggets/Spurs and they would've been a fine first round opponent too. However, if we had won, we'd have HCA and be outside of the Lakers' half of the bracket for round 2. I am not scared of the Hornets whatsoever.
