As far as where i was in my life, I was a 19 year old kid at the University of Austin Community College, applying for school in NY, saving money at the retail above ground pool store I worked at. There was a pool table in the back showroom, and I remember tuning in to 740am all the way on 183 and Ohlen road, and on a good night, Gene Peterson's voice was coming in loud & clear. good times...
I was in eighth grade and obsessed with our prospects against Seattle and Chicago, was a little worried about the Lakers, but really thought the Jazz would be a cakewalk. Damn officials. This was a year before we got internet, so almost all Rockets info had to be garnered from taking the Chronicle's sports section to school and reading it over and over throughout the day... sort of like a prehistoric version of the refresh icon, naturally sans ever actually receiving new information... Game six fell on the last day of school. Like so many others, I cried myself to sleep that night and was in a pretty bad funk that entire weekend.
This is my first post. Twelve years ago I was an assistant manager at Blockbuster video and a full time student at HCC Stafford. I wasn't doing well in school and around the time of the playoffs I decided to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. During my time in the Corps (five years), I really didn't follow the Rockets all that much and it wasn't until I did my time and separated that I started to follow them again. So it's pretty much been an enlistment in the military, two marriages, a college education, and the birth of three kids since the Rockets have made it past the first round for me. Go Rockets!
Just left austin and was mulling over a offer to go hoop in germany. 26, had a 6 yr old daughter and doing a lot of sticking at the time. Of course I thought the rockets were going to game 7 and beat utah and take down mj. As soon as stockton shot it, I cut the tv off because he wasn't missing that series. I was disappointed in clyde because he let hornacek cancel him out. That seemed like yeasterday.
Fast times- Financial Consultant rolling in money and living in Houston with a crazy stripper. It was also the first year I had internet. Rockets wise, a die-hard fan as always, and I do remember hitting clutchfans in either 97 or 98, although I didn't post on the boards until 2003.
No doubt. I'm 38 and 35 was my worst year when it comes to age, but now I don't mind getting into that "old" bracket it just means that I'm that much closer to retirement. Anyway, DD what did you do with Starlancer and what are you up to now?? Are you still involved with games? I'm a software developer who always wanted to write games when I was a kid, but now I'm writing software for businesses instead. http://www.mosaiccrest.com
I had to apologize to my main squeeze for being an ass after the Mavs game. She was trying to... do things (to make me feel better), but I wasn't feeling any of it. I had people over, I told them all to leave. They didn't, because they thought I was joking. I wasn't.
I was 12 and just started junior high school couldn't wait to see all the girls I had in my class room. I played on my first basketball team and avg about 9 points a game. I was also watching the Rockets and thought it would be nice to see them met the bulls in the finals, although I think we would have lost it sill would have been a great series to watch with Mike vs Dream, Clyde vs Pippen, and Rodman vs Barkley.
i was 18 and a senior in HS and a HUGE fan. guess i still am. my dream then was to graduate and come back to houston to buy season tickets and go to games with my dad, the man that introduced the game to me. i've fulfilled that dream for the last 6 of 7 years.
I was in my 2nd year of college. Attended Games 1,2 and 7 of the 2nd round against Seattle and also Game 3 and 6 of the series against the Jazz. Yes, I witnessed the Stockton dagger that propelled them to the finals for the first time. Malone clearly set an illegal screen!!!
In 1997, I had already moved out of Houston for so long I had forgotten how crappy Houston drivers were on the freeway. I never believed that Barkley would get us another championship. (I still think we should have kept Horry and Cassell). But I never thought it would end like that (the Stockton shot). I never knew who Yao Ming was until we had a chance to draft him. I poured over the internet trying to get some information about this big Chinese dude. And I found Clutchcity.net.
I was 15 yrs old and a freshman at Mayde Creek High School. I was always glued to the Tv for every game especially the playoffs and was 100% sure we were gonna win another championship especially having Barkley in the team now, my dreams were crushed... Little did I know it was gonna be the last time still till this day that we were gonna make it to the 2nd round of the playoffs...
<font size=3 face=times>I was 9 years old and was in the 3rd grade just livin a good childhood life with no worries & resposibilities. I went to my first Rockets game back on 4.13.97 against the Sonics which Rox won 113-73 and sat close to courtside along with my dad. I also witnessed the Stockton dagger which that upset me, and not to mention I was complaining about them Utah floppers. Those were the days!
Just finished my last final exam (pre-cal) of my junior year in high school. Was excited to see Game 6 knowing I had no more finals to study for. I was especially looking forward to Game 7 and the ensuing match-up with the Bulls that year.... Stockton's shot will forever be burned into my memory. Along with the bearhug from Malone that freed him for that shot. What a collapse down the stretch. Out you demons, out!! All-time Houston playoff gut punches (in no particular order): - Stockton's shot in Game 6 of the 1997 WCF - Walt F'n Weiss play on Eusebio's shot to short in Game 3 of the 1999 NLDS to get Cammy at home in the bottom of the 10th - Jim Edmonds catching Brad Ausmus' shot in the top of the 2nd with two on in Game 7 of the 2004 NLCS - Buffalo ('nuff said)
I was in fifth grade and hoping the Rockets and Barkley could get that ring. Then John Stockon had to crush that dream.
