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Do you feel like you make a difference watching on TV?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by RiceDaddy7, Apr 28, 2009.

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  1. RiceDaddy7

    RiceDaddy7 Member

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    This makes no logical sense, but I feel like I can magically will the Rockets to win if I cheer loud enough and I focus hard enough on the tv. I really do believe this and I feel guilty whenever we need a basket and I end up missing it in the bathroom.

    This was what happened on Game 2, I went to pee and all hell broke loose.

    I'm sorry. It's my fault. I apolo'iz-e [/tejada].

    Anyone else feel that way? That they're not just watching the game but that you convinced yourself the power to change the outcome?
     
    #1 RiceDaddy7, Apr 28, 2009
  2. cshen

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    That must be a long pee.....
     
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  3. Ashes

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    All I know is the Rockets have never lost a game I've attended personally. Can't say the same for TV. :D
     
    #3 Ashes, Apr 28, 2009
  4. RiceDaddy7

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    Oh it was. Too much beer.
     
    #4 RiceDaddy7, Apr 28, 2009
  5. RiceDaddy7

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    Ashes, you better fly over to Portland tonight then...
     
    #5 RiceDaddy7, Apr 28, 2009
  6. Ashes

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    Believe me, if I could, I would.

    Maybe I'll attend all 3 Home games against LA, though.
     
    #6 Ashes, Apr 28, 2009
  7. RiceDaddy7

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    So, Ashes, if you're in the game and I hold on to my pee for four quarters, does that mean we beat whoever we're playing by 100 points?
     
    #7 RiceDaddy7, Apr 28, 2009
  8. gatsby

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    I always feel like when I watch TV that we do poorly, when I get GameCasts on ESPN we win. So maybe I'll stick to ESPN tonight....but I do love seeing them. Decisions decisions.
     
    #8 gatsby, Apr 28, 2009
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    I used to think like this when I was a kid. I remember watching during the championship years and I would go outside to my hoop during a commercial and say ok if i can make 3 out of my next 5 shots the rockets will win. haha
     
    #9 RedArmy00, Apr 28, 2009
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    For us out-of-town fans, the game will be on NBA TV. Game 2 was on NBA TV and we lost. I'm a little superstitious about it... :(
     
    #10 jsonic6, Apr 28, 2009
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    then hold it!
     
    #11 dachuda86, Apr 28, 2009
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    The Rockets never seem to do well if I watch them on TV...it's hard being a fan sometimes.
     
    #12 JeeberD, Apr 28, 2009
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    Ditto. I leave the room they start winning. I come back in and the other team goes on a run. Luckily radio does not seem to be affected by my aura so I do alot of listening rather than watching.
     
    #13 Gwalchmai, Apr 28, 2009
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    for real, right?

    pinch that wee wee
     
    #14 joesr, Apr 28, 2009
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    yao im overly superstitious when it comes to ish like this..

    I only caught the last half of game 4..when I turned the game on we had a 5 point lead in the 3rd qtr.. right then and there the blazers started their run and ended up leading by 7 or something going into the 4th.

    I was having a pretty bad day already and I came to the conlcusion that I was channeling my bad mojo through my tv onto the rockets.

    I turn the game off for a while.. played some video games.. ate some food... and when I turned it back on we had the lead with brooks on the FT line.. needless to say Brooks chokes.. and I instantly turn the game off again.. haha i know its silly.. but i like to believe i had a hand in the win :)
     
    #15 sew, Apr 28, 2009
  16. JuanValdez

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    My wife tried to convince me that I was jinxing the team by watching, so I should turn it off. But, I kept on watching and we won. We're up 3-1 with me watching, so I can't be jinxing them. Not that I'm doing them any favors either.
     
    #16 JuanValdez, Apr 28, 2009
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    y e s .
     
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    Stopped watching game 4 at end of 3rd, and turned it on 610. Maybe I will just listen tonight.
     
    #18 ccada, Apr 28, 2009
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    JV, the karma you and I, and the rest of us watching the Rocks in the playoffs, produce is helping. It is a positive energy flowing through the ether, into the cosmos, where the Rockets fly... onward to victory. At least, that's what I tell my wife. We have celebratory sex after every win, so it must work.
     
    #19 Deckard, Apr 28, 2009
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    HAHA!! i use to do the same thing!!
     
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