Rockets 2002-2003 Promotional Nights Day Date Opponent Theme Promotion Sat. Nov. 2 Toronto Opening Night Yao Ming Growth Chart - 100 signed Tue. Nov. 12 Portland Autograph Night Autographs to first 1,000 with face paint Tue. Nov. 19 Cleveland All-Star Rally Rockets T-shirts to those completing 25 ballots Sat. Dec. 7 Philadelphia Rudy T. Night Rudy T. Talking Bobble Head Tue. Dec. 10 Sacramento Cuttino Mobley Water Bottle Wed. Dec. 18 Indiana Holiday Party Holiday Premium TBD Fri. Dec. 27 New York Moochie Norris Celebriduck Tue. Dec. 31 Milwaukee New Year's Party Commemorative Glass Fri. Jan. 24 Detroit Eddie Griffin Water Bottle Sun. Feb. 2 Sacramento Lunar New Year Yao Ming Duck Fri. Feb. 14 Miami Valentine's Day Steve Francis Celebriduck Fri. Feb. 21 Dallas Pajama Party/ Calvin Murphy Night Calvin Murphy Bobble Head Sun. Mar. 2 San Antonio Kids Weekend/ Clutch's Birthday Lunch Box Sat. Mar. 8 New Jersey Trading Card I Fri. Mar. 14 Chicago Trading Card II Sun. Mar. 16 Phoenix St. Patrick's Day/ Turn Back the Clock I HW Classic T-shirt Sat. Mar. 29 Denver Trading Card III Sat. Apr. 12 Seattle Fan Appreciation Picture Night Tue. Apr. 15 Memphis Closing Ceremonies TBD I particularly like the Calvin Murphy bobble head and the Rudy T talking bobble head. This is 10 times more promotional nights then I can ever remember in a season. You cant say they arent trying. http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/Rockets_20022003_Promotional_-54512-34.html
No lie, you better get there mid-afternoon to even have a chance. What exactly is a celebriduck? I noticed they are giving away one of Moochie and Steve.
Anyone feel like bringing a TV and having a waiting party for the signed posters? On any other day, I'd be more than willing to start waiting in the afternoon... but at 2:30 it's Texas at Nebraska, and I wouldn't miss that for the world. Unless someone knows of plans to have TV's outside... looks like I am out.
Allen Iverson Celebriduck (being held by Gilligan ) More celebriducks This has got to be the stupidest thing I've ever seen... and I've seen some stupid things. Apparently it's a celebrity crossed with a rubber ducky (it's got a bill). Unreal. Between this and the pet rock, I don't know why I can't come up with an idea that I can make millions off of.
I don't know why, either, Dr. But if you figure it out, and it can put some extra fans in the seats, give us a call. Really just wanted to clear up the Yao Growth Chart giveaway on opening night -- the plan is to give away 5,000, with 100 signed. The 100 signed (assuming Yao agrees to it -- it shouldn't be a problem, but it's not exactly on the top of the list of things we're discussing with him at the moment) would be randomly distributed within the 5,000. The poster is great, though. For most of the growth charts we've found around sports, they shrink the player down to 6' (the max size most printers can handle affordably), and then they ask you to post the bottom of the poster 6" from the ground or so. This poster is the full 7'6" tall -- with a few cosmetic differences, it's pretty much the same poster that the players were clowning around with on the front page of the Chronicle last Tuesday. Tim McDougall Vice President of Marketing Houston Rockets and Comets timm@rocketball.com
Celebriduck has got to be the most r****ded promotion ever... Well, other than Disco Demolition Night at Comisky...
Maybe theyll have a Cato celebriduck. You know, since hes always ducking out of the way when someone drives the lane on him. =P
I always thought it would be cool if they did a old school line of bobbleheads. Rudy and Calvin are great, but what about maybe Drexler, Barkley, or even some older players. Tim, what are they planning for the last game in The Summit/Compaq Center?
What does the talking Rudy Bobblehead say? "Eat at Taco Cabana" or "never underestimate the heart of a champion"?
DCkid, It is misspelled. It is supposed to be "celebridick." It's a foam rubber likeness of a celebrity that you can throw at the TV set when they act like dicks, in the case of bball celebrities, when Moochie dribbles too much, and it just makes you want to throw something... reach for your celebridick
Rudy T hasn't done Taco Cabana commercials in about five or six years. I heard he got food poisoning from some Taco Cabana food and stopped endorsing them...
