Back in the day, did Cassell only fans hate it when Kenny Smith hit 7 3s vs the Magic? No. Cause there was no such thing as Cassell only fans. Did Drexler only fans hate it when Horry hit the 3 to beat San Antonio? no because there was no such thing as Drexler only fans and Horry Only fans Did Dream only fans hate it when Ralph Sampson hit the 3 to beat the Lakers? No cause there was no such thing. There only thing that is REAL here in any time period is ROCKETS FANS. Those other fans AREN'T REAL. I know they exist, but they aren't real cause they don't keep it real.
Yes those guys are still here and are real Rockets fans. they broke away from the BORG, now are part of the Federation. However these new breed of fans are like those things from Attack from Mars. Yao never played for any other team than the Rockets. At least the Yao fans never kept yapping their mouths about other teams. Since when did Rockets fans want D'Antoni? LOL.
That's a great idea. I'm tired of the annoying 2012ers who think that a disagreeing view that doesn't worship the ground Lin walks on is "trolling" I've not seen this GARM so divided in my entire time spent posting here. It's obvious there is an influx of pushy
Since the Rockets signed Jeremy Lin and we no longer have Gogi or Lowry. Also, because Lin thrived under D'Antoni's system. Harden may as well which is good for the HOUSTON ROCKETS! GO ROCKETS!
Harden thrived under Scottie Brooks. We should be asking for him, Harden is the max salary Rockets star not Lin.
I could get some flack for this, but Im going to say it anyways. I think part of it is justification. Look, he's going to get a ton of votes for the all-star game, and he's going to continue to be a marketable player if he can walk and chew at the same time on the court. If he doesn't produce well, at least statistically, then the justification isn't there to vote him in the all-star game, get the Rockets on national TV or whatever. Its frustrating now for that vote because right now he's not getting that justification they need, so then the blame game starts. I personally think its important to that community that he does well at all costs, to prove that it wasn't just a fluke last year, and it is possible that Asian American's can be superstar players as well. What that particular fan isn't realizing though, is that Jeremy is doing just fine, and just because he isn't putting up 30 a night doesn't mean he's a bad player.... AND THATS OK. If Jeremy Lin is the best player on you're team RIGHT NOW, your team probably isn't very good. Lin can get better in time, but right now, he's young and coming into his own. Im considering him very much a rookie type of player. 2nd year player at best. I think he has talent, but he's just not there yet to be relied upon to win games on his own. If you have the chance to add Harden or a player of that caliber to your team, and you jump on it because the difference in talent & experience is off the charts. Still... NOT SAYING LIN IS BAD... just saying Harden, and the few superstars that are in this league are that good.
I'm not sure why some fans have to try to put others down because they are a different kind of fan. Grow up, fans come in different shapes and sizes. Some are diehard lifelong Rockets fans, some follow the team because their favorite player is on it. Can't you act like an adult and not take this so seriously? We are all just following basketball, for God's sake. If you get your self-esteem by being a "real" Rockets fan, than you are a straight up loser. That's keeping it real.
this may seem unrelated to the thread title but i'm curious if mchale's absence is affecting the build up of offensive schemes, plays, and adjustments in the past week. which of the coaches lead the offensive development of the team? i am under the impression that sampson is defensive oriented and may thus not have as much input towards offensive development. is it finch or mchale? i ask because couldn't some of the issues with questionable offensive utilization of lin and continued reliance on hardin isolations be a result of mchales's absence? or am i totally off and the offensive development during practices has not changed?
I said he may thrive under D'Antoni. If Scottie was in the market, of course I would say we go after him. You build around your superstar first, but Brooks isn't. We all saw what DA accomplished with Lin in NY so I figured it's one less guesswork to the equation. He's already hired so it's irrelevant now.
I understand the goodness in getting Lin and I understand his potential. I think he's a standup guy and I don't think he will McGrady or Pippen the team. I don't think he's a bad player at all, just not too keen on his jumper. You can like the Pied Piper and not like the rats.
Not in my opinion. The offense is the same. Its one of the more simplified offenses in the league so its really hard to make it that much different from a day to day basis. They cant make the sets any different, but what they can do is create more movement off the ball to get other people involved. Nothing about the offensive sets has changed though.
maybe i'll be more direct. you're not a real Rockets fan if you call the coach racist cause he's substituting in the back up point guard. is that better?
Real is important. Can you imagine if you saw a delicious apple and you bit into it and it was plastic? you wanted something real, don't you? exactly. same with the Rockets. keep it real!
so what's the time scale for setting up new movement schemes to get others involved? i remember the coaches repeatedly mentioning the youth and inexperience as a factor in picking up plays during preseason. do you think it's the young guys not executing, fudging plays, or bad game time coaching that's resulted in the blown leads and close game loses? or alternatively are they actually overachieving so far by having close games against portland, miami, memphis, and denver?
Tinman can fight his own battles, but the one thing I will chime in about this if you dont mind is that my opinion here is that if you put one players glory above everything else the team stands for (winning games), then I have a real problem with that. It makes the sellout crowds, and jersey sales feel very artificial. Im old school and have always had a team first mentality when it comes to sports. Its pretty frustrating to see that some "fans" on this board obviously feel differently about the team, and have managed to make their campaign about something else entirely.
How will they take it when he's on the bench behind Nash? Got to be careful what they hope and pray and wish and dream for.
kinda funny how people been saying the same thing about harden just a few weeks ago. "not saying harden is bad. just saying Westbrook and the few superstar that are in this league are that good."
