Nice zooming on that pics! Tried to do the same to point out my cousins and I but there is so much you can do in paint.
I was there too. Did anyone notice how hot the Power Dancers are? I saw Jason Collier throw down a nasty dunk on Ming. I got to meet Mo Taylor after the game too. I also got to see Scarface up close too. I had a great time. It was off the hook.
They were okay I thought. About 2-3 of them are super hot. About 2-3 dont even deserve to be on any sort of a cheerleading squad. The rest are okay. Anyone notice the Mexian one? She was a not as skinny as the other ones, but man was she hot.
Jeff did you have on a hat? If so I saw you. I saw two guys sitting courtside taking pictures. I'm in this picture too. If you put the mouse arrow on Rocketeer's head and go straight up, I'm the guy in a blue sweater sitting by the guy in a grey shirt. (my best friend)
LOL, yeah she is hot, she is in my class at UH, she sits right in front of me. I dont think shes Mexican though. I know her name is Jennifer and shes 26. I think they are all really hot with 2 or 3 exceptions.
Collier can rebound very good. He has those wide shoulders and good hands. It's just that dog-gone foot/ankle of his! Once he's able to play healthy, he'll contribute.
A kind of unrelated matter, but the Rockets are so deep it's too good to be true. I say top 4, uninjured, but either way we're goin past the first round. Houston Rockets #1 baby!
So....where are they? Thanks to everyone who posted pics and provided their recaps. It really has gotten me in a good mood reading that.
Hey Doc of Dunk It’s hard to explain what I meant by Rice and Mo being kind of leaders of the team but it just seems they have this presence… I guess it’s just that Rice is elder statesman now and both him and Mo just seem to be mature and confident… nothing against Steve because he is very much still the most talented player on the team but Rice and Mo seem to command a certain respect from their teammates…Rice would grab Boki to the side and instruct him… On the sidelines he was talking to Ming… And with Mo T he just seems to have a fire in him like he wants to win, he seems very confident and his attitude is contagious. They both stuck around afterwards and genuinely seemed happy to talk to the fans actually all of the rockets were like that…
Well when you live in CT, it is kind of difficult to get to these practices. Thanks for all the reports. I spent my weekend organizing my videos of games from last year making sure they were properly labeled; and preparing for this year as I have LP again. I also reviewed some games including one against Spurs in SA where we lost by 2. As I come out of the weekend I remain highly confident that we are a top 4 team in the west.
My wife and I got in line after the game to take a picture with Yao (they were taking lots of polaroids), but we got kicked out when we didn't have a "red" pass. Did anyone get through and get a polaroid with Yao? Can you scan it and post it on the site?
I was there last night as well, and I'm glad I went. The surprise of the night was Nachbar. Boki was impressive, and was as relaxed as I've seen him. He moves (and looks to move) very well without the ball, which may explain why he looks lost on the floor during the games. Anyone notice that he's a little taller than Mo, he's looks like a legit 6'10". And there are certain people who shall remain nameless who are about to lose a bet about Ming starting. He's a sight to behold in person, but he's still very much in preseason mode. They were directing him all night long, and he's just not ready to start and\or play big minutes. But hey, there's worse things in life than having a 7'5" sweet-shooting big man who's an immediate crowd pleaser coming off the bench, and the important thing is that the Rockets are much improved with him whether he starts or not. Maybe by the middle or end of the season. Not to nitpick, but I was kind of disappointed that more people didn't show up. I wasn't expecting a full house, but I was expecting a good portion of the lower bowl to be filled. I sat behind the white team's basket (so I can see the movement), and there were maybe a handful of people around. Maybe it was because of the weather or the Series, I don't know. But a good time, nonetheless.
Apprently everyone with a camera decided to take pics of sweaty basketball players instead of cheerleaders. wtf???
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/sports/bk/bkn/rox/1636165 Oct. 27, 2002, 11:07PM Rockets summary He's got legs By the time Glen Rice reached the Rockets' locker room, Cuttino Mobley was ready for him. "Don't throw that pass," Mobley said, mimicking the training-camp order that on Sunday became obsolete. "Don't throw that pass." On Sunday, Mobley threw it and Rice went up and got it, slamming in an alley-oop that had the locker room buzzing. "That's a play they tell you to spin and go for a lob," Rice said. "In training camp, I said don't throw me the lob. Tonight, that felt good. I had hard layups before. But that felt good." Rice is not likely to build his offense around rim-rattling, but that dunk might have been a good indicator of what could come. "Shooting is about your legs," he said. "Absolutely." The spring in his legs has been noticed. "He's been doing real well," Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich said. "He's been getting up and down, and that lob was awesome. His legs play such a big part in his shot. It's coming around." Interacting The Rockets drew about 3,000 for Sunday evening's public scrimmage. With fans allowed to sit where they chose in Compaq Center, many could be easily heard conversing with players and coaches. "It's just good to have that interaction with the public," Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich said. "It's important to us. A lot of times, people wouldn't get to games. And when they're up close and personal like that, we feed off that." Tomjanovich said he could even put the evening to use. Public scrimmages are generally not terribly competitive. But the Rockets went through a tape session and a more traditional practice before playing for the crowd. "We did have a practice before," Tomjanovich said of the evening's three hours of work. "We started at 5, so it was a long day. There's still so much to cover, and we're trying to catch up some people. Certain guys missed practice, missing (learning) certain sets, so we have to get them ready." Sign of the times Yao Ming still has not escaped the unusual demands on his time to get into a rhythm. On Sunday, he spent four hours signing basketball cards. Asked the biggest adjustment so far in his move to the NBA, he said: "Autographs." He has, however, added to his vocabulary. By Sunday, he was greeting the media with "Wassup?" A Capers fan Rudy Tomjanovich heard the Texans' score in the background Sunday and nearly jumped from his chair. He did raise a clenched fist and shouted "Yes" at the news. "I want all of our teams to do well," he said. But Tomjanovich had met Texans coach Dom Capers once and heard a story of his loyalty to his assistant coaches in Carolina, and that was enough to make him a fan. "I met Dom Capers at a shoot for Norton Ditto," Tomjanovich said. "I really liked the guy. But I heard the story about him and his assistant coaches, and I love the guy." -- JONATHAN FEIGEN
