With the Dream coming home what are you all going to do? I have mixed feelings... I love him for the countless number of amazing performances, but I also hate him for the trade demand and the crappy way he left. So I will probably stand in awe and do nothing.
I'll be at home watching, hoever....mixed feelings: I like Hakeem, always have. Cheering for him seems natural. However, he is now the enemy. Thus I cannot rightfully cheer for him. Then again, if he has a good game, Toronto may win, propelling us closer to the top-o-the-lottery..... OK, I'll cheer for him.
I say cheer him during player intros...just as I would for any ex-Rocket great (the greatest in this case IMO) who has moved on to play for another team. Then boo him like hell for the rest of the game just as I would any player on any opposing team. I dont hold a grudge...but I dont make exceptions either. I love Dream...but he is the enemy tomorrow night.
My sentiments exactly. I love Hakeem, he deserves a standing ovation during introductons, but when he steps onto that court its business as usual. If a player's on the other team there's no way in hell I'm cheering for him during the game. I'm a ROCKETS fan.
****! I voted for the middle one by mistake. I would like to cancel that and vote for "cheer wildly all through out the game". I will cheer like a madman during the player intros, and cheer like a madman still everytime he makes a basket, and I hope he makes a whole lotta baskets.
But is now the time to celebrate the positives? I don't really think so. That's what uniform retirement ceremonies are for.
The majority, no ALL of us would not be on this BBS had Dream not been a Rocket, learn it, know it, live it!
EDC, Great post... I am with you. No goodtime memories tomorrow, that is what jersey retirement is for. Freak, No, I won't let those two months before he left totally ruin my idea of what a true champ he WAS, but he was still a ass for acting that way. I bet Vancouver is bummed they gave up what they did for him. It will eventually pay off for us, all because Hakeem acted like a baby!
Yeah Vancouver hasn't even won a game this year! I'm with Rollinrocket on this one. I'll give him a standing ovation, but once the game starts he is the enemy.
Do you not think we got over on Toronto? A first and second. I am not saying that they aren't winning but I think that they expected Hakeem to be a little better. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/hakeem_olajuwon/index.html?nav=page
Vancouver W/L w/ Dream: 0-0 Vancouver W/L w/o Dream: 0-0 hey for a team that has never gotten over .500, Dream was a godsend! =)
Quit being such a puss and cheer for Dream!! Boo? Give me a break...... Anyone who doesnt cheer should remember how he/she felt in May of '94 and '95. You remember those 2 years dont you??
I will cheer him unless he's playing us. Then I will boo him like I do every other player not wearing pinstripes. He made his choice.
couldn't boo him if I tried. can't stand the fact he's not in a Rockets uni but he's still the greatest Rocket ever. It's more upsetting to me to see him play at such a low level than to see him in another uni...
I'm not even at the game and I'm booing him while watching TV. Hakeem is a jerk. He always was a jerk when he was with the team. He faked injuries. He constantly complained about the way that he was being treated by the team. The Rockets had a chance to get something for Hakeem and then he put up a big stink about the lack of loyalty he was getting and then he leaves a year later and the Rockets get nothing for him. Hakeem can screw off. Everyone should boo him.
