to the saturation of what can be blatantly conceived to be the equivalent of of carousing happy-go-lucky slobber.. you dismiss my stance as drivel.. why am i not surprised..? to the blissfully ignorant.. objectivity.. has no place..
Houston has the worst fans. Toyota center is like empty until the second quarter and our fans b**** about every stupid detail.
You attribute all of these things to the Rockets character ("they choked again") that are simply impossible to verify. Even the biggest cynic would have been satisfied with the effort they brought in these two games. I am tired of people like you who don't have the grace to just tip your hat to the efforts of the other team. The Blazers played with fierce determination, hit a bunch of tough, contested shots and yet the Rockets still had a good chance. If these Rockets aren't good enough for you, go away.
Irony defined. What was I saying about those who had posted in this thread? That they had not quit? I was wrong and/or I spoke too soon. I can admit those things... Mistakes... Perhaps a contributing member is a definition in this case of a "believer" and at the same time a "realist?" What part of... -Houston now has more homes games left in this series than Portland does- ...did you just not read and/or comprehend? Ironic indeedy-do. If you put a colon ( ----> : <----- ) in front of your capital "D" that starts the DENIAL you are in... you'll get a smile too! ( : D no spaces) (In case you missed it, the "indeedy-do" was a misspelling of the intentional colloquial nature.)
I think that 90% of the fans here couldn't handle the 94 series when we choked 2 games at home and had to go back to Phoenix. They would have quit on the team. Of course 100% of the 99ers could handle it! We're tied 1-1 and people are acting like its over. they don't know clutch city dude and why it was named that.
laughable.. incredibly so.. you've reduced yourself quite sadly.. and it just doesn't get smaller than this.. so, i suppose all there's left now is to lend a soft applause to the parade of happy-beyond-reason-clowns here.. as they ecstatically stumble.. into their contently self-concealed pitfalls.. to the crashing cymbals of the OP's grinning monkey.. because afterall.. it was fun and the effort was their with beaming smiles.. ? and Blake... i tire of this.. i've clearly stated that i do think they're good enough.. it's what makes their self-implosions all the more unbearable.. if i thought they weren't good enough.. i would brush off their losses.. and give a big, "who cares, they weren't good anyway".. and i wouldn't be arguing fruitlessly with those that simply won't listen to factual flaws of the team.. that can be verified.. by the years of futility.. in equal level of high pressure scenerios.. by this same team.. be it the Mavs.. the Jazz.. the Lakers.. the Mavs again.. the Blazers.. the Spurs.. etc etc.. despite various changes/improvements in roster.. and "learned lessons".. now we can all clap the effort of the revolving door of opposing teams.. somehow all providing us all with the same results.. or we can realize that the only costant in that ever lasting pattern.. is our team.. and that perhaps there lies an underlying problem.. that can only be surmounted.. as equally sustained.. by the team itself..
i asked this question before.. perhaps you can provide an answer this time, tinman.. being the resident self-proclaimed "Rockets historian".. that 94 team may've experienced a choke-job that series.. but did they suffer through a pre-existing history of "choking" throughout that very year.. regular season.. and before.. and before..?
Man. Oh. Man. I just thought about that in the context of this board. Wow, head asplode!!! And then to be down at halftime of game 3??? Sheesh. There would have been bannings for that few day period after game 1 and right before game 3 ended. Then a few more in the day leading up to game 4.
yes.. to demand more.. where opportunity for more is amply provided.. and to contently clap for our continuous shortcomings despite it.. truly the former.. is the character trait.. "beyond help".. ill ask again.. throughout their regular season and postseason..? with differing opponents.. of differing competitive levels.. year by year.. ? not once.. not twice.. but on several occassions.. per season/postseason..? 4th quarter panic-stricken collapses on defense.. and aimless scrambling on offense.. were common occurrence back then..? with.. Hakeem Olajuwon..?
Will you come off it with the 99er BS already? Some of your posts make it seem like you actually believe you're a better fan because you signed up before the vast majority of us. Get off it dude, no one gives a flying fugg about original sign up date. Vent over.
Yes. Even with the Dream. Get over yourself, buddy. The internet and data is just as equally available to you to find these answers you seek. We all watched it.... We followed them for years... So this begs the question, did you? I cannot imagine, that if the Dream years were as flawless as you seem to purport, why the Rockets did not win it every year he was on the roster. Why not? You tell us, oh sage. The reality is this... not even Jordan achieved the level of ability to defend against every team mates' misfortunes and self-collapse and/or mental weaknesses that your selective memory, or fable believing has extruded in this thread. For lack of a better, high-class way to inform you... again, you're beyond help. Goodbye.
perhaps you're just incapable of analytical thinking.. anything more than an optimistic hoot and a holler.. and you're at a loss as to how to continue.. coherently.. and no as i've made clear here.. most recently.. in the "what were you doing in 1997..?" i hadn't been caring for, nor keeping up with the sport.. let alone the Rockets.. back then.. i wasn't even close to my teens in 93.. i wasn't purporting Hakeem's potential infallibility.. with the question.. i was hinting to the possibility of the teams prior to that season.. being of lesser quality.. as a whole.. than we currently are.. and have been in these scenerios.. despite possessing more qualified leadership.. the disparity between Hakeem.. and Tracy and Yao.. meaning that possibly their losses in such scenerios back then was more due to the lack of team depth, experience and ability against teams more capable in each area.. than due to a self-destructive trend.. as exemplified by this current squad.. and sustained over the years despite roster improvement.. and once again.. repeatedly lessons learned.. and in such case, it wouldn't be as equal a comparison.. to just figure similar results will follow..
I'm really not one to bump old threads, and if this is out of line I apologize, but I really feel this discussion needs to be revisited. This thread was made before the playoffs even started. We still had Mutombo. We definitely still had Yao. People were so down on this team after that Dallas lost. It almost seemed like people expected Portland to sweep us. There was a vast wave of irrational statements and negativity on the board. I really hope that no matter what happens the rest of this series, everyone will remember the effort this team put forth today. This is a team the city can, and should, rally around. They have made me prouder than any team since the Championship years. Can you imagine the Celtics completely dominating if Pierce or Allen went out too? No. This team, even if they never win again the rest of the playoffs, has the HEART OF A CHAMPION. Congratulations Rockets. It was a pleasure to watch you today.
