Damn, y'all forgot about 2005-06 already. Thought we had addressed our biggest need at PF by getting Stromile. Signed Derek Anderson to finally put a credible SG next to TMac. Everybody on CF was HYPED. I think SI had us preseason ranked 2nd or 3rd in the west. Wound up having a ton of injuries, finishing 34-48, and missing the playoffs. Now that was disappointing.
I agree, I was actually proud of that team. If we can keep the talent we have and get that passion and organization back we'd be champions.
That still wasn't as bad as this year. We were bounced in the 1st round after losing by 40 in game 7, TMac and Yao were injured all season and Swift certainly wasn't as good a player as Lawson was last year at that time. After making the WCF and adding what at the time was like a top 50-60 player in the NBA in Lawson and Harden and Howard are both healthy this year is far more disappointing IMO.
In terms of disappointment, you're more than equating this 4-6 start with a 34-48 playoff-less season for a team expected to finish as high in the west as the current one? Good lord.
It's not the record it's the level of play. On that team TMac got injured the very first game. TMac missed 35 games Yao missed 25 Derek Anderson, the key free agent signing, missed 62(!) We had like 21 players there were so many injuries. I'm very surprised that your expectations that year were as high as they were this year anyway. That roster vs. this roster is night and day.
Lowest point in franchise history? I don't know, that's pretty hard to say. How about, the season after going to the Finals in 86, having your starting and backup guards suspended for drug use? I don't know. The Rockets franchise has had a lot of high points but also a lot of low points, so it is hard to choose. I will say that I was at the game on Saturday night, the people sitting next to me were cheering very loudly for Dallas, and it was the most miserable I have ever been at a Rockets game.
Before my time, but I imagine losing a ton of our players to cocaine after making the finals was the lowest point in team history.
You know, Rockets actually exceeded my expectations and fell even lower. Next low point? Thursday getting blown out by LAL on TNT and Charles laughing about it on the air. You know it's going to happen.
Lowest for me as a fan. Ive backed every Rockets team except for this current Rocket Squad. I cant find myself cheering for one player on the 15 Man roster currently cause I see nothing from them as a team.