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Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by rn_xw, Apr 25, 2010.

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  1. rn_xw

    rn_xw Member

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    Watching NBC and Deke's speaking now.
    Man I felt so lucky as a Rockets fan that Deke retired in a Rockets Jersey. He was still owning most other centres even at 42.
    For me he's a first ballot HOF
     
    #1 rn_xw, Apr 25, 2010
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    Finding a Mutombo replacement will be one of the hardest tasks facing Morey.
     
    #2 Carl Herrera, Apr 25, 2010
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    I miss that man (no homo)
     
    #3 Ramathorn006, Apr 25, 2010
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    Agreed, very lucky. But was he 42 or 52?
    Either way he rocks.
     
    #4 tcadriel, Apr 25, 2010
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    great player, great teammate, great person, what more can you ask??

    HOF
     
    #5 ryano2009, Apr 25, 2010
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    True, in a way, all Rockets fans took Mutumbo for granted. Everytime Yao went out, Mutumbo would always lead us into battle as our leader. He was the heart and soul of our defense the past 5 years.

    It's not counsidence that when Mutombo got injured and retired are defense all of a sudden began to become worse.

    Jeff Van Gundy's biggest accomplishment was bringing Mutumbo here from New York!

    Man I can't tell you how much I miss the finger wag! He reminds me alot of Hakeem in a way.

    IMO, he was the closest to Hakeem that the Rockets could ever have.

    It's a pipedream, but I always hoped that Mutumbo could rehab and re-sign with the Rockets!

    Man, if it wasn't for Greg Olden, Mutumbo would have never got injured!

    I love you Mutumobo!

    [​IMG]
     
    #6 ASidd_1990, Apr 25, 2010
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    I met him once and got his autograph. He's a very nice guy and I hope he is in the hall of fame soon. One of my favorite players of all time. [​IMG]
     
    #7 ScolaIsBallin, Apr 25, 2010
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    I WANTS TO SEX MUTOMBO
     
    #8 Treeza, Apr 25, 2010
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    Hakeem and Deke are old school and the ultimate professionals. Deke really grew on me while he was here, class act.

    JVG, I don't give him many props but for bringing in Deke, he get two thumbs up.
     
    #9 tcadriel, Apr 25, 2010
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    black and from Africa
     
    #10 devilsdandruff, Apr 25, 2010
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    Not just that.

    He is humble like Hakeem and also a great philanthropist like Hakeem.
     
    #11 ASidd_1990, Apr 25, 2010
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    Speaking of Rockets centers, I just met Zaid Abdul-Aziz at the library I work at. Awesome guy.
     
    #12 QdoubleA, Apr 25, 2010
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    Hakeem and Mutombo are the 1-2 in career blocks, and it will be that way for a long time.
     
    #13 david_rocket, Apr 25, 2010
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    You mean 420? or 520?
     
    #14 1JumpShot, Apr 25, 2010
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    Speaking of Rockets being seen on the TV, I saw Shane today on NBA TV being a guess commentary there. I guess he was there to talk about today's playoff games. I didn't get to watch much of it though.
     
    #15 T-Slack, Apr 25, 2010
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    According to his fb page, he is also there tomorrow. Mutombo is a class act, glad he was a Rocket.
     
    #16 Rockets87, Apr 26, 2010
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    yeah I just dont see any people dislike Deke, other teams fans may hate him as a player during a playoff game but always respect him as a person.
    We should bring him back for an asst. coach position, He'll hv more connection and do more for his foundation, and our young pfs and centres will be feared around the league because of their elbows.
     
    #17 rn_xw, Apr 26, 2010
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    Mutombo not only had something still left in the tank his last few years, he SAVED both the 2007 and 2008 regular seasons. People will say the team was much worse without McGrady more than Yao Ming, so Yao's effect on the team is less. It should mean Mutombo played that WELL as a fill-in.


    that sentiment is shared by many

    http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://whowantstosexmutombo.com
     
    #18 Shroopy2, Apr 26, 2010
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