I don't think you can compare non championship players to players who have won the title. Until this current version of the Rockets win a championship then you can start talking about comparisons
How could the op forget how deep our bench was in 1995? Chucky Brown, Pete Chilcutt, Zan Tabak and Charles Jones are the reason we won that year. The remarkable thing about the 1995 team was that we didn't have home court in any series and after the 1st round we only played with a 10 man rotation (Mad Max left and Carl Herrera was injured). Only 5 players from that roster were on the 1994 Championship team.
Sam Cassell=Clint Capela the rookie who steps up big during the playoffs There's also the 95-96 team comparison, 2 old team mates who reunite to win big in the playoffs.
people are trying to create some kind of magic by comparing this team to 95 but there is no comparison. Totally different team. Drexler does not play like Harden and Hakeem does not play like Dwight.
The similarities were you had two superstars surrounded by capable role players who can hit spot up threes and get to the basket in transition. Neither team always played locked down defense, but came up with timely steals and relied heavily on its main rim protector. While the 95 team was always on the road, this 2015 team is not considered favorites either. There were people who thought we would lose to Dallas and whoever we play from here on out will be considered a heavy favorite. With our stars being young, this team is likely more of a blend between the late 70s and mid 80s squads. If this team can get the breaks and continue to grind out wins, the month of May can be a lot of fun.
lol @ Sam I Am = Prigs Sam would run circles around any point guard on our team. And Dwight does not come anywhere close to Hakeem on the offensive side. Harden is better then Clyde. Horry, Sam I Am, Dream, Clyde, Mario, Kenny were some of the most clutch players I have ever seen. Nobody on this team comes close. But hey....good thing all our current guys are young so they have a chance to get there.
I take that back. Looks like rocketsjudoka has got you beat tinman. he's a 95er and you're late. 95'er > 99'er
I agree with most of your post I think this is off base. Drexler at his height was much more of a complete player than Harden. While Harden has made huge strides in D Clyde was a much better defender and could also put up 40 pts quite often. If we could have a 30 year old Clyde Drexler playing in today's game he would dominate. With the league favoring guard play and friendlier rules forbidding hand checks a top form Drexler would be able to score at will.
Yep back on IRC newsgroups sports.nba.rockets Heck I'm a 91'er since that was the first time I used IRC was back in the Computer lab at the basement of Evans Hall in Berkeley.
I wasn't on the interwebz until maybe 97. I remember having to choose from a list of numbers to dial up to just get a connection through AOL. And then after that it was only a matter of waiting 15 minutes for my pr0n image to load up.
I've heard 2 interviews from 2 separate players this year (Terry & Brewer) where they both said: "Stay humble. Stay hungry." That makes me smile.
