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Should we send a message to the NBA Saturday night?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Jake Stewart, Jan 17, 2018.

  1. BigMaloe

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    Buy me enough beers and I’ll blake griffin a ref myself
     
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  2. JayGoogle

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    I bet we'll be the first? Has it happened yet this season?

    Any way, my guess is GSW will sit two of their players, they always do this, they don't want to give us a chance at beating them short-handed while they are all healthy.
     
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    But you can avoid a fine by just playing them a few minutes of the 1st and then let them have the rest of the night off.
     
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    Great call. I'm dine.

    A couple Rockets could use the rest anyways.
     
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    In addition to resting our starters, all fans just do not show up for the warriors game
     
  6. snowconeman22

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    I understand that fans will be disappointed and feel cheated if we rest healthy players ...

    Maybe we can comp them .

    1 free beer for anyone wearing a rockets jersey .

    Do cheap beers before tipoff too .
     
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    I agree if you do this in Golden State not here in Houston
     
  8. Reeko

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    that’s not nearly enough compensation

    GS is the most expensive ticket of the season...I would be PISSED if the Rockets ever pulled this sh*t

    no fan would be cool paying all that money to watch some bench scrubs get massacred

    I wouldn’t even watch the entire game at home if the Rockets did this. Now Imagine paying for a ticket, parking, and food/drinks. Hell no, y’all are crazy.
     
  9. Houstunna

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    Fans should be refunded half their ticket price -- and receive a free beer/drink/hotdog. Free parking.

    Rockets need to send a message to the league.
     
  10. DreamShook

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    I wouldn't want to see it, but I wouldn't be mad if it happened.
     
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  11. snowconeman22

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    look , it's gonna piss people off .

    When the Spurs did this a few years ago I'm sure it pissed people off . But , I'm also sure they don't regret it and their fans don't regret being healthier for the playoffs because of it .

    are you cool with it if the rockets pull this on the road ?
     
  12. BigTex

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    Wouldn't be surprised for Warriors to rest players. Kerr has done it many times. Plus anyone they sit Saturday will get six days of rest
     
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    that’s the only way I’d be cool with it

    go on Flashseats or Seatgeek and see what these tickets are going for...upper bowl tickets are going for at least $100 before fees...lower bowl tickets for at least $200...then there’s the cost of parking and food/drinks

    like I said, I probably wouldn’t even watch more than 1 quarter of scrubs vs GS at home for free...I damn sure ain’t paying hundreds of dollars to see it

    All of y’all campaigning for this aren’t going to the game which is why it’s no problem for y’all.
     
  14. snowconeman22

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    I go to every game .

    I'm in a different position than most , I don't have to pick a single or two games to go to the entire season .

    I understand that it's selfish of me to want this and that most fans at the game are getting screwed .

    Still , scrubs can play well , They can play hard , they can play physical .

    Part of the reason the price is so high for that game is all of the GS fanboys are going to go .
     
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    They should do it in other ways, sitting guys won’t do ****. Refuse to play the game at all, how about that..nobody will **** with the NBA like that though, people care about their money, contracts and image too much. I’d love if my Rockets were the ones to become the villain and expose the league. Won’t happen though
     
  16. Reeko

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    Rockets would just be giving the middle finger to every fan that bought a ticket

    scrubs can play well, but I’m not spending hundreds of dollars and driving down to TC to find out...

    And you’re talking about 1 free beer and cheaper beer pre-game as compensation for paying hundreds to watch scrubs get killed? That would just tell me that the Rockets don’t give a fck about the fans.
     
  17. Tfor3

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    Yeah, why not. F this league.
     
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    We can’t illegal to rest with out medical reason. U can get thrown major fines
     
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    Its going to be a blowout. You'll probably be leaving early anyway.
     
  20. snowconeman22

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    That was just a suggestion for compensation. I'm not saying it's adequate . I'm fine if the rockets want to do more , I'm fine if they want to do less .

    It sucks to **** your fans over , but , in a way, taking it up the ass from the NBA while lying down .... Is also ****ing over your fans .

    I prefer ****ing fans for one game than continually getting raped by the league and being treated as a second class franchise .

    If players came up our lockeroom after the game I guarantee there would be no suspension .

    When refs get calls wrong that **** us , we don't even get an apology
     

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