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[Stein Twitter] Rockets 3 Truck Caravan to FAs

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Deuce, Jun 28, 2010.

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RV6 said:

Does he mean Martin has inside knowledge on FA or just the workout?

Are they lying to us ? Friedman says they met Martin on their way to the last city, but it's clear Martin was in Florida. That doesnt match to their three possible destinations on the updated map, which appear to be or be around Mobile, AL- Marianna, FL- and Macon, GA they are all well before reaching Clearwater, fl. Are the 3 possible destinations inaccurate and just to show they have 3 possible routes?

And the 3 cities are my guess based on their map, nothing official..
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It is conceivable that only a few of the rowdies in the caravan met Martin. After all you can only see four red shirts in the picture.

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RV6 said:

blog update:

JUNE 30, 3:01 PM - IN PARTS UNKNOWN

"This is why you go on road trips: you put up with all the insanity, the long hours, the cabin fever and the utter exhaustion because deep down inside you know something completely unpredictable, out of the blue and utterly memorable is likely to take place that will make it all somehow seem worthwhile.

Tuesday was a trying day for our group. We clocked 20 hours on the road, ate one proper meal (thank you, Subway!) and arrived at our destination at 6 in the morning. Even the seemingly limitless youthful exuberance of the Rowdies was put to the test. By the time we shuffled into our hotel rooms, we looked like 11 Jeff Van Gundys.

Then came word that Daryl had set up some sort of top-secret meeting for us; one which was scheduled to take place on our way to the next city. The catch: the meeting was set up for 11 AM. Ugh. More sleep deprivation. Less enthusiasm.

And then everything changed.

We made our way to a regular-looking suburban gymnasium, where were we immediately greeted with a warm smile from a man who clearly had inside knowledge of what was about to take place. He ushered us in, opened the door of the gym and there was the pay-off: Kevin Martin, feverishly working on his game, seeing us out of the corner of his eye and welcoming us with a wave.

We watched the Ohio-native work out for a bit, paying close attention to the emphasis he was placing on exploding toward the basket out of the triple-threat position.

In an instant, the Rowdies went from exhausted to elated. Their beaming smiles made the bags under their eyes disappear, or at least placed them on a temporary leave of absence. They cheered K-Mart’s every move, soaking in the unique opportunity to watch one of their guys go through his personal workout.

When it was break time, Martin came over to introduce himself, shake hands, give hugs and high fives, pose for pictures and answer questions (while asking more than a few of his own). He was completely at ease and extremely pleased with the progress he’d been making this summer. He said he’s putting tons of time into getting his 3-point shot back to where it should be, while also doing everything he can to be more explosive when attacking the hoop (hence the drills we witnessed when we walked in).

Best of all, his smile was almost as big as the ones adorning the Rowdies’ adoring faces. When asked if he was pumped about his progress so far, his response said it all: “I’m very excited. I’m on a great team now – I should be excited.”

I’ll admit it: when it comes to Kevin, I’m a biased observer because I’ve long been a big fan of his. Still, I don’t think it’s crazy at all to suggest that every Rockets fans should be extremely excited to see what he can do on this team playing alongside Aaron Brooks and Yao Ming for an entire season. With all the fuss over whom the Rockets might be adding via free agency, it’s important to remember that the guys currently populating the Rockets’ roster are pretty darn good, too.

Needless to say, everyone’s spirits are higher as we now find ourselves on the way to our final destination. Tons of excitement, too, to see how this evening unfolds. The rumors are flying fast and furious, as everyone scrambles to implement their free agent plans the second the clock strikes midnight on the east coast. The moment that happens, we’ll check in once more with another update, including news of our whereabouts.

‘Til then, keep the faith."

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Does he mean Martin has inside knowledge on FA or just the workout?

Are they lying to us ? Friedman says they met Martin on their way to the last city, but it's clear Martin was in Florida. That doesnt match to their three possible destinations on the updated map, which appear to be or be around Mobile, AL- Marianna, FL- and Macon, GA they are all well before reaching Clearwater, fl. Are the 3 possible destinations inaccurate and just to show they have 3 possible routes?

And the 3 cities are my guess based on their map, nothing official..
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No, the guy who opened the gym doors knew that the rowdies were about to be surprised to see Kevin Martin.

#322 acefan18, Jun 30, 2010
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It is conceivable that only a few of the rowdies in the caravan met Martin. After all you can only see four red shirts in the picture.
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well i raised the question earlier if they an NBA employee has to be constantly with them? It's an NBa sanctioned even, so they are on a tight leash and need to be supervised and as of now we only know of 2 employees that are with them and there's 3 trucks. i saw 4 faces on the vid, plus the camera guy, and in the pic there's another face not seen on the vid, that's 6 or half of them, soi think they were all there.

also, based on the waffle house vid, you can tell who's riding with who....in the kmart vid the people i see are from different trucks, not the same ones they rode with...of course they could have just switched rides, but i figured they'd stick in the same groups the whole way.

And here's the link to check out the vid:

http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/on_the_road_the_official_blog_2010_06_28.html

#323 RV6, Jun 30, 2010
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I am beginning to suspect the caravan is heading to Cleveland and Dallas.

#324 jopatmc, Jun 30, 2010
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@zack_berg: Chris Bosh said he wanted to be out of town when free agency hit, but was told he couldnt. I assume that means hes made up his mind
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The video said he wanted to be out of the country, but he has to be available..

#325 HTown_TMac, Jun 30, 2010
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From that map, it looks like the spots are:

-Not quite Mobile, AL but in the general vicinity
-Dothan, AL/Marianna, FL
-Macon, GA

For whatever that's worth.

(May have to move the map over and/or zoom in)

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#326 J.R., Jun 30, 2010
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hsf09 said:

From that map, it looks like the spots are:

-Not quite Mobile, AL but in the general vicinity
-Dothan, AL/Marianna, FL
-Macon, GA

For whatever that's worth.

yeah looking at their map again i think they jsut tried to point out 3 paths, to cleveland, miami and dallas, and whoever did the update failed to stretch out the arrow marks enough or maybe that's just how they look.
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#327 RV6, Jun 30, 2010

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Has anyone else noticed the popeye'esque clues on the caravan's known stops thus far?

Hope (Arkansas)
Ray (ville, LA)
Leeds (AL)

Hope Ray leads...what?

Hope Ray (Allen) leads us?

Sorry, I miss popeye/oelpiere and those clue threads.

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I have confirmation that CB is in Dallas.

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I'm sure the caravans are heading towards Miami... Who are they suppose meet there? Chris Bosh is in Dallas..I think..?? D.Wade? (highly doubt it)

#330 The Stig, Jun 30, 2010
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Stevierebel said:

I have confirmation that CB is in Dallas.
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SR coming through again! Thanks for passing that along.

#331 J.R., Jun 30, 2010
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Maybe the caravan is headed to Orlando and we're giving T-Mac a max contract.

#332 Jet Blast, Jun 30, 2010
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Jet Blast said:

Maybe the caravan is headed to Orlando and we're giving T-Mac a max contract.
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :grin:

#333 HTown_TMac, Jun 30, 2010

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Stevierebel said:

I have confirmation that CB is in Dallas.
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he has been for the past 2 days

#334 The_Yoyo, Jun 30, 2010
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I feel they are in Ohio...

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Of course, if they keep driving, they will be able to arrive in Toronto before midnight.

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I feel they are in Ohio...
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RV6 said:

that's what we've been doing...the problem is not knowing where all the free agents are at....

And im begining to think morey doesnt even know where he wants the caravan....it makes no sense to be so secretive about where they were meeting Martin, especially if they are coming back to Texas. I think right now he sent the caravan to position themselves in the middle of the miami-dallas-cleveland triangle. Then morey will keep working the phones and once he has a clearer picture as to which FA is more attainable, he'll hope on a plane and send the caravan that way, to meet up somtime tomorrow.
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this!

#337 RyanB, Jun 30, 2010
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CB is not in Dallas.

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Francis3422 said:

CB is not in Dallas.
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and you say this because?

#339 The_Yoyo, Jun 30, 2010
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Francis3422 said:

CB is not in Dallas.
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explain

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