The one thing you'll remember most about this season

Karla Malone got his nose broken, what, 2 or 3 times during the home-and-home series?!! And by his own teammates! I have never taken more pleasure in someone else's pain than that night. How sweet it is.

 

Roger that.

And Yao Ming's three pointer.

And realizing that Moochie sucks.

 

DEFINITELY the Laker game @ Houston where Steve had 44 POINTS and 11 ASSISTS. All I remember is being in a daze when I heard Bill Walton say, "Let me tell you something, I have gained so much respect for Steve Francis tonight."

Brought a tear to mah eye and a smile to mah lips!

 

when KT's still around, rox was still the top team in the west.

 

Yao's touch pass to Steve Francis cutting down the baseline vs. Sactown. I nearly jumped out of my seat.

And beating the lakers twice was veeery nice.

 

Hard to argue with this. I'd add the amazing touch pass and it being Yao's first season, of course.

On another note, I'll always remember the numerous times, after about half the season had passed, that I was royally screwed by the NBA by having games shown on the bogus "NBA-TV" channel that we League Pass buyers were already getting and now could not recieve... at least not in Austin via Time/Warner. I'm still extremely pi**ed off about it and I'm telling myself that I won't spring for a 4th season of NBALP. They don't deserve my money.

I hope I can keep that promise to myself when next season rolls around. It'll be tough.

 

Larry Smith f*ckin' up our playoff chances.

 

Boki riding the pine

 

The one thing I confirmed this year:
Francis is not a PG who can lead us anywhere

 

This was the season when Steve Francis was finally given everything he needed to show how far he could take the Rockets.

And he showed it.

 

OUCH!

As for my memory of this year, it will be the Rockets/Lakers game with the first meeting of Yao and Shaq. Those first 4 minutes of the game were golden with Yao scoring and blocking Shaq's shots! The atmosphere around this game was like an NBA Finals game. It was amazing. Steve's incredible 44pt performance and Steve's pass to Yao in overtime for the dunk and the win. You could not have drawn it up any better.

There were a lot of furstrations this year, but the level at which Yao played this year was a nice surprise and that Rockets/LAkers game, if for only that one game, the Rockets looked awesome and made plays to win the game. Something I will always remember. I hope that is just a glimpse of the greatness to come for this team!