Guys... I just want you to know that that interview was the most difficult thing I've ever done in my entire life... Okay, maybe not quite, but it was hard. It reminded me of being on my church mission again, where you end up talking to a lot of people that don't really want to talk to you... Okay, first off, the game immediately following the Rockets game was a Jazz game. Which means, well, the place filled up like a bathtub... So I was there hoping the players would come out and watch, but it became pretty clear pretty soon that they weren't going to. So I turned to Achebe and was like, "well I'm gonna go scope out the parking lot", cause just yesterday I happened to see them getting into the team vans on my way out... So I got out there, and I saw Eddie and his cousin walking to the vans... So I ran to my car, drove over there, and parked... But by that time they were all getting in the cars... In fact, one of them drove away... Luckily not the one with Eddie... So it looked like they were waiting for someone in the other car, and I was thinking, nah, I can't just get him out of the car... But then I though, wait, I might never see this guy ever again... So against every natural instinct in my entire body, fighting myself every step of the way, I got out of my car, and walked over to the van... I introduced myself, told him who I was with, and asked him if I could ask him some questions... Guys, he was totally like, I don't want to say unwilling, but yeah, I will... He slowly peeled off his seat, and he had this exasperated look on his face that said, "I can't believe this guy followed me to the car..." And all the while I was thinking... "I can't believe I followed this guy to his car..." Heh... I sounded like an idiot asking the questions... I could tell he was really just tolerating me, but my resolve somehow held... So I sputtered out the questions y'all see, and then, by that time, the driver had shown up... (one of the Rockets staff, don't know his name) And he yelled, "Interviews over!" And everbody was kind of chuckling at me... But I said thanks, y'all have a good day, and then they left... Yeah, it was embarrassing as anything, but at least it happened... ------------------ "There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and STATISTICS..." - Mark Twain -
hey, DarkHorse, don't sweat it man. I've been in situations like that before. I can feel your pain. I can only speak for myself, but I'm glad you got the interview. you asked the pertinent questions. he remains firm in his resolve about being a 4, and it's also good to have some numbers on his size that seem fairly absolute. I don't think he'd make that up about the 6'10", 227. bravo, chap. way to take one for the team. ------------------ houston rockets = 2 utah jazz = 0
Again Darkhorse you are the best!!! How you got the guts to do it, incredible, that was great! I know I would probably faint by the time I got to him. Your hard work is much appreciated!!! ------------------
The overused saying, "No guts, no glory" is very true. Sometimes you just have to sieze the day. Remind me to tell you my Gary Oldmand story sometime. ------------------ Gascon
Job well done, DarkHorse! Thank You! ------------------ This is our FRANCHISE and these are the RULES - Learn it, Live it, Love it!
Hey DarkHorse IMO you have reached legend status with that story and the interview. How you managed to keep your head about you and ask the important questions is beyond me but you did a great job and you asked the two questions that have caused the most conversation about Eddie on this board. Thanks DarkHorse! ------------------ Women can not fart, belch or burp...therefore they must b**** or they will explode.
Great job Darkhorse! You never know how the other person will react, but you had the guts. I remember how I felt when I met Slash of Guns N' Roses. I've never met a Rocket yet. Although after a Jazz game, we went to Fridays and Steve and Cuttino walked in and sat in a booth next to us. ------------------ There goes the challenger being chased by the blue blue meanies on wheels. The vicious traffic squad cars are after our lone driver .. the last american hero .. the-the electric sintar .. the demi-god .. the super driver of the golden west! two nasty cars are close behind .. the beautiful lone driver .. the police cars are getting closer, closer... closer to our soul hero in his soul mobile .. yeah baby! they're about to strike, they gonna get him, smash!, rape! the last beautiful free soul on this planet but... it's written if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws brahman provided wings for the dove thus spake the super guru
Did you say you were a reporter from cc.net? ouch! This is equivalent to the time after the Barkley game Davo et al rushed Rudy at Kenneally's like a groupie saying, "Hey Rudy, we are from cc.net."
After halftime DarkHorse, I noticed Axel came back out... he was still wearing shorts and a t-shirt so I don't know if he went all the way back to the hotel or not. I also saw Sean Colson peak out late in the 4th. I went over and spoke to Axel Dench. We talked about his three point range, and he mentioned that he shot the 3 better in LA. I asked him if he thought he might join the Rockets, and he lamented that he hadn't played better. I ranted about Cato, he laughed. I asked if the Dream situation or Collier's knee came into play and he felt bad for Jason and asked about the thinness up front last year (I'm totally abriding a fairly long conversation). The funniest thing though that we talked about was Smeg's question. I was actually wrapping up the conversation when I had wished him luck and mentioned that there were Australian Rockets' fans. I mentioned that there was a question a guy from Adelaide wanted me to ask.... a question concerning a call in a championship game... Axel smiled and began to chuckle. He asked me (paraphrase) "Oh... hehheh he must have been piisssed. Did he explain the situation to you?". I didn't really remember, so I replied "yes, but it escapes me". He then went about explaining the entire play including the questionable contact and how the results of which meant that his team could go to the championship series (which I believe he mentioned was another 3 game match). So Smeg, Axel conceded that the "'defensive playar of the yeeer' who was guarding our man, probably did not touch our plaayar, but our man threw himself about and got the cawl... and we won tha game". ------------------ If he dies, he dies: Utah's Andre HarryBinko, after knocking down the Cavaliers Trajan Langdon.
LOL... that's a great story Achebe... Axel is a super nice guy. He was definitely the easiest to talk to of anyone... He's been staying behind cause he has a couple of old teamates from Gonzaga that are there, and I guess they've been doing stuff together... They're pretty good friends... As for Colson, I'm not really sure why, but he's been sticking around, too... Just those two guys, though. Colson has friends there, too, I think, cause the other day, like 4 guys came up to talk to him, and they were all fist bumping and hugging and stuff all over the place. ------------------ "There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and STATISTICS..." - Mark Twain -
Thanks for the very informative interview, DH. That effort was tremendous. We appreciate your contributions to the bbs! That took some guts, and that is to be commended. ------------------ There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.
Fantastic Job DarkHorse,you are just brilliant.Your contributions are really making Clutch BBS and ClutchCity so much better. ------------------
You're appreciated . ------------------ Clutchcity.net... source for all your Rockets, Astros, political, music, humor, and Gordita news.
The worst question is the question never asked. You did a great job. ------------------ T-Pooh and BahDakota went up the hill, to make a bet on a Forward. When it all came down, they were nowhere to be found. Now they should be drawn and quartered.
Excellent job, DH. Like the disclaimer says, "These comments are made by the most rabid of Rock fans." I would include interviews and scoops as well as comments... We ARE the most RABID fans!! way to go to everyone who has covered, scooped and kept us up to date with off-season Rocket news! rH ------------------ Updated: The Psychedelic Groove House of Rockets Basketball Love! join the club! Rockets Psychedelic Groove House Club on Yahoo! Stop annoying X10 ads! This link will set a cookie on your system that will disable X10 ads for one year!
You did a great job, especially since something like that can make you nervous as hell. I once had to talk with Kenny Thomas...talk about unwilling... ------------------ Homer: "Hey, what's that guy hooked to?" Nurse: "A respirator. It breathes for him." Homer: "And here I am using my own lungs like a sucker!"
Great Work Heb You scored yourself another weeks free accommodation if you ever need it. ------------------ "The things I enjoy most, I suck at: 1) Sex: everything's fine until she makes noises." - Achebe
Lies hp!!!! I remember you and darkhorse et al chasing after Rudy but I specifically remember me NOT going with you. ------------------ God help me, ...I was only nineteen. Current Rocket's Salary & Contract Info
Hey that was NOT davo running around like a giddy schoolchild... It was 3pointer! That's right, that 3pointer! Over there! If you recall, davo was the one with the amazing girl... ------------------ "There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and STATISTICS..." - Mark Twain -
