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In PO69's defense, I remember you talking about them mid-streak and putting some money on them going all the way (or western conf.)
But it is funny as hell how you keep getting thrown into the doghouse by everyone at the rx....when there is no ej or kimchee everyone starts looking for a punching bag and PO69 keeps getting up....
fwiw, I think rockets to win the western conf. is a much better bet than them winning it all. This year sadly might go to the undeserving eastern conf champ (prob pistons).
Western conf. playoffs will be brutal from round 1 and whoever makes it out might not have anymore gas in the tank.
But it is funny as hell how you keep getting thrown into the doghouse by everyone at the rx....when there is no ej or kimchee everyone starts looking for a punching bag and PO69 keeps getting up....
fwiw, I think rockets to win the western conf. is a much better bet than them winning it all. This year sadly might go to the undeserving eastern conf champ (prob pistons).
Western conf. playoffs will be brutal from round 1 and whoever makes it out might not have anymore gas in the tank.
Well I do a small bet on Houston to win the Western Conference SHDW.
I bet $100 to win $2000 on the Rockets.
Not near as much as I bet on the Rockets to win the NBA Championship though. But I could still clear around $800 profit if they only win the Western Conference.
I could still easily lose both bets! But I think that I got some great odds of 30:1 and 20:1. The value is there for sure
I bet $100 to win $2000 on the Rockets.
Not near as much as I bet on the Rockets to win the NBA Championship though. But I could still clear around $800 profit if they only win the Western Conference.
I could still easily lose both bets! But I think that I got some great odds of 30:1 and 20:1. The value is there for sure
Well I always say that the Texans suck. I am usually right about that one of course!
But I am an Astros fan as well. I may not renew those season tickets this season though for the first time in 10 years.
It is a good thing for the Astros that they play in a shitty division. I think that they can win 85 games, but that wont quite be enough most likely
But I am an Astros fan as well. I may not renew those season tickets this season though for the first time in 10 years.
It is a good thing for the Astros that they play in a shitty division. I think that they can win 85 games, but that wont quite be enough most likely
Rockets Blasting Off!
By: Bill Ingram Last Updated: 2/22/08 10:24 PM ET | 265 times read
Adjust font size:If this is the way Tracy McGrady is going to play when he gets left off the All-Star team, perhaps the Houston Rockets should consider hiring Karl Rove to make sure he never gets enough votes to be on it again.
In the two games since the festivities in New Orleans concluded Rockets fans have seen a very different McGrady. He's been aggressive, determined, driving, dishing, and imposing his will on basketball games. He drilled the Miami HEAT early and often to help the Rockets get off to a hot start en route to a relatively easy win, but then whipped out the big guns in the Big Easy last night. As if he felt he needed to show the New Orleans crowd what they might have been missing on Sunday, McGrady scored 34 points, had six assists, connected on 14-of-26 from the field and 3-of-6 from three as the Rockets systematically served notice on the NBA that their recent hot streak is more than fluff. Houston, now winners of a team-record 10 straight road games and 11 in a row overall, handed the best team in the Western Conference a humbling 100-80 defeat on Friday night.
This is Houston Rockets basketball . . .old school!
Stymieing defense, killer threes, a dominant low post game, razor-sharp inside-out game and aggressive rebounding - these were not foreign concepts to the Houston Rockets in the 90's. Now that Rick Adelman's system is truly beginning to take root in the psyche of his new team, perhaps those concepts (and the wins they yield) will become commonplace again.
It's not just McGrady, either. Yao Ming is dominating the way Hakeem Olajuwon told him he should do when they worked out together last summer. Luis Scola has joined the starting unit and made a major impact, with the team winning 11-of-12 since he joined the starting squad. Teams can no longer take the four for granted, as they often did when the less offensive-minded Chuck Hayes was in Scola's place. Carl Landry has come on strong off the bench - so much so that he rendered Bonzi Wells expendable. Shane Battier is, well, Shane Battier, and even Rafer Alston is putting up career numbers over the past couple of weeks.
It's not Clutch City yet, but for the first time since that nickname was born this team is starting to look like an upper-echelon team.
It won't hurt to add one more clutch playoff performer who's intimately familiar with Adelman's system, either. In one of two moves made on Thursday, GM Daryl Morey acquired Bobby Jackson from the New Orleans Hornets for Wells and Mike James. Jackson and Adelman know each other well from Sacramento, where they were part of one of the best teams ever to not win a title. Jackson will take some of the pressure off of rookie Aaron Brooks, who has played well but shouldn't be expected to carry a heavy burden come playoff time.
Morey indicated that he has another player or two in mind to add before the playoff charge begins. A couple of players are expected to shake loose in the next few days as teams make cuts following trades, and Morey would like to add a big guard to play behind McGrady when a taller guard like Kobe Bryant or Jerry Stackhouse is playing for the other side. He was hoping to perhaps add Brent Barry, but HOOPSWORLD has learned that Barry is committed elsewhere. Nonetheless, expect Houston to add some size in the back court in the coming days.
The Hornets had a rare sellout on Friday night, and those 17,714 fans found out what the rest of the NBA is learning. The Houston Rockets are for real, and with eight of their next ten at home they could be much closer to New Orleans by the time their March 8th showdown comes around.
By: Bill Ingram Last Updated: 2/22/08 10:24 PM ET | 265 times read
Adjust font size:If this is the way Tracy McGrady is going to play when he gets left off the All-Star team, perhaps the Houston Rockets should consider hiring Karl Rove to make sure he never gets enough votes to be on it again.
In the two games since the festivities in New Orleans concluded Rockets fans have seen a very different McGrady. He's been aggressive, determined, driving, dishing, and imposing his will on basketball games. He drilled the Miami HEAT early and often to help the Rockets get off to a hot start en route to a relatively easy win, but then whipped out the big guns in the Big Easy last night. As if he felt he needed to show the New Orleans crowd what they might have been missing on Sunday, McGrady scored 34 points, had six assists, connected on 14-of-26 from the field and 3-of-6 from three as the Rockets systematically served notice on the NBA that their recent hot streak is more than fluff. Houston, now winners of a team-record 10 straight road games and 11 in a row overall, handed the best team in the Western Conference a humbling 100-80 defeat on Friday night.
This is Houston Rockets basketball . . .old school!
Stymieing defense, killer threes, a dominant low post game, razor-sharp inside-out game and aggressive rebounding - these were not foreign concepts to the Houston Rockets in the 90's. Now that Rick Adelman's system is truly beginning to take root in the psyche of his new team, perhaps those concepts (and the wins they yield) will become commonplace again.
It's not just McGrady, either. Yao Ming is dominating the way Hakeem Olajuwon told him he should do when they worked out together last summer. Luis Scola has joined the starting unit and made a major impact, with the team winning 11-of-12 since he joined the starting squad. Teams can no longer take the four for granted, as they often did when the less offensive-minded Chuck Hayes was in Scola's place. Carl Landry has come on strong off the bench - so much so that he rendered Bonzi Wells expendable. Shane Battier is, well, Shane Battier, and even Rafer Alston is putting up career numbers over the past couple of weeks.
It's not Clutch City yet, but for the first time since that nickname was born this team is starting to look like an upper-echelon team.
It won't hurt to add one more clutch playoff performer who's intimately familiar with Adelman's system, either. In one of two moves made on Thursday, GM Daryl Morey acquired Bobby Jackson from the New Orleans Hornets for Wells and Mike James. Jackson and Adelman know each other well from Sacramento, where they were part of one of the best teams ever to not win a title. Jackson will take some of the pressure off of rookie Aaron Brooks, who has played well but shouldn't be expected to carry a heavy burden come playoff time.
Morey indicated that he has another player or two in mind to add before the playoff charge begins. A couple of players are expected to shake loose in the next few days as teams make cuts following trades, and Morey would like to add a big guard to play behind McGrady when a taller guard like Kobe Bryant or Jerry Stackhouse is playing for the other side. He was hoping to perhaps add Brent Barry, but HOOPSWORLD has learned that Barry is committed elsewhere. Nonetheless, expect Houston to add some size in the back court in the coming days.
The Hornets had a rare sellout on Friday night, and those 17,714 fans found out what the rest of the NBA is learning. The Houston Rockets are for real, and with eight of their next ten at home they could be much closer to New Orleans by the time their March 8th showdown comes around.
To be honest I am glad Houston is having a very good season and and don't mind admitting I am a Yao fan because I think he is good for basketball in a global sense.
However, threads like this and posters like PO69, Maxdemo and other Rocket fans are no diferent than Patriot fans were last fall when they created similar threads about the Patriots.
My point is all teams have fans and those fans tend to post about their teams when they do well. All things considered rooting for your team and creating threads about their exploits regardless of the sport is not a felony offense here at The Rx.com (or anywhere else for that matter)..
wil..
However, threads like this and posters like PO69, Maxdemo and other Rocket fans are no diferent than Patriot fans were last fall when they created similar threads about the Patriots.
My point is all teams have fans and those fans tend to post about their teams when they do well. All things considered rooting for your team and creating threads about their exploits regardless of the sport is not a felony offense here at The Rx.com (or anywhere else for that matter)..
wil..
There is no point in spouting off about your team if they are crap. (others though, might make it known to you)
When your team is doing good, that is the only time you can talk about them....but you have no right to bash those that constructively disagree.
The Patriot cult was another breed of animal....there must be something in that beantown water....Pats were good, but the threads were kinda ridiculous.
When your team is doing good, that is the only time you can talk about them....but you have no right to bash those that constructively disagree.
The Patriot cult was another breed of animal....there must be something in that beantown water....Pats were good, but the threads were kinda ridiculous.
ya think? sorry wil, but you'd have to be blind to not see it was a little overboard. not saying all pats fans are assholes, as i like quite a few of them here on the rx, but a few are annoying as hell.
btw po, yeah i have a question. can they at least get out of the first round this year???
