Even now, more than seven months later, those two words cause Rockets' stomachs to turn and hearts to ache. Point nine. http://www.houstonchronicle.com/spo...t=d1ba7ad86df992f472&cmpid=twitter-premium#/0
4 shots I remember most in order Sean Elliott over sheed Iillards shot to win the series Roy's shot to beat Houston Robert I fucking suck at everything but last second shots against the blazers horry
You don't remember this one??? [video=youtube;xZlgh1kO83s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZlgh1kO83s[/video]
Yep. They still bring this up now and then on the radio shows. In fact. they know I am from Portland and my name when I call or text in is .9
That was a good article. I liked hearing the perspectives of the players and coaches from both teams. That was such a hard fought, closely contested series that ended in such a dramatic fashion, you know it had to have a huge emotional impact on both sides. Heck, it had a huge emotional impact on me, and I'm just a fan. Yeah, I have a lot of passion for this team and the game of basketball, but it's not like it's my profession. These guys have the same emotional investment as the most die hard fan, but this is also what they do for a living. Money is at stake, jobs on the line, reputations made and broken. Makes you wonder if the Rockets had won that series, if they would have been more inclined to match Dallas' offer to Parsons to keep their core together. Kevin McHale has to be thrilled that the Rockets are off to a good start. A lot of people in Houston wanted him fired after that series. If the Rockets had gotten off to the slow start, he probably would have been fired by now. BNM
That's a great read. Funny to see Parsons and Lin quoted, and listed as ex-Rockets. Also interesting that it was Mo telling Lillard to ignore the coach, and now Mo is an ex-Blazer...
Who knew Mo was our MVP last year? He made the right call: When I stepped on the court, Mo Williams kept telling me "Go to the ball, go to the ball." I was like, "That's not the play." He was like, "I don't care. Go get the ball."
Mo should get some credit for putting the thought in his mind, but did you read how Dame analyzed the situation? Extremely intelligent guy right there.
It also shows how incredibly disorganized the Rockets defense was on that last play. They had two timeouts (a 20 by POR and a full by HOU) to figure it out and Harden and Parsons were still trying to decide what to do when the refs blew the whistle. That indecision cost Houston the series. Lillard broke immediately to the ball, caught it and got the shot off before Parsons could recover. Series over! BNM
It really was. I wish we could get more of these in depth interview type articles quoting multiple sources from both teams. As fans, we all enjoyed that moment, but it really is eye opening to hear the players and coaches on both sides break down what happened and why it happened. BNM