Attn: Houston Fans

[Prue]

yeah I dont want to see them get all excited and shoot off too quick...take it slow and really work it around the outside...maybe tease them a bit going in then back out and back in again

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Oh that was nasty!

 

[BlazerWookee]

As abrasive, argumentative and cantancerous as I am, I can't argue with this at all

Oh, come on, I bet you could if you tried, lol...

 

[e_blazer]

I don't blame the Houston fans for whining over the officiating...that's a time-honored fan's right and we've certainly done our share around here. The new policy of the NBA of acknowledging bad calls on just certain plays does nothing but feed this dynamic of "the stupid officials cost us the game". The reality is that we all know that there are blown calls both ways every single game. Howard wouldn't have even been in the game for the "bad call" if Salvatore hadn't had his head up his butt when Dwight threw the elbow into Rolo's chest just minutes earlier.

All of that said, the OP is right. Houston lost this game because they simply didn't take care of business when they had the double-digit lead with less than 5 minutes to play. Howard's ineptitude at the FT line cost them big and Harden couldn't hit the big shots. Hopefully, all of that continues tonight.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I share it too, we're no different than any other fans when it comes to hyperbole. Every single fan group in every major sports league in the United States is the same.

Talk about oversimplification.

The LA Dodgers' fan base, for example, is loaded with people that beat and murder people from opposing teams' fan bases.

 

[Spud147]

I don't blame the Houston fans for whining over the officiating...that's a time-honored fan's right and we've certainly done our share around here. The new policy of the NBA of acknowledging bad calls on just certain plays does nothing but feed this dynamic of "the stupid officials cost us the game". The reality is that we all know that there are blown calls both ways every single game. Howard wouldn't have even been in the game for the "bad call" if Salvatore hadn't had his head up his butt when Dwight threw the elbow into Rolo's chest just minutes earlier.

All of that said, the OP is right. Houston lost this game because they simply didn't take care of business when they had the double-digit lead with less than 5 minutes to play. Howard's ineptitude at the FT line cost them big and Harden couldn't hit the big shots. Hopefully, all of that continues tonight.

Agreed, I can't imagine our board being any less bitchy and whiny if we had the situation reversed but the bottom line is if they'd made their free throws, if Harden had hit that shot at the end, etc. they would have won. There was time for them to get the last shot off and Harden choked.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Agreed, I can't imagine our board being any less bitchy and whiny if we had the situation reversed but the bottom line is if they'd made their free throws, if Harden had hit that shot at the end, etc. they would have won. There was time for them to get the last shot off and Harden choked.

Heck, we're bitchy now after the win!