Game Thread GAME# 58: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - FEBRUARY 25, 2016 - THURSDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), TNT

[B-Roy]

With a trade for Brook Lopez this off-season? I could see it.

I'm really just using all this to fuel my (completely far fetched) Al Horford dream.

 

[blue9]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2013.html

....Are we the 2012-2013 Houston Rockets? We look oddly similar. 6th in ORTG and 16th in DRTG. A star with a bunch of unproven role players overachieving and having a feel-good story type of year.

Rockets signed Howard the off-season after btw. Could we follow a similar path?

Shut your dirty whore mouth!

 

[rasheedfan2005]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2013.html

....Are we the 2012-2013 Houston Rockets? We look oddly similar. 6th in ORTG and 16th in DRTG. A star with a bunch of unproven role players overachieving and having a feel-good story type of year.

Rockets signed Howard the off-season after btw. Could we follow a similar path?

Houston didnt have the leader dame is. Their star was a premadona head flailing actress. They also dont have neil olshey who values hard work, chemistry, and fundamental skill over jersey sales and big shoulders. I think we are fine.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I think we usually play really well on TNT.

I think we always play the Rockets on TNT at home as well. It's been like this for a few years.

IIRC, Dame's 40/11 against OKC (where RW also got 40/10reb) was on TNT.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

I'm really just using all this to fuel my (completely far fetched) Al Horford dream.

That is some pie in the sky there. He gets 5th year and a boatload more money per year if he stays in ATL. And only team that is supposedly tempting him otherwise is ORL (went to school at Florida). I don't see him going West at all.

 

[B-Roy]

Houston didnt have the leader dame is. Their star was a premadona head flailing actress. They also dont have neil olshey who values hard work, chemistry, and fundamental skill over jersey sales and big shoulders. I think we are fine.

My comparison to the Rockets wasn't a slight, it was a compliment more than anything.

The Rockets managed to sign a marquee free agent because of that season, then had two straight 50+ win seasons including making the conference finals. I'll be ecstatic if that happens to us.

Of course there were other issues that eventually manifested, but you hope that doesn't happen to us.

 

[B-Roy]

IIRC, Dame's 40/11 against OKC (where RW also got 40/10reb) was on TNT.

The one which started Lillard time? I don't think that was televised nationally.

I just remember Aldridge always had good games against Houston, and they were always at home and on TNT.

 

[BrianFromWA]

The one which started Lillard time? I don't think that was televised nationally.

I just remember Aldridge always had good games against Houston, and they were always at home and on TNT.

You're right. We beat MIA, PHX and DAL (twice) and lost to GSW twice.

 

[BrianFromWA]

In 2013-14 Tex had a 27/20 TNT game against HOU and his 44/13 game against DEN. Dame had a 34/8 against LAL.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2013.html

....Are we the 2012-2013 Houston Rockets? We look oddly similar. 6th in ORTG and 16th in DRTG. A star with a bunch of unproven role players overachieving and having a feel-good story type of year.

Rockets signed Howard the off-season after btw. Could we follow a similar path?

Mods, this is clearly a bannable offense.

Please give B-Roy the standard Ha Seung-jin signed jersey severance package and send him on his way.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

My comparison to the Rockets wasn't a slight, it was a compliment more than anything.

The Rockets managed to sign a marquee free agent because of that season, then had two straight 50+ win seasons including making the conference finals. I'll be ecstatic if that happens to us.

Of course there were other issues that eventually manifested, but you hope that doesn't happen to us.

i would hate to sign a howard type free agent and completely destroy chemistry. luckily i think dame is a strong enough leader we could probably handle 1 bone head, but preferably not howard.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

this game starts after my bed time which means i might have to nap tomorrow so i dont die at work the next day. i cant miss lillard making history with another 30+ point game.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

If you forgot why you hate the Rockets whole organization down to their analysts...

 

[illmatic99]

lol up and coming defensive superstar. Hasn't Dame made Beverley his bitch a enough times already?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

If you forgot why you hate the Rockets whole organization down to their analysts...

O...M...F...G

Yeah, Calvin, the other PGs love Beverly...

 

[Boob-No-More]

This must be PR spin.... why would he date a Kardashian if he didn't want attention?

LOL, date one of the biggest attention whores in the history of the world and then complain about all the attention. That's like jumping in the ocean and complaining that you got wet.

BNM

 

[illmatic99]

If you forgot why you hate the Rockets whole organization down to their analysts...

Clyde's worse.

 

[THE HCP]

Twill be working in the TNT truck so I will try to get as many Blazers centric highlights on the air as possible. Big game! These guys almost won in SLC last night...

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Twill be working in the TNT truck so I will try to get as many Blazers centric highlights on the air as possible. Big game! These guys almost won in SLC last night...

Make sure to also air the egregious Harden flops

 

[-Ace-]

You know you hate the Rockets and want to destroy them with a passion when the game thread is already on its third page over 24 hours before the actual game starts.

 

[kingslayer]

TNT's announcers for our game: Marv Albert, Grant Hill, and Stacey Dales on the sideline.

Thank god Reggie Miller isn't part of that crew.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Funny thing. Even though Rockets almost beat a playing-really-well Utah team, the clutch fans don't see much hope for tonight, lol:

Ladieeeeeees and Gentlemennnnn,

In the white corner, a former player hailing from Cedar Falls, Iowa, we have an actual NBA head coach Terrrrrrr-rrrrrrrrrry Ssssssscotts! Mentored under another actual NBA head coach George Karl, Terry enters his 3rd season as coach for the Portland Trailblazers. Holding a .640 record the past 2 seasons, Terry defeated tonight's opponent in the 1st round of the Western Conference playoffs in his 2nd season. Terry's most recent achievements includes leading his seemingly depleted team in a 30pt beat down on the current champs.

Annnnd in the red corner, son of former actual head NBA coach, and current steward-puppet managing the analytics philopsophy for the Houston Rockets, Jayyyy Beeeeeee Bickerstaff! Mentored under previous steward-puppet of analytics philosophy Kevin McHale, JB enters his first and last year as interim steward-puppet. At the helm behind JB, pulling the strings, the man behind the curtain, the sabertooth of sabremetrics, master of spreadsheets, really good at ping pong Darrryyl Morrr-rrrrayyyy. Morey has led his team to many moral victories this season, and a most recent actual victory against the Phoenix Suns.

DING DING DING! Let's go Rockets!

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=272851

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

TNT's announcers for our game: Marv Albert, Grant Hill, and Stacey Dales on the sideline.

Thank god Reggie Miller isn't part of that crew.

I like Grant Hill

 

[Boob-No-More]

Funny thing. Even though Rockets almost beat a playing-really-well Utah team, the clutch fans don't see much hope for tonight, lol:

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=272851

This should probably go in the In Praise of Terry Stotts thread, but even the HOU fans are impressed by what our head coach has accomplished:

Ladieeeeeees and Gentlemennnnn,

In the white corner, a former player hailing from Cedar Falls, Iowa, we have an actual NBA head coach Terrrrrrr-rrrrrrrrrry Ssssssscotts! Mentored under another actual NBA head coach George Karl, Terry enters his 3rd season as coach for the Portland Trailblazers. Holding a .640 record the past 2 seasons, Terry defeated tonight's opponent in the 1st round of the Western Conference playoffs in his 2nd season. Terry's most recent achievements includes leading his seemingly depleted team in a 30pt beat down on the current champs.

Annnnd in the red corner, son of former actual head NBA coach, and current steward-puppet managing the analytics philopsophy for the Houston Rockets, Jayyyy Beeeeeee Bickerstaff! Mentored under previous steward-puppet of analytics philosophy Kevin McHale, JB enters his first and last year as interim steward-puppet. At the helm behind JB, pulling the strings, the man behind the curtain, the sabertooth of sabremetrics, master of spreadsheets, really good at ping pong Darrryyl Morrr-rrrrayyyy. Morey has led his team to many moral victories this season, and a most recent actual victory against the Phoenix Suns.

DING DING DING! Let's go Rockets!

BNM

 

[-Ace-]

Who is Terry Scotts? Is he the coach of that Dillard guy? Also, this is Terry's fourth year as coach of the Blazers....good attempt on the compliment, though.

 

[SIeepwalker]

Man, All the posters from clutchfans think they're gonna get owned. That's kinda sad.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Man, All the posters from clutchfans think they're gonna get owned. That's kinda sad.

And they call us soccer moms. They've all turned on the team in half a season.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[noknobs]

If you forgot why you hate the Rockets whole organization down to their analysts...

Wow, I'd never seen that. That's one of the most incredible things I've ever heard. Calvin is out of his mind. Damian never even insinuated that people couldn't touch him, it's all the extracurricular pushing and showing that Beverly does, mostly after the play has ended.

Calvin Murphy said that on March 9th of 2014... But there's a happy ending. Just 54 short days later, Calvin no doubt watched this happen:

 

[BBert]

If you forgot why you hate the Rockets whole organization down to their analysts...

Hahahaha! Hahahaha! Hahahaha! What is in the water in Texas? Calvin Murphy was a tough player, but I never realized he was mentally challenged. He just completely misrepresented Lillard's comments. The Houston announcers and commentators are 10x bigger homers than even the Houston fans. It's weird.