What was the major influence that caused you to become a Rockets' fan?

Dream

 

I wasnt born in Houston and don't presently live in Houston... but I was livin in Houston when I got into basketball, so... your allegiance begins with the home team, and stick with 'em - regardless of where you move.

 

My reason is becasue of Tracy Mcgrady, hes my favorite player. So where ever he goes I go.

 

First I was Rockets' fan bacause of McGrady only so you could say I was TOF. But now I'm not. I like the Rockets I don't even know why. I just like them. And it's all about winnin' but Tracy is still my favourite player

 

Because I was born in Houston and grew up watching Houston sports.

 

i started to become a rockets fan when i was 7 years ol after the bulls won the 93 title and when i went to my first rockets game against the warriors the 93-94 season.thats when i noticed how good that team really was and that we could take anyone in the league. from there on till today, i lay my heart out to the rockets!

according to the poll i love how half the voters are "bandwagoners" which is great!

 

i also believe dream is always gonna be the greatest center to ever play the game and the most under rated.

 

As soon as I got any regular exposure to the NBA, I became a T-Mac fan. That was basically his last season in Orlando. Since he's been traded here I gradually liked the team more and more and him less and less. So for a moment I was a TOF, now I'm far from it and consider myself a Rockets fan and I am trying to "catch up" - learning the history, watching the '95 finals... Haven't seen the finals against Knicks though...or any other classic games for that matter.

 

I can't believe that so many people are here just because of Yao! I really thought that "from houston" would win this poll easily.

 

wake up dude and smell the tea.

this isn't the same place you and I can argue about Maxwell and have 50% of the population not know what we are talking about.

 

Well there are only so many people that can be fans from Houston. I'm sure most fans who start watching basketball or the Rockets because of Yao/ Tmac eventually become Rocket fans too!

 

i'm from houston, and currently at student at the university of houston. even tho i dont keep up with the cougars i wish em well. but been a rockets fan since i was born! seriously! cuz i went to the parades durin the championship when i was still a youngin also like the astros and texans.. but basketball is my lifestyle and i LOVE THE ROCKETS!

 

the reason and the only reason was Yao.
but now, i like Rockets as a team.

 

I LOVE YAO MING

 

I live in Maryland and jumped on the Dream bandwagon when I was 13 instead of the Jordan one.

 

I'm old school, Phi Slamma Jamma.

Drafting Olajuwon & some of my oldest memories are of Sampson hitting that insane shot on the Lakers & fighting with the Celtics.

Dream, Sampson, Robert Reed, Sleepy Floyd
Cassell, Horry, Elie, Thorpe, Chilcut

One that I remember most was being down big & Sampson being ejected in the '86 finals. I was pissed & went outside started shooting hoops. I remember being called back in when they started making a run.

 

Gene Peterson doing the the overtime game 6 against Denver in the 1986 playoffs....'nuff said!

 

I became a Rox fan because, back in 94. When I was still 10 yrs old. I watched the finals between Rox and Knicks. That was the first basketball game that i really loved watching. I really like Mad Max back then and eversince that day, I've been a Rox fan. Through the good times and the bad times. Rox fan for life!

 

When San Diego drafted Elvin Hayes. Of course, I didn't become a Houston Rockets fan until they moved to Houston.

 

What's the population of Houston? 2 mil? 250 mil people watched the Yi vs Yao game. if 1/10 of them are Rox fans, that's 25 mil.