And.... Portland fans are already making excuses for their 2014 first round exit against us

In a democratic structure like a forum, all kinds of people are going to post all kinds of things.

I'm pretty sure Terry Stotts isn't going to focus on flopping, but rather how to contain your inside-out game. When that's going, it's impossible to defend.

 

I'll admit, I might be in the minority of Rockets fans....but I actually respect the Blazers and their fans.

Sure, you could talk about the connection to Drexler.

But for me, personally, they gained my respect during the 2009 playoffs. The second game of the series was being played in Portland, and on TV it looked like the stadium was packed and loud! And I still remember a play where Dikembe Mutombo went up for...a rebound? a block?...I don't remember exactly, but came down and collapsed and immediately grasped his knee. I remember the cameras zoomed in on his face and he looked like he was in agonizing pain, rolling around on the court gripping that knee.

I loved Mutombo. I loved how hard he played for us even in spite of all of Yao's injuries. I have loved reading about all the Humanitarian work he has done.

The playoffs are intense and extremely competitive, and the fact that the Blazers fans gave a standing, loud ovation for Mutombo as he slowly, painfully was assisted off the court has stuck with me since.



Looking forward to another intense series this year!

 

Brandon Roy was a miniature Kobe. I firmly believe that him and Oden would have won a ring.

Rep for a good post.

 

Great post and insight. BTW, I meant no disrespect in my post. That was a good-hearted gesture Portland gave Drexler to be reunited with his college teammate and one more chance to win it all. Houston may not have won that championship with out Portland Letting Clyde go. I do feel the Blazers and Rockets have gone through eerily similar circumstances that I would never wish on any team. Roy/Oden and Yao/McGrady. Amazing players who's careers were cut short and never were able to live up to their potential. Pay no attention to people speaking hate. They are the minority. Like I said tho, for some unknown cosmic reason, Portland and Houston will forever be connected.

 

Begging for rep is always a good way to not get rep.

 

Rep is overrated, especially on this board. I seen more sane and legitimate posts from neutral users then I have the majority of high rep'd people.

 

reminding someone to comment / rate / subscribe is common, maybe not among this board, but with many other sites it is. A friendly reminder shouldn't warrant a reason to not give provide it.

 

The only thing I have against Portland is that the NBA used footage of Brandon Roy's buzzer beating game winner over Artest and McGrady in 2009 in every tv ad for almost 5 years.

 

No beef with Blazers, none. Our hated enemies are Dallas and Utah.

 

No flames, good luck in the series, let's hope for some good injury free games.

 

I'm a Cougar, so I actually hate Longhorns.

Jazz, Lakers, Mavericks are my NBA sports-hate. I think most Rox fans are about the same.

 

Flopping in general is a pointless attack because the refs are very fair when it comes to rewarding flopping. The only difference is whether a player can take advantage of how the game is called. Specifically, two factors most important to whether the refs blow the whistle(fairly or not) are position on the court, and who the defender is.

The Rockets take half their shots in the paint. The refs call more in the paint. When players get tangled together and stuff happens in the paint, refs are more likely to call a foul, and more likely to call a defensive foul, fair or not.

The other factor is who the defender is. And yes, Dwight Howard can get away with more than Robin Lopez because one is Dwight Howard and the other is Robin Lopez.

Take your game against the Warriors. I actually watched the 4th quarter and OT of that game because I wanted the Rockets to rest our guys. When Bogut went out of the game, every time you guys got into the paint, the refs called something on the Warriors. Some of them quite flimsy IMO. When Curry was getting to the basket? Nothing. Perhaps there were fouls against you and no fouls against the Warriors, I couldn't really tell because of the lack of replays. But you get the idea. It works for every team. The difference is that the Rockets offense is predicated on getting to the paint, as well as a roster capable of doing that. It's the volume is what drives the foul shots. Not some hidden agenda by the refs. I mean, it's HOUSTON. Not NY or LA.

 

begging for rep is pathetic bro

 

There is no way he got that shot off in time. That still makes me mad to this day,and I hated seeing that commercial all the time. I think there was.8 left on the clock and Roy caught the ball, spun around, and shot it. Replay looked like it was still in hands, but somehow the refs gave it to him and we lost...

 

I don't hate Portland. I don't think when anyone had anything against your fanbase when we played in 2009 in the playoffs

The concensus is back then was how impressive Brandon Roy was and Portland had a bright future.

But the injury bug hit both teams hard, I'm pretty glad we've clawed out way back and meeting in the playoffs once again 5 years later.

 

really bro? I mean...really?

 

This.

My wife, who has been a Rockets fan since the Olajuwon days, always thought Brandon Roy was a good as Kobe. We have had our share of injuries, but the Blazers, God have mercy on them....

 

You sound like a level headed fan, you'd be surprised at how liked your team is by us rockets fans...we feel like we can find some common ground especially in the injury dept.

That being said, are you really going to cry about flopping in 09'?

That rockets team , outside of Scola, didn't have any floppers. You guys on the other hand had Rudy Fernandez, Batum and Pryzbilla flying all over the place. Yao could barely move before he was charged for an offensive foul. So, You can understand why you calling us out back then, is ironic to say the least.