So-CaL A said:
No, it’s just no one cares about the Rockets. Your fanbase is *edited* compared to somewhere like Chicago. No offense intended btw
We had MJ aka The Greatest.
Who do you have? T-Mac?? That’s your claim to fame? Sorry, no comparison
LOL at having no claim to fame…We had one of the most dominant undersized big man to ever play the game who is the ALL TIME leading shot blocker: HAKEEM THE DREAM!! Drexler was an afterthought who just assured we would get two chips while MJ was gone, and not just one…And if you disagree with the dominant part, he wrecked Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, and a young Shaq in two years, securing his name as one of the best(top 3?) big men to ever step onto the court…
And the Rockets game is not getting the hype it should because everyone keeps going back to the fact that L.A. took all four games this year against Houston, but they neglect to mention that Houston did not have the same lineup in any of those games…And the playoffs is a whole different monster compared to regular season…
Game two will be fun, expect Kobe to get his 30+ points not on 31 shots, but on something fun like 15-20 shots with ample trips to the freethrow line. But also look to see Bynum attempt to front Yao, and if he can’t front, expect L.A. to throw a second man on Yao immediately. Phil will not let Yao dominate another game in L.A.
And you cannot expect Ron Artest to shoot as “well” as he did in the next game or two. But do expect Yao to get his(most likely), and if Fish is still guarding Brooks for big minutes, expect Brooks to get his 15-20 easily again. The x factor in this game is how well Odom and Pau play. If Artest shuts down Odom again and he and Ariza don’t get going at all then L.A. might be in trouble, because Pau is not the type of player to volunteer to take over a game. Especially when ScoLandry will be working their asses off trying to deny and stop Pau.
I am hoping for a Houston win in 6, but more realistically I see this going 7 games and I’m leaning towards L.A. taking it…