Finally, the playoffs begin!
April 18, 2009 by OpinionHead
Filed under Sports Discussions
This year, the Houston Rockets are playing the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, all I can say is thank God it is not the Utah Jazz! I am not knocking the Blazers, they are a great team, what I am saying is, I am tired of the Jazz! It seems like Utah and Houston are always battling in the first round, and, unfortunately, Houston usually loses!
Anyone that watches much basketball, knows that there are just some teams that beat certain teams, even if that team is better. Look at the Houston Oilers vs the Dallas Cowboys, even when Dallas was kicking but and taking names way back when, the Oilers, who may have only won 2 or 3 games the whole season, always seemed to beat Dallas in the Texas Bowl or whatever it is called, I don’t remember, but you get my point.
This year, that Utah curse (excuse) or whatever you want to call it, will not be the reason Houston doesn’t get out of the first round! I have to say, I like Houston’s chances against Portland, I mean, how long has it benn since Portland was even in the playoffs?
This year is going to be a battle in Texas, with the Sant Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks meeting up in the first round, this is going to be awesome! I have to say, I believe tha the Rockets took a dive against Dallas in the 4th quarter of that last game, just to have a better chance against Portland in the first round, what do you think?
What about Tracy McGrady? Won’t it be a bit awkward if Houston wins the finals? With T-Mac, they coudn’t even get out of the first round, with him sitting at home, they are doing great. I would be willing to bet that if Houston wins, they will trade T-Mac for someone that is not such a crybaby, seems like he always has some sort of booboo that keeps him complaining and making excuses for a poor performance, but hey, that is just my opinion.
I have to admit, when they traded off Steve Francis, I almost disowned the Rockets! He was an important part of the “Team”, no, he may not have been the best point guard, but, he was a team player and gave it everything he had, each and every game! My personal view on “Teams” is that you don’t just get rid of someone like you were trading off bubble gum cards! A Team is just that, the more cohesiveness you have, the more confidence you have, and the players aren’t afraid to play hard and make a mistake, it is that that has kept San Antonio ruling the NBA for years, after all, look what happened to the Lakers when they got rid of Shaq!
Anybody disagree? Post a comment and tell me about it!
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OpinionHead.com on Sat, 18th Apr 2009 16:24
This year, the Houston Rockets are playing the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, all I ca… http://bit.ly/kN93m
OpinionHead.com on Sat, 18th Apr 2009 17:24
@heykim Sorry, I missed your reply, game starts at 9:30 Central, on ESPN http://tinyurl.com/cbvnlb
OpinionHead on Sun, 19th Apr 2009 22:43
Well, the first game is behind us, and it was a great one! 108 to 81, that was an impressive win for the Rockets, but even more impressive was Yao, he shot 100%, hitting 9 of 9 and all 6 of his free throws! That was incredible! The whole Team was firing on all cylinders, I am impressed! Even the officials were better than usual, yes, there were a couple of stupid calls, on both teams, but nothing compared to the usual, I can't wait for the next game, I am dying to see if they can do it again by such a margin, I sure hope so, then all they will have to do is come home and win 2 and then its off to the second round!