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Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Tue Oct 8, 2013 7:24 pm
by Mr. E
Jeremy Lin, the NBA's first American-born player of Taiwanese descent, stole the spotlight Tuesday as the Houston Rockets practiced for the first NBA preseason game in the basketball-obsessed country.
Lin was mobbed by reporters and photographers on a Manila basketball court, a day after the Rockets and Indiana Pacers arrived in the capital for Thursday's game.
Lin said he was thankful for a chance "to inspire people, especially my fellow Asians."
http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Lin ... 877386.phpThe Pacers are there, too; but come on! It's all about the Rockets!!!

Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Tue Oct 8, 2013 7:52 pm
by MaxRider
of course it is about the Rockets and Jeremy Lin
look where they are playing next
TAIWAN!!!
Jeremy Lin is treated like the Prince Taiwan!!!
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Tue Oct 8, 2013 9:42 pm
by inquisitive
MaxRider wrote:of course it is about the Rockets and Jeremy Lin
look where they are playing next
TAIWAN!!!
Jeremy Lin is treated like the Prince Taiwan!!!
Chiang Kai Shek has nothing on Jeremy...

Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Wed Oct 9, 2013 1:39 am
by PSPUMD
First Practice in Philippines ~
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYlHPVaaGPs[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWxVC45cibo[/youtube]
and Philippies News:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygX769WUY6U[/youtube]
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Wed Oct 9, 2013 2:58 pm
by 6_Rings
Linsanity still sells...
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Wed Oct 9, 2013 3:03 pm
by cat1
Lin is popular in Asia no doubt. Linsanity never die.
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Wed Oct 9, 2013 6:00 pm
by inquisitive
Omer is out for tomorrow's game ...at least that is what he said...he said likely we will see him in the Taiwan game. Mchale will play both Howard and Asik together, but not sure if it will be in the Taiwan game or not. Considering it is Asik, it was a pretty long video interview.
http://www.solarsportsdesk.ph/bk/bknews ... -omer-asikMcHale wants Omer to play together with Dwight for 13-14minutes together...Mchale talks about Lin too....video interview
http://www.solarsportsdesk.ph/bk/bknews ... vin-mchale
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:18 am
by kam_soluusar
Just gonna put my 2 cents in here.
F@$k the NBA, global game my hairy white arse!!!
Let's take the NBA to London, where 9/10 of the country doesn't give a damn about Basketball. Let's go to Italy, Spain, Africa etc. Let's go all through Asia.
F@$k them Aussies though, no way we want to ever go there!
Let me give you some insight. Chelsea Football Club, (one of the most popular teams in the English Premier League) played an exhibition game here, in front of the largest crowd they have EVER played in front of. (Ditto for Liverpool as well.) the NBA would make a killing if they did some exhibition games here in Australia. But for what ever reason, the NBA has chosen not to do it. (And don't give me crap about us being to far away, if the NBA will travel to Asia, it's not that much of a stretch to come here either!) NBA Cares, yeah right, as long as you don't live in Australia.
Basketball currently sucks in Australia. Maybe this might help boost popularity.
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:39 am
by TMACFORMVP
Nobody's up? I am disappoint.
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:45 am
by jwise44
I'm up tmac. Though not by choice, I'm sick and woke up with the worst headache but at least I get to watch the game
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:48 am
by jwise44
Harden wtf???? Crazy shot
Love this unit bev/harden/parsons/jones/Howard
Hope mkl doesn't kill me but I think Lin should become the 6th man of the year
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:51 am
by TMACFORMVP
Damn. No better medicine?
Couple things early...
Beverley starting today.
I love the fact Harden's three again came off a screen catch and shoot. And this is the second game in a row he's used that floater in the lane. IIRC, he didn't do as much of that last season.
Our defense has been terrific so far.
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:57 am
by TMACFORMVP
Pacers commentators made a good point. Howard really hasn't been catching it in the deep post. He's been more mid-post and trying to use his quickness (with our spacing) to score. And through 2 pre-season games, it's worked offensively. I don't know how much I like those jumpshot attempts though...the 2nd one looked a bit more fluid (even though it was a brick), but the first one was way too hard trying to bank it.
I really wish Asik was playing this game.
Surprised we haven't got subs yet. Bev besides two poor passes has been real good.
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:01 pm
by jwise44
Is Garcia not playing this game either?
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:03 pm
by jwise44
It really must be because he has jazz stink on him
Cuz I don't like brewer and don't want him on the team
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:08 pm
by jwise44
D-mo
Casspi>god?
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:10 pm
by jwise44
Can we please cut that walking corpse camby???? Don't need him in the least
Also put in covington
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:12 pm
by TMACFORMVP
jwise44 wrote:Can we please cut that walking corpse camby???? Don't need him in the least
Also put in covington
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing about Camby yesterday too.
I want to see Lin dominate and look for his shot off the bench.
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:17 pm
by jwise44
Final roster better be
Lin/bev/brooks
Harden/Garcia/brewer?
Parsons/casspi
Jones/d-mo
Howard/Asik/smith
Dl-Canaan Covington
Ab!!!!!!!!
Re: Rockets take the Philippines!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:19 pm
by jwise44
Wow casspi just got dominated by Britney griner