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Post#1 » by ShaY » Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:44 pm

I thought Stro Swift will be a borderline all star.
I thought for sure Francis will be the starter in his comeback with us.
I loved the Mike James trade.
I loved the Gerald Green trade.
I wanted Mcroberts over Landry in the draft.
I hated the Brooks selection.
I was ready to just cut Alston without getting nothing in return for him. :oops: :D
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Post#2 » by McGrady2Head » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:18 pm

I thought Shane Battier would make a difference in the playoffs and help get us out of round 1.
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Post#3 » by McGrady2Head » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:19 pm

and btw this exact same topic is at clutchfans right now lol
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Post#4 » by MaxRider » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:50 pm

ShaY wrote:I thought Stro Swift will be a borderline all star.

never like him
I thought for sure Francis will be the starter in his comeback with us.

don't think he'll start, but i thought he's going to be a great spark off the bench
I loved the Mike James trade.

i hate him, hey i brought up the idea to trade him for Alston
I loved the Gerald Green trade.

sort of
I wanted Mcroberts over Landry in the draft.

me too, but i wanted Landry as well
I hated the Brooks selection.

Brooks hasn't prove anything yet
I was ready to just cut Alston without getting nothing in return for him. :oops: :D

not me
Tell me yours...

-i thought Head would be our version of Vinnie Johnson; he disappeared in the playoff 2 years in a row
-i thought we are going to get 8th spot when Yao went down; i still hope we get 8th spot at least we get higher draft pick
-i thought Francis would be a great spark off the bench for us; still injured-prone
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Post#5 » by moofs » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:57 pm

- I used to think Steve Francis was a great player...
- ...In fact, Kenny Thomas, Rodrick Rhodes, Carlos Rogers, and Sam Mack were all great players too.
- I thought Stromile might actually help us out (which he did, but not as expected)
- I thought the 2003-2004 team was really good
- I hated letting Olajuwon walk (it was tragic, but made great management sense)
- I LOVED the Kelvin Cato signing (why I approach trades and signings with my first step full of jadedness and skepticism now)
- Actually, I really liked a lot of our signings from 2000-2004 (who HASN'T wanted to talk to themselves from 5 years ago and say "Hey look, moron, '...' ", especially when 5 years ago was young themselves)
- I was not able to start more than one point in this list without using the word "I".

(Seems more like the topic is, "I was an idiot, but I'm still nowhere near as smart as Darryl Morey." ... ... ... ... Ok that's not true, I'm still an idiot, just not with regard to anything I'm aware of having wanted the Rockets to do over the past couple years. Feel free to call my bluff on that if you want! :cheesygrin:)
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Post#6 » by 2fast4u » Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:59 pm

..its nice to be one, atleast for the moment :noway:
its ok to break some rules once in a while...
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Post#7 » by TMU » Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:03 am

- Back in '95, I hated Hakeem who single-handedly destroyed my former team: Orlando Magic and who stole Nick Anderson's mojo. Houston became one of my least favorite teams next to the Lakers and the Jazz. (Today, Hakeem is one of my favorite players and I love him more than Shaq)
- I hated the McGrady deal. I didn't eat the rest of the day because I was busy compiling the longest hate mail (directed to John Weisbrod) that I have ever written. Since then, I became a Rockets fan and gave up on the Orlando Magic.
- I loved the Shane Battier trade, because I hated Rudy Gay who was a lazy bum when he was in college.
- I thought Stromile Swift would be a great backup to Yao. Later realized that dude was dumb as a doornail.
- I used to think Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley were straight.

BTW, do you guys remember all the FIRE MOREY threads we had right after the '07 draft?
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Post#8 » by jove9 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:23 am

...I thought we could win a title with a lineup of Francis, Mobley, E. Griffin, Mo Taylor, Yao.

...In the '99 preseason I bet a friend of mine that HOU would have a better record than UTA when it was all said and done. We ended up winning 34 games; Utah won 55.

(On paper that year we had a good team, I thought:

1 - Francis / Norris / Drew
2 - S. Anderson / Mobley
3 - W. Williams / Bullard
4 - Barkley / Thomas / C. Rogers / Pig Miller
5 - Dream / Cato / T. Hamilton

What happened was, depending on the game, we were either too young or too old. Plus Barkley got injured.)

...I thought that the '02 Kings had a realistic shot at beating the Lakers & the League.

...I didn't think that Orlando was getting THAT bad of a deal in getting Francis, Mobley, and Cato for T-Mac, Howard, Lue, and Bogans.

...I didn't realize how much Francis sucks without his boyfriend around.
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Post#9 » by Dinky Bits » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:42 am

-I had faith in getting out of the first round these past two years
-I thought Francis would be a key in our run this year
-I wasn't angry about the Battier trade.

Other than that, I am a flawless human being.
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Post#10 » by tha_rock220 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:57 am

- I got pepper sprayed and was too drunk to remember
- I Took 5 years to finish college
- I didn't sleep with Megan, Melissa, or Jennifer
- I slept with Caitlin(not a fat girl)
- I bought an XBox 360 I never play.


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Post#11 » by magicfan4life05 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:50 pm

T-Mac United wrote:- Back in '95, I hated Hakeem who single-handedly destroyed my former team: Orlando Magic and who stole Nick Anderson's mojo. Houston became one of my least favorite teams next to the Lakers and the Jazz. (Today, Hakeem is one of my favorite players and I love him more than Shaq)
- I hated the McGrady deal. I didn't eat the rest of the day because I was busy compiling the longest hate mail (directed to John Weisbrod) that I have ever written. Since then, I became a Rockets fan and gave up on the Orlando Magic.
- I loved the Shane Battier trade, because I hated Rudy Gay who was a lazy bum when he was in college.
- I thought Stromile Swift would be a great backup to Yao. Later realized that dude was dumb as a doornail.
- I used to think Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley were straight.

BTW, do you guys remember all the FIRE MOREY threads we had right after the '07 draft?



hey, not to get ot off this thread, but by any chance do you still have a copy of that letter? :oops:
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Post#12 » by A.J. » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:42 pm

I thought Rudy Gay was a good fit for our team
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Post#13 » by King Roosk » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:10 pm

tha_rock220 wrote:- I got pepper sprayed and was too drunk to remember
- I Took 5 years to finish college
- I didn't sleep with Megan, Melissa, or Jennifer
- I slept with Caitlin(not a fat girl)
- I bought an XBox 360 I never play.


When it comes to basketball I don't make mistakes.


:rofl: :rofl:
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Post#14 » by A.J. » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:13 pm

tha_rock220 wrote:- I got pepper sprayed and was too drunk to remember
- I Took 5 years to finish college
- I didn't sleep with Megan, Melissa, or Jennifer
- I slept with Caitlin(not a fat girl)
- I bought an XBox 360 I never play.


When it comes to basketball I don't make mistakes.


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Post#15 » by jove9 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:20 pm

tha_rock220 wrote:- I got pepper sprayed and was too drunk to remember
- I Took 5 years to finish college
- I didn't sleep with Megan, Melissa, or Jennifer
- I slept with Caitlin (a fat girl)
- I bought an XBox 360 I never play.


When it comes to basketball I don't make mistakes.


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

(How long can we keep this going? :crazy: )
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Post#16 » by bballmaniac27 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:57 pm

I thought Yao Ming would be a huge bust.

I thought Darius Miles and Darko would end up being superstars

I actually believed that we would be injury free this season.
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Post#17 » by A.J. » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:37 pm

bballmaniac27 wrote:I thought Yao Ming would be a huge bust.

I thought Darius Miles and Darko would end up being superstars

I actually believed that we would be injury free this season.


You should have slapped yourself the moment you said that.
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Post#18 » by TMU » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:31 pm

magicfan4life05 wrote:
T-Mac United wrote:- Back in '95, I hated Hakeem who single-handedly destroyed my former team: Orlando Magic and who stole Nick Anderson's mojo. Houston became one of my least favorite teams next to the Lakers and the Jazz. (Today, Hakeem is one of my favorite players and I love him more than Shaq)
- I hated the McGrady deal. I didn't eat the rest of the day because I was busy compiling the longest hate mail (directed to John Weisbrod) that I have ever written. Since then, I became a Rockets fan and gave up on the Orlando Magic.
- I loved the Shane Battier trade, because I hated Rudy Gay who was a lazy bum when he was in college.
- I thought Stromile Swift would be a great backup to Yao. Later realized that dude was dumb as a doornail.
- I used to think Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley were straight.

BTW, do you guys remember all the FIRE MOREY threads we had right after the '07 draft?



hey, not to get ot off this thread, but by any chance do you still have a copy of that letter? :oops:


No, I don't have it anymore. I deleted after "Puck" retired; I guess it worked... sort of. :)
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Post#19 » by HoustonRockets » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:35 pm

-i knew tmac wouldn't do anything for the rockets... and i didnt tell anyone

:-?
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Post#20 » by MaxRider » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:11 pm

T-Mac United wrote:BTW, do you guys remember all the FIRE MOREY threads we had right after the '07 draft?


if i knew the Battier-Gay trade was Morey's idea back then
i would put up 101 FIRE MOREY threads during 2006 draft

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