Basketball
Deja Blue
By urbanhoustonian at June 14, 2011 | 4:02 AM | 0 Comment
I was struggling through the course of this year's NBA Finals. Why in God's name was I enjoying watching the Dallas Mavericks win the title so much? After some thought, I realized . . . this Mavericks title reminded me very much of Houston's first title in 1993. 1. Foreign born NBA legend The similarities between Hakeem Nowitzki run deep. Here you have two foreign more...
War of Words
By urbanhoustonian at May 24, 2011 | 2:36 PM | 0 Comment
Once again, there is a story about an NBA player yelling the word "faggot" at someone in the heat of the moment. The last time this happened, Kobe Bryant screamed the word at referee during a game in April. At the time, I really didn't get all that upset about the matter. However, to see it happen again, and to see the same rote, "It was the heat of the moment, more...
If You Build It, They Will Come
By urbanhoustonian at December 10, 2010 | 8:00 AM | 0 Comment
Houston saw an unprecedented construction of sports stadiums in the first decade of the 21st Century. Other cities can now boast three "new" stadiums for baseball, basketball and football, but no city opened them up like Houston did from 2000-2003. It was because of these three new buildings Houston was able to host some of the country's most important sporting events. more...
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A Clinical Season
By urbanhoustonian at October 27, 2009 | 8:00 AM | 0 Comment
This is going to be a real hard season to be a fan of the Houston Rockets. It's not that the team is going to be bad, quite the contrary. However, without Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, there isn't a lot of hope in H-Town for a serious run at the NBA title. Well, that's what they say. For my part, while I agree a title is something of a pipe dream, but I believe this more...
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
By urbanhoustonian at May 15, 2009 | 4:43 PM | 0 Comment
Find out what it means to me! I must admit that I fall closer to the fairweather variety of Houston fan when it comes to our sports teams. Well, that's what most people would say. However, I feel I just hold the team to a higher double standard due to the treatment we, as the city of Houston, get in the national sports media. When the Rockets won the NBA more...
Two Words
By urbanhoustonian at May 11, 2009 | 3:19 PM | 0 Comment
I find myself in the enviable position of writing a better post than was originally planned. When I heard he had hurt himself in Game 3, and they were going to perform more tests and Yao stated he would, for sure, return for Game 4. Two words, "Uh oh." I even told my dad Saturday afternoon, before the announcement, "Wait until the tests come back, this is exactly more...
How the Rockets COULD make the NBA Finals
By urbanhoustonian at April 19, 2008 | 3:45 PM | 0 Comment
COULD is the operative word in this post. As you will discover, there is a very long list of outcomes that must happen to set up a Rockets Finals berth. Let's start with their first round series. I wasn't looking forward to a first round match-up with the Jazz. I was actually hoping to open against the Phoenix Suns. The Jazz are nearly unbeatable in Utah. Still, these more...
Stronger
By urbanhoustonian at March 16, 2008 | 4:10 PM | 0 Comment
Work it harder, make it better do it faster, makes us stronger more than ever, hour after hour work is never over It is somewhat fitting that the Rockets have chosen Kanye West's Stronger for their player introductions this season. I remember when I first saw the intros this season, that this season has been one in which they were living the spirit of this song. more...
A Tale of Two Rockets
By urbanhoustonian at March 2, 2008 | 8:45 PM | 0 Comment
This is not the best time to be a fan of Houston sports. I am not exactly sure what we have done to the Sports Gods, but it is clear to me that we need to repent for some transgression. I started the season quite disenchanted with the Houston Rockets. I was disappointed after the Game 7 loss to the Utah Jazz that probably cost us a shot at the Conference Finals. I more...
The Weekend’s Rocket(s) Blast
By urbanhoustonian at May 7, 2007 | 4:21 PM | 0 Comment
It was not a good weekend to be a Rocket in Houston. From the Rockets to THE Rocket, there wasn't much chance of finding someone with something nice to say about either. I have to say I haven't been this disappointed in a Houston sports team since the Oilers lost to the Buffalo Bills in 1992. I am at a loss for words. I simply cannot figure out how this team was unable more...
