Browsing Tag Houston Rockets

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...

Basketball , Sports championship, Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, Finals, Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets, Jason Terry, NBA, Vernon Maxwell

Debunking the I-45 Rivalry

By urbanhoustonian at November 3, 2010 | 2:52 AM | 0 Comment

I was going over my Facebook wall the other day when I saw someone post a tweet from @Bobby_Heugel. Bobby's apparent logic in cheering against the Texas Rangers is based solely upon the fact they are Dallas' baseball team. This tweet is indicative of a behavior in Houston that is getting more than a bit old. It made us look foolish when the Houston Texans played more...

Culture , Sports Dallas, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Fort Worth, Houston, Houston Astros, Houston Rockets, Houston Texans, I-45, interstate rivalry, MLB, NBA, NFL, rivalry, sports rivalries, Star-Telegram, Texas Rangers