Comments on: Rockets mash Mavs for 17th-straight win

By: richard

richard — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:31:18 +0000

WOW, another win, rox is playing the kind of bball i never seems they play….i am a diehard rox fan, but now my wife got into it too….she asking a lot of questions about bball and rox. haaa

let’s go rox! bring on the LAL, SAS, and NOH……

By: JW

JW — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:54:04 +0000

Nice job, John as always. Thanks. Check this out from NBA web site for the top 10 plays of Rockets 17 straight wins:
http://broadband.nba.com/cc/playa.php?content=video&url=http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/top10s_specialties/best_of_2007/top10_rockets_streak_080306.asx&video=blank&nbasite=nba

By: rocfan

rocfan — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:51:47 +0000

John, I agree with your response to Hobo. However, what I am seeing is a rhythm and speed from the team that I have never seen prior to Yao’s foot injury. I suppose only time can tell if this style is truly sustainable. I’m hoping that Yao can improve his high post game (a la Divac) to take advantage of this great style of play that the rockets have been executing the last 4 games…

By: D

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:44:35 +0000

Hey John,

Have you ever though about running for a political position? You seem to always a diplomatic answer to every question. I am sure that you will be the right person to answer the phone at 3:00am.

That’s funny! I don’t know if being ‘diplomatic’ is a compliment or not, but I’ll take it as such. I really like your 3AM
comment…very clever! — John

By: Hobo

Hobo — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:45:37 +0000

Great to see this–but have to ask–are the Rockets gelling better together with team play now that Yao is out??? I haven’t seen as much critique of Rafer’s play since Yao has been out. Just a question.

The Rockets were playing at a high level as a team before Yao’s injury, including Rafer, when they had won 12 in a row. — John

By: Wilson

Wilson — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:59:57 +0000

WOW!!! I AM SPEECHLESS!!!…

By: student prof

student prof — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:34:03 +0000

Nice going…

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:31:58 +0000

GO ROCKETS! I can barely believe it. They just keep on winning and playing with team effort. I checked the box score and everyone got minutes yesterday! Its so amazing and I hope that they can just bring that belief into the NO game!!

The team just brings so much energy to every game. Its amazing because this was a back to back game as well (am I right?). It has to do with teammates just trusting in each other and believing that if they give it their best effort, the player subbing for him will also give it his best and thats what keeps the team going. 110% effort all game long!

By: Luckyme

Luckyme — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:18:26 +0000

Wow! That’s all I can say about this game - a masterful display of teamwork and effort.

By: GameNight

GameNight — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:29:28 +0000

Wow, this Rockets team really earned the heart of fans through their incredible team basketball and their newly-found belief. 17-0 is truly something. I think they also scared those TNT and ESPN analysts and announcers who stubbornly refused to give respect to Rockets. Did you notice that their voices got excited whenever Mavericks made a basket? When they reported Rockets’ double-digit lead every time, it sounded like Rockets were down by double digits. Very funny! Those analysts are still in a state of denial, as those Yao haters did a long time ago.

Go Rockets! I am so proud of you!!

And thanks again John for the excellent analysis and recap. You are the best!!

Thanks for the compliment! — John