[Off-Topic] How does an Astros fan get back into being a Rockets fan?

I’m with you OP. I was a diehard Rockets fan, watched all 82 + playoffs every year, but I caught maybe 5 or 6 after the Westbrook trade and didn’t even bother throwing on the G7 win against OKC in last years bubble. Then this year I watched 1 game, which ended up being the first of their massive losing streak, and didn’t go back. Astros have taken all my interest recently, but the draft has me pumped and I’m very intrigued to see what next years team looks like.

 

The only hope is that the current last two years rockets was like Drayton chasing it before Crane (tejada trade, etc) and eventually bottoming out.

 

This.

 

You say that in retrospect but the 100 loss seasons were excruciating. The biggest moments in the threads were "Insurance vs assurance " runs, which one is correct? Assurance for sure.
The Rockets had their franchise player. A player, that a lot of posters consider was on par with Dream, just flat out quit 9 games into the season and traded days after. I'd never seen anything like that. The rebuild started then.
Since Jan 12th:
They have a no.2 pick, 23rd, 24th, KP who was 20 yrs during the season and averaged 17/8 as a starter. That's not including the Brooklyn picks that will be valuable once the nets get bounced again next year and quit on each other.

 

Some will return. I'm barely able to watch the Astros because they keep throwing propaganda out there sporadically.

I stopped watching Hockey 40 years ago ago. I stopped watching Basketball 15 years ago. I stopped watching football 5 years ago. I even stopped watching Baseball for a couple of years and my return can be lost easily.

The bottom line. More Politics equals less fandom. It's not even about the team record or franchise stupidity anymore. I HATE the politics MORE then I LOVE the SPORTS.

I haven't forgiven Cassius Clay for it and that was fifty years ago.

 

What have they done politically that rubs you the wrong way?

 

I won't go through the litany, but any honest observer will know. One problem is that some deny that Politics is Politics if they agree with the Politics.

 

Sports should stay out of politics but politicians can demand a boxer to go to a war.
That's not consistency.

 

Just don't bother. Every year it seems somebody new comes out of the woodwork here, starts becoming active, starts showing their true colors, and then all hell breaks loose.

Unfortunately they just can't "talk baseball"... wink wink.

 

Rockets need strippers at half time.. only thing that could get me watching again.. chica locas could help!

That and boot this DD weirdo from Clutchfans

 

Render unto Ceasar that which is Ceasars, unto GOD that which is GOD's and unto SPORT that which is SPORT's.

 

It's tricky to comment on why Sports is losing fans because of politics without discussing the politics. I have sought to keep them separate, but I should be admonished when I fail.

 

Ehehehegehehege

 

The only thing I render is the fat when I'm cooking meat.

Sorry, Joe, can't help with your quandary since I'm in pretty much the exact same boat. Totally lost interest in the Rox with the Westbrook deal but I'm planning on watching more games this year to see how the youngsters are doing.

 

What helps me is that I see the NBA more like the WWE. I know that the athletes are incredibly gifted and talented. But the referees are like ring masters, how they affect the matchups and the eventual outcomes. And though not as scripted as the WWE, as close to scripted as can get to be seen like a legitimate competitive event. Basketball is about fabrication of a story line novela…. That’s why they focus on personalities instead of the product.

I’m a big basketball fan, but I refuse to be duped. I watch for the spectacle, not for titles.

Morey hiring the independent firm to judge the foul calls, showed that the Warriors “the poster team for the NBA at the time” got favorable calls overwhelmingly. The NBA is about a show, a prescription matchup of teams that the viewing audience wants to watch.

I get why baseball has a series, because so little separates the elite and bad teams, a game of inches. Look at the standings in baseball, and most teams hoover at .500, and your elite teams might carry a .600-.650 winning percentage. And a lot of that is due to lingering injuries that happen via the baseball season. Baseball is a rigorous effort of last team standing, and why a series is so crucial for MLB. And the big factor is that a team has five starting pitchers, that determines the outcome of each and every series throughout the season.

But in basketball where your elite team are .800 winning percentages, there is no need for a series. Elite Teams constantly win 60-67 games a season. For me the NBA series in the playoffs is a sham.

The NCAA basketball and NFL do it right, they know basketball does not need a series to find a champion team.

 

The only thing I like about Tilman is Vic and Anthony’s

 

For someone that hates professional sports, you sure post a lot here

 

Here is the truth about the Rockets rebuild, listed by importance

1. KPJ, how does he develop, from a personable standpoint much more than basketball. He can be a superstar physically…but as his career path was heading before coming here, could be a zero.

2. The #2 pick. I won’t pretend I watched enough CBB or G League to know who we should take, but obviously it needs to turn into a stud

I like our potential “complementary pieces “ in young guys like Wood, Tate, Martin…etc

If KPJ and the #2 pick are studs, we will be back sooner than most think.

If either don’t work out, it will be a while

If both stink….think 2013 Astros for a long time