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Effin RIDICULOUS (My first playoff game experience)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by DreaMac, Apr 25, 2009.

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RV6 said:

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Yeah this picture shows what im talking about. And don't get me wrong, the arena was pretty loud. Louder than I expected with those empty seats. And people that are saying it was a good turnaround, are only saying it because they have seen worse. But that is not an excuse. As you can see in this picture, there were bunch of empty seats all throughout the lower bowl. Im just disappointed because Portland's arena was packed. I really expected the same from the Rockets fans. Oh well...I learned from my first playoff game.

And please, stop using rain as an excuse. It wasn't just raining in certain areas. It was pretty much throughout Houston. If the upper level was filled completely, those rich people don't have an excuse.

#41 DreaMac, Apr 25, 2009

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If there was indeed a "Portland SUCKS" chant...I am kind of disappointed. The only team that deserves that chant from Houston fans is the Jazz, and I think chanting something like that makes Rockets fans seem extremely classless.
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They had those chants in their arena too. They weren't disappointed about that. I LOVED IT.

#42 DreaMac, Apr 25, 2009
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#43 ndnguy85, Apr 25, 2009
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Here you can see the thunder sticks that I was talking about. Brilliant idea. But this picture is deceiving. Lights out + everyone was standing and waving those sticks so that won't show you much.

#44 DreaMac, Apr 25, 2009
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The game was a lot of fun. The upper level was going crazy. I have to say, the platinum blonde power dancer is freaking tough. She got nailed in the back of the head by a dude doing a blackflip and got right back up.

#45 nahmorlah, Apr 25, 2009
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at least we dont do what Detroit did and send an email out to opposing fans offering tickets.

We only do that against the spurs.

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the place seemed pretty bumpin from ESPN HD

all you guys at the game made me so envious ..cant wait for game 4

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I don't know about yall but I kept yelling at the fans on my tv telling them to make noise, it was horrible, finally Scola made a play and start raising his hands to tell the fans to get up and they finally cheered , also when Shane made that 3. I remember the day when everytime the road team had the ball, the crowd would cheer Defense, that was years ago though. (did they do that 1 time last night?)

#48 BoomShakalaka, Apr 25, 2009
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KeepKenny said:

at least we dont do what Detroit did and send an email out to opposing fans offering tickets.

We only do that against the spurs.
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It's only because their is no need for it. They are sold out, but the corporate seats aren't always given away.

#49 BetterThanEver, Apr 25, 2009
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I must not have seen the same game, the lower bowl looked full to me. Saw a lot of red shirts down there and it was loud in the TC, the attendence figures show it was way more than a sellout also.

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I was there too, and I couldn't agree with you more. My first playoff game also!

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But it still was a lot of fun and really loud for the number of empty seats we had

#52 bball1217, Apr 25, 2009
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Kam said:

wish it didn't rain today. i don't want blazer fans to feel like they are still in Portland.
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lol, houston gets as much or more rain than seattle . . .

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Yeah but also it was raining really bad into Houston. I mean I couldn't see a damn thing when I was driving part of the time, so maybe the rain was the reason some did not go. I've been going for the past couple of years and its always been packed. The only problem i had was the Portland Sucks chant. It just kind of seemed of bad taste since most of the team aren't really that bad.(Excluding Oden and Flopzillia) If this was the Jazz or Lakers then entirely different story.

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I'll say this, there was empty seats but nothing compaired to what a regular game with empty seats was like. The place was load, packed, and amazing when tip off started.

Everyone knows there was going to be a few empty seats but it wasnt bad. I was amazed at how loud it was when Deke received his award. Plus, lets not forget, it was horrible out.

When i got to my seat after sitting in traffic and walking in the rain, i was completely soak from the rain. I know people had to be sick but you know it was all worth it. This was by far the best playoff game we have had in yrs with the intro, dikembe awards, the fans, everything....

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I think it was the rain+the astros game down the street. Regardless the arena was amazing, it was my first playoff game also. There was a Blazer fan sitting nearby and everyone booed him and taunted him during and after the game haha, awesome

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"Boom...roasted!"

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DreaMac said:

...just RIDICULOUS. Thats all I can say...This was the first playoff game of my life. I was sooo pumped up. And let me add this in, the intro was SICK to say the least. WAY WAY better than I expected. With all the flames and stuff. And those thunder sticks they gave us at the entrance, they had a red light in it and when the lights went out during the intro, you could see nothing but red lights. SICK.

But anyways, back to the topic. I was really pumped up and was expecting the arena to be packed and rocking at the start. Well as soon as the lights came back on and they got ready to play, I looked at the lower ball, and as usual it was half empty. Are u effin serious? ITS THE PLAYOFFS. We have the best chance in years to finally get out of the first round again, and this is what the Rockets get? Im telling you, HALF EMPTY. Those suites, TOTALLY EMPTY. I really thought a packed, loud arena would put alot of pressure on these young blazers. It wasnt till close to halftime when some people finally showed up and then the lower ball was like 3/4th filled and the suites were like a little less than half filled. This is TURRIBLE. And the problem is, you can only see the lower ball on TV. They never show the upper level area and that gives us a bad national reputation. That shows how much we care about the Rockets. Just disappointing. It was the first time that I actually felt ashamed of being a Rocket fan. Only for a couple of moments though, because the upper level was full and loud as always as soon as the game started.

Overall, this was by far the best experience of my life. Glad the Rockets pulled it out. But seriously, this is an issue that has be resolved somehow.

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i'm not sure if you were at the same game I was at but this crowd was REALLY GOOD....we were loud and stayed loud..mmost people were in their seats at tip off despite the rain.....yeah i admit the regular season sucks because of the crappy fans...but everybody seemed to jump on the bandwagon for the playoffs and it was as loud as GAME 7 against Utah a few years back.....I"v been a season ticket holder for many years and I was acutally proud of the fans that game....

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I am going to experience my first playoff rox game tonight. Hopefully things will be different tonight, blow out win, loud chants, and no empty seats.

#59 Royals Ego, Apr 26, 2009
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half empty? nice thread

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