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Clutch City will win again!

I've decided to join the fray because too many people are still 
living in a deluded universe.  Yeah, the Bulls are good, but the 
Rockets will reign as Champs again.  Mark my words.

Josh Hoe writes:
> Fine Rockets backers......Never underestimate the Heart of a champion.....
> Count the rings......Cant use those slogans in a Bulls/Rockets series
> because every member of the Bulls but one has at least one ring (some have
> four) and four championships trumps two......
Congratulations, Josh.  So your argument is that whoever has the most 
rings wins???  Well then, I guess Red Auerbach will be lighting up 
another victory cigar cause the Celtics have the most rings ever.  
Yeah right.  After this June, every member of the Rockets will have 
at least one too.

> Supposed problem #1 The Dream
> I will concede that the Bulls cannot stop the dream from 20 a night.
>   Longley cannot move his feet on defense, Williams is crazy, and Parish
>   is too old......Edge Rockets, but, teams with great centers have fared
>   poorly against the Bulls in the playoffs (see the post from Steve last night)
>   because nobody plays better low-post help defense than the Bulls.
Hakeem's advantage over Luck and the Chief will be at least as great 
as MJ's.  Dream knows when to score and take over a game (so does 
#23) and he also knows when to kick it out to the Rocket's wide-open 
perimeter bombers.  If you have any doubts that they can can the 
treys, just look at the numbers from the Minnesota series.  And, 
Olajuwan clogs up the paint like nobody has since Bill Russell.  NOT 
EVEN CLOSE - ROCKETS.

> Supposed problem #2 Barkley
> Yes, no rings Barkley is pretty good but faces four rings Pippen and three
>   rings Rodman and one ring Kukoc (uh....never underestimate the heart of a
>   champion.....count the rings).  Worst case Barkley gets twenty and ten boards
>   Pippen gets twenty and five boards (and five assists) and Rodman gets
>   ten and ten (and five assists)....dont forget Toni throwing in a point and
>   an assist here and there either.....Clearly EDGE BULLS...Sorry about not
>   mentioning small forward but Elie?????
Pippen is an All-Star but overrated nonetheless.  No way he can stop 
the Chuck wagon in the low post (this is where Barkley's weight 
advantage comes in big).  Rodman is likely to do more damage to the 
Bulls and himself than the Rockets.  And Kukoc is hurt and sure as 
hell can never guard Barkley.  Also, in cae you forgot, the Rockets 
have a pretty good backu-up center/forward in Kevin Willis.  He has a 
virtually unstoppable hook and has been known to clean-up on the 
boards.  EDGE - ROCKETS.

> Supposed problem #3 Maloney/Drexler
> It is to Laugh.....I would put Jordan up against the two of them and still
> win but lets not forget Harper,Brown (who will lock down Maloney for sure),
>   Kerr etc......We kill you at the gaurd slot....KILL YOU!!!! BIG EDGE BULLS!
I'll concede that Jordan is the man and has a big advantage over 
anyone.  However, the most underrated player in the NBA, Mario Elie, 
is an amazing defender and can help contain either Pippen or MJ.  The 
Rockets can use him along with Drexler to make Air Jordan work for 
all of his points.  If the Rockets can contain Pippen, it doesn't 
matter what Jordan does.  And don't discount Clyde's chances to get a 
triple double.  Harper is lame and Brown worse.  Sure Kerr is an 
outside threat, but he plays no defense and Maloney is just as deadly 
from long range.  Plus, the Rockets have this other dinosaur, Eddie 
Johnson who is a sharpshooter and Sedale Threat coming off the bench. 
ADVANTAGE BULLS (because of Jordan), but not as big as you may think.

> O.K. your problems 
> Problem #1 No "D" at power forward 
> Barkley was ranked by ESPN as the WORST DEFENDER IN THE NBA this fall.  Lets
> see match that against Pippen (six time all-defense) and Rodman (former
> defensive player of the year and only forward ever to shut Shaq down).
Elie will take Pippen out of the game.  Rodman only scores on a 
pitiful few tip-ins anyway, so no problemo.  And Barkley isn't all 
that bad when the game's on the line.  And don't forget about 7 
footer Kevin Willis.  Not a problem.

> Problem #2 No "D" at Gaurd 
> Who the hell holds Jodan??????? Drexler?????? Come on Puhleassssse!!!!
> Drexler (not even in top ten at his position on defense and now with
> question marks for knees).....Oh by the way Drexler gets PLAYED by eight
> time all-defensive team member Jordan.
Irrelevant.  Jordan can have all his points.  Nobody else will get 
theirs.  You also give Drexler way too little credit.  He could 
probably still run a close second to Michael Johnson in the 200.  He 
also gets a few steals, rebounds, and assists, and few are more 
dangerous on the fast break.  Elie can help out too.

> Problem #3 Injuries 
> If you believe the Rockets go six or seven against Seattle/Phoenix and
> Seven against Utah without getting Drexler or Barkley hurt you are crazy.
> Rodman and Jordan are old but work out every day and all off season while
> Barkley works out his mouth and bad golf swing.......
Yeah, Rodman works on his bikini wax and Jordan blows millions on 
gold.  I'll agree that injuries could kill the Rockets, but Chicago 
is just as prone to succumbing to hurt.  Kukoc is playing hurt as I 
recall, and even MJ sprained his ankle at the end of the season.  And 
the Worm has a brace in addition to the garter belt around his knee.  
Plus the Rockets will have no problem with the winner of the Jeckel 
and Hide Suns-Sonics series and have always tooled the Jazz in the 
playoffs.  No advantage.

> Personally I think Utah makes the finals for a number of reasons (better team
> D, as much scoring, better conditioning, better gaurds, team on a mission etc.)
Let's see that better team D on Olajuwan.  When's the last time the 
Jazz have beaten the Rockets in the playoffs?  Probably the last 
time the Clippers won it all.  Lest you forget, the Mailman and 
Stockton are also getting social security.  And you think the Rockets 
(and Barkley with no ring) aren't on a mission?  Get real.  Rudy T 
can motivate like no one else can.  No disrespect to the MVP, Karl 
Malone, or Stockton, or even Jerry Sloan (great coach), but the 
Rockets will leave the Jazz singing the blues.

> ...I think the Bulls match up better against the Rockets so I hope you are
> right...
Whatever.  I'll let you hold this delusion.  It doesn't matter 
because the Rockets will represent the West.

ROCKETS IN SIX.  THE DREAM WILL BE FINALS MVP.  Rodman
can spend the offseason in the Victoria's Secret dressing room, 
Pippen will be sent packing, MJ will think about that baseball career 
again, and Phil Jackson will be on a plane out of O' Hare.  And 
finally, the Chief will hang it up.
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