ESPN Replacing Lakers vs. Nets with Rockets vs. Suns

[Smook A.]

Great move by the NBA. The Nets and Lakers aren't fun teams to watch this year.
http://inagist.com/all/432948297251037184/

[buddha]

neither are the rockets.

[Mr Exlax]

neither are the rockets.

Smh. You better look at our ratings sucka.

[STATUTORY]

Smh. You better look at our ratings sucka.
the two players in your avatar are the least entertaining stars in the league on the court

free throw free throw and flopping

[YouGotServed]

The Lakers being replaced by the Rockets. That stings. Must be hard being a Laker fan right now eh?

[qrich]

neither are the rockets.

Suns >>

[oarabbus]

neither are the rockets.

:biggums:

Name 5 teams more fun to watch than Houston.

Besides the Warriors who have a firm grasp on the top spot :D

[Mr Exlax]

the two players in your avatar are the least entertaining stars in the league on the court

free throw free throw and flopping

What's your point though? We're a high octane team. Lots of up and down action. Fun to watch. Fun and gun on offense. Even when you say "flopping", Harden is still driving to the basket and scoring a bucket, but selling contact, which they teach you to do even in middle school when you play basketball.

[Smook A.]

the two players in your avatar are the least entertaining stars in the league on the court

free throw free throw and flopping
Watch the game and tell me how many times harden will flop. And Howard has only been averaging 6 free throws for the past month.

[STATUTORY]

What's your point though? We're a high octane team. Lots of up and down action. Fun to watch. Fun and gun on offense. Even when you say "flopping", Harden is still driving to the basket and scoring a bucket, but selling contact, which they teach you to do even in middle school when you play basketball.

what is fun about harden isos and howard "post game"

rockets fans beyond delusional. your team is the least likeable team in the league easily, there's nothing remotely watchable about Harden or Howard's game.

Parsons is an entertaining player tho

[Mr Exlax]

what is fun about harden isos and howard "post game"

rockets fans beyond delusional. your team is the least likeable team in the league easily, there's nothing remotely watchable about Harden or Howard's game.

Parsons is an entertaining player tho

Harden doesn't ISO all game every game. When Dwight is clicking in the post it's very very very entertaining.

You should actually try to watch some of the games. I'm not gonna say we're must see tv every night out, but more times than not we are.

[Smook A.]

what is fun about harden isos and howard "post game"

rockets fans beyond delusional. your team is the least likeable team in the league easily, there's nothing remotely watchable about Harden or Howard's game.

Parsons is an entertaining player tho
they don't do it every play you retard

[It's A VC3!!!]

The Rockets are not a fun team to watch. I hate Flopdens game and basically only like Lin and Parsons.

[Smook A.]

Replace harden with sg like Afflalo and they'll be liked. So much hate on one player

[YouGotServed]

The Rockets are not a fun team to watch. I hate Flopdens game and basically only like Lin and Parsons.

You mad nobody wants to watch the Nets play?

[Smook A.]

You mad nobody wants to watch the Nets play?
Burnnn
Lol

[Mr Exlax]

The Rockets are not a fun team to watch. I hate Flopdens game and basically only like Lin and Parsons.

Nets fan lol. I'm sure you have no idea what fun looks like.

[STATUTORY]

in this thread, Rockets fans try desperately to reassure themselves that their team is well liked and entertaining

seriously, people are telling you guys the truth, most basketball aficionados do not find Howard or Harden's game exciting

[Black and White]

Smart move, 2 teams that are actually doing well rather than a tanking team v a mediocre team.

Better for ratings.

[Rake2204]

I believe this thread is lacking in Suns talk. It's been all Rockets thus far. I'm glad to see Phoenix get some national attention this year.

[Mr Exlax]

in this thread, Rockets fans try desperately to reassure themselves that their team is well liked and entertaining

seriously, people are telling you guys the truth, most basketball aficionados do not find Howard or Harden's game exciting

Negative Ghost Rider. I could care less. I just want folks to be informed more than anything.

[Keno]

Good. Keep the Lakers as far away as possible from national televised games.

[Black and White]

Good. Keep the Lakers as far away as possible from national televised games.

I would actually rather watch the Lakers play than the Nets team, at least the Lakers can be fun to watch if they heat up (Nick Young).

[KyrieTheFuture]

Does greg smith still play for them? Loved watching him before Terrence Jones took off, who I also like. Harden and Beverly make it hard for me to enjoy watching them, and Dwight makes me sad to see he's fallen a bit.

[YouGotServed]

Negative Ghost Rider. I could care less. I just want folks to be informed more than anything.
I would just stop replying to that guy. He's a troll dude. Hates Harden and Howard because they are good. If we ignore him he will probably go away?

[Mr Exlax]

I would just stop replying to that guy. He's a troll dude. Hates Harden and Howard because they are good. If we ignore him he will probably go away?

+1

[mr.big35]

great job espn.

[MVBallin2K]

While I get the move, saying the Lakers aren't fun to watch makes me think one hasn't watched a lot of Lakers games.

Instead of giving up with a deficit, they always fight back and make game out of it and put together some fun basketball. This is the right choice for ratings and I get it but the Lakers team this season is a lot more fun to watch than last season. No biggie for Laker fans anyways, we get the local channel that shows the game so it's more a sting to the organization.

[Jameerthefear]

lololol. nba taking my posts to heart on taking the SHITTY lakers off tv

[senelcoolidge]

Rockets are ok. They play at a high pace and people like that. Rockets v. Suns is much better than any laker or nets game. People like watching the Warriors but I don't really. They rely way too much on 3's and their coach resorts to low brow tactics. Not fun to watch that. But to each their own.

[brantonli]

Does greg smith still play for them? Loved watching him before Terrence Jones took off, who I also like. Harden and Beverly make it hard for me to enjoy watching them, and Dwight makes me sad to see he's fallen a bit.

Greg Smith got really unlucky, he was meant to be a solid rotational player this season, subbed in for about 5 minutes in the first few games of the season and got injured immediately. Still isn't back.

And also I don't give a crap if other people WANT to watch the Rockets or not. Winning > everything else, including stupid TV ratings

[It's A VC3!!!]

You mad nobody wants to watch the Nets play?
No, not at all. The league did the right thing. Take away two shit teams and put two better ones on national television.
I personally think the Nets are fun for two reasons.
1) I love watching Kevin Garnett play and he is the ultimate competitor. His defense at his age is phenomenal.
2) I love watching out role players such as Anderson, Livingston, Plumlee, Blatche (sometimes) and Kirilenko.
Our stars are trash so I don't like watching them.

[zoom17]

NBA should add knicks to the list that team is a joke.

[T.O.RapsJays]

Whoever thinks that the Rockets aren't fun to watch are lying to themselves and clearly hating. Even if you don't believe that Harden and Howard are the best in their respective positions good players are still fun to watch. Parsons is also an entertaining player. Also Goran Dragic...

[Legends66NBA7]

Rockets and Suns are better teams. Plus, they play high paced offense and average defense, while the Lakers and Nets are bad at both.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Good move. There's no reason to broadcast bad teams.