Attention Rockets Doubters! Get in here!

[DMV2]

As a Rockets Doubter, I gotta admit this L I'm holding is fcking heavy.

[KungFuJoe]

Getting Ariza, Brewer and Terry was HUGE for this team. All those dudes are ballers who aren't known for choking.

[Heavincent]

I was one of those people, and clearly I was wrong and I don't mind admitting it.

Props

[enayes]

Before the season:
"1st round exit"
"They'd be lucky to make the playoffs"

Before the playoffs:
"Knowing the Rockets, they won't get past the 1st round"
Retards like Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith had us losing over Dallas. Some idiots over here had the Mavs winning too.
"Harden will choke"
"Rockets aren't built for the playoffs"

After we beat the Mavs:
"Rockets got lucky they faced an easy opponent"
"Clippers will murder Houston"
"Rockets are no match for the Clippers"

Down 1-3:
"Rockets suck"
"James Harden is a choker"
"Rockets will never succeed in the playoffs"

We won 56 games in the regular season with Howard, and Jones missing half the season.

We beat the Mavs and Clippers WITHOUT two of our starters, Donatas Motiejunas and Patrick Beverley!!

NO ONE here other than a couple of Rockets fans, had us going to the WCF. If I had told you we were going to get past the 2nd round, each and every single one of you would've brought out that "lol" emoticon.

To the doubters:

There is no "We" you're just a fan.

And I had the Rockets going to the NBA Finals v. Hawks, which is why I placed a $50 bet that pays $3500.

[Mr Exlax]

It feels so good!

[KungFuJoe]

I wanted the Clippers to win, but man it's hard to root for a team that has Matt Barnes on it.

And Blake...man...as great as he is...dude is a HUUUUUUGE choker.

[brantonli]

That's true with the benefit of hindsight, but before the playoffs, would you have predicted it would be Mills and Diaw that were the threat? Just saying.

Obviously biased, so I'm going to go with Rockets in 7. Both teams try hack-a-Jordan/Howard before realising it's futile anyway, and Harden destroys whoever the Clippers throw at him, especially if it's an injured CP3. Howard struggles because that's usually what he does when going up against a proper 7 footer, so I expect a lot of Smith/Jones screens with Howard, to get Blake defending Dwight.

[SpecialQue]

Right here. I thought the Rockets were going fishing after the Clippers raped them three times. I was wrong. They are the better team.

I should have known all along. No matter what they do, no matter what players they sign, no matter what coaches they hire, no matter what ownership acquires them, no matter how hard they try, the Clippers are always going to be the Clippers.

[rox4ever]

Rockets winning the 'ship this year. Book it!

[Leroy Jetson]

Hats off to the Rockets, I admit I was a doubter. That was a gutsy comeback in this series. Good job.

[YouGotServed]

[COnDEMnED]

Bookmarked for future hilarity. Even rockets fans are surprised at this outcome, but you can't expect to win this next series. Lose in the semis or the wcf, neither the clippers nor rockets were advancing past the Warriors (unless some unforeseen injury happens). If that's what constitutes a successful season to you, more power to your diminished expectations.

[ArbitraryWater]

Dwight in the three straight wins to end this series: 18.6ppg 17rpg .588%fg...but...but...we don't want him on the Lakers!

what that puerto rican dumbass Bandito say? "Dwight is closer to *insert bum* than an ATG" ?

Lakers by far dumbest fanbase.

[bballnoob1192]

as a rocket doubter. I'll take the L. I'm just embarrass that the clippers get to paly in the same stadium as the Lakers. GTFO LA you chokers.

[brantonli]

Bookmarked for future hilarity. Even rockets fans are surprised at this outcome, but you can't expect to win this next series. Lose in the semis or the wcf, neither the clippers nor rockets were advancing past the Warriors (unless some unforeseen injury happens). If that's what constitutes a successful season to you, more power to your diminished expectations.

Diminished expectations? Did you see what people were predicting for the Rocket? Some idiots were saying the Rockets won't even make the playoffs! Others were saying at best a 6-8th seed. No, compared to early season expectations, we blew them out of the water. Even I expected a 2nd round exit, I would never have thought of the WCF.