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What's up with the Pels-Rockets rivalry on this board?
Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:40 pm
The animosity between these two fanbases seems more heated than Saints-Falcons now. Is it just because Houston has so many LSU alums, and thus more fans on here?
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Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:41 pm to craigbiggio
It's because the Pels won the AD lottery.
If he wasn't there, the bandwagon would be a lot lighter.
If he wasn't there, the bandwagon would be a lot lighter.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:42 pm to craigbiggio
NOLA smells like pee
Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:42 pm to craigbiggio
NOLA>HOUSTON
Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:43 pm to craigbiggio
They want a rival and don't like Boom apparently
Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:44 pm to craigbiggio
They say it's Boom, but there are many who have hated Houston since the T-Mac and Yao years. I never understood why.
I usually get along with them for the most part but they look to troll every chance they get. Pels board looked like they won the NBA finals when Portland knocked out Houston last year
I usually get along with them for the most part but they look to troll every chance they get. Pels board looked like they won the NBA finals when Portland knocked out Houston last year
Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:50 pm to craigbiggio
lolrockets
Posted on 11/25/14 at 8:07 pm to craigbiggio
They troll Pels talk constantly.
Otherwise I would not care about the Rockets at all. I hate the Mavs a lot more.
Otherwise I would not care about the Rockets at all. I hate the Mavs a lot more.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 8:11 pm to craigbiggio
I started to dislike the rockets when they got Dwight because i'm not fond of him to put it lightly. boom has increased the dislike 10 fold though. if it wasn't for him most pels posters wouldn't have strong feelings either way towards the rocks. boom is a master troll
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:28 pm to craigbiggio
It's the Louisiana inferiority complex. They need to obsess over a team to which they feel inferior in order to overcome the constant feeling of dread that's part of being a Louisiana sports fan. Part of it is jealousy.
LSU fans obsess over Bama.
Saints fans obsess over the Falcons.
The Pelicans don't have an identity. They have no one to compare themselves to. They should've been moved to Seattle but Stern was on his "no move" tangent and fixed the draft for them, an advantage they will surely squander away with poor roster moves (Gordon, Evans, Holiday, etc.). The New Orleans franchise is best remembered for that one year of success with Chris Paul, who, of course, eventually spurned the team for greener pastures. Removing the pre-2002 history, the team has accomplished nothing.
Pretty much all 12 of the Pelicans fans post here. Desperate for a rival after jumping on the bandwagon in 2008, they chose the Rockets because proximity and the teams were comparably ranked at the time.
Meanwhile, if you go to ClutchFans, you'll find that Rockets fans consider teams such as the Spurs, Lakers, Jazz, and Mavs as rivals because there's actually some history there (read: postseason). The Pelicans are probably the most irrelevant franchise in the NBA; I doubt anyone considered them a rival.
The Rockets fans here who care for the Pelicans one way or another simply do so because 1) they have a connection to Louisiana and 2) insufferable Pelitards desperately grasping for a rival. Within the context of this board, sure there's a rivalry--it's amusing. But not in real life.
LSU fans obsess over Bama.
Saints fans obsess over the Falcons.
The Pelicans don't have an identity. They have no one to compare themselves to. They should've been moved to Seattle but Stern was on his "no move" tangent and fixed the draft for them, an advantage they will surely squander away with poor roster moves (Gordon, Evans, Holiday, etc.). The New Orleans franchise is best remembered for that one year of success with Chris Paul, who, of course, eventually spurned the team for greener pastures. Removing the pre-2002 history, the team has accomplished nothing.
Pretty much all 12 of the Pelicans fans post here. Desperate for a rival after jumping on the bandwagon in 2008, they chose the Rockets because proximity and the teams were comparably ranked at the time.
Meanwhile, if you go to ClutchFans, you'll find that Rockets fans consider teams such as the Spurs, Lakers, Jazz, and Mavs as rivals because there's actually some history there (read: postseason). The Pelicans are probably the most irrelevant franchise in the NBA; I doubt anyone considered them a rival.
The Rockets fans here who care for the Pelicans one way or another simply do so because 1) they have a connection to Louisiana and 2) insufferable Pelitards desperately grasping for a rival. Within the context of this board, sure there's a rivalry--it's amusing. But not in real life.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 10:09 pm to craigbiggio
Its fun to mess with the Rockets fans on Pelicans Talk because they can't help but interject themselves into the forum dedicated to a team that is not theirs. But in general there is no true Pelican/Rocket rivalry because the Rockets have never done anything of consequence to the Pelicans, and vice versa.
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