93 94 houston rockets roster series#

In the first round, they took down the playoff-hardened Portland Trail Blazers, who despite featuring Clyde Drexler, simply had no answer on the inside for Hakeem, who finished the series averaging 34 points, 11 boards, 4.8 assists, 3.8 blocks, and 2.3 steals per game. They then went on one of the more underrated runs in NBA Playoff history, showing off a wide variety of styles, at times showing off both their rugged, second-ranked team defense and an offense ran through Olajuwon that could light it up when needed, especially from beyond the arc. And after the top-seeded Sonics were upset in the first round by Dikembe Mutombo’s Denver Nuggets, the door swung wide open for the Rockets. The Rockets went 26-13 after the failed Horry trade and snagged the second overall seed in the Western Conference. Smith, Maxwell, and Thorpe all had great seasons, and Olajuwon tore through the league, winning the MVP award and Defensive Player of the Year, finishing with averages of 27.3 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 3.7 blocks, and 1.6 steals. Now more offensive-minded and confident, Horry turned out to be the piece the Rockets needed all along. Elliott failed his Houston physical due to a kidney condition, the trade was cancelled, and Horry returned to H-town a changed man. New owner Les Alexander felt that the Rockets needed a legit three (he thought Horry was really a four masquerading as a three), and someone who could create a little extra offense off the dribble, so he swung a deal with the Detroit Pistons for Sean Elliott, sending both Horry and Bullard in return.

500 stretch that put them at 32-11, and then the fates conspired to keep Houston on the right track.

Things began to level out, as the team hit an extended. The Rockets started the ‘93-’94 season 15-0, and then pushed it all the way to 22-1. But all that loss did was crank up the pressure of that ready-to-burst dam even further. The Rockets had officially turned the corner the year before, after years of mediocrity, only to lose to their arch-rival Seattle Supersonics in an overtime Game 7 in the Western Conference Semifinals. Olajuwon had been working to get back to the NBA Finals since 1986, and Houston had been waiting for a champion since. This Rockets squad was the culmination of years of hard work and frustration, a dam waiting to burst. But something I noticed in general when it comes to play now or the AI I’m general….With it being 25 years since the Houston Rockets last won an NBA title, it’s good time to take a look back at H-town’s two title teams and decide which one was better. I know this is a long reply… and again it’s not pertaining the Rockets…. MJ went from 25-26pts to 40pts plus… not only that but he was getting the ball on plays before the buzzer and the team had him switching to the harder person to guard naturally…. My biggest example being Micheal Jordan… before one simulation game I changed their offense and made them play through the star the whole game…. And with the exception of double teaming The game will almost always run the same man to man neutral offense and defense… the players individually have their own tendencies that clash with the overall neutral offense or defense they are trying to play…. This may not be the answer your looking for… but online or off one thing I noticed about play now (realistically any mode with the exception of my team) cuz I don’t play it, is the game plays neutral offense and defense… I’m big on taking older teams and watching how the game simulates and sees who wins…. Last but not least Matt Bullard which comes off the bench is an absolute liability to play in any game, 2k has this guy moving in slow motion on defense and just walking/running in general, putting him on the court is a death sentence and unless you manually make subs he will come in off the bench. Robert Horry is also dog shit on 2k, if you play him you know. The most reliable post move for Hakeem on 2k is a drop step which again is not reflective of his true ability. Hakeem despite his offense struggles with a 72 midrange (correct if wrong) which is abysmal and not reflective of his true ability, and also suffers from the awful contest logic in which he may completely beat someone with post moves but because they have a proximity close to him the shot is contested and misses. Kenny smith is an absolute ghost on defense and any player can blow through him. This team should not feel worse than a tier 3 team, but it does. The team feels extremely weak on 2k and I can't pinpoint why. Does anyone play this team online? They're complete garbage for a championship team that almost 3 peated.

93 94 houston rockets roster