Showing posts with label Houston Rockets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Houston Rockets. Show all posts

NER: Four more years

On the latest New Era Radio...America votes! How do you evaluate the James Harden trade so far (or can you)? A visit from a loyal listener; and rappers who can fight.

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50 Cent Says It's OK To Be Gay In Hip-Hop/Penn State = Death Penalty

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This is one of our most emotional shows, Does Penn State deserve the Death Penalty, Not everyone agrees. Also did Jeremy Lin just bite off more than she can chew by signing up with Houston Rockets and Kobe Talks Retirement.  One of the biggest topics that we have ever had on this show. Being gay in Hip-Hop, Frank Ocean Singer/Producer has an album out an admits to writing a song about a Male relationship.  NER has big opinions on this.

Tuesday's Birthday Shout-Out: Kenny "The Jet" Smith Gets Grounded

When we learned that today was the birthday of former NBA star Kenny Smith, we didn't bother trying to find any clips from his championship runs with the Houston Rockets (even though he once held the record for most three-pointers made in an NBA Finals game). Nor did we try to look up his time in college at North Carolina.

The only place to consider was Inside the NBA. But which one?

Honestly, we could have sat here all day laughing at some of the hilarious clips from the show - although a majority of them center around Charles Barkley. But in the name of getting some other work done today, we decided that when it comes to The Jet, why not show how high he can fly?


Or not.

Monday's Birthday Shout-Out: Steve Francis' Legacy

Over the weekend, a conversation arose on Twitter about the best "pound-for-pound" players in NBA history. Allen Iverson and Isiah Thomas were considered the top two (in no particular order), but one interesting name did pop up.

Steve Francis.

The Franchise had the skills to be one of the NBA's great stars for a long time. Ankle-breaking handles, a lightning quick first step, a killer jumper and ridiculous hops made Francis the most exciting player to come out of a very deep 1999 draft class.

But the NBA history books are littered with prospects who for one reason or another failed to live up to their potential. In Francis' case, he was often his own worst enemy. From his initial refusal to play for the Vancouver Grizzlies, Francis began a pattern of wearing out his welcome wherever he went.

After his very short stay with the Beijing Shougang Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association, it appears that we've seen the last of Steve Francis in professional basketball. Looking back on what he could do on the floor, you have to shake your head and wonder what could have been.