Without sounding morose-what’s the point of it all? Why try to be the eighth- or fourth-best team in the conference? What the Rockets need is a complete rebuild, and the only way to effectively do that is to start from scratch. If Houston can overtake Utah this last week of the season-hooray!-they’ll win the opportunity to get swept by Golden State in the first round. This brings me to the Rockets, who, at 39-41 are on the outside looking in on the Western Conference Finals. That’s great for fans in the Bay Area, San Antonio, and Cleveland, but for NBA fans everywhere else, it’s been a slow slog to the middle since Christmas.
TEXAS RIPIT SERIES
With apologies to the Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers, we are going to see an NBA Finals series this year featuring either the Warriors or the Spurs against, likely, the Cavaliers. The NBA playoff, set to begin on April 16, isn’t like the NFL or NHL: a wild card team can’t sneak in, get hot out of nowhere, and win it all.
TEXAS RIPIT PROFESSIONAL
Ford died on Novemin San Antonio, having the dubious distinction of being the last victorious Confederate commander of the Civil War.As far as the four major American professional sports go, the NBA is parity averse. In his later years, Ford would spend his time writing his memoirs and promoting an interest in Texas history through the Texas State Historical Association. He would become the mayor of Brownsville in 1874, and serve again in the Texas Senate from 1876 to 1879. Unfortunately for Ford, all Confederate forces in Texas surrendered two weeks later.Īfter the war, Ford continued his interests in politics and newspaper editing, serving as a delegate to the Democratic convention in 1868, and working on the Brownsville Sentinel. Ford’s men had an estimated six killed, wounded or missing. The battle was considered a Confederate victory, with Union troops retreating and suffering 118 casualties. Barrett had attempted to surprise Confederate forces at Fort Brown, outside Brownsville, but was repulsed by Ford’s daring frontal attack.
Between 18, he was also commandant of conscripts.įord’s greatest military exploit was the Battle of Palmito Ranch on May 12-13, 1865, when he defeated attacking Union forces under Colonel Theodore H. Ford served as colonel of the 2nd Texas Cavalry based in the Rio Grande district, and was assigned to protect trade routes with Mexico. With the growing tension between North and South escalating in 1861, Ford served as a member of the Secession Convention, and after Texas left the Union, he initiated a trade agreement between the Confederacy and Mexico. Ford was elected to the Texas Senate in 1852, and in 1858 he led state troops against both Native American and Mexican uprisings. He would also become a captain in the Texas Rangers and participate in various fights with local Native American tribes. In 1849, Ford would explore and map the country between El Paso and San Antonio.
In 1845, he moved to Austin, and became a newspaper editor.įord served as an adjutant in the Mexican War and was cited for “gallant service.” It was during this time that he would acquire his nickname of “Rip” for sending out official death notices with the citation “Rest in Peace” written at the top. That year, he was elected to the Texas Congress, where he supported annexation to the United States. He served for a time in the Texas Army, and then settled in San Augustine to practice medicine until 1844. John Salmon Ford, better known as “Rip” Ford, would epitomize the saying “win the battle but lose the war,” as he would command the Confederate forces that won the Battle of Palmito Ranch, the last engagement of the Civil War.įord was born on in Greenville District, South Carolina, and moved to Texas in 1836.
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