The Resume

(1997-December 1, 2008)
Located in Houston, Texas
Won WNBA championship (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Notable players include Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper, Tina Thompson, Kim Perrot and Michelle Snow
Sister team of the Houston Rockets

Why they might be annoying:

They copped the space theme from the Rockets.
They made the WNBA very uncompetitive during its early years.
They were known for using the 'raise the roof' gesture after every basket.
For some strange reason, they were in the Eastern Conference their inaugural year.
Sheryl Swoopes began a relationship with Alisa Scott when Scott was their assistant coach.
Their 'Haley' mascot looks like a female version of Marvin the Martian.
They folded after 11 years.

Why they might not be annoying:

They won the WNBA's first four championships.
They had a 31-4 record for the combined regular season and playoffs (1998).
It took eight years for them to miss the playoffs for the first time.
Van Chancellor was the longest tenured of the original WNBA coaches.
Credit: Hoxy
See Also:
WNBA, Charlotte Sting, Chicago Sky, Cleveland Rockers, Connecticut Sun, Detroit Shock, Houston Comets, Indiana Fever, Los Angeles Sparks, Miami Sol, Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury, Portland Fire, Sacramento Monarchs, San Antonio Silver Stars, Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Basketball Players
• Houston Area Sports Teams
• Hoxy's Profiles [Series 3]
• I am a Texan
• I Died Before My 30th Birthday (Ranked: 11)
• Look at Me, I'm Accepting My Award
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Our Last WNBA Championship (Ranked: 2000)
• Profiles 18501-18750 (Ranked: 18725)
• Sports Fans and Teams
• Sports' Teams
• Sports Teams Who are Science
• We 3-peted Our Championships (Ranked: 1997)
• We 3-peted Our Championships (Ranked: 1998)
• We 3-peted Our Championships (Ranked: 1999)
• We 3-peted Our Championships (Ranked: 2000)
• We Won 4 Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1997)
• We Won 4 Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1998)
• We Won 4 Championships in a Row (Ranked: 1999)
• We Won 4 Championships in a Row (Ranked: 2000)
• We Won Back to Back Championships (Ranked: 1997)
• We Won Back to Back Championships (Ranked: 1998)
• We Won Back to Back Championships (Ranked: 1999)
• We Won Back to Back Championships (Ranked: 2000)
• WNBA Basketball
• WNBA Champions (Ranked: 1997)
• WNBA Champions (Ranked: 1998)
• WNBA Champions (Ranked: 1999)
• WNBA Champions (Ranked: 2000)
• WNBA Champions [Victories] (Ranked: 4)
• WNBA Teams

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 89 Votes: 66.29% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 162 Votes: 64.20% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 114 Votes: 54.39% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 2511 Votes: 43.61% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 2932 Votes: 39.94% Annoying