Rockets' Competition

[All Net]

For championship level teams i feel its more important in how you play and not letting bad habits set in. I agree its always preferable to be a top seed with HCA especially for a team who hasn't made deep playoff runs yet. However, with how wide open things are this season i think establishing a championship level and foundation and getting hot at the right time will be the difference in june. I feel there is as many as 6-8 teams that have a legit chance of winning it all this season. Going into most seasons I usually feel 2 teams maybe 3 are real contenders.

Who your teams who you feel can win it all?

Spurs
Bulls
Cavs
Clippers
Thunder
Warriors
Are mine.

I can

[MMM]

[QUOTE=All Net]Who your teams who you feel can win it all?

Spurs
Bulls
Cavs
Clippers
Thunder
Warriors
Are mine.

I can

[MMM]

just to add on if a team like the spurs those go down early that probably does open things up for teams like Memphis, Portland, ect. Those teams might not be able to beat the spurs but they can beat the Mavs, Rockets, etc.

[Xover]

so far, this season has been..

[StephHamann]

They had an easy schedule, but you can't blame them for it

But to early to tell, the Pacers started something like 30-5 last season and look how well that turned out

[rezznor]

They've played 2 playoff teams so far, and one of them benched all their stars. I think an 82-0 prediction would be slightly premature.

and houston was missing 2 starters as well.


back OT though. i'm impressed with how they won more than the fact that they are 6-0.

They have been winning in dominant fashion and with greatly improved defense

[Ca$H]

The warriors will merck them.

[rezznor]

The warriors will merck them.

The Spurs will kill them
The Heat will destroy them

[imdaman99]

The Spurs will kill them
The Heat will destroy them

How would you feel playing OKC in the 1st round with the Rockets being the #1 seed and OKC 8th?

[IncarceratedBob]

How would you feel playing OKC in the 1st round with the Rockets being the #1 seed and OKC 8th?

It would be disheartening bc the healthy Thunder are a better team than Houston. All of Houstons work for naught

[rezznor]

How would you feel playing OKC in the 1st round with the Rockets being the #1 seed and OKC 8th?

not gonna lie, an 8th seed okc at full strength would be dangerous a ****. okc has pretty much owned houston the last few years. that being said, i'm liking our improved defense so am eager to see how we match up against a contender at full strength.

when are westbrook and durant due back?

[Cobra Kai]

At 6-0, they beat all teams by at least 10 points. That's pretty impressive. No other team in the league today has done it.


But, still too early to tell how good they are going to be.

[rezznor]

At 6-0, they beat all teams by at least 10 points. That's pretty impressive. No other team in the league today has done it.


But, still too early to tell how good they are going to be.

as of tuesday, the rockets avg margin of victory is 14.2 points, which will go up after the spurs game. that's the more impressive stat to me then 6-0.

but i agree, it's a long season and way too early to tooting any horns. that being said you can only play who's in front of you and the rockets can't ask for a better start to the season.

[ArbitraryWater]

[QUOTE=All Net]Who your teams who you feel can win it all?

Spurs
Bulls
Cavs
Clippers
Thunder
Warriors
Are mine.

I can

[imdaman99]

It would be disheartening bc the healthy Thunder are a better team than Houston. All of Houstons work for naught

That's what I'm saying. They dominate in the regular season only to run into a fully healthy OKC in the 1st round

not gonna lie, an 8th seed okc at full strength would be dangerous a ****. okc has pretty much owned houston the last few years. that being said, i'm liking our improved defense so am eager to see how we match up against a contender at full strength.

when are westbrook and durant due back?

I believe they'll both be back mid December. By then they could be buried at the bottom of the conference though. If they are 5-17 or something like 4-22, it could be hard for them to come back and win the 50 games it will likely take to make the playoffs in the stacked West. But if they do, they will be rolling and I doubt any of the top seeds would want any part of them so early