Fifth in the West and rising. They shouldn't have much trouble finishing third. Their main guys are healthy now. I don't think teams like Portland or even Denver wanna see them in the playoffs.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Sun Mar-03-19 09:45 PM
2. "i'm hoping they end up in the non warriors bracket." In response to Reply # 0 Sun Mar-03-19 09:46 PM by dula dibiasi
would love to see a WCF rematch.
okc will drop, toughest remaining sked in the league by a mile (dubs, bucks, nuggs, toronto twice, blazers, jazz, rox, indy twice)
and you're right, folx couldn't shut up about that team in nov and dec. lots and lots of chatter. dead silence for a while now lol.
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
4. "Capela getting hurt was a blessing because that brought Faried" In response to Reply # 0
and gave them an active body to help Harden for a spell. Now they have Faried as a backup or they can go with him and Capela and have two dudes crashing the boards. I like that they are hitting their stride now and I feel like this is CP3's last shot, and if he is healthy rolling past the first round, they are going to be hard as fuck to beat.
However, I also feel that the Dubs are waiting to flash their steel again. They disemboweled Denver earlier this year and I thought, "Okay, they switched gears..." but then they shut it down.
6. "oh make no mistake, the rox can't make it close with GS again" In response to Reply # 4
they had their shot last year. but they were like 11th in the conference and being shit on like a bunch of dumbasses and nobodies. now they might fuck around and be the second best team in the west again. OKC has blown a lot of opportunities to rise in the standings, tough schedule ahead. denver is kinda hanging in there, but just kinda. portland is not built to win in the playoffs.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
15. "Outside of the Dubs? It's open AF" In response to Reply # 12
Portland and Denver aren't exactly proven commodities and OKC is not consistent. The Rockets have Paul hanging by a thread. I'd challenge anyone kicking sarcasm to put a big bet on who will face GS in the WCF right now. I wouldn't put a dime on it.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Wed Mar-20-19 05:05 PM
21. "you're like the dude who wore timbs to the club and didn't get in..." In response to Reply # 19
standing outside hating on the cats that did, and hoping they don't pull any numbers.
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
25. "this it the NBA we are talking about, right?" In response to Reply # 19 Wed Mar-20-19 06:20 PM by ConcreteCharlie
FOH with this illusion of parity. Right now outside of the *very* top team in the league, both conferences are as open as they have been in a very long time.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
13. "lol @ not doing shit. this team is legit" In response to Reply # 8
obviously, being an outside shooting team, they'll have 'off nights' but watching that Raptors game easily shows why they are so incredibly dangerous. they had an awful 2nd and 3rd qtr and then SMOKED them in the 4th. all veterans too.
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Tue Mar-19-19 09:51 PM
14. "btw: danuel house >>> trevor ariza " In response to Reply # 0
and $15m (+lux tax) cheaper!!1!
morey gawd >>> blogboys and interwebz GMs
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Wed Mar-20-19 05:12 PM
22. "rox in-season moves:" In response to Reply # 20
Out:
One 1st round pick Two 2nd round picks Cash considerations Carmelo Anthony Marquese Chriss Michael Carter-Williams James Ennis Brandon Knight Zhou Qi
In:
Iman Shumpert Danuel House Austin Rivers Kenneth Faried
"Fans, coaches, even GMs at times - they all want the puzzle to be done July 8th... when you really need the puzzle done April 15th." - d-mo goodie
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Fri Apr-05-19 11:41 AM
27. "While You Were Waiting for the Playoffs, the Rockets Got Good as Hell" In response to Reply # 0
Perhaps no team has benefited more from the fact that the NBA season is long as hell than the Houston Rockets. Houston took until December 17 to get above .500 and then reached contender status with James Harden’s scoring run for the ages. Now the rest of the pieces are coming together around Harden, and the Rockets suddenly look more like the team we saw take the Warriors to seven games in last year’s Western Conference finals. Since February 23, the Rockets have only lost three of their 21 games. Eleven of those 18 wins have been by double digits.
Houston’s offensive brand is so strong that what they do on defense is often overlooked, sometimes even maligned. But since the All-Star break, the Rockets’ defense ranks second best in the league. This improvement was crystal clear on Wednesday night, when the Rockets put the Clippers in handcuffs for 48 minutes; their switch-heavy defensive scheme forced 15 turnovers, and the Clippers had no real answer. On the other end, the best 3-point defense in the league (34.0 percent allowed) couldn’t stop the Rockets from shooting 47 percent from 3 or an efficient Clint Capela dominating the paint for 24 points (most of them on lobs) and 15 rebounds.
The current standings suggest a Clippers-Rockets first-round matchup is likely. And while there would be story lines aplenty—Chris Paul back in L.A., many retellings of the tunnel incident, etc.—it would be a nightmare scenario for an upstart Clippers team trying to continue their feel-good season. The Rockets, meanwhile, could be well on their way to their dream scenario. Facing the Clippers in the first round and the Nuggets in the second would put them up against two teams they’ve beaten by a combined 59 points in the last week, before getting the rematch with Golden State in the conference finals.
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
38. "re-shaping their bench saved their season" In response to Reply # 36
they weren't supposed to win this series and they didn't. there were some dumb moments for sure but in the end best case scenario they force a Game 7 and lose there.
you're trying to spin this as a win when no one is touching melo with a 100-foot pole. he wasn't the problem but he was part of the problem, and evidently 30 GMs agree.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
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