(The Jump) Where do Rockets stand in West after signing Austin Rivers?

6 minute mark.

 

Guess we'll find out. I disagree, but if you're right, we'll hail your genius. God knows if they're that bad, we won't have much else to cheer for.

 

He's got the right attitude. Playing with CP3 this long probably rubbed off on him.

 

I was born and raised as a Hoosier from Indiana. In 1985 we moved into the Houston area (The Woodlands) and I fell in love with his town. I'm an official Hoosier Houstonian Texan now. Welcome to Austin Rivers, our newest Houstonian...even your name is Texan. It doesn't matter where you come from, it is about loving this area, the city, the people, and our teams. Rivers made a personal sacrifice for our team..Rivers is one of us now. Welcome to our Houstonian family.

Austin Rivers is more of a Houstonian than Jimmy Butler who was from here... good riddance JB. There I said it.

Small ball is nice but not all the time. We need some tall dudes too...get it done Morey.

 

More like top 5 team in the league.
Lakers will most likely be in the mix, Sixers, Bucks, Rockets, Raptors if Kawhi stays. Portland is my dark horse pick.

 

So now we’re fun to watch lol

 

Not clicking on anything Cowturd makes. I already don't like sports "analysts" in General, but that guy takes it to Skip Bayless level and rarely gets called on his crap.

 

The Austin Rivers statement really cuts at the "chaos" comment that Nichols tries to advance.

 

He was right after last season.

 

It’s ESPN.. not Fox

 

we don't stand anywhere in the west, we running it back

 

*According to Bobby Marks

Lakers
Nuggets
Jazz
Blazers
Rockets
Thunder
Spurs
Clippers

 

if the lakers get kawhi i'd just switch us and the blazers. and there is no way GSW miss the playoffs. they're gonna trade russell for a good fit and use their TPE to land another good player. klay will be back towards the end of the year as well.

hopefully if kawhi stays in toronto i would put the lakers under us.

 

Run it back...again

 

I'm really glad Morray adressed our God awful rebounding issues. I mean every champion was terrible at rebounding so it makes sense.


Love having short guys play PF!

 

Let's just hope Kawhi doesn't go to the Lakers. Other teams out West have improved but if KL goes to the Lakers, it's a wrap.

 

Bumping this prediction as I don't predict often(have i ever?) and this one is on accurate course.

I'll never understand how the Rockets could have let Bzdelik walk this past offseason. TBH he should have been our head coach instead of MDA.

Anyways, lest me forget last year we were last in defense last year until Bzdelik re-signed with us. Once we got him back we went from LAST to end up 18th... Doesn't sound too impressive right? Well it is considering the fact.. the fact that we were THAT BAD before Bzdelik. Rockets with Bzdelik were 2nd in the NBA in defense post-allstar break. To have the 2nd best defense in the entire league for half the season and ending 18th in the NBA overall shows how terrible that defense was with just MDA and no Bzdelik.

 

Yep

 

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