Before you go off the ledge: The Rockets are 2-4 against above average teams

Ill never go off the ledge...

 

If we go and beat NOH there will be 10 threads about how excited people are to see this young team make a playoff run.

Clutchfans, where knee-jerking happens.

 

Fixed, it's early, I'm tired.

 

My concern is that we will go .500 miss playoffs and end up with another crappy pick - this is everybody else's problem.

The franchise has no direction right now, we are middle of the pack and movement up or down seems unlikely

 

Bingo. I know it's early, but this is exactly what's so frustrating. The Rockets have looked really awesome and really pathetic so far. No real in between. Yet.

 

Well said Clutch, it is just hard to see our team be in it right up until the end and not be able to close out....and the blow outs are a kick in the guts.

That said, I expect our team to be in the playoffs this season...and make some noise.

 

It is doom and gloom when you can count us being a bottom tier playoff team one and done or 14th pick lottery team.

We have no real path to improvement. For the first time in my Rocket life I feel I will never witness Rocket championship again. I thought for sure we could see another with Pippen and Hakeem and then Barkley. I thought Yao and Tmac would be a lock for at least one in my lifetime. Now I am pretty convinced it will never happen.

We are a middle of the road team. The league has changed the rules to hurt our best player. We are not going to win a top 3 lotto pick anytime soon and no superstar is walking through those doors. Yes the Lakers and Spurs are getting old. But the Clippers and Thunder are young.

I like Mchale but Adelman was probably better at getting the most out of these guys. I had some hope with the Gasol trade but that fell through and let's face it so did Morey's heart. Moreyball just isn't working out as well as they had hoped because it isn't the secret it once was. Even with our Rockets poor outlook I won't go off the ledge but suffice it to say the Rockets are consuming less of my thought more and more.

 

F that I will jump off the damn bridge.

Okay now I knew they would not be all that good and is hoping for some epic bad season. I want to be worse then the T-Wolves where a year ago.

 

Oh trust me, there are some major homers in here that felt we had uprising elite talent good enough to be in the 4th seed. I will not call out screen names LOL

 

Based on those two games against 7 footer Cs. Dalambert plays like a dumb version of Birdman, but being paid twice as much.

 

I feel your pain bro.

TEAR.

 

So for those that wants Rox to be tanking, shouldn't this be the perfect results for them?

Anyway, Morey himself says that he expect a 3-7 start. And what do you expect when we are playing 6 play off teams which is played over what? 9 days?

http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/q_with_daryl_morey_december_2011_12_29.html

 

This.

We've already won 1 more game than I expected at the 10 game mark so on that side we are better than I expected. BUT we are starting to see signs that we are probably nothing more than a 1-and-done IF we get that far. I know we have a long schedule, but it will take some critical injuries to more than 2+ contenders for us to take them out in 5 or 7 games.

I don't think another #14 pick is going to make a difference.

 

Fri 06 @ Oklahoma City 7:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am LOSS
Sat 07 vs Oklahoma City 7:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am LOSS

Tue 10 @ Charlotte 6:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am WIN
Wed 11 @ San Antonio 7:30pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am LOSS

Fri 13 vs Sacramento 7:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am WIN

Sat 14 vs Portland 7:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am LOSS

Mon 16 @ Washington 1:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am WIN

Tue 17 vs Detroit 7:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am WIN

Thu 19 vs New Orleans 7:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am WIN

Sat 21 vs San Antonio 7:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am WIN

Mon 23 @ Minnesota 7:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am WIN

Wed 25 vs Milwaukee 7:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am LOSS

Fri 27 vs Washington 7:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am WIN

Sat 28 vs New York 7:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am LOSS

Mon 30 vs Minnesota 7:00pm FSNHOU 610am and 850am LOSS

Lets look on the bright side,
10 - 11 by the end of January. With all the injuries in our division, I think we won't be too far behind.

 

I think what clutch means is that either you are in of these modes: tanking or win-now....there is no in between.

I don't agree with that premise but I that is how I take his comment.

 

I don't know why you're sad...



Knicks are sucking big time right now against regular teams. That's our pick, holmes.

 

agree with Clutch. Morey even said he was hoping for about 3 wins in the first 10 games. Anything more would be a good sign.

But yeah, it's not just the record but the fact we looked really bad against the Clippers and Memphis. We need to see effort like Adelman got on a daily basis.