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Playoff Success Hinges On Today

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by dwhite, Feb 23, 2017.

  1. JayZ750

    JayZ750 Contributing Member

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    Who exactly do you expect DM to land and for what?

    Drummond makes a trillion dollars. There's not a trade that works. Okafor would be useless. Same with Lopez - no rebounding but or defense.

    Derrick Favors would be solid but it's impossible to see how a deal gets done there between Rockets and Jazz.
     
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    I agree that a center would be nice as it's never fun watching Whiteside or Randolph or Jordan bully us inside, but look around the west. The top teams are starting Pachulia and Dedmon. I don't think that playoff success is going to be contingent on tougher interior defense per say.
     
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    it depends on EG's glass body
     
  4. JD88

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    Get us Nerlens....

    Been asking for him for years.
     
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    Daddy Long Legs H- Town Harden

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    Capela was super legit before he broke his fibula. Im still of the mindset that he can be a very valuable big for us.

    Our playoff success hinges on the playoff games we play
     
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    With all our shooters I think we have a great chance of winning it all. Especially if the Warriors have to play pelicans in the first round..I don't see them making it past cousins and davis
     
  7. YOLO

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    The rockets playoff success does not depend on whether they can pick up another C or not today
     
  8. Daddy Long Legs

    Daddy Long Legs H- Town Harden

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    I would bet everything that I own that the warriors will get past boogie/AD.
     
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  9. YOLO

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    lol nop has no chance against gs
     
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    We can trade Ryno + Capela + KJ + how many ever picks it takes for Drummond & Markieff Morris. I'd do it
     
  11. steveng125

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    The Warriors struggle against bigs yet alone 2 elite bigs. Davis dominated the Warriors on his own now he has cousins
     
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  12. 13 in 33

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    Pels would be VERY lucky to push that series to 6 games.
     
  13. dwhite

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    Without true "Bigs" these guys have to work roo hard to get rebounds and it takes its toll as the hectic playoff schedule progesses and we play teams like the Jazz and the Clippers. Even as great as the Warriors have been, they could not have done it without dirty work rebounders like Bogut, Ezeli, and Speights
     
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    Yeah, but the Pistons probably won't accept this offer. It's Marcus in Detroit by the way. Markieff is with the Wizards.
     
  15. elmotsangtt

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    Trade zach Randolph
     
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    Ship or bust.
     
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    The Pelicans haven't played a single game together since they acquired Cousins. They are incredibly weak at the wings. Not even to mention that NOP is a ways out of the playoffs right now and if they don't get it together.. and quickly.. they may not even make the playoffs.

    Not saying it can't happen, but let's hold up on saying they are going to pull off one of the greatest upsets ever.
     
  18. YOLO

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    so what, what team doesn't davis dominate against. one player doesn't beat the warriors. Adding cousins alone doesn't just make them beat them in a playoff series. 4 times yeah right, especially with no wing players. That's just delusional and your obviously biting it to whatever hype. They'll still be lucky to even get a game.
     
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    If GSW are the team to beat I don't think a center upgrade is the most important upgrade.
     
  20. ashleyem

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    But you gotta beat other teams first. As currently constructed I am not we can get past Memphis or even OKC.
     

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