How the other fans are feeling about the match up. http://www.blazersedge.com/2014/4/1...ers-vs-houston-rockets-nba-playoffs-breakdown
Good write up. He makes it sound like the Rockets should be favored pretty strongly in this series. I think he's spot-on in that if the Blazers win it will be in large part due to offensive rebounds and capitalizing on our turnovers.
This analysis is a joke: Umm...it's a 4 game sample size? This guy is speaking in absolute truths throughout his entire essay about how guys play differently in this particular matchup...but it's only 4 games! And, since Houston won 3 of them, naturally the stats will reflect a favorable performance from the average of Houston's players and a dip from the averages of Portland's players. Nowhere until section 3 do we get any inkling that the author watched any of the games with his own two eyes, and then even at that point I am left wondering what the heck he is trying to say: So...Houston and Portland are different because...jump shots...superstar play...and if the SF can't make wide open threes they're in trouble??? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WtNHuqHWefU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Also, reading through the comments it appears their nickname for Lillard is "Dame". It felt so awkward reading it time and time again, thinking they were referring to a woman.
It's how Lillard refers to himself. Just like most of us referred to Aldridge as "LMA". Unfortunately--because we all hate the L*kers--he calls himself "LA". We've made the painful adjustment, but there's still a tinge of the purple and piss.
except for having Superman....unless Dwight wants to be Bizzarro Superman. This talk about superheroes and the Rockets have me picturing Harden with a green beard like an ersatz Doc Sampson.
Not sure where this guy gets his numbers. Aldridge is shooting under 45% against the Rockets, not 50%.
