This thread was needed as it seems even some veterans posters are downright depressed for the upcoming season. Here is the deal: as long as we have a healthy Howard and Harden, we have a chance to go deep. Ariza is an upgrade over Parsons, chemistry will be impoverished over the sulking Asik. The only area that is concerning is finding the spark plug of the bench left by Lin's departure. Say what you will about Lin, but the boy was more than adequate while Harden was out. In the absence of further moves, I suspect Johnson will be thrown out there soon enough and I think he will do just fine. GO ROCKETS!
Glad y'all liked the vid! I think that Harden and Howard are going to really turn some heads next season when it comes to chemistry in their second season together
I think that is an underrated outlook (nobody is talking about Harden and Howard's chimstry...it's all about losing Parsons and Harden sucking against Portland...still), and I hope for the same!
Jeez... i hope we DONT get the Harden from the Portland series. That guy was an overpaid scrub. However, the Harden of the regular season with more defensive focus would be nice! And for it to carryover into the playoffs would be even nicer!
It's amazing how quickly people forgot that Dwight had back surgery. Rehabbing from back surgery is no easy task and I felt Dwight bounced back in a BIG way.
That's a great point...By the end of the season Howard's health had definitely caught up to his ability. From that point forward it was all mental which is why I believe we saw such a spike in production in the playoffs...Howard had increased attention from the Dream and obviously the hunger to advance and it showed
I am very impressed with your video, It will help me get to get by till season starts. Was feeling kinda down. Thank you very much!
No problem Man, Next year should be great for us Rockets Fans! it's not often you get to watch a pair of All NBA talents collaborate on the court together
People forget how many highlights Harden had as well and that he is actually younger than Parsons. [youtube]EGNblw0jIbQ[/youtube] [youtube]z9H__UGe4II[/youtube] [youtube]FRYUSS6_-FU[/youtube]
Hope we actually surround him with talent this offseason. I love the Ariza acquisition but that can not be the only move we make. Imagine him when we get him some real help.
i really don't see how ppl say crap about dwight. the guy is clearly a great ball player. not necessarily skilled but clearly ridiculously athletic- enough that he becomes a great player. He stepped up his game for the playoffs and was a consistent double double scoring, defending, rebounding. whats to bash on?
Herniated discs are one of the most serious injuries out there. McHale was talking about how imbalances Dwight was strength wise, takes time to get back that explosiveness
The media really knows how to paint a picture...To the casual NBA fan, or someone who hasn't watched the vast majority of Rockets games last season, Howard is an immature big man with no post game. While Howard made leaps in bounds in both his maturity and post repertoire, the casual fan will see what they want...D12 will always have his haters haha...shame
