Harden will be the first superstar guard since Clyde to lead us to the WCF at the least

Dream was the one that lead the Rockets to the finals, Clyde helped.

 

Where is Rockets2k when you need him. Attention hoar

 

T-Mac has had a very positive influence on the young Rockets this season as a fan and mentor. When we win the championship, I expect Les to demand that T-Mac is handed a championship ring.

 

did t-mac teach harden all his clutchness? it's eerily reminiscent of a young t-mac.

 

I know everyone is happy and all but playoff and regular season is a different beast. I don't want anyone jumping off a bridge if we happen to get knocked out in the 1st round and there are threads popping saying Harden/Howard isn't legit. It's better to have low expectations so your happy when you get through instead of thinking "oh yea we knew we would win the series".

 

Bwhahaha good one, that's tinman for ya. Dude just can't get over Tracy breaking his heart.

 

we really haven't been past the 2nd round since the last conference finals. back to you bill

 

I love these threads.

And Yes, Harden and Dwight will take us farther than... that other guy and Yao Ming. This season is supposed to be about testing the system and developing. I'd say we're ahead of schedule.

 

At the time I loved Clyde coming back to Houston but he was on his downside and make no mistake about it Hakeem was the man back then and it wasn't even close. Now this is Hardens team. As much as I like Howard Harden is the man on this team. No question Howard is important but make no mistake Harden is the guy with the long coattails this team is riding.

 

I feel like this is Harden's jam. Describes him game and interests well.

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I disagree only that the Spurs we beat 3 times are a different team than the one the Spurs have now. They have some younger pieces with talent, and who can shoot and speed up the game, but the Spurs core and game-plan are the same as they have been the last 8+ years. They simply don't matchup well with our Rockets team and that bodes well for the Rockets now and in the years to come.

Spurs are on the way out. They have done well to slow the hands of time, but they don't have ANY replacements in line for Duncan, Parker and the rapidly aging, and breaking down, Manu. And the draft will not help them when the constantly pick at the bottom of each round. The Spurs will have to rebuild in 1-2 years, fully. And not by signing good free agents to supplement their core. They will need new franchise players, and currently have no cap space to lure any for the next 2 years.

Cant wait to see what the Rockets can accomplish as the top team in the division for the next 4-5 years.

 

They changed from a slow half court game based around Duncan to a push the pace offense based around Parker about 3 years ago. Getting whooped by Memphis was the precursor for that, and the change is why Memphis got swept by them last year.