I only hate presti because he is so good. but yea, **** that dude and OKC. may the never reach the conference finals ever agaiN!
Luka playing well makes me so disappointed in Harden a little more every game he wins. smh.. Harden was that dude too.. Thats why I get so mad.. its always a freaking excuse.. whatever, he's done. We going to be debating if regular season awards are enough until the end of time with him.
I hate that Dallas tanked at the very end that year to get Lively. Then Kleiber getting hurt was actually good for them because it pushed PJ into more minutes and he’s a lot better, especially shooting the three.
I worry about the Wolves ability to play Gobert over a series which might affect their defense and rebounding. I'm not saying the Wolves would have no shot just that I think if I were a Dallas fan I'd be hoping to get them instead of Denver.
all this hater talk just inviting more negative juju to befall the Rockets 2 Conference Finals appearances in almost 30 years I was thinking the other day, we’ve basically been maybe a tier above poverty franchise post-Hakeem outside of those Harden years
I knew OKC would falter when the Mavs began to focus, but that foul by SGA at the end was very unfortunate and probably cost them the game. For OKC, moving Giddy into a 6th man role should be permanent. He should be replaced by a big man that can rebound. Isaiah Joe has no business in anyone's starting lineup. It's so ridiculous Chet is the biggest guy in their rotation. His box outs on FTs are often so bad it's laughable. Other than adding a legit big man, OKC doesn't need to do much because J-Dub, Chet, Wallace and maybe Giddy will all improve. That said, Presti's gotta be more pro-active in the trade market going forward. I completely agree with Richard Jefferson they missed an opportunity this year by standing pat (adding Biyombo doesn't count). For the Mavs, if they stay focused, they have a legit chance against the Nuggets or T-Wolves.
It was legit. SGA made contact with the ball but PJ Washington didn't shoot it until after SGA raked his wrist. Props to Washington for being strong enough to keep the ball from being dislodged on the initial contact. SGA is an absolute killer still. I've come out of that series somehow being even more impressed with him than I already was.
If they so it they deserve it. I dont see them beating Denver (if they win). I can see Dallas beating Minny though if Dallas gets to the finals I dont see them beating Celtics(if they win)
I remember someone saying they wanted to trade for Cason Wallace. He’s a good defender but not that good of a shooter. I don’t understand people keep wanting to get players that can’t shoot but then want to cry about how the Rockets can’t put the ball in the basket. The Thunder need another shooter as well and a rebounding big, and they have a ton of picks to shore up all of their weaknesses.
Chet really isn’t a center, Wemby isn’t either. They both can be bullied down low. Pair them with a physical center and it’s game over
Rockets have drafted in the top 4, 3 years in a row. Harden trade that everyone hated has revamped the team already. we got the coach, we got at least one star-ish player and a couple role players. what kinda bad Ju Ju we talking about? If Rockets fans have been negative Detroit Fans been must have been worshipping demons! Some teams have been in hell for decades with no hope for the future. Rockets are right there.
Wolves defense has been better these playoffs with Gobert off the court, and it was barely worse with him off in the regular season…Gobert’s defensive impact is just really overrated to me if Gobert can’t be played, they still got Naz Reid…OKC could not secure a defensive board to save their life, I can’t see the Wolves getting dominated on the boards by these bum bigs from Dallas like OKC was I think everyone would rather play the Wolves than the defending champs
and it took corrupt officials to take down the Rockets too. Rockets had them. if there was a little less crying.. Rockets would have a chip or 2.
Cason Wallace shot the ball quite well this season and is also a decent defender. I expect much bigger things for him next year. He did make 3-straight terrible plays on offense that basically gifted the Mavs 8 straight points during their comeback.
