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Athlon Sports Ranks Basketball teams (Rockets 3 in the Midwest)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by crazyguypete, Sep 21, 2005.

  1. crazyguypete

    crazyguypete Member

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    I was at Barnes and Nobles yesterday and noticed that this magazine was out. I haven't seen a post about this yet so if one exists go ahead and delete this thread. I only glanced at the magazine for about five minutes but a couple of things stuck out. Strangely enough they said the Finals were going to be San Antonio vs Miami and Miami winning it all. I strongly disagree. I think Miami has good individual pieces but I dont think they will blend well together. I think they ranked Houston behind SA and Dallas...go figure... the Rockets article kept talking about how old our backcourt is and how the Rockets are like one piece away from being in the upper echaleon. Anywayz, if no one buys the magazine and posts what they say about the Rockets I'll go ahead and do it. Just let me know guys
     
  2. DFWRocket

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    Hmm...wonder what their deadline was for the articles. May have been before the Swift & Anderson signings. Personally, I do think we're better than Dallas. (Or at least I really hope so)
     
  3. bigshea

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    Oh well, guess we have bulletin material already. ;)
     
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    I bought it and read it yesterday. It must have went to press shortly after the amnesty cuts because Spoon isn't on the roster and neither is DA.

    They said Stro should be an upgrade and will help our weakside shot-blocking/athleticism. But they stated he doesn't have a good rebounding "presence" and pouts when he doesn't get enough shots and they see that being an issue here.

    Here's the kicker: they say Dik maybe done (he hadn't been signed yet either) and Stro's greatest impact may be playing the 5 when Yao's out or we go small. So much for Stro's game complementing Yao's. Yeesh.

    Bottom line is were 3rd in the SW and "can't compete with upper-echelon teams in the WC.

    I'll come back later with some personal criticisms of what these guys saw and didn't see later (gotta run), and a few Rox tidbits scattered throughout the mag that I thought were interesting. In the meantime: Chomp y'all.
     
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    i've looked at a lot of the magazines and only a couple have the swift signing in there, and none have anderson! if you ask me they printed wayyyyyy too early because there are still moves that could be made right now to make teams better. wait until the preseason gets underway before printing final predictions.
     
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    Agreed, but it happens every year. In our case DA's signing is huge especially because it's unlikely Sura will be healthy when the season starts. And Athlon's said the Rox seem always to be one piece short of the puzzle and I personally believe DA's going to be more valuable here than most of us believe. Hell, I think he'll be our starting pg to begin the season.
     
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    Yeah...I don't know why the magzines come out so early. I remember one of the first basketball magazines that I actually bought was Street and Smiths Season preview back for the millenium season. To my dismay it didn't have the Steve Francis trade or the Scottie Pippen trade if I can remember correctly. Those two things are huge and makes the entire magazine almost unreadable.
     
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    That's the price you pay for buying a sports magazine too early. However, I admit to no willpower every so often myself. I usually end up kicking myself in the butt every time.
     
  9. Mummywrap

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    Lindy's has the Rockets ranked #4 in our division. Spurs, Mavs, Grizzlies, Rockets, Hornets.

    According to an article on page 21, in the playoffs, the Mavs lost the first two home games and the Rockets went on to win the series. :eek:
     
  10. bfunw

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    Yeah I know! Isn't it great? :D











    Actually it sucks... :( If only....
     
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    the writers of athlon sports are idiots. they were the same people who predicted that the knicks were gonna win the championship over the bulls, the year after the bulls went 72 and 10. :rolleyes: they thought larry johnson, and chris childs were key signings to them winning the championship in 97. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
     

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