We have 23 games remaining on the schedule. With last night's win over the Nuggets, we have 26 victories, and I estimate that we need 43 wins total to get into the playoffs. Therefore, we would need to go 17-6 over the rest of the season to make the playoffs. That's a .739 win percentage -- championship caliber. From March 6 to April 20 of last year, the Rockets went 18-6(.750). Nothing's impossible. LET'S COUNT IT DOWN RIGHT HERE: 17 WINS TO GO
The key will be the 5 games we have left against the San Antonio and Dallas (3 against SA and 2 against Dallas). We need to get at least 2 wins out of the 5 to have a chance for the playoffs.
I just want us to play competitive the rest of the way, and beat dallas so they wont have homecourt throughout. Dont get me wrong as I would love it if we made the playoffs, but im not sure how far we would advance if we got in. Our backcourt isnt very good, and we dont have the shooters like we did last year. I love the way alston brings up and distributes the ball, but he isnt a very good shooter. I guess that is the tradeoff with him and mike james. Last year we had alot of good shooters in Mike James, Jon Barry, Wesley, and Sura. They complimented Tmac and Yao very well. Now our guards cant hit an open shot if their lives depended on it.
we already blew our chances at the playoffs months back losing to to ton of crappy teams like boston, orlando, toronto TWICE, golden state, charlotte, atlanta, then just recently philly. i love the rockets, but we are not going to make the playoffs this year. we blew way too many games this year.
Sun 5 Portland - W Tue 7 @ Minnesota - W Wed 8 Indiana - W Sun 12 @ San Antonio - L Mon 13 New Jersey - W Wed 15 Dallas - L Sat 18 San Antonio - W Mon 20 L.A. Clippers - W Tue 21 @ Dallas -W Thu 23 @ NO/Okla. City - W Sun 26 Cleveland - W Wed 29 Seattle - W Fri 31 Washington - W Apr Sun 2 @ L.A. Lakers - W Tue 4 @ Seattle - L Wed 5 @ Portland - W Fri 7 @ Golden State - W Sun 9 @ Sacramento - L Mon 10 @ Utah - W Wed 12 Minnesota - W Sat 15 Memphis - W Mon 17 @ Denver 8 - L Wed 19 San Antonio - W 18-5
Last year we lost games to non-playoff teams like the Hawks, the Bobcats(twice), the Knicks, the Jazz(twice), the Bucks, the Wolves, the Lakers(twice), and the Raptors, all before March. This isn't the first year we wasted the easy part of our schedule. It's easy to lose when you've already conceded defeat.
Its going to be tough but since Yao and Tmac have been playing together again this team is clearly a top second tier team. Imagine an entire season of them being healthy. Oh what could have been. All that being said I welcome the games vs the Mavs because I want to see where we stand vs them if we do make it in as the 8th seed and have to matchup with them in the playoffs. I think we can take atleast 1 of those 2 vs the Mavs if not both both if we get Tmac and Yao both going at the same time in both games. I think the Spurs arent as good as they once were last season because of all the injuries they have had so I think Houston will play all 3 close and will take atleast of the 3 vs the spurs. I think Houston can win 15-18 games out of the final 23. Just believe and anything can happen. Go Rockets!!!
Lakers next 4 games: Detroit Saturday 4th (home) San Antonio 6th (home) NO/OKLA. 8th (away) San Antonio 10th (away) If the lakers lose all 4 games they will be at 30-33 Rockets next 4 games: Portland Sunday 5th (home) Minnesota Tuesday 7th (away) Indiana Wednesday 8th (home) San Antonio Sunday 12th (away) If the rockets win all 4 games they will be at 30-33 It is very conceivable that the lakers will lose all 4 of those games considering they are all quality teams and it also conceivable that the rockets win their next 4 games with the obvious lone exception of San Antonio.
i think its about that time the clutchfans members join hands and pray to the basketball gods. go rox. i hope we get mavs in the first round. i KNOW we will beat them. tmac isnt gonna let us lose.
43 wins might not be enough in the western conference. Below are the western conference winning records of the 8th seat in the last 5 years. 2005 Memphis 45W 2004 Denver 43W 2003 Phoenix 44W 2002 Utah 44W 2001 Minnesota 47W
...because Texas Stoke's predictions ("perfect February") have proven ("will beat the Sixers") to be about as good as his counting skills.
That is nice and dandy- except that you dont mention the Rocket's Schedule for the week after that Sun 12 at San Antonio 3:30 PM ABC Mon 13 New Jersey 8:30 PM FOX SW NBA TV Wed 15 Dallas 9:00 PM FOX SW ESPN Sat 18 San Antonio 8:30 PM FOX SW NBA TV Mon 20 LA Clippers 8:30 PM FOX SW Tue 21 at Dallas 8:00 PM TNT Fin By the 21st our Season will be decided- these are the 5 games that matter. LA Clippers got back Corey Magette.
Every one of those years had far greater depth in the conference than this year. 43 will do it in '06. For the last few months, I've kept the Rockets' schedule on a dry-erase board in my office at the house. I wrote a number for each one of the wins the Rockets needed to be on par for the playoffs. Last month, I had ".750+ -or- 10 wins" written on it. I crossed out all my goal numbers, 1-10, that month. For March, I just wrote 1 through 18 and 1 through 7 (for losses left). 2-18 and 2-7 are all that are left unmarked.
Just one month where everything lines up. Just get one month right. I can come up short throughout my carrer as a win/loss predictor, but If I just get one month right, I'm "championship caliber" baby. Me and Larry Brown know how to get it done.
Actually Philly is playing well. If we play as well as we did last year at this point, we'll make it. Don't be Debbie Downer until we are mathmatically eliminated.
