(ESPN) Rockets are the best team ever without an Allstar

The Rockets also used to be the greatest team ever to not make the playoffs and (still are?) the only team ever to shut out an entire division. Same year I believe.

 

I does have a sarcastic tone at the end.. It's an interesting stat but this article screams of "SO WHAT"

 

I tend to disagree with Morey's proclamation. In my view, when you have to make not one but two points of clarification to support your point, your point wasn't worth making. I do think that we achieved a lot for a team that as constructed has exceeded anybody's expectations (in my view, by about 10-15 more wins by this point). This is a view that is widely shared. With that said, it's quite a stretch to assert that anybody who was on the Rockets' roster this year - McGrady and Landry included - deserved an All-Star birth, which is an argument that may be fairly inferred from Morey's own words. Abbot's tongue was firmly in cheek on that point, even though I perceive a humorous, albeit respectful jab at Morey in the article.

 

This discussion can be resolved if the Rox played the Bucks in a 7 game series for the prestigious title of being the best team without an all-star. :grin:

I'd say 4-2 Rox.

 

I say sweep.. No Bogut..

 

Correction:

no all star on the team = failure of the foot (Yao), knee (T-Mac), and brain (Artest)

Further, our team has at least 3 borderline all-stars, FWIW.

 

The Bucks are in the East, the Rockets would be in the playoff if we are in the East. I think we are better than the bucks.

 

I think 20 years from now our 22 winning streak team should be inducted to the hall of fame ..

They simply were the defenition of a team .. Just think about the great teams the passed in the process .. Amazing

 

Morey counted Michael Redd as playing 495 minutes. i guess he forgot we played TMAC 36 minutes this year. Oh well..

 

He said only when an all star plays over 100 minutes

 

Oh Guess I missed that.

 

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/2000.html

This team had a COY.

 

this guy is a prick.

 

Rockets against east this season: 13:16. our record would be worse if Rockets are in the east.

 

lol :grin:

 

they were, a few years back the warriors were 48-34 and didnt make the playoffs the best record up until then was the rockets 45-37 finish

 

Scola is making allstar numbers, even if he doesn't play the allstar game

 

a commenter in that espn thread remarked that the Rockets also rank #1 in strength of schedule compared to the Bucks ~25th or so.

http://espn.go.com/ nba/hollinger/powerr ankings/_/sort/sos