<b>46 - 36</b> I looked over the schedule and decided each game we should win. I did this by grouping the rest of the NBA teams into three categories: 1st category: Teams that <b>should</b> always beat us. 2nd cateogry: Teams, where it could go either way. 3rd category: Teams we <b>should</b> always beat. 1st category: Lakers, Spurs, Mavs, Kings 2nd category: Twolves, Blazers, Sonics, Jazz, Clippers, Nets, Pistons, Celtics, Raptors, Magic, Pacers, Bucks, Hornets, Knicks 3rd category: all the rest 1st category: All games counted as losses. 2nd category: All home games are counted as wins...all away games counted as losses. 3rd category: All games counted as wins. Now, we'll win some of the games against the best teams and lose some of the games against the worst teams, but I figured if I did this way it should even out. This is the best "scientific" guess I could give.
44-38 and still make the last playoff spot because the injury bug is going to bite the other Western teams. I'm a pessimist. BTW, there are an alarming number of people on this board who can't do simple math!
For this season 48-34 This should get the Rockets into the Playoffs. Maybe 7th or 8th seat. This is lower than most on the BBS thinks but I believe that while the upside is very high for Ming, he's still a rookie and will have problems just like any other rookie. However, if there are no injuries to any of the starter's, AND Rice and Taylor is actually back to form, then I'd give them another 4 more wins. So if completely heathly, 52-30, if not 48-34.
Yep. Your right, my bad. Funny thing is, is that I thought you were saying that the Rockets couldn't win more than 50+. But, you have one more win in your prediction. Good choice! Heh heh... So, 55-27 is my pick.
51-31 with everyone healthy......38-44 with injuries I think those are fair guesses......those are my two predictions!
Hey! Some people can't help that they went through the HISD. Oh yea...52-25...err...I mean 52-34...wait...52-30...okay that's better.
40 - 42 a 12-game improvement over last season. Ming and Griffin will hit an endurance wall, Mo Taylor has to prove he's recovered from injury, Glen Rice will surely become injured again, and who can be sure all of Francis' problems are behind him.... There are a lot of new players on the team from last year including Ming, Boki, Tito?, Glen Rice and Mo Taylor. Chemistry will take time. An objective opinion.
I THINK 50-32, MOSTLY DUE TO FRANCIS BEING HEALTHY , I THINK ALL YOU PEOPLE ARE OVERESTIMATING WHAT MING WILL DO FOR US HIS ROOKIE SEASON.
Hmmm, I respect your opinion Jorge, but 2 years ago we had a decrepit Hakeem and 1 year veteran, Steve Francis, and still won 46 games...thats with Hakeem hurt a lot of the time. The rockets have shown that with an inside presence they can be difficult to beat. Sure Ming is a rookie and won't play but probably 1/2 to 2/3 of a game, but its still the same amount of time...if not more than Olajuwon played for us. I don't think you can accurately predict this year's performance by using last years results...you have to look at the year before to base a realistic outcome. This year steve is more mature, we have more weapons, with Boki and a healthy MoT. Griffin will contribute much more. Hell, the clippers won about 40 last year...I think we are better than last year's clippers team. But I digress...or do I? Okay, not really
I'm an optimist. I would say given a congested West and barring season-ending injuries to key players, then 50-32 is achievable and should be enough to get us the 5th seed. Lakers, Spurs, Dallas and Sacramento should raffle the top four seeds between them. It's Portland, Clippers, Seattle, Minesotta and us battling for the other spots. Franics and Mobley better share the ball with Ming otherwise I foresee a season long of posts debating our guard oriented offense.
I don't think any team in the west will win 60 games this yr. I think the high water mark will be 58 games by sac or lakers. With that being said from the 3-8th seed will be seperated by about 6 games.The 3 seed, the none divison winner will win about 55 games and the 8th seed will win 47-49 games. Its going to be a dogfight everynight with very few shoo in victories. The only team that is really a defeinite win is GS and Denver. With that being said and if the rockets can keep Francis,Ming,Mobley, and Griffin healthy, they could win between 48 and 52 games.Healthy players should vault them above Utah,Seattle and Minnesota, but the emerging Clippers, talented Blazers will make it a dogfight for the middleweights. Kings,Lakers and Mavs are the heavyweight and the Spurs are the light heavyweights.
