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Will The Houston Rockets Be Above or Below .500 After December?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by llRainmanll, Dec 8, 2010.

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  1. llRainmanll

    llRainmanll Member

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    Houston Rockets' Current Record: (8-13)
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    Remaining Opponents in December:
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    @ Milwaukee Bucks (7-13) --
    Vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (7-14) --
    Vs. Sacramento Kings (4-15) --
    @ Oklahoma City Thunder (14-8) Series Tied 1-1.
    Vs. Memphis Grizzlies (8-14) Series Up 1-0.
    @ Sacramento Kings (4-15) --
    @ Golden State Warriors (8-13) Series Tied 1-1.
    @ Los Angeles Clippers (5-17) --
    Vs. Washington Wizards (6-14) Series Down 0-1.
    Vs. Miami Heat (14-8) --
    Vs. Toronto Raptors (8-13) Series Down 0-1.
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    Judging off of our remaining opponents in this month, do you feel the Rockets will be above .500 or below .500?
     
    #1 llRainmanll, Dec 8, 2010
  2. ryano2009

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    well most of the team are below .500, so I would say yes.
     
    #2 ryano2009, Dec 8, 2010
  3. DallasThomas

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    I say they go 9-2, which means they'll be over...


    I would love something like 10-1, but 8-3 would be the minimum acceptable record through that stretch.
     
    #3 DallasThomas, Dec 8, 2010
  4. llRainmanll

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    Like the Thunder & Heat games are iffy, but i feel we can win the other games if we keep up the competitive play like we have been in the last few games. :)
     
    #4 llRainmanll, Dec 8, 2010
  5. rockets934life

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    .500 sounds about right, anything less and it's time to look forward to the deadline.
     
    #5 rockets934life, Dec 8, 2010
  6. Aleron

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    we can't defend wade or lebron, and we have no interior protection, we'll get ravaged, lol
     
    #6 Aleron, Dec 8, 2010
  7. treyk3

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    @ Milwaukee Bucks (7-13) -- W- 9-14
    Vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (7-14) --W 10-14
    Vs. Sacramento Kings (4-15) -- W 11-14
    @ Oklahoma City Thunder (14-8) Series Tied 1-1. L 11-15
    Vs. Memphis Grizzlies (8-14) Series Up 1-0. W 12-15
    @ Sacramento Kings (4-15) --W 13-15
    @ Golden State Warriors (8-13) Series Tied 1-1. W 14-15
    @ Los Angeles Clippers (5-17) --W 15-15
    Vs. Washington Wizards (6-14) Series Down 0-1. W 16-15
    Vs. Miami Heat (14-8) -- L 16-16
    Vs. Toronto Raptors (8-13) Series Down 0-1. W 17-16

    Above in my mind but we could also win all of these games in my opinion, our team is finally meshing.

    I could see us at best (winning out) 19-14 and at worst 15-18
     
    #7 treyk3, Dec 8, 2010
  8. TechieOne

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    Since it's either above or below .500 and doesn't give @ .500 as an option,

    I would say below .500.

    Going 8-3 would only put us @ .500 at 16-16.
    We would need to go 9-2 to have 17-15.


    It'll be tough to beat Thunder @ OKC and Miami will be dangerous. And then there will be 4 more away games (Bucks, Kings, Warriors, and Clippers). The GS Game is a 2nd of a back to back so we might lose that one if any of the 4.


    I have us going 7 and 4 the rest of the way with us having a 15-17 record
     
    #8 TechieOne, Dec 8, 2010
  9. YaoMac09

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    @ Milwaukee Bucks (7-13) -- W
    Vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (7-14) -- W
    Vs. Sacramento Kings (4-15) -- W
    @ Oklahoma City Thunder (14-8) Series Tied 1-1. -- L
    Vs. Memphis Grizzlies (8-14) Series Up 1-0. -- W
    @ Sacramento Kings (4-15) -- W
    @ Golden State Warriors (8-13) Series Tied 1-1. -- W
    @ Los Angeles Clippers (5-17) -- W
    Vs. Washington Wizards (6-14) Series Down 0-1. -- W
    Vs. Miami Heat (14-8) -- L
    Vs. Toronto Raptors (8-13) Series Down 0-1. -- W

    I think we only lose 2 games.
     
    #9 YaoMac09, Dec 8, 2010
  10. Pizza_Da_Hut

    Pizza_Da_Hut I put on pants for this?

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    Push. We will be at 500 dead on.
     
    #10 Pizza_Da_Hut, Dec 8, 2010
  11. Gummi Clutch

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    I noticed that.
    December is loaded with "cupcakes" (games we should win).
    The Rockets really have not been blown out much in their losses.
    They have been competitive in most their games, but have struggled to close leads.
    This may be several things. Lack of Veteran Leadership, A Dependable Super Star, Closer, Go To Guy, etc.
    Or it could be the fact the team is built around Yao and they have a difficult time playing with out him.
    Nevertheless, the team is starting to find their identity again, and players are beginning to step up in the clutch; Shane, Scola, Miller
    If the Rockets are going to get this thing turned around this is their shot.
    I hope they are .500 by the end of the month.
    But Morey still has a lot of work to do in order to make us a contender this season or soon after.
    His biggest dilemma, Re-Sign Yao?
     
    #11 Gummi Clutch, Dec 8, 2010
  12. tmac2therack

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    I think we win every game but the Thunder game although I wouldn't be surprised if we won that game if Battier can shut down Durant like he did in Houston. I think we can beat the Heat and hopefully Yao and Brooks will be back playing well by then.
     
    #12 tmac2therack, Dec 8, 2010
  13. k-money

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    i say they will be .500 exactly.
     
    #13 k-money, Dec 8, 2010
  14. Entropy

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    3 games below .500
     
    #14 Entropy, Dec 8, 2010
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    The Rockets won two out of the last three games, and I think they'll keep that pace up for the rest of the month. So my guess is 8-3 or 7-4.

    That's good enough for a .500 record or close to it, and it would mean playing pretty great b-ball.
     
    #15 PeppermintCandy, Dec 8, 2010
  16. napalm06

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    I'm guessing below .500, but I'd like to be surprised.
     
    #16 napalm06, Dec 8, 2010
  17. RedDragon01

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    We'll go 8-3, putting us at .500. If I had to guess above or below, I would have to go with under .500 as it would be much easier to win fewer than 8 of those 11 games than it would be to win 9 or more of them.
     
    #17 RedDragon01, Dec 8, 2010
  18. solid

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    Need to be, should be, can be, will be.
     
    #18 solid, Dec 8, 2010
  19. el_locoteee

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    We are currently 8-13
     
    #19 el_locoteee, Dec 8, 2010
  20. Marsarinian

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    @ Milwaukee Bucks (7-13) -- L
    Vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (7-14) -- W
    Vs. Sacramento Kings (4-15) -- W
    @ Oklahoma City Thunder (14-8) Series Tied 1-1. -- L
    Vs. Memphis Grizzlies (8-14) Series Up 1-0. -- L
    @ Sacramento Kings (4-15) -- W
    @ Golden State Warriors (8-13) Series Tied 1-1. -- L
    @ Los Angeles Clippers (5-17) -- W
    Vs. Washington Wizards (6-14) Series Down 0-1. -- L
    Vs. Miami Heat (14-8) -- L
    Vs. Toronto Raptors (8-13) Series Down 0-1. -- W

    5-5. Which will take us to... *drumroll* 13-18.

    I pray to God I'll be wrong.
     
    #20 Marsarinian, Dec 8, 2010
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