Where would we be? If you ask me, we would be the best team in the East. Of the four "beasts" going into the season (Milwaukee, Miami, Indiana, New York), we've beaten 3, 2 on the road. We would have the best center, top 5 power forward, number 1 or 2 point guard, and possibly best bench anchored by the best sixth man. It would be ours for the taking. And the worst part is we could be in the East. Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit are all in our time zone in the East. How bout trading those three for the three Texas teams? ------------------
Last year, the Rockets would have been about the fourth seed, behind NY, Miami, and Indy. This year, they would most certainly be number one in the conference. Although Philly is playing well, I don't think they would finish above Houston. Wasn't Houston in the Eastern conference about 25 years ago? How about moving them back. ------------------ 2000-2001 Rockets Game Formulas: End of 1st quarter: "They're playing so well!" 2nd: "What a great game!" 3rd: "Theres no way they can lose now!" 4th: "What the ******* **** happened?!!" Revote! Revote! Revote!...... Rocket's Championship 2001!!
Considering the Rockets were 11-19 against the East last year, I find it difficult to believe they would have been the 4th seed. ------------------
The Rockets are 9-7 in the West. That is a win percentage of .563 which places us in 8th place in the West or 5th in the East (tied with Toronto). If the Rockets were in the East I believe we would have one more win minimum (Portland game) and maybe two more (Portland and LA games). That would give us a record of either 10-6 or 11-5 with a win percentage of .625 or .688. Either way we would be in 2nd place in the East. We would be in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Rockets, so far, are doing much better against the East this year, but to say they would be the number one seed is a gross underestimation of the east. I realize the teams in that conference are comparatively weak, but there is no way in hell the rockets would end up better than the Sixers. I would expect them to be a 4th seed if they were in the East. ------------------ Remember.... You are not really drunk until you must hold on to the grass to keep from falling off the earth.
Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit are all in our time zone in the East." Of those, only Chicago is in Houston's Central Standard Time zone. Milwaukee, however, is in CST time. As for Houston's place in the East, its tough to say they would be the best team, but they would be among the 6 or 7 teams who have a legitimate chance of taking the conference. To be honest though, our lack of experience would stop us from going anywhere past the 2nd round. Azim da Dream ------------------ We don't live for the destination. We live for the journey. http://www.clutchtown.com
Is the east time zone that big? It really covers Detroit and Cleveland? Damn 200 posts, 349 if you include my past name, I guess that's a milestone ------------------ [This message has been edited by NewGuy (edited December 02, 2000).]
If the Rockets had been in the east all of last year, they would have fared much better than 11-19. ------------------ 2000-2001 Rockets Game Formulas: End of 1st quarter: "They're playing so well!" 2nd: "What a great game!" 3rd: "Theres no way they can lose now!" 4th: "What the ******* **** happened?!!" Revote! Revote! Revote!...... Rocket's Championship 2001!!
Eastern Conference Power Forwards in no particular order that I consider better than Taylor: Henderson........Atlanta Mason or Grant...Miami Brand............Chicago B Wallace........Detroit K Martin.........NJ Davis or Oakley..Tor Ratliff or Hill..Phil Comparable to Mo: Crosche..........Indy L Johnson........NY Weatherspoon.....Cle Walker...........Boston Due to injuries, some are playing the 5 spot instead of their customary 4. Mango ------------------ Lets get the Mo Go working! Test Your NBA Trade Ideas 1. Put new topics in the proper forum. Things happening in the rest of the NBA 2. Use clear wording for new threads. 3. No duplicate threads 4. Conduct yourself as an adult. The Serious Police are watching. Donate Blood or be assimilated!
