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The Blazers have lost five consecutive playoff openers, dating to the Western Conference finals of 2000. It's up to the Rockets to show some...
Gotta give Adelman props. Most of us, and probably even McMillan, were expecting the coach to give major bench minutes to Hayes in order to stop...
This isn't really an adjustment, but I predict Oden will be over the sinus infection and play a much better game. He'll start in place of...
McMillan should watch how the Lakers collapsed on Yao this season and see if he could replicate it. But I'm not sure if they have the bigs to keep...
Agreed. I don't see a drastic revamp of the roster, but depending on their performance, Adelman and Morey will naturally reconsider the long-term...
I see the series as being evenly matched. The Rockets have the edge in terms of matchups and experience, but the Blazers have home court advantage...
JVG is a bigger Rockets fan than half the posters on this board. This is what I'm hoping for, as well. The Rockets should be truly pissed...
For a second, I thought Rosen was picking the Rockets to win. Then I clicked on the link and read the rest, and all is right in the world again.
Ditto. And I don't think we should take Deke's words as his final decision. His mind could change depending on how the playoffs go, I should...
Outside of all the matchups, team rebounding will be critical in this game. The Blazers have the size and length but not the discipline to...
Artest and Brooks are overcompensating for McGrady's absence. For example, I don't think Artest would be getting the green light to shoot next...
Excellent descriptions of offensive and defensive rotations, Jeff. Thanks for the great read.
I honestly believe we're in a better position to win. Last year's team was showing wear and tear before the playoffs even started. They even lost...
Our bench guys - Lowry, Wafer and Landry - have a lot of energy themselves. Because of their size and Oden, I'd give Portland an advantage, but...
Theoretically, yes, the Rockets match up very well against this team. However, Portland is a very dangerous team that can blow anyone out when...
Thanks for another great show guys. Battier's right. All those losses against lottery-bound teams this season really cost us. Ah, well.
Brooks should do okay against Steve Blake, Portland's starting PG. In fact, our PG tandem shouldn't be a weak link against the Blazers.
Even Hollinger's going against us? So be it. :mad:
Ideally, I would've wanted the Lakers to face Dallas in the first round and Portland in the second. Those are the two teams with the best chance...
IIRC Wafer's thrown a few entry passes to Yao, though usually not in pressure situations. He seemed fairly adequate at it. Defensively, I'm...
