Tyreke Evans > Derrick Rose Cousins is the real deal. Landry's pretty good and Dalembert is a solid Center. Kings are going to surprise you this year. They'll be in the Playoffs.
But the rest of my statement says that we are not playing to our full potential yet..which means a loss by a small margin now, could be a big win later..but i guess the heat have time to get to there potential as well.
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I hate to toot my own horn,but when the ariza trade went down along with getting bellinellie and cp3 back,i knew they were going to be good. Before he got the job in n.o., i had more than a few conversations with Demps who was with the toros and the dude know what will work. Monty williams was also on pops staff so defense will be a must. The hornets dont have alot of depth,but they have a very good starting 5 with some edgy players. West,ariza,and cp3 are these types. Mbenga off the bench along with green,thornton,and smith gives them unique versitility. As long as they dont lose cp3 and west,they're going to be a top 5 seed i think. Oh yeah, ariza has struggled,but he still has the game/moment changing steals and is not afraid to take a big shot.
Even more impressive since they are doing it with the cancer that is Trevor Ariza. If Ariza wasn't there, they would probably have negative losses.
No, the hornets are not for real, they are like the lakers, benefitting from one of the easiest opening schedules in the NBA. The only tough team theyve faced so far is the spurs, who are also benefitting from an easy schedule. Check back in February.
I disagree...Confidence is a big thing ....They're are as confident as Chris Paul allows them to be...I'm not saying they're a threat to the Lakers, but they play great as a unit....All the wing players have to do is continue knocking down open shots and they'll have a 55 win season....They still need a offensive minded player off the bench in their frontcourt (Landry, Odom, maybe someone like Gooden) to be able to hang with the Lakers and Jazz( )
Really if Ariza was still a Rocket we wouldn't be 2-6 right now. Say what you want about him he's a winner and now he's winning in a hornets uniform.
Rose is averaging 24 PPG and 10 APG and running the show on a division-leading team, while Evans is putting up 19 PPG, 5 APG, and 6 RPG on a run-of -the-mill squad. Derrick Rose > Tyreke Evans.
They also played the Heat, Nuggets (just beat Lakers), Blazers (just beat the Thunder),and us of course. All their wins have been pretty decisive as well. Stop hating.
We just beat the Indiana Pacers, the team that destroyed the Denver Nuggets. Quite obviously, the following must be true: Houston Rockets > Indiana Pacers > Denver Nuggets > The old Houston Rockets (the team that opened against the nuggets at home). Man, do I feel smart!
