Chad Ford breaks down potential Playoff seedings...

Chad Ford is r****ded, said Memphis (6th seed) was the one team that no one wanted to play in the playoffs. BUT also said later in the article that Memphis had no true superstar ... Since when could teams get far in the playoffs without a go-to-guy? You could say the same for Denver.

 

ummm..... no.

when you say weakest, you mean what usually? least talented, worst team, etc. hell, take a look at what he actually said:

"I still think the Rockets are actually the weakest team of the lot."

apparently he aint talking bout seeding, but what he considers the weakest of all playoff bound teams. seeding has nothing to do with it.

and BTW, the rox are currently 7th in the west.

looks like someone needs to enroll in remedial math.....

 

I was with you and still am with you on the whole resigning Posey thing, but you need to let it go. What's done is done.

 

knows the following:

The Rockets are 32-0 when they score more points than the other team... by A-Train

They are 0-23 when scoring less. Wierd... by Beck

 

Iball, I hear you.

Although what is done is done, we are likely to repeatedly come face to face with the consequences of that bonehead move, the rest of this season. The mistake some of us make is that we start blaming Steve and Mobes when the team falls short when our reliance on those players were foolishly increased because of this move. Francis' assist numbers would have been 5-10% better, at least, this year if Posey was on the team. So when we come face to face with our obvious talent disadvantage when we play the big guns and we are looking at the reasons why, we must not forget this among them.

How can I let it go when I see Posey collecting 27 points on a western playoff team that is ahead of us. The sad thing about it is that CD/JVG have no excuse. They cannot say they did not know that he could do what he is doing. Instead we are supposed to accept JVG gleefully praising Spoon, as a rotation player, when the guy cannot even dunk the ball, without the help of a crane, and is as slow as a crane too.

Another reason for attempting to keep it in play is that many around here thought the move was a great move.

 

Maybe you need to check up on your math and get a lesson yourself, because, last I checked, the Rockets weren't the #8 seed, so how are they the weakest? Here's a lesson for you, the Rockets are 32-23, Denver is 32-26, that would make the Rockets the #7 seed and Denver the #8 seed. Thus DENVER would be the weakest team, not the Rockets.

 

Now, please tell me how have the Rocket's shown they are better than the Grizzlies? Other than preseason predictions I can't figure that out....

 

How can I let it go when I see Posey collecting 27 points on a western playoff team that is ahead of us. The sad thing about it is that CD/JVG have no excuse. They cannot say they did not know that he could do what he is doing. Instead we are supposed to accept JVG gleefully praising Spoon, as a rotation player, when the guy cannot even dunk the ball, without the help of a crane, and is as slow as a crane too.

Another reason for attempting to keep it in play is that many around here thought the move was a great move.

And Posey's replacement, Jimmy Jackson, is doing the same thing so why are people still complaining about James Posey!? So you're telling me, you would have rather given Posey a monster contract instead of getting Jimmy Jackson for cheaping and beefing up the bench with some other players like Griffin (now that he's healthy), and Weatherspoon? You act like James Posey is a major star or something. In fact, here's Jimmy Jackson's numbers and James Posey's numbers:

Jimmy Jackson 12.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.7 asp 40% 3pt 80% FT

James Posey 12.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.5 asp, 39.7% 3pt, 86% FT

Now what in those stats would make you believe Francis assists would go up, the Rockets would be a better team, and that Posey has shifted the balance of power between the Rockets and Grizzlies!? Heck, Jimmy Jackson has had games where he has dropped 25 or 27 points, what the heck is the difference?

 

Bet Seattle said the same thing right before they played Denver. Bottomline, all it takes is a team like the Rockets winning one game on the road in the playoffs and all the pressure in the world is on those teams. Portland took Dallas to the limit last year, and there are a number of cases of teams getting swept by someone in the regular season, and then playing them tough in the playoffs. And that can be the case, especially if your Dallas or Sacramento and playing a team with a 7-6 center who is capable of getting hot.

 

I don't know whether the Rockets are better or not, but I think they're better suited to take out some of the top teams in the West in a playoff series mainly because they play a slow down, defensive-minded game which is best suited for the playoffs. Having a 7-6 center who is capable of taking over games doesn't hurt either.

 

You are the weakest link...GOODBYE!

 

I'm in complete agreement with everything you wrote. However, CD cannot go back in time and reverse the decision not to match, so we've got to let it go. Sadly, absolutely nothing can be done about it now.

 

It's not so much about comparing their numbers. Posey brought a different dimension to this team ... fast break, all-out hustle, cutting to the basket etc. Matching his offer wouldn't have precluded us from signing JJ. JJ would've come off the bench rather than Pike and AGriff. Don't know about you, but I would've preferred that line-up. Oh by the way, the MLE for 4 years is not a "monster contract." Anyways, what's done is done.

 

Onca AGAIN: Jim Jackson is not James Posey's replacement, Erick "WhiteStiffwhoCan'tShoot" Pitkowski is Posey's replacement. You guys should once and for all grasp the idea that NBA teams usually have more than one swingman. When Cheap b*stard Alexander decided to pass on Posey and sign Piatkowski, our swingmen were Glen Rice/Erick P. Now that would have been just wonderfull, wouldn't it. The Rice/JJ deal came later and thank God!

 

My Playoff preffs:

1. Dallas. The reg season record may give the Mavs a mental edge, but all I know is that a disfunctional Blazers team took Dallas to 7 games last year. Mavs are not a team built for the playoffs, period.

2. Lakers. I don't put too much stock in the reg season games, I just think the Lakers are a bit unstable, that's all.

3. Sacto. Not too happy to see them, but still better than...

4. T-wolves. They have the best player in the league and two true vets that usually elevate their game in the playoffs (Sam and Spree). Enough said.

5. Spurs. Hat to say it in this context, but what did Rudy T say about the heart of the ch...