Where were you in 1995? The second season starts in May. We'll see how healthy everyone is then...and if we're clicking any better.
but it still makes the point. that they lost this one game to a sucky opponent doesn't mean they're not a contender. there might be other reasons why they're not a contender...but clearly this alone ain't it....unless you're willing to say boston isn't a contender by that same criteria.
Celtics have one bad loss. and I only consider that one bad because they were up dd in the 2nd half. Regular road losses to teams that aren't much worse than .500 aren't brutal. Problem with Houston is, we have 5 bad losses minimum. thats why the comparison doesn't fly. yeah, a couple bad losses in the regular season are nothing to fret about. But before the midway point we have more than a handful. and some of them aren't just bad, they're brutal
as mentioned earlier in this thread...i know we are all passionate fans of this team. But through the 30+games so far, no one should be labeling us a "contender". Espescially with the shortcomings in recent seasons. If we have a stronger 2nd half of the season than maybe that discussion can come up. just 9-7 vs teams below .500. I have to think thats one of the worst records among the potential playoff teams in that category.
rafer maybe? Tmac need to sit when his not feeling it, i rather have barry out there. Tmac is just not helping the rox. And 1 thing i hate most, why is RA keep on putting in and out yao? All it does is break off his concentration by doing that.
But see Boston brings intensity most of the games they play in, Houston does not. If we just came out with more passion we would have a better record. Also against Indiana,Spurs w/o Ginobli and Parker, Utah w/o 3 of their main guys we blew double digit 4th qt. leads. Contenders would put those teams away, they certainly wouldn't lose those type of games 3 times. Obviously the Rockets still got time to turn it around but this doesn't look like a Championship team right now, this doesn't even look like a team that will get out the 1st round. I hope they prove me wrong.
another thing -- how do the celtics respond to blowing a game? they come out next game on the road and win by 40. dominating from the first second.
Boston knows who they are. They've played together for a full season and know what they're trying to do. The Rockets are trying to do that while not knowing who will be able to play each night. If you're going to complain that the Rockets don't win by enough points when they win games, I'm going to stick my fingers in my ears and yell LALALALALALALALALALALA.
I made a mistake and put Utah. I'm not complaining about not winning by enough points. I'm complaining about not winning at all. We lost to Indiana and the Spurs while having a double digit 4th qt lead. If that don't concern you then oh well. You keep mentioning May well if this keeps up this team will be sitting home in May.
It concerns me, but I'm not ready to write off the season yet because of losses in November and December. You guys need to get a grip. This is the NBA..the most meaningless regular season in all of sports. A league where more teams make the playoffs than don't. If they're losing games like this with frequency in March, I'll be much more concerned. We have won 20 and we've lost 12. Glass half full says we're a 1/2 game out of having the second best record in the conference, amidst an absolute assload of injuries and transition....glass half empty says we're 1.5 games out of missing the playoffs entirely. Pick your poison, but I say this team only gets better...I say this team has upside...provided they can get and stay healthy.
I'm not sure, but I think a loss in November or December counts just as much as a loss in March when it comes to making the playoffs ....
It does...I'm more concerned with how they're playing as the playoffs approach. I think this team makes the playoffs. I'm certainly not saying it's a given...but I think they'll get in. I would prefer it that they had already gelled...and that they had no injuries. But that's not the case....and in the midst of all that, I'm not real disappointed with their record to date.
Slow? You're embarrassed that you wasted 1.5 min reading this thread? Yet you took the time to post. Get over yourself. Good day.
Went to the game last night and it was UGLY. The players were sloppy...how many passes were thrown into the stands??? This is the lowest point for me as a Rockets fan this year. I may have to take a few games off.
huh? are you saying injuries are why: -- we blew a 10 point lead with 5min in the 4th to the spurs (w/o tony or manu!) -- we blew a 10 point lead in the 4th, at home, to the pacers -- we left brandon roy in his own zip code to drain the long 3 -- we showed up in Memphis rested, but were still blown out from the very start -- we struggled to score 80 vs the clippers in a double digit loss? -- we failed to win at home versus a 4-23 Wizards team playing without Caron Butler yeah....'injuries' explains it
i'm saying injuries have kept this team from gelling. i'm saying that when you have no idea each night who is in your lineup, it hurts development. to listen to you guys talk, you'd think we were 12-20 instead of 20-12.
You are missing the point.......what you see going on in November and December impacts the team's chances in the playoffs, not just in home court, but in the way they play. There are serious flaws in this team, mainly one of a competitive nature....Boston took a year to gel, but at least they played HARD every single game.....can you honestly say the Rockets compete hard? Honestly? DD
No I can't honestly say that at this point. I'm not saying a loss in November or December doesn't impact the team's chances in the playoffs. I understand that entirely. I'm saying I'm not ready to quit on the season because they lost a game they shouldn't have in December...or because they're playing inconsistent while dealing with injuries and new players. I'm saying I'm much more concerned with how they play in March and April.
