[ESPN] Rockets #3 on West Summer Forecast

9 weeks, 2 days, 20 hours, 33 minutes, 30 seconds.

 

Here's the offseason graded:

http://hoopshabit.com/2015/08/03/houston-rockets-grading-the-offseason/

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OKC is +850, Clips 12-1, Houston 22-1.. Pelicans are somewhere in that mix with those 3 as 2nd-tier contenders. Davis is too good.</p>&mdash; Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/638761369156866048">September 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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How are the Clippers higher favorites than us?? Is this real life?

 

So the pelicans are on the same level playing field as the Rockets, Clippers and Thunder?

And people really follow this dude?

 

Lots of people think it was a fluke that the Clippers lost to the Rockets.

They think the Clippers were the better team and they choked.

The main criticism of the Clippers was that they had no bench. Well, they added Josh Smith, Lance Stephenson, and Pablo Prigioni to the bench and replaced Matt Barnes with Paul Pierce.

So I mean, they did make some upgrades.

 

Yeah, that's dumb as ass.

Davis had a PER last year of nearly 31, and the Pelicans still only won 45 games and only made the playoffs because the Thunder had so many injuries.

The Rockets, Clippers, and Thunder are teams that are capable of winning 60 games. No way in chocolate hell are the Pelicans 15 games better next season.

 

lol. had to rep cause your colorful expressions gave me chuckles.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If the Rockets &quot;surprise&quot; people, those people were likely not paying attention last season. WCF team + Ty addition. <a href="https://t.co/szGGiXuf7H">https://t.co/szGGiXuf7H</a></p>&mdash; John Meyer (@thedailywolf) <a href="https://twitter.com/thedailywolf/status/638811498010267648">September 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Because Simmons is an anti-Lakers dweeb riding off the Clipper and he also doesn't enjoy watching the Rockets.

He did tweet this afterwards.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Which is wierd to say since they were the 2 seed in a loaded WC last year but I think they will be even better next season.</p>&mdash; Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) <a href="https://twitter.com/Adam_Mares/status/638774344315990016">September 1, 2015</a></blockquote>
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ESPN Summer Forecast: Who will be best out West?

5. Houston Rockets

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