If its the Jazz in the First Round, Will the Rockets Advance?

jump shooter · Apr 11, 2008

flamingdts said:

Great spirit *clap*clap*. Well the rocket's are more underrated than what their record tells them.
1. They're playing with new players, rookies, new system, new coach, new everything.
2. Name 1 team that has won 50+ games with a newly built lineup, new coach.
3. Name 1 team that went 22 game streak with a new coach. O wait, the rockets are the team with the second longest winning streak in 30 years.
4. T-mac is such an underrated playoff performer. This guy is probably the best playoff performer in NBA right now, and 3th 4th best scorer in NBA playoff history. If only he could get pass the first round....
5. We've lost to the Jazz when Yao was out, but remember, chemistry wasn't installed yet.
6. Adelman should and will use aaron brooks. He is the only guy who can tire out Deron Williams. Williams is incredibly physical, but if he is tired out, there is no way he could go inside the hoop.

Also, people are forgetting the point that the rockets are physical as well. Scola is incredibly physical. Landry dunks like the rim is 4 foot and this guy gets hit like crazy but still finishes like a Jordan. Bobby Jackson is quite althetic for his age, and he isn't a tear dropper, he lays it up and in.

And I have no doubt that T-mac will become incredibly physical in the playoffs, but it tired him out last year, I hope adelman can give him 35 mins per game. As for alston, Im not too sure about him. It just seems like he might choke.

I wanna see Novak though, that guy is tall, and proven clutch player (despite comming off the bench with no minutes played in 4 games). He is performing better than luther head. If we can use him, we can push the big guys like boozer out the paint.
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Agree with you, but you forgot the all important defense (which I think is way underrated when people talk about the rockets) that I think is going to carry them through a series if they are to get out of the 1st round.

cuneo77 · Apr 11, 2008

rick will adjust accordingly,jeff wouldnt adapt,jazz called us and yao predictable.

like everyone says,defensively we match up vs the jazz without yao,true.
boozer wont go crazy and okur wont hit as many 3's.

last yr head and howard disappeared. this yr we got carl,bobby,aaron,even novak, rick will give these guys a chance if need be,jeff wouldnt. rafer is doin better, shane will show up,scola and tmac will do fine as well.

no guarantees but i like our chances.

AXG · Apr 11, 2008

I don't think the Rockets will advance to the 2nd round this year. I hope the Rockets prove me wrong, but I don't think the team has enough firepower to beat the Jazz.

oomp · Apr 11, 2008

If it's the Jazz it will go 7 and the Rockets will win.

Playoff tickets came in the mail today! Go Rockets!

Lil Pun · Apr 11, 2008

They better!

durvasa · Apr 11, 2008

The Rockets will be underdogs in pretty much any matchup in the first round, save perhaps Denver.

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