Clippers. They suck... The only bright spot is that the young players look promoising and that they're getting their experience reps in...
It's heat. People expect them to win 72 games before the season starts, now even 60 is questionable. Rox start the season as a playoff contender, and playoff is far from out of reach. Get a few more wins and we are in it.
It's the rockets. The heat have talent to win, fans can genuinely say its a matter of finding the most efficient roles for each player... Rockets, on the other hand, have no talent that's on that level. I feel like we should always be one of the top teams but, instead, we are on the bottom feeder side of the rankings. We are just in a bad phase of rockets basketball... with yao being made of glass and not fitting well, loss of defensive identity, and players that don't compliment each other at all. Not disappointed in the player but the way the organization has put this team together. They had good intentions, of course, but our players don't add up to winning basketball.
The Rockets obviously, though the Heat are still performing under expectations. Potentially, they probabaly will be quite good. But all this hype about how the superstars are all unselfish and that they'll click right away blah blah is a bit unrealistic. Unless they fix issues with chemistry and patch up their hole in the middle, they won't be winning a championship any time soon. They might not win this year, and big Z and Haslem gets a year older next year. Plus I really dislike their fans: they're like the boistrous Laker fans minus any reason for bragging.
Yeah .. "disappointing" isn't the right word for Miami's start. I really don't care if they win or lose. And a shaky start for them wasn't totally unexpected either. Rockets, easily.
Remember in the offseason we were all predicting the Rockets to get at least 3rd seed and go to the Finals?? What does the first 8 games tell you.......
Yeah there were some serious homers out there but the majority thought it would be 48-49 wins. That still seems achievable with this group. The team should be much better in March than November.
