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  • January 09, 2008 06:25 PM ET

Houston Rockets make the playoffs

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The Houston Rockets have a great team their problem is injuries. All they have to do is play agressive but not too agressive which will cause injuries. Keep the team heathey they have the chemistry to go deep in the playoffs


The Rockets have some good personnel, but the West is just looking way too tough this year.

First off, they play in the toughest division in the NBA. San Antonio, Dallas, and New Orleans are each looking like extremely good teams. Chances are, the Rockets finish 4th in their division. Since each NBA conference was divided up into 3 divisions, only ONE 4th place team has made the playoffs, the 05-06 Bulls. The Eastern Conference was so bad that year that actually everybody from that division made the playoffs.

Teams like the Lakers, Suns, Trail Blazers, Warriors, and Nuggets are all playing good basketball this year. There's a lot of competitive teams out west.

Houston's two best players, T-Mac, and Yao, are extremely injury prone. I think it's only a matter of time before one comes down with a major injury, which would really hurt their playoff chances.

Also, you have to wonder if Adelman was the right man for the coaching job in Houston.


Yes i agree but the rockets schedle is not as hard as other western conf teams. Therefore have a chance to warm up against less good teams before they play the big bad boys in the west.


The thing is, the Houston hasn't even been able to beat softer teams in the West this year. They've lost to Memphis, Miami, Sacramento, and Philadelphia. Their schedule doesn't get all that easier down the road either. They have to play San Antonio twice, Dallas twice, New Orleans four times, and Phoenix twice.

Here's how I see the West.

Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio are near guarantees.

New Orleans, Golden State, Denver, and LA likely make the playoffs.

That leaves 1 spot open for Portland, Utah, and Houston.

Portland's been absolutely on fire as of late and shows no signs of slowing down. The Jazz has two stars in Boozer and Williams that got them one round away from the playoffs last year. Both of those teams look stronger to me than Houston.



....I don't really have anything more to say...

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January 9, 2008  07:51 PM ET
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They will but Cavs has a very weak argument

 
January 9, 2008  08:35 PM ET
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i agree with dj...cant even get my homevote because the arguement is soo weak

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