First Month Record Prediction

by Yaowza! on Oct 26, 2009 8:07 AM CDT Comment 14 comments

What's your prediction for through the end of November? This is all before TMac's return. This is essentially last years playoff team with out Artest. Ariza is not Artest and so I expect some growing pains but still think the tenacious D that they play will win a lot of games.

I'm kinda thinkin about maybe sorta planning to get maybe a little excited.

I got 10W 6L (11-6). Actual 3-1

@PT- L

@GS-W

PT- W

UT - W (gotta be fair. I would not have called this one)

LA-W

OK-W

@DAL-L

MPHS-W

@SAC-W

@LA-L

PHX-W

@MIN-W

@ATL-L

SAC-W

DAL-L

SA-L

@OK-W

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Your missing a second game against Portland

In Houston this time,

"BEER IS LIVING PROOF THAT GOD LOVES US"
- Benjamin Franklin-

by We-B-Dunkin on Oct 26, 2009 1:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Seen that too

M 80- So what does Portland give up? Big D- Nothing, Pritchard is such a genius that teams just give him players for free. (Comments from Blog a Bull on July 9, 2009)

by JWise on Oct 26, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think it looks more like 9W and 8L, you left out the Utah game. This is being optimistic.

@ Portland – L
@ Golden State – W
Portland – L
@ Utah – L
Lakers – L
Oklahoma – W
@ Dallas – L
Memphis – W
@ Sacramento – W
@ Lakers – L
Phoenix – W
@ Minnesota – W
@ Atlanta – W
Sacramento – W
Dallas – L
San Antonio – L
@ Oklahoma – W

by Texas08 on Oct 27, 2009 9:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I got it at 9-8 also

@ Port – L
@ GS – W
Port – W
@ Utah – L
LAL – L
OKC – W
@ Dal – L
Mem – W
@ Sac – W
@ LAL – L
PHX – W
@ Minn – L (long flight on a back-to-back)
@ ATL – L
Sac – W
Dal – W
SA – L
@ OKC – W

by TexasHoosier on Oct 27, 2009 11:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

At a horrible lottery team (minn) is much easier

than hosting a contender. Both Portland games are unlikely, and even hosting dallas may not turn out well. At Minn rockets are clear cut favorites. SA may not be that strong. Odds of winning hosting them are similiar to odds hosting portland. (40% or so) Scola needs to shine, brooks needs to establish himself as a star by continuing is his playoff level play.

by lurtsman on Oct 27, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know that at Minnesota is a much easier game than hosting contenders

but flying to Minn to play a back to back is a tough game and the Rockets are going to lose games this year that we expect to win, but we will also win games that we expect to lose, like ever year.

As for San Antonio, I read in ESPN the Mag that Popovich is planning on sitting Duncan and Ginobili on most, if not all, back-to-backs. I dont know if our game with them is a back-to-back for them but its something to watch out for through the season.

by TexasHoosier on Oct 27, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Some haters here!

however, I agree to the 9-8 – assuming they start gelling. What was that lineup Sleepy put in last night. Overpowered and undersized big time! GROSS!

by Rocketboy on Oct 28, 2009 4:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

The whole team is undersized

Every game we play this season we will be undersized. Unless we play a lineup of Andersen, Scola, Landry, Ariza, and Budinger (or something like that) we will be undersized, but with that lineup we would get run on like crazy. Get used to alot of blocked shots against and routinely losing the rebounding battle.

by TexasHoosier on Oct 28, 2009 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope all of you are right,

but looking at that schedule, I’m predicting 7-10. This is how I have it with us beating the teams that we should beat and losing to the teams that should give us some trouble.

@ Portland – L
@ Golden State – W
Portland – L
@ Utah – L
Lakers – L
Oklahoma – W
@ Dallas – L
Memphis – W
@ Sacramento – W
@ Lakers – L
Phoenix – L
@ Minnesota – W
@ Atlanta – L
Sacramento – W
Dallas – L
San Antonio – L
@ Oklahoma – W

by jallen247 on Oct 28, 2009 5:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

This seems more accurate

But im hoping we upset a couple teams and start having good team chemistry. Like Golden State did a couple years ago when the big teams could not stop them because they were so fast and ran too much. Remeber they knock the #1 seed Mavs out of the first round?

I hope the Rockets become that team, where the opposing team needs to adjust to OUR style.

by Texas08 on Oct 29, 2009 8:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

RE: Utah

A lot of people have some editing to do.

by seanbergmanrules on Nov 2, 2009 10:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I know I do

And its a good thing. I still think my record will hold, maybe 10-7 now. The other teams will figure out the Rockets new game and they will have nights where they cant buy a basket, even against sorry teams we “should” beat.

Its so fun to watch the game. Does anyone think they can keep running like that for the while season? Im worried about Scola and Battier’s legs.

by Texas08 on Nov 3, 2009 8:55 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

The team has to do what it has to do to win…

… can’t worry about injuries. Worrying won’t keep them from happening anyways.

The coaches have to pull those guys off the floor whenever they aren’t needed in order to save their legs. But they can’t let fear cause the team victories by being too careful.

They need to let guys like Dorsey and Cook run up and down the floor more during garbage time…

I had to stop arguing with drunks, Steeler fans, and all other fools.
It was making my brick wall jealous...

by steeler-hater on Nov 3, 2009 1:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs