Maybe I should have bet on the Rockets in Vegas?!?

by grungedave on Mar 23, 2009 9:45 AM CDT

So I left for Vegas last Wednesday...

this time last year the Rockets were having a post-Streak letdown. This year? How about a series of tough, but important, victories over New Orleans, Detroit and San Antonio. Sorry, Minnesota - but the Rockets were expected to beat you.

*** Note: Vegas had the Rockets as 11 point favorites against Minnesota. Everyone in my group wanted to bet on the Rockets but were scared by the Rockets' typical inability to blow anyone out. Whoops.

Then the good guys somehow find a way to dispatch of the Spurs on Sunday??

In a word: awesome.

Though, as I've been saying for over a year now... Luis Scola is a badass!
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... and for once, it is no longer the Rockets looking up at the Spurs in the standings. Yes, that's right. Your Houston Rockets are in FIRST PLACE in the Southwest Division. Suck it, San Antonio!

Really - it's true. First place!!

Southwest Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	47	25	.652	0	Won 4
San Antonio	45	24	.652	0.5	Lost 2
New Orleans	44	25	.637	1.5	Won 3
Dallas	42	28	.600	4	Won 1
Memphis	17	52	.246	28.5	Lost 4

(updated 3.23.2009 at 9:43 AM CDT)

Even better? If the playoffs started today... the Rockets would be hosting the Utah Jazz. That's right. Third time is a charm. Bring it on, Utah!

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"Bring on Utah"?

Seriously, you don’t want that to happen.

We bleed True Blue.
www.truebluejazz.com

by CB Jack on Mar 23, 2009 11:25 AM CDT reply actions

yes,

By all means, I absolutely want to beat Utah in the playoffs.
It would seem somehow less awesome if/when we win the whole thing and we don’t beat Utah along the way.

by grungedave on Mar 23, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Totally

You guys are a match up nightmare for us. But after the last two years, I want to prove that we can take a 7 game series.

by flipasta on Mar 23, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions

I imagine

that whenever the Rockets play the Spurs and Scola has a good game, Daryl Morey can’t stop giggling and prank calling RC Buford.

by Only_A_Lad on Mar 23, 2009 11:33 AM CDT reply actions

giggidy giggidy

by jamesjen25 on Mar 23, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions

To be honest...

I don’t want Utah in the first round, with a little confidence from a series win, then I want Utah. The Jazz are a bad matchup, and also in the Rockets head a bit. Not to mention all the Jazz character and manhood deficiencies that have been so well covered by us, and other honest students of the game.

by Xiane on Mar 23, 2009 9:06 PM CDT reply actions