Who should we try to catch?

by Nate Silverblatt on Mar 24, 2011 10:42 AM CDT

Ok, so with the Rockets streaking, we have a legit chance of making the playoffs as an 8th seed. However, the teams in front of us are also doing arguably as well as us. It seems that whenever the Rockets are doing well this season, the teams above us go off. My question is, who should we be rooting to lose in front of us?

New Orleans7	40	31	0.563	17.0	22-20	8-4	24-11	16-20	5-5	L 1
Memphis8	40	32	0.556	17.5	24-19	5-8	25-10	15-22	6-4	W 3
Houston	38	34	0.528	19.5	22-24	4-9	22-14	16-20	7-3	W 5

The Hornets schedule is:

@ Utah (go Jazz?)

@ Phoenix (we can root for Aaron Brooks again)

@ LA Lakers (Kobe.)

vs Portland (well, they are good)

vs Memphis (can both teams lose this one?)

vs Indiana (freaking Pacers have a 32-40 record and are the 8th seed in the east)

vs Houston (possible tiebreaker could be used if we win?)

vs Phoenix (again)

@ Memphis (again)

vs Utah (again)

@ Dallas (Dirk.)

The Grizzlies schedule is:

@ Chicago (damn, the Bulls are good, this should be fun to watch)

San Antonio (they better win)

Golden State (upset?)

@ New Orleans (..)

Minnasota (upset again)

LA Clippers (Griffin better posterize somebody)

Sacramento (damn, the Kings are bad. upset please?)

New Orleans (..)

@ Portland (forget them)

@ LA Clippers (do it again, Blake)

And as for our own schedule

@ Heat (pray with me)

@ New Jersey (we're good against them)

@ Philadelphia (not too good against them)

San Antonio (upset)

Atlanta

Sacremento (they are soooo bad)

@ New Orleans (we need this)

LA Clippers (Chuck go to work)

Dallas (Dirk.)

@ Minnesota (Kevin Love can play amazing and they will still lose)

so what do yall think? can we do it?

Poll

Who should the Rockets try to catch to make the playoffs?

Portland Trail Blazers

10 votes

Memphis Grizzles

36 votes

New Orleans Hornets

69 votes

115 votes | Poll has closed

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All of the above?

by chrisjay84 on Mar 24, 2011 10:49 AM CDT reply actions

We should win.

that is all

I'm a household name... at my house.

by taylorrohrman on Mar 24, 2011 11:01 AM CDT reply actions

all of the above is correct, as long

as we don’t have a first round match-up with LA

Funny how Memphis' ****-up has become Houston's obsession

by jake_471 on Mar 24, 2011 11:10 AM CDT reply actions

Because playing LA is like playing

8 on 5. They will get every 50/50 call especially in the 4th. History has shown this. Just ask Rick if you don’t believe me.

Me against the world is a mismatch in my favor.

by batman713 on Mar 24, 2011 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions

without a doubt....

ABC would probably protest if LA isn’t in the finals.

Funny how Memphis' ****-up has become Houston's obsession

by jake_471 on Mar 24, 2011 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions

We want SA not LA

With the injury to Duncan messing up there groove and two good defensive point guards to slow up Parker we have a better chance of beating the Spurs. Martin will get killed by Manu, but we can bring in Lee to slow him up. Hayes is capable to slow up Duncan some, and if Scola can’t do it, i want to see Patterson on him.

by since86rocketsfan on Mar 24, 2011 12:21 PM CDT reply actions

We've managed to beat LA and LA is still Regular Season LA in the playoffs.

San Antonio has beaten us every time and is not the same San Antonio in the playoffs. We don’t want San Antonio.

TDS's resident dickhead.

by BD34 on Mar 24, 2011 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions

All i will say is Kobe Bryant,

and the fact they have two seven footers. We are not big up front and SA is smaller then the lakers with Duncan at the five. I never said Duncan was not going to playIoffs,and Courtney Lee makes the free throw we beat SA in SA. Then they can come in with Odom who is also long, and they have Artest who is way bigger then Bud. If we play good d like of late we can beat both teams, but our best bet is against the Spurs

by since86rocketsfan on Mar 25, 2011 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Duncan will be back

I would much rather face LAL than the Spurs. For some reason, the Rockets play better against the Lakers. Besides, I’d feel better rooting against LAL than against SAS because I’d like to see the Spurs win it all this year. I am tired of Kobe prancing around and I sure don’t want to see Lebron win. I am tired of those two.

by Gulder_Roy on Mar 25, 2011 8:18 AM CDT up reply actions

Fuck both of em

Me against the world is a mismatch in my favor.

by batman713 on Mar 25, 2011 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions

As long as we get in...I don't care la or sa

by OJ ATM on Mar 24, 2011 12:28 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 3 recs

Rec'd x100

by Texas08 on Mar 24, 2011 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions

like others said, just keep winning and the rest will work itself out

if we are targeting 45-37, this means we can lose three more games. looking at our schedule, this will be MIA, SAS and DAL (although hopefully at least one of the TX teams will be resting their stars towards the end of the regular season).

that means we will have to beat PHI and ATL, which would be the toughest wins in that group.

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by sohum on Mar 24, 2011 2:45 PM CDT reply actions

you dont think@ New Orleans is tougher than

@ Philly or Hawks@ home?

Funny how Memphis' ****-up has become Houston's obsession

by jake_471 on Mar 24, 2011 4:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

yes

by Patrick Harrel on Mar 24, 2011 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Lets not fool us into thinking any of these game are definitely winnable

We are at almost certain disadvantage against all of them, we need to beat all the teams we can to catch up

by NVP on Mar 24, 2011 4:00 PM CDT reply actions

I am working myself up

to try and truly pretend that I hope the Jazz will win a ball game. Damn I am not sure I can do it. I know I couldn’t if I had to watch the game.

But, I do think that overtaking NOH as they fall may be easier than chasing down the Grizzlies.

by svspider on Mar 24, 2011 8:27 PM CDT reply actions

I dont think it matters

Unless you plan on personally assasinating one of their players then I vote Gasol.

by alexander_37 on Mar 24, 2011 10:05 PM CDT reply actions

I vote Lamar Kardashian

Me against the world is a mismatch in my favor.

by batman713 on Mar 24, 2011 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions

I think you can just for him into suicide by having him play the Nets all the time

Can you imagine how Lamar feels every time he plays play Kris Humphries

Knowing that he makes more money and a being a higher profile public figure and yet got the worst looking Kardashian-attention whore

by NVP on Mar 24, 2011 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions

I'd still do her

Me against the world is a mismatch in my favor.

by batman713 on Mar 25, 2011 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions

Geez, have some standards batman

Khloe is not acceptable sir

by NVP on Mar 25, 2011 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions

If she got naked in your face you would do her too

Don’t lie.

Me against the world is a mismatch in my favor.

by batman713 on Mar 25, 2011 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions

No lie

not even a little, she inspires no sex drive in me

by NVP on Mar 25, 2011 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions

I find it hard to believe for the simple fact that

We all have thought about doing some chick even if she isn’t hot. We may not admit to it in public be we can’t lie to ourselves. Just keeping it real here. Besides, she knows she can get man with no problem.

Me against the world is a mismatch in my favor.

by batman713 on Mar 25, 2011 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Those days are long gone

to each his own, but really, not even from a carnal standpoint for me. It’s not a last chick on earth scenario, but it’ll have to go down to that.

by NVP on Mar 25, 2011 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions

I ment of

The Mark variety.

by alexander_37 on Mar 24, 2011 11:34 PM CDT reply actions

Each team has different schedules.

Nola has 5-6 toss up games where they
1) go either way
2) Nola isnt favored.

Memphis has maybe 4. Plus 1 maybe just random loss.

If we win 2-3 of our own tossups with wins over Memphis and Nola I think we do make the playoffs.

by AlDe2356 on Mar 24, 2011 11:50 PM CDT reply actions

We don't play Memphis??

by jpawelek10 on Mar 25, 2011 8:12 AM CDT up reply actions

David West just made it clear.

hope he comes back.

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by craigj007 on Mar 25, 2011 1:19 AM CDT reply actions