IF Yao is healthy and returns to form, are the Rox .....

KiDdFrESh · Post #101 » by **KiDdFrESh** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:33 am

This is ridiculous. The Jazz lost Korver, Matthews, Boozer and blew this years lotto pick on a bust. That's gotta suck. All these years dangling the 2010 Knicks picks as if it was gold only to blow it on Gordan Hayword. What a joke.

Granted the management made up for it with the acqusition of Jefferson. But still have plenty of holes to fill in their roster.

A healthy Rockets team is good enough to challenge for the WC. Lets not act like the Lakers are unstoppable or anything.

Bruteque · Post #102 » by **Bruteque** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:38 am

No.

Even with Yao healthy the Rockets is not a contender, because even if Yao stays healthy he'll be injured...some truths are just so profoundly true they defy even logical contradiction...

Bradford · Post #103 » by **Bradford** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:34 am

KiDdFrESh wrote:This is ridiculous. The Jazz lost Korver, Matthews, Boozer and blew this years lotto pick on a bust.

A bust? huh? He hasn't even played yet....that has to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard....Good work.

Bradford · Post #104 » by **Bradford** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:34 am

DavidSterned wrote:Enough of the Rockets/Jazz crap. Neither of these teams is going to be a contender next year, 50-55 wins and a 1st round win are their ceilings as their rosters stand now. Dallas, Denver, Portland, and LAL all have more firepower.

Utah is better than all those teams besides LA.

Vitamin · Post #105 » by **Vitamin** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:38 am

Bruteque wrote:No.

Even with Yao healthy the Rockets is not a contender, because even if Yao stays healthy he'll be injured...some truths are just so profoundly true they defy even logical contradiction...

This, if Yao is healthy he will most likely break his foot chasing down the ball or something. It just never stops, he will always be injured.

Bradford · Post #106 » by **Bradford** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:41 am

Exactly. This whole thread is pointless because it starts with "If Yao is healthy"....lol.

Bucs80 · Post #107 » by **Bucs80** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:44 am

He'd only play like 20-25 minutes per game. Especially Rick Adelman not wanting to destroy Yao's Career. If he were able to go the distance say like 35-40 minutes a game, the Rockets would be dangerous. But they are middle of the pack in the west.

RoyceDa59 · Post #108 » by **RoyceDa59** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:56 am

Scola > Jefferson.
Adelman > Sloan
Rockets > Jazz

Rainman66 · Post #109 » by **Rainman66** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:02 am

Mount Mutombo wrote:
Bradford wrote:
Rallyks wrote:Hayes and C-Bud scrubs?
Who?

Millsap? What's that? Sounds Canadian.

Bradford · Post #110 » by **Bradford** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:32 am

RoyceDa59 wrote:Scola > Jefferson.
Adelman > Sloan
Rockets > Jazz

0 out of 3? I thought you could at least get one correct...

TsunamiZC · Post #111 » by **TsunamiZC** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:28 pm

Wooo! Its the annual off season Rockets are contenders thread (if healthy..which never happens)

Runga_2440 · Post #112 » by **Runga_2440** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:42 pm

Bradford wrote:
RoyceDa59 wrote:Scola > Jefferson.
Adelman > Sloan
Rockets > Jazz
0 out of 3? I thought you could at least get one correct...

You're kidding me right? Utah's better than the Rockets right now? Somebody be sippin' on dat Jazz kool-aid, man. Just ain't right.

Runga_2440 · Post #113 » by **Runga_2440** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:43 pm

TsunamiZC wrote:Wooo! Its the annual off season Rockets are contenders thread (if healthy..which never happens)

Man, Dallas sure had an incredible showing this past year in the playoffs. Keep up the good work, guys!

Edrees · Post #114 » by **Edrees** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:50 pm

This is Yao's first time taking like, a full year and a half off bball (previous career high off bball was like, 3 weeks lol) , so I think he's more likely healthy this year than previous years. I think he'll do it this year. All those other years he came off summers playing while injured in China. That's what hurt his health chances the most IMO. I think he'll be fine once he recovers fully towards the 2nd half of the season.

Runga_2440 · Post #115 » by **Runga_2440** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:53 pm

Bradford wrote:
RoyceDa59 wrote:Scola > Jefferson.
Adelman > Sloan
Rockets > Jazz
0 out of 3? I thought you could at least get one correct...

Adelman: 889-571; .609 winning percentage in 19 seasons as an NBA coach (POR, GS, SAC, HOU); 2 NBA Finals appearances.
Sloan: 1190-780; .604 winning percentage in 25 seasons as an NBA coach (CHI, UTA); 2 NBA Finals appearances.

So, how exactly is Sloan better than Adelman again? Sloan has more wins only because he's coached 6 more seasons than Adelman has. Also, Adelman has the same amount of Finals appearances and a better winning percentage. Adelman also has a winning record in the playoffs. Sloan? Nope. I'll take Rick Adelman over Jerry Sloan any day...

AI2TOHOUSTON · Post #116 » by **AI2TOHOUSTON** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:22 pm

We could give the Lakers a run for their money if Yao plays 20-25 minutes, but we could beat them if Yao plays 30-35 minutes and if that Iggy rumor is true.

Brooks>Fisher
Kobe>Iggy
Martin>Artest
Gasol>Scola
Yao(healthy)>Bynum(healthy)
Bench: Lowry,C-Bud,Battier,Patterson,Miller>>>>>>>>>>>Blake,Vujacic,Walton,Odom,Mbenga
We have 2 elite defenders to throw at kobe but lakers can throw artest at martin. So Lakers have slight edge.
Yao>Gasol Bynum>Scola Lakers have better bigs.
Brooks>Fisher We have a HUGE edge that we have to take advantage of.
Coaching:Jackson>Adelman
It would be a very exciting 7 game series.

And that annoying Jazz fan. Who got swept by the Lakers with their 2 stars healthy, and who took them to 7 without their 2 superstars.

Jaykoolzboy · Post #117 » by **Jaykoolzboy** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:31 pm

If Yao is healthy, I see Rockets being top3-5 team in the league and might give some challenge to the almighty Lakers.

TsunamiZC · Post #118 » by **TsunamiZC** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:07 pm

Runga_2440 wrote:
TsunamiZC wrote:Wooo! Its the annual off season Rockets are contenders thread (if healthy..which never happens)

Man, Dallas sure had an incredible showing this past year in the playoffs. Keep up the good work, guys!

Aww some ballboy just got booty hurt :lol:

red96 · Post #119 » by **red96** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:56 pm

Booty hurt :lol:

tbthompson84 · Post #120 » by **tbthompson84** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:41 pm

not title contenders. definitely a playoff team. maybe 5-8 seed team. but not a title contender.