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Originally Posted by GH0STrider  I think the rockets can win in the west. Especially if they keep going and get a top 4 seed. |
It is not impossible for them to earn either a #4 or even a #3 seed, but they will need to KEEP winning and beat out teams like the Hornets, Suns, Jazz for one of those spots. Like I said, it is not impossible, but I don't see that happening. Again, without Yao they are still very competitive, but if they again draw someone like the Jazz, they will have almost no chance in advancing. I am no history major, but the odds are definitely against the Rockets and Tracy "One-round and done" McGrady.
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The Mavs are 4-3 with Kidd. I know it is only 7 games, but it tells me this Kidd experiment might not really work at all. Their 4 wins were all against weaker teams, and the 3 losses were all handed by 3 of the elite teams out west in a similar fashion. In all of those 3 games, the Mavs were actually leading at some point or others in the second half; and at the end they could not close any of them out. Yeah, how do you like this Kidd trade now, Cuban?
Slightly off topic... about 2K8 on the PS3... I went against the Rockets in the WCF, and was leading 3-1 going into game 5. The computer actually made some adjustment on D, and the fact that my bigs were as cold as Denver in Dec., so I ended up losing by 2 pts (Kobe missed a wide-open 3)... I was both happy and pissed at the same time. Happy because the stupid computer does make adjustment, but I was pissed at some of the ridiculous non-calls or other questionable crap... anyway, I let it slide and played game 6. Ok, I shouldn't complain since I won the game
But why did the computer kept going to Yao (even when he is obviously DOG TIRED) and hardly ever took him out? T-Mac made the first 3 shots he took in the 1st, and quite honestly I felt like I couldn't stop him at all (just like in game 5), but guess what? The computer pretty much STOPPED going to him afterward.
He took 7 more shots and all missed from middle range or long distance.
Sure, I paid more attention on D but that WAS the adjustment the computer made?
I literally destroyed the Rockets... but what is up with these up-&-down outcome?
Your thoughts, Mr.Blackcock.
By the way, surprise, surprise, the Wiz actually beat the Celtics in the ECF!!! More surprisingly, they were down 1-3 after 4 games!!! I don't think in a million years the Wiz could beat the Celtics after being down 1-3.