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NBA Finals preview
allpurpleallgold
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Pacers Rockets on ESPN now.
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Rockets aren't beating the Thunder or Spurs. Terrance Jones and Patrick Beverly are not starting caliber players on a Finals team.
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Both are better than Perkins and Sefolosha.RoadDawg55 said:Rockets aren't beating the Thunder or Spurs. Terrance Jones and Patrick Beverly are not starting caliber players on a Finals team.
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allpurpleallgold said:
Both are better than Perkins and Sefolosha.RoadDawg55 said:Rockets aren't beating the Thunder or Spurs. Terrance Jones and Patrick Beverly are not starting caliber players on a Finals team.
You know Mario Chalmers has started like 18 Finals games right?
Those teams have LeBron and Durant. The Thunder and Heat's big 3 are far superior to the Rockets. Perkins will come in handy against Dwight. Teams without superstars need great supporting casts. Harden and Dwight are very good, but they aren't superstars by any means.
If you think the Spurs or Thunder are losing to the Rockets you are an idiot. Take all the screenshots you need. It's more likely the Rockets lose in the first round than make the Finals.
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I agree with road dawg, rockets are not beating the spurs or the thunder. Harden is a star but he isn't on the level or Durant or Lebron or even close to it and Dwight can't shoot free throws, I would pick the clippers to beat them as well.
The thunder have two superstars (Westbrook is a superstar) and the spurs have the most depth in the league and it isn't close, and the best coach in the nba. The rockets don't stand a chance against either -
I agree the Rockets aren't going to the finals. But not because their 4th and 5th best starters aren't good enough, because their big three isn't as good as the big threes of SA/OKC.RoadDawg55 said:allpurpleallgold said:
Both are better than Perkins and Sefolosha.RoadDawg55 said:Rockets aren't beating the Thunder or Spurs. Terrance Jones and Patrick Beverly are not starting caliber players on a Finals team.
You know Mario Chalmers has started like 18 Finals games right?
Those teams have LeBron and Durant. The Thunder and Heat's big 3 are far superior to the Rockets. Perkins will come in handy against Dwight. Teams without superstars need great supporting casts. Harden and Dwight are very good, but they aren't superstars by any means.
If you think the Spurs or Thunder are losing to the Rockets you are an idiot. Take all the screenshots you need. It's more likely the Rockets lose in the first round than make the Finals.
Jones and Beverly are adequate last two starters on the right team.
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I understand what you are saying, but those two, along with the bench, are absolutely the reason why the Rockets won't make the Finals. I agree that a team hypothetically can survive with Jones and Beverly as starters, but they aren't true starting caliber players. I don't think they start on the majority of teams, let alone a title contender. Having two of those guys in your starting line up spells trouble.dnc said:
I agree the Rockets aren't going to the finals. But not because their 4th and 5th best starters aren't good enough, because their big three isn't as good as the big threes of SA/OKC.RoadDawg55 said:allpurpleallgold said:
Both are better than Perkins and Sefolosha.RoadDawg55 said:Rockets aren't beating the Thunder or Spurs. Terrance Jones and Patrick Beverly are not starting caliber players on a Finals team.
You know Mario Chalmers has started like 18 Finals games right?
Those teams have LeBron and Durant. The Thunder and Heat's big 3 are far superior to the Rockets. Perkins will come in handy against Dwight. Teams without superstars need great supporting casts. Harden and Dwight are very good, but they aren't superstars by any means.
If you think the Spurs or Thunder are losing to the Rockets you are an idiot. Take all the screenshots you need. It's more likely the Rockets lose in the first round than make the Finals.
Jones and Beverly are adequate last two starters on the right team.
A team can make the Finals with Dwight and Harden as their two best players, but that team needs a better supporting cast than the Rockets currently have.
In a year or two, with a few moves and if Jones develops into a legitimate starting PF, maybe the Rockets can make the Finals. If the season ended right now, they would play the Warriors, and could very possibly lose in the first round.
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Rockets in the finals is a pretty good joke. Thanks for that.
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Indiana lacks the backcourt offense & star power to win a title. Maybe they beat Miami but we all know the champ is probably coming from the west.
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Yep I am off the Indiana bandwagon, if wade is healthy I can see them taking it to 7 but in the end losing. I might just be hopping on road's spurs bandwagon here pretty soon
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I think Indiana has reached the part of the season where there is a massive lull to them and the only thing that they have to play for is ensuring that they keep home court advantage over Miami. They'll have at least the first series in the East to increase their intensity level and a decent chance the East Semi's as well. They are plenty good enough to win a 7 game series against anybody in the West.
As for the Rockets, there's no guarantee that they get out of the first round. I like the Clippers to get the 3rd spot in the West and that will leave the Rockets in a 4-5 series against Portland. The winner of the West isn't going to be a 4-5 team because even if they get through the first 2 series, they will be destroyed by the West Finals after what most likely will be two 7 game series.
At this point, I'm liking the Spurs and Clippers to come out of the West.
