Rockets' Mike D'Antoni says season can be cherished even without a championship

[Clipper Nation]

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23108812/houston-rockets-coach-mike-dantoni-says-season-diminished-team-fails-win-nba-championship

:lol They're already mentally setting themselves up for the playoff chokejob.

[RsxPiimp]

oh wow:lmao

[baseline bum]

Holy shit, when you have a 65 win team it's title or bust.

[UZER]

Harden and CP3 will choke, as usual.

[benefactor]

:lol...spoken like a career loser

[Robz4000]

:rollin djohn2oo8 get in here

[AlexJones]

If you're the favorite for the title (which you are), it is title or bust. Golden State is not at their level.

[spursistan]

djohn2oo8 get in here..This tool is priming you for the choke already. :lol

[Chucho]

ROFL. :lol

They really could have used Melo to make this the biggest surplus of ineffectual losers ever assembled.

[RsxPiimp]

ROFL. :lol

They really could have used Melo to make this the biggest surplus of ineffectual losers ever assembled.

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25036d_5b67ce6d27cf418fa785798645d1c656~mv2.jpg

[140]

:lol...spoken like a career loser

[Raven]

:lol...spoken like a career loser

indeed

[UZER]

Lame. Buuuuuuut...

How is this any different from Pops constant “it’s just basketball” reminder nowadays?

[spurraider21]

Winning isn't everything.

It's the only thing.

- Vince Lombardi (a winner)

[HarlemHeat37]

It's an intelligent maneuver by D'Antoni, tbh..his team is led by Harden and Paul, he needs to say shit like this to remove pressure from their minds..I'm sure the Rockets' locker room has the same mental approach, as well..

[Clipper Nation]

Winning isn't everything.

It's the only thing.

- Vince Lombardi (a winner)
:pop: "Vince needs to get over himself. There are more important things than winning, like solar systems, galaxies and my political opinions."

[Chris Fall]

Loser mentality indeed.

What he should be doing is planning their championship parade route. That’s winner mentality.

[AlexJones]

You can use your choker narratives but I truly don't see how a 70% Curry Warriors team can beat the Rockets. CP3 is not going to give him any space on defense, will torch him on offense. Rockets in 6.

[spurraider21]

:pop: "Vince needs to get over himself. There are more important things than winning, like solar systems, galaxies and my political opinions."
pop has 5 rings. he's done plenty of winning

:lol clippers fan talking about winning

[baseline bum]

You can use your choker narratives but I truly don't see how a 70% Curry Warriors team can beat the Rockets. CP3 is not going to give him any space on defense, will torch him on offense. Rockets in 6.

A 70% Curry team will get destroyed by the Rockets. But a 90% Curry team beats them. No idea which Curry we're going to see by the WCF.

[Clipper Nation]

You can use your choker narratives but I truly don't see how a 70% Curry Warriors team can beat the Rockets. CP3 is not going to give him any space on defense, will torch him on offense. Rockets in 6.
:lol Curry has traditionally owned CP0. CP0 has been the one getting torched, not doing the torching.

[AlexJones]

:lol Curry has traditionally owned CP0. CP0 has been the one getting torched, not doing the torching.
He's also historically destroyed Westbrook, but he didn't dominate in 2016 WCF after the MCL injury.

[Silver&Black]

pop has 5 rings. he's done plenty of winning

:lol clippers fan talking about winning

Ahh c'mon 21. We all know CN is one of the biggest Spurs fan here. His fandom is without question.

[lefty]

That's Durbeta levels of betaness

[Killakobe81]

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23108812/houston-rockets-coach-mike-dantoni-says-season-diminished-team-fails-win-nba-championship

:lol They're already mentally setting themselves up for the playoff chokejob.

A career underachiever getting his excuse ready ....just in case.
They might just win it all ...but even D'antoni doesnt trust himself to lead a team with HCA to a title ...

[Killakobe81]

A 70% Curry team will get destroyed by the Rockets. But a 90% Curry team beats them. No idea which Curry we're going to see by the WCF.

Agreed ...