Are the Rockets' legit contenders in the Western Conference?

[Daddy_Of_All_Trolls]

I missed most of both games last night. It was just one game. My own feeling is the loss will fuel the Rockets. Let\'s see how they do in the near future.

[noob cake]

We should have won except...

Brown and Blake hit like 5 straight 3pter against us during the last 5 minutes, and shot 7/9 from 3's during the second half.
Scola blew a whole bunch of layups

[Muser]

We should have won except...

Brown and Blake hit like 5 straight 3pter against us during the last 5 minutes, and shot 7/9 from 3's during the second half.
Scola blew a whole bunch of layups

Did you forget about all those turnovers?

[noob cake]

Did you forget about all those turnovers?

That too

1. Yao Ming has no business making Brad Miller style passes.
2. Budinger needs to slow down and not get tripped by Odom
3. Scola had stone hands yesterday, couldn't catch, couldn't finish

[spursfan1000]

It's too early to tell, but from what I have seen, they look to be solid.

[sefant77]

This Kevin Martin is injury prone idea is terribly false.
1. Pulled groin
2. Severe ankle sprained
3. Broken wrist

I don't see any problems with his knee, fingers, or foot. They are chronic basketball injuries, all of Kevin's injuries have been isolated incidents basically. It is not as if broken wrists, sprained ankles, and a pulled groins happen all the time in the NBA. Kev Mart is just unlucky, hopefully his luck will change.

Maybe because he is a tall skinny guy with barely no muscle frame for protection and his bread and butter is going to the rim? What also means hitting the floor all the time? And that it wont get better with the age, just worse? And that its a huge different if Iggy hits the floor or Martin?

And some guys in the league (even taller and heavier ones) are back after a week with a sprained ankle and Martin is always gone forever...

So...i hope you see my point...

[noob cake]

Maybe because he is a tall skinny guy with barely no muscle frame for protection and his bread and butter is going to the rim? What also means hitting the floor all the time? And that it wont get better with the age, just worse? And that its a huge different if Iggy hits the floor or Martin?

And some guys in the league (even taller and heavier ones) are back after a week with a sprained ankle and Martin is always gone forever...

So...i hope you see my point...

Muscle mass doesn't really prevent injury. His playing style however increase his injury risks.