NBA: Who finishes with the best record out West between Clippers and Rockets?

[Bulaien999]

Doesn't matter how the regular season ends, matters who will get further in the playoffs.

If McHale can get some burn out of the many journey men powerforwards we have on the team, I see the rockets being much stronger then the clips

[Rogue]

clippers definitely. the rockets are grossly overrated i think and I don't see them being anywhere higher than the 05-07 team led by t-mac and that 7'6 trash whose name escapes my mind at the time. Spurs, Clippers, OKC and them Mavs will finish top four this season, in no specific order, while the likes of Memphis, Rockets and Warriors are guaranteed playoff teams, which leaves only one playoff spot available for 4-5 teams to grab at.

[RsxPiimp]

I have Houston winning 54-56 games with the Clippers breaking the 60 win mark.


Clippers will have a better regular season run, they will have more chemistry, a better coach and each player has a much more defined role, where Houston's rotation and roles are still mixed in the shuffle. I believe in the playoffs however that Houston may in fact be a much deadlier team as soon as they figure it out. Their defensive potential is quite scary to be quite honest.


But I believe Houston will go through a lot of adjustments which will hurt them in the long run. First, McHale still doesn't know how to properly use Asik and Dwight. Is he playing both together? How is this going to affect their offensive plan of attack? Defensively, they look ok against the Mavs, but obviously its a small sample and teams with quicker players will exploit them.


Next is Beverley and Lin, clearly both cannot have the same amount of playing time. I mean they could, but with a 3 guard rotation including Harden, one has to give. I think Beverley is better than Lin and he may eventually get more minutes than Lin, so how will Lin take this? I don't see Lin being happy with this situation although statistically, Harden and Lin produced better offensive numbers.


This year, Clippers will take the West no doubt. I'm pretty high on the new additions (Collison, Doc, Red ) and I believe DJ and Griffin will improve this year.

Agree, rox are more dangerous than the 1 banner la clippers

[Bulaien999]

clippers definitely. the rockets are grossly overrated i think and I don't see them being anywhere higher than the 05-07 team led by t-mac and that 7'6 trash whose name escapes my mind at the time. Spurs, Clippers, OKC and them Mavs will finish top four this season, in no specific order, while the likes of Memphis, Rockets and Warriors are guaranteed playoff teams, which leaves only one playoff spot available for 4-5 teams to grab at.

Mavs should try to make the playoffs before aiming to finish top half of the west tbh.

[Rogue]

you guys lost 6 in Miami while we won 2yrs before. you have no right to talk bout dem mavs tbh.

[Bulaien999]

^meltdown


Have to ride another team to save face

[HarlemHeat37]

Clippers will be the best regular season team in the West, but Houston has a higher ceiling in the playoffs, tbh..

[TheCultOfPersonality]

Clippers

[Bulaien999]

Bump for start of the season

[ElNono]

[Killakobe81]

Clippers will be the best regular season team in the West, but Houston has a higher ceiling in the playoffs, tbh..

Really?!

[Rogue]

Houston and Clippers both paper tigers it seems to me. I used to have high expectations on Clippers but they still have so many flaws in their squad and Rivers has done a terrible job coaching this team imho. Clippers can improve though, Rivers just needs some more time and match practice to optimize his talents, off-season and training camp don't count obviously.

[GuerillaBlack]

Rockets being so underrated. They can match up with any of the top teams in the west in multiple ways and have what it takes to beat Miami. They are going to finish top three, maybe even top two. Moving Lin to the bench to be the sixth man with the second unit and more perimeter d in the starting lineup was good. Clippers are overrated though. I don't understand why everyone was all over them.