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The only teams the Rox could beat in the playoffs are NOH, GSW, and maybe DEN. They are not beating SAS, DAL, PHX, LAL, or UTA.
I've said this before but the Rockets could win every single regular season game from here on out and I still wouldn't pick them to get out of the WC. They will struggle in the playoffs when the game slows down and they are forced to play in more halfcourt sets.
The only teams the Rox could beat in the playoffs are NOH, GSW, and maybe DEN. They are not beating SAS, DAL, PHX, LAL, or UTA.
dude, that won't happen. You guys don't play D, josh howard has been a zero, j.terry is a joke, no diop, no harris, jkidd is old, dirk is unclutch, and you guys can't run or play 1/2 court, can't rebound either......dallas has mucho issues dude.
they had Yao for the half court and that did not get them out of the first round, they need depth and a huge rotation and young athleticism, rebounding, defense, and ball hopping offense.......they have that.
they can beat SA, DAL, PHX........UTA and LA will be tougher for them.
Uh, yes it would.dude, that won't happen.
Wrongyou guys don't play D,
One week ago forumjosh howard has been a zero,
Not against Houston he isn't.j.terry is a joke,
no problemno diop, no harris,
he doesn't play like itjkidd is old,
He's got 8 series wins under his belt, he's 5-0 in Game Sevens, he put the Spurs and Suns away and clinched a Finals appearance with clutch play. Can TMAC say that?dirk is unclutch,
You've never watched us play have you?and you guys can't run or play 1/2 court,
WTF? Seriously, you haven't seen a Mavs game this year, have you?can't rebound either
Yeah, that's why we're looking up at Seattle and Minnesota in the standings. Step away from the crackpipe.......dallas has mucho issues dude
Rockets aren't beating any of those teams without Yao, especially San Antonio.
funny!!
I don't care dude, may the best team win
I beg to differ.
Actually Findog JDB performed in front of the Sigma Chi house tonight in Denton. Police blocked off all of Welch Street. It was ing insane bro. Every Fraternity and Sorority was there. Several of those sorority chicks flashed Jeff. Jeff was trying to mack it with a Zeta Alpha chick.
That's the last thing a Rocket or Spur fan should be saying about Jason Terry.
Didn't he shoot 72% from 3 a couple of years ago in that playoff raping?
Don't talk out of your ass...it makes you look stupid.
Local beat writer says he could be out up to 2 weeks.
http://www.ocregister.com/sports/pa...43-phil-jackson
Gasol injured in Lakers' 108-98 loss to Hornets
By KEVIN DING
The Orange County Register
NEW ORLEANS — Now missing three injured 7-foot centers after Pau Gasol's ankle buckled Friday night, it seems physically impossible for the injury-plagued Lakers to keep standing so tall.
If Gasol misses the next two weeks, as seems likely, while fellow centers Andrew Bynum and Chris Mihm remain out, the focus for the Lakers might even shift from lording over the Western Conference to just making the playoffs as a top-eight qualifier.
Upon losing, 108-98, to the New Orleans Hornets after Gasol went down in the opening minutes, the Lakers dropped into a tie with Houston for the West lead — and they're six games ahead of Denver, ninth in the West.
Given the Lakers' favorable schedule after next week, a freefall seems unlikely, but their primary goal of finishing in the top four to secure home-court advantage in the first round is in jeopardy. Winning the Pacific Division would ensure a top-four finish, but the Lakers' lead over Phoenix is two games.
Gasol left New Orleans Arena on crutches, his ankle immobilized in a boot and his jacket pocket filled with pain pills from trainer Gary Vitti. Gasol said he stepped on teammate Vladimir Radmanovic's foot in ill-advised anticipation of a Kobe Bryant lob pass that never came. Gasol said he sprained the same ankle in training camp with Memphis and estimated missing 10-14 days of action because of it.
"Similar pain," he said. "Similar reaction."
Most immediately, the Lakers have to play three more games of the toughest late-season four-game trip the NBA has seen in three years — facing Houston (45-20), Dallas (43-23) and Utah (44-23) without Gasol.
"I'd be ecstatic if it was only the next three (games)," Coach Phil Jackson said of Gasol's timetable. Gasol will have diagnostic tests done Saturday to clarify the prognosis.
Bynum hurt his left knee when he stepped on Lamar Odom's foot in a game, and Trevor Ariza broke his foot when he stepped on Derek Fisher's foot in practice. So Gasol stepping on Radmanovic's foot was just the latest odd twist resulting in major injury.
After Bynum got hurt Jan.13, Jackson joked about being in a dire predicament "unless Wilt (Chamberlain) comes back from the dead." It turned out that General Manager Mitch Kupchak delivered Gasol to man the middle and lift the team into le contention.
Now, though, it's possible the Lakers will enter the last two weeks of the regular season trying to integrate Gasol, Bynum and Mihm into the mix — hardly smooth sailing going into the playoffs.
NO INSIDE FORCE
Without Gasol, the Lakers' lack of an interior offensive threat eventually broke the triangle offense in the second half Friday night. Jackson employed Bryant almost exclusively at the striking wing position — moving Odom back to guard in the alignment the Lakers used the past two seasons — and got a scoring flurry from Bryant (36 points) but not nearly a victory.
Jackson tried but failed to save a sharp Luke Walton, whose sore ankle isn't ready for extended duty, for the fourth quarter. New Orleans pulled away behind Chris Paul (27 points, 17 assists, four steals).
Lakers power forward Ronny Turiaf filled in at center and missed all seven of his shots. Unable to go inside, they took 30 3-point shots — even though Jackson doesn't want more than 16 per game — and made nine (30 percent). Excluding Bryant's 4-of-7 effort, the Lakers were 5 of 23 (21.7 percent) on 3-point shots.
"Our offense will change a lot," Bryant said. "We'll have to do a lot of things off the move."
Turiaf said he is used to playing center in the wake of Bynum's injury: "It's nothing I haven't seen before."
BRYANT'S LEEWAY
Bryant plans to have surgery to repair the torn ligament in his right hand in September, after he competes for Team USA in the Olympics. He probably won't be recovered for the start of October training camp, which is about as concerning to Jackson as a hangnail.
"He can sit out all of the training camp," Jackson said. "As far as I'm concerned, yeah. Players should get in shape and they should have a chance to play together, but for guys who have been in this league for a long period of time, training camp is a grueling process. And for coaches, it's awful."
See now we are even! oh and by the way, Ray Allen is injured and out for the game with the Celtics. Can we get 22 and then 23? hmmm
For whatever reason, the basketball gods are favoring the Rockets.
I highly doubt that; favoring doesn't mean Yao getting injured. I mean the basketball god must really have a sick sense of humor.
Lakers should cut Radmonvic
he sucks, just read on dallas-mavs.com, they hate him and stackhouse and 1/4 of them hate dirk, if not more.
I could have sworn you were excited that Bowen got suspended, but maybe it wasn't you.Well he's out for this game but did walk off the court albeit with some help.
in other news look for the Lakers to trade DJ Mbenga and Coby Karl for Dwight Howard...
Well, the season just got more interesting. I love other fans and how their eyes light up when we have had injuries....too funny.
I am a regular poster on dallas-mavs.com under the same username. I don't know how you can say that we hate jet or stack, forget Dirk. There is a thread right now about how much some people in there love Stack.
Do we criticize them at times? Yes, but so do Cavs fans with LBJ. No one is exempt. If anything, since the Kidd trade Jet finally plays off the ball and spots up for shots, the way he really likes to.
The opinions of users on dallas-mavs.com are certainly worth more than that of the Dallas coaching staff and professional scouts.
UPDATE
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...,5860266.story"He's out for sure for the Houston game, most likely out for the rest of the trip, but we don't really want to say that for sure," Lakers spokesman John Black said today. "He'll be reevaluated in two or three days. It's not great, but it's not horrible."
The Lakers (45-20) play Houston on Sunday, Dallas on Tuesday and Utah on Thursday before returning home to play Seattle on Friday.
X-rays taken after the game of Gasol's ankle were negative, and an MRI exam today at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston revealed a moderate sprain.
The opinions of users on dallas-mavs.com are certainly worth more than that of the Dallas coaching staff and professional scouts.
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