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  1. I’d like to see them run some pick n pop/roll action with Febres and one of the other guards. It’s a better way of getting him involved than just sitting him in a spot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. Wouldn't surprise me at all to see an improbably win tonight, followed by a horrible home loss against TCU this weekend. It's kind of the team's DNA under Shaka!
  3. Lunardi’s latest has Tex as a 9 seed facing 8 Syracuse. Of the 7-10 seeds that lunardi has, this imo from what I’ve seen, would by far be the worst match for an inconsistent shooting Tex squad! Lunardi’s #7s - Lou, Aub, Cincy Wofford #8s - Bay, Wash, Syr, Iowa #9s - VCU, UCF, Fla #10s - NC St, OU, Ole miss, oh st Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. Ideally, I agree w/ the Rox getting the 3rd spot but it'd be nice if Denver catches GSW so that they end up with 2nd position. That way you face them a round earlier. IMO, you have to face them at some point anyway, so why not face them when you have a better chance of being healthy in the WCSF than a round later?
  5. Up 28 and still not completely confident Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. Now only if Portland would cooperate & lose a darn game we could see some movement up the standings. Rockets have won 4 straight and have lost ground to them as they've rolled off 5 in a row. However, only 1.5 back of both Portland & OKC for that 3rd spot! Does it really matter? not sure...West is gonna be tough no matter where you're seeded. Just hope the Rockets have all their bullets in the chamber when the 'ish gets real!!!
  7. So you're saying those that are so inclined should be "laying" the points tonight, huh? -3 seems kinda low, right?
  8. I'd take it. 20 wins would mean they'd either went 12-6 in the conf reg season and/or 11-7 w/ a Big XII tourney win. Those conf records would exceed my current expectations for sure.
  9. And after watching the last 2 games in person, I'm back on the bandwagon. When they shoot like they did the last few nights, they're easily the 2nd best team behind GSW. If they stay healthy I'm projecting they win 50 games and get a top 4 seed somehow. And they probably don't bow out until they play GS. I know I'm jumping ahead, but looks like some issues have been ironed out. I understand that some teams in the West have improved, but I don't think their improvements put them on par with healthy GSWs or HOU. I see those squads leveling off at some point.
  10. Harden isn't even trying to run offense right now. He's reverted back to pre-CP3 Harden. He just takes the ball and either tries to go 1on5 or will call for a Capela pick to free him up a bit. When he drives now it's either to score or he'll look for the lob to Clint...that's pretty much it. And if he does kick it to someone it's w/ less than 5 secs on the clock. He used to drive and actually look for passing options. Especially cross court to the corner, where that guy would either shoot it or look to start to swing it back around while probing for either a 3 or a lane to penetrate. Basically, the ball actually moved the defense and it got others involved. I get that it's a fine line cause he doesn't trust others to get scoring chances as good as he can create for himself. But he has to stay the course and not get content only looking for his. He just has to be committed to creating for others, especially if they're going to defer to him so much. It's critical to this team's success, IMO! Oh yeah, House looked like great last night!
  11. To me it seems like Hayes has a better understanding of who he is as a player at this point. He's not trying to experiment on sh!t he can't do right now. He can run and jump & that's exactly what he's out there doing!!!
  12. Ok TEXAS, that was F'n fun! Keep that defensive pressure up and I like our chances in the 2nd half. Trap the guard with the long hair and make anyone else beat ya!!!
  13. For the Texans to give themselves the best chance of advancing in the Playoffs, their first goal s/b to simply finish with a better record than NE. Do that and you guarantee yourself you don't have to go through Foxboro(which has been a playoff house of horrors for them). I'd be ok with them taking their chances in the playoffs with anyone else! The way BoB likes to call games could play as an advantage to them come the playoffs. Playoff games, generally speaking, tend to get played a lil closer to the vest. And w/ BoB you know a couple of things are normally true: The Texans don't blow anyone out nor do they tend to get blown out by anyone either! They kind of play 'playoff' type games each week.
  14. Ok let's summarize this Things that are Not Melo's fault : - CP3 got himself suspended for a few games & really looks to be either hitting an age hurdle himself or just playing off - Brandon Knight & Marquise Chriss are hurt or can't get on the floor - Harden missed a few games with injuries - Eric Gordon has looked like sh!t to start the year and has been hurt as well - Gerald Green has looked like a guy who was on the streets to start the '17 season However, let's be honest here. The game as it's played now, has passed Melo by. I don't think it's just our system, but I'm not really sure there's a team out there that plays a style where his game would be a positive addition to it. He's a slow footed one-dribble shooter without great handles or play-making ability. Defensively he can't guard any spots on the floor anymore (especially with the freedom of movement calls now being made). I for one was hoping that coming here, he'd find "Ariza & Luc" type spots on the floor offensively that he could be effective in. I thought, hey - I'd much rather have a shooter with Melo's acumen taking wide-open 3s than either Ariza, Luc or hell PJ for that matter. But his shot(or what thought was a decent 3pt shot) just hasn't come to fruition. I mean Ryan Anderson had a helluva first half last year with us, but we were also playing a lot faster tempo then. I think the slow pace that we now play at also probably didn't help the Melo situation either. With all that being said, I agree with those that said this was a low-risk/high-reward gamble. Now it's proven that it hasn't worked out, time to cut your losses and move on, imo.
  15. I think Melo is the worst defender in the NBA right now. How the game is currently played, I don't think there's one player he can actually guard!
  16. Agreed Hayes & Ramey need to replace Sims & Febres in the starting 5 ASAP!
  17. He doesn't do anything else exceptionally well, so I'm guessing he must be shooting it lights out in practice for him to have earned a starting spot. So hopefully it'll eventually translate ONTO to court as well!
  18. Ramey is definitely a little hooper! I think he should start ahead of Febres. He's just flat out a better player. I get his offense off coming off the bench, but why wait and have your first unit struggle?
  19. 3 of the last 4 teams to play "true" road games are from the Big 12. Doesn't surprise me one bit. When you play in 'arguably' one of the best conferences, why schedule yourself into an early season hole? Non-conf - feast on a few cupcakes and manage to supply yourself with a few resume builder opportunities along the way. I see no problem with it at all.
  20. Didn’t see it. Post a screen shot, please? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. Maybe they could start by putting more effort into marketing these events better. I'd consider myself a fairly engaged fan and I didn't even realize it was going on cause I never saw it advertised anywhere.
  22. This right here^^^^!!!!!! JV is a F'n ACE and will show exactly what that entails tonight. 2-hit SHUT A MF'ER DOWN complete domination tonight! He has 24 consecutive scoreless innings in elimination games...that streaks gets to 33 tonight!
  23. Todays’s Lineup: Springer Altuve Bregman Yuli Marwin Correa Da “Great White” Reddick Maldonado Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. Overlooking the Gulf from my office in Galveston Island! TEXAS!!!!
  25. The kid is never going to be Colt when it comes to his accuracy. But let's not act like the WRs helped him out a ton either. Duvernay made a great catch for the first TD, but LJH/#14/Porter and a few others dropped some very catchable balls in important situations. No one's perfect so I wouldn't expect him or them to be either. There's enough blame to go around. I blame play calling/scheme to be the biggest concerns. There should've 5/6 possessions that they came out decisively & went up tempo. It's just obvious that the entire offense is more efficient when they do. They went with it 1 drive in the first half, scored and never really ever committed to it again! Super Frustrating!!!
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