So it is now 3 teams for the last two spots with GS, Denver,
Portland. I just don't see Houston holding the advantage and expect
them to completely tank. You lose the best Center in the conference
and you are history. PDX needs to survive the injuries and make a
late run much like what GSW did last season. But I think they can
catch Denver and Houston if they get healthy.

Rizzo

Frank Rizzo wrote:
> So it is now 3 teams for the last two spots with GS, Denver,
> Portland. I just don't see Houston holding the advantage and expect
> them to completely tank.
>You lose the best Center in the conference
> and you are history.

They had a winning record last year when Yao was out about 30 games IIRC.

Terraholm wrote:
> Frank Rizzo wrote:
>> So it is now 3 teams for the last two spots with GS, Denver,
>> Portland. I just don't see Houston holding the advantage and expect
>> them to completely tank.
>> You lose the best Center in the conference
>> and you are history.
>
> They had a winning record last year when Yao was out about 30 games
> IIRC.

20-12 last year when he broke his foot.


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On Feb 26, 3:01 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Terraholm wrote:
> > Frank Rizzo wrote:
> >> So it is now 3 teams for the last two spots with GS, Denver,
> >> Portland. I just don't see Houston holding the advantage and expect
> >> them to completely tank.
> >> You lose the best Center in the conference
> >> and you are history.
>
> > They had a winning record last year when Yao was out about 30 games
> > IIRC.
>
> 20-12 last year when he broke his foot.
>
> --

I'm guessing they are better with him than without him, regardless.

Rizzo

Frank Rizzo wrote:
> On Feb 26, 3:01 pm, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Terraholm wrote:
>>> Frank Rizzo wrote:
>>>> So it is now 3 teams for the last two spots with GS, Denver,
>>>> Portland. I just don't see Houston holding the advantage and
>>>> expect them to completely tank.
>>>> You lose the best Center in the conference
>>>> and you are history.
>>
>>> They had a winning record last year when Yao was out about 30 games
>>> IIRC.
>>
>> 20-12 last year when he broke his foot.
>>
>> --
>
> I'm guessing they are better with him than without him, regardless.

Of course, I just do not think it automacticly puts them into the lottery,
far from it.
They had a good start last night...


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On Feb 26, 11:45 am, Frank Rizzo <champ91...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> So it is now 3 teams for the last two spots with GS, Denver,
> Portland. I just don't see Houston holding the advantage and expect
> them to completely tank. You lose the best Center in the conference
> and you are history. PDX needs to survive the injuries and make a
> late run much like what GSW did last season. But I think they can
> catch Denver and Houston if they get healthy.
>
> Rizzo

we're done.

Frank Rizzo wrote:

> You lose the best Center in the conference
> and you are history.

Well they made history... ;-)