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Could the annual game against the Sharks be the most accurate predictor of success???

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by bmd, Sep 30, 2019.

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  1. bmd

    bmd Member

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    The game each year against the Sharks seems to foreshadow what's to come during the season:

    2019: 140-71 69 pt win ??? seed (?? wins)
    2018: 128-86 41 pt win 4th seed (53 wins)
    2017: 144-82 62 pt win 1st seed (65 wins)
    2016: 131-94 37 pt win 3rd seed (55 wins)


    2016 and 2018 were very similar in terms of points scored against the Sharks, points given up against the Sharks, Western Conference seeding and win totals. 2017 was way more dominant than the other games against the Sharks, and the regular season also turned out to be very dominant with a 1 seed and 65 wins.

    Does 2019 continue the trend? This team reminds me of 2017, and they just had a similar dominating win against the Sharks.

    This could be the metric by which we measure every Rockets season. It seems the prophecy has been foretold.
     
    #1 bmd, Sep 30, 2019
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  2. RasaqBoi

    RasaqBoi Member

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    Confirmed.

    2nd seed. 60 wins.
     
    #2 RasaqBoi, Sep 30, 2019
  3. Mr. Space City

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    hehe 69
     
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  4. TilmanFinancialWindfall

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    confirmed. 75 wins season inc
     
    #4 TilmanFinancialWindfall, Sep 30, 2019
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    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    At first I was like, no

    But then I was like... Yes?
     
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    Rockets need to play zion willliamson annually and a predicator of success mang! seriously!
     
    #6 smoothie_king, Sep 30, 2019
  7. smoothie

    smoothie Jabari Jungle

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    Westbrook and chandler didn't even play. we could've won by 100.
     
    #7 smoothie, Sep 30, 2019
  8. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Its a pack of sharks. Not even one shark. A freakin pack.
     
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    i mean that looks like a good indicator.
     
    #9 macan, Sep 30, 2019
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    Which team is getting 61 or more wins? Not the Clippers or Lakers
     
    #10 jayfree, Sep 30, 2019
  11. RasaqBoi

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    clippers
     
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    I used to think the Clippers would get the 1 seed, but now I’m not so sure. Paul George is going to miss the first month of the season and is coming back from double shoulder surgery. I can’t imagine he’d come back from that and play like his normal self.

    Kawhi is supposed to get a lot of rest throughout the season.

    Even if they are the best team going into the playoffs, I’m not as high on them finishing first as I was.
     
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    We should’ve had the second seed last year would’ve made the connection perfect.
     
    #13 tmoney1101, Sep 30, 2019
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    Ill say this, Ive never seen this rockets team hungrier in a pre season game than I did today. They were defending hard and playing hard and that was the achilles heal for this team last year which got us too that bad start. I think this team will be much closer to the 2017 team than 2018s
     
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    The math checks out. 82 wins, here we come.
     
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    Lol hell no, clipper I got being the better playoff team. We will have the best record in the west. For sure
     
    #17 mike2k132, Oct 1, 2019
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    For safety.
     
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  20. JoeBarelyCares

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    When Trump retweeted the Shark Bot, that foreshadowed that the Rockets would crush the Sharks.

     
    #20 JoeBarelyCares, Oct 1, 2019
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