(I think we have enough volume on the Rockets talk to start actual game threads. Our Rockets thread has gotten a little out of control and hard to follow, so why don't we keep game chatter on game threads and overall chatter on the Rockts thread. I'd like to try it out, anyways)

Big game for the Rockets tonight. The Pacers are one of those teams I'm afraid is going to run us out of the gym. Defensively, they are great at taking everything we are good at (3s, FTs, transition). Offensively, they've been struggling lately, and the Rockets have been playing their best defense of the year, so it seems like that's where we need to win the game.

Unfortunately, our best defensive asset (Bev) won't be tremendous help against the Pacers, since their PG is the weakness of their offense. Parsons will have to D-up Paul George and Dwight should do admirably against Hibbert. TJones on West/Scola is an interesting matchup to watch, because sometimes he can get victimized by crusty veterans.

Other factors -- the Pacers have lost 2 straight and are coming off an embarrassing loss to the Bobcats. The Rockets are playing their 3rd game in 4 days, having played in Orlando two nights ago.

Given that the Rockets haven't proven that they can win gritty defensive games consistently (what's their record when they fail to score 100?) and that in the NBA regular season one team flat out wanting it more can make the difference, I'll pick the Pacers to get by the Rockets in this one. I expect the Rockets to have another 20+ turnover night, but I'm also worried about the Pacers outworking the Rockets on the board and giving up lots of second chances.

Rockets 87, Pacers 95

Keep stuff like this in the team threads until the playoffs. It'll clutter the board with a lot of threads about games (there's 82 of them ya know?).

Also, you double posted and there are not stars so this isn't an official thread anyway.

You aren't allowed to have specific threads on the basketball board. They are all, "official...........thread".

Big game tonight. Too bad nobody else in the West is losing lately. (Other than OKC I guess)

[This message has been edited by Frok (edited 3/7/2014 10:44a).]

I'll there in section 412 tonight

why are we worried about clutter? Although old game threads will just feed to the bottom of the page. This board has the least activity of almost any board. The Rockets thread has gotten over 4,000 posts on it and is getting really difficult to keep up with if you miss something.

Challenging the status-quo

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The Rockets thread has gotten over 4,000 posts on it and is getting really difficult to keep up with if you miss something.

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Compared to the 5 page thread for Dallas

He doesn't have stars, so therefore no watchlist.

Way to rub it in, Ass

Also, you can usually skim the rockets thread because there isn't a lot of activity between games and the after game posts are either complaining about refs or sunglasses emoticon.

With an 82 game season and 3 teams represented on here (4 if you count our few Lakers guys with Cleveland style bags on their heads) were looking at 250 ish threads if there was one for each game (minus a few for in state games). Obviously not every game would require its own thread but I could see someone creating them all for funsies.

That's a bit different then when the football board has 1 per game.

Screw it..... Bring the thread back to the top!

[This message has been edited by Gordo97 (edited 3/7/2014 10:58p).]

I took my 10 y.o. son to the game tonight. Section 115 was rocking! We had a ball.

We got our seats upgraded to row 14 courtesy of State Farm. Badass seats but we were on the dang jumbotron for what seemed like an eternity

[This message has been edited by Houston Summit (edited 3/8/2014 12:56a).]

Nice win.