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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
Houston now HAS to win this series. Since they lost to the Dubs last year, the cry has been "If CP3 hadn't been hurt....". Now GW is w/o Durant. No excuses.
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Originally Posted by TheMaus2
rockets now have to figure out how to contend with an aging CP3 on a max for the next 3 years. not ideal.
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It should be obvious now that the Rockets are a team that's built for the regular season, not the playoffs. They only have one legitimate star (Harden, of course). Paul is still decent, but is nowhere near the level of player that a championship contender needs as it's #2 player. (
George Hill has better 2019 playoff stats...). Capela, PJ, and Gordon are all nice rotation players, but if all three are starting for you, your other top guy - in addition to Harden -
better be a Durant, LeBron, Steph, George, or the Freak; not a Chris Paul. And Houston's bench? A joke. The 6-7-8 guys are 9-10-11 on almost any other team. You'da thought they'd learned their lesson from last year's playoffs....