<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">March 4, 2005, 1:21AM Rockets come to crossroad In a season of change, stretch may shape destiny By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Too much has happened to be rendered inconsequential. Too many players, too many trades, too many changes. Winning streaks. Downward spirals. It all can't be meaningless. There have been triumphs and failures, and enough of everything in between to fill several seasons, much like the Rockets' loss in Washington on Wednesday. Yet, there is a sense that none of it matters now. After going into the All-Star break with an eight-game winning streak and coming out with losses in four of five games, the Rockets know only that they can't possibly know what this season will be for them, but that they are about to find out. "The next week or so is going to be crucial," guard Jon Barry said. "We play better on the road and have Dallas coming in, then go on the road to play three very good teams. We'll find out if we're going to be fighting for the eighth spot or could move up to the top four."</div> Link
We play a very tough five games next. A home game against Dallas then a four-game road trip at Seattle, Phoenix, Sacramento and Golden State. Hopefully, we can go at least 2-3 during this stretch to at least keep our top 7 spot in the West. If we go 1-4 or 0-5, we could easily find ourselves out of a playoff position and struggling to get back.
Frankly, I'm scared to see what the next 4 games bring for the Rockets. I almost feel as though this stretch will directly reflect what we can expect as far as their playoff hopes are concerned. Considering I don't see them going .500 over their next 4, that's not good. April doesn't get much better, either...
