Crazy. Didn't want to play for a sure fire contender if he signed there. http://mweb.cbssports.com/nba/write...-says-houston-pressure-would've-been-too-much http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer...h-says-houston-pressure-wouldve-been-too-much
I think Bosh was smart. With Howard and Harding, and adding Bosh, the popular perception would have been that the Rockets were the team to beat. The problem is that I'm not sure that Howard and Harding are actually as good as their reputations in terms of being the driving force of a championship team. They both like the attention of being superstars, but they've never really worked, IMHO, to patch the holes in their games or been willing to sacrifice to make a team better. If Bosh had joined them and it didn't work, he'd have been the one to get blamed by Rockets fans. As it is, if he can make things work with the Heat, he'll come off as a winner even if they don't make it to the finals.
I don't care why he turned down the Rockets, I'm just glad he did. With Bosh at the 4, instead of Jones/Motiejunas, Houston would be MUCH better and a much tougher match up for us. Aldridge was our huge advantage over the Rockets in the playoffs last year. Bosh would make that a much more even match up. BNM
Also, Bosh turning them down also greatly weakened their bench. They let Asik and Lin both walk for nothing to clear cap space to offer Bosh a max deal. They also didn't match the Dallas offer to Parsons for the same reason (although Ariza seems to be a good fit for them for a a lot less money). In any case, Bosh turning them down hurt them in multiple ways. I know Houston is off to a 9-2 start, but they are not that good - no way are they a 67-win team. They've played an extremely weak schedule (including winless PHIL twice, LAL, UTA, BOS, MIN and the depleted Thunder) and just got absolutely thrashed by MEM. BNM
See my post above. They've beat winless PHI twice - and BARELY won the second time, LAL, UTA, MIN, BOS and depleted OKC (again, BARELY). 7 of their 9 wins are against teams with a combined .213 winning percentage. Color me unimpressed. BNM
Chicago barely beat Philly 118-115, and lost to Boston. You do have to beat the team's you should beat. If they win .625 the rest of the way, 60 wins.
That's a big if, given that the easiest part of their schedule is already behind them. No more gimmes against the 76ers. They've had the easiest SOS in the entire league so far. These things tend to even out over the course of the season, plus they play in the toughest division in the best division. So, their SOS is going to get much tougher as the season progresses. They only have one marginal quality win all season (6-5 MIA). In addition to the 7 wins against .213 opponents, they beat the Spurs when Pop rested Duncan and Manu in a game here Aaron Baynes and Kyle Anderson lead the team in minutes played. BNM
They suck. Did you even watch the game vs Memphis? There is no team, only I. They turn the ball over like its some hot potato, plus their offense is relied on getting to the foul line from flops. They will make the playoffs, but probably a low seed. Maybe 6th at best.
No Denny. If they play .625 the rest of the way, that's 44-27. Include these first 11 games and Houston would finish 53-29.
Where in that article does Bosh say he was afraid of the pressure? All he says is that the Rockets wanted to win but wanting to win doesn't guarantee anything but a lot of pressure. Thats a big way to twist his words.
Bosh opted to stay loyal to Miami and he's their leader. He would have been 3rd option on the Rockets and he had enough of that playing with Lebron. I think he was smart to take max money and a good contract to stay put. He's also in the east where he could get further in the playoffs than the west
