You're underestimating the Rockets. They may have no "star power" but they've got a number of average to above-average players. That won't lead to any kind of title contention, obviously, but they could very well end up in striking distance of .500. This isn't an awful team, it's a mediocre one. Portland should have beaten them and did and the game was never seriously in doubt. I was annoyed by how much of the lead the Blazers hemorrhaged, because I like to see the team finish strong, but I never really worried that the Blazers would lose. That sounds about right, especially when one considers that the Blazers are playing differently, with some different players, and likely aren't near mid-season form yet.
Well.. I would hope we wouldn't be peaking after the first game of the season. Every single team in the league has things to work on at this point. No team is perfect in October. And even Cleveland is 0-1. oh and my positive thing... Martell Webster and everyone's favorite stat -- a PER of 27.8 after the first game!
