gunsnewing wrote:True. Although I truly believe the injuries that occurred late during the past 2 seasons to Amare, Melo and Lin is due to Dantoni's weak training camps where it would take the team 15-20 games to get in shape and by then we were fighting for our playoff lives and playing those guys 40mins a game riding them like a secretariat. A lot of nagging injuries throughout the year and these guys are in their prime. Reason imo was Dantoni doesnt push guys during training camp the way championship coaches do. If we have injuries this year it will be because we are old. That is why it is so important to kept the minutes of kidd, camby and sheed under 20 a game.

Well, I will agree that D'Antoni had guys playing too many minutes, but I believe it was due to the fact the team wasn't that talented. I don't necessarily agree about weak training camps; it's still up to the players to show up in shape. Guys are motivated this season, there's no denying that that's a factor in their conditioning.

Solace wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:True. Although I truly believe the injuries that occurred late during the past 2 seasons to Amare, Melo and Lin is due to Dantoni's weak training camps where it would take the team 15-20 games to get in shape and by then we were fighting for our playoff lives and playing those guys 40mins a game riding them like a secretariat. A lot of nagging injuries throughout the year and these guys are in their prime. Reason imo was Dantoni doesnt push guys during training camp the way championship coaches do. If we have injuries this year it will be because we are old. That is why it is so important to kept the minutes of kidd, camby and sheed under 20 a game.

Well, I will agree that D'Antoni had guys playing too many minutes, but I believe it was due to the fact the team wasn't that talented. I don't necessarily agree about weak training camps; it's still up to the players to show up in shape. Guys are motivated this season, there's no denying that that's a factor in their conditioning.

Yep coming into camp in shape is a big plus but you still need to get into basketball shape. Everyone knows doing cardio in gym or playing pickup ball isn't the same as running up and down the court at nba speed

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yellowboy90 wrote:Also, I'll take Smith and Felton over anything Lin and Harden has done so far. This is with Felton shooting poorly at the FT line which will definitely go up.

I think the rockets fans would feel the same way.. except in favor of lin and harden... if felton and Jr were the back court duo in Houston, they would not have a win....

In your world I guess not.

NO! in any world.. so are you saying the rockets would be better off with felton and JR smith... lets do this.. i will post this on the rockets board, and lets see if they agree...

or maybe it is just my world.. right?

Will you continue to post all your post on the Houston Board? Are Lin and Harden playing better offense and Defense than Smith and Felton are right now?

This made me laugh. Good take

Syniko wrote:Lin and Harden's backcourt is terrible. It started off looking smooth like silk until Harden got fat in the head. Now he's Mr.Superstar who no longer wants to play team basketball. It's SHOOT FIRST, FIND TEAMMATES LATER.