It's here. Our destiny has been laid out for all to see. Now is the time for all Rockets fans to peer into that crystal ball, predict how our fate unfolds, and curse/praise the Gods whose meddlesome nature knows no bounds.
Someone else did the counting, but I'll pass the info along. There are 5 teams with 20 sets of back-to-backs this season: Houston, LA Clippers, Golden State, Milwaukee, and Detroit.
The good news is 2 of our main conference rivals suffer the same fate as we do. The bad news is 3 of our other conference rivals do not (MEM, SAS, OKC). I do not consider Portland or Dallas a threat. Phoenix is still up in the air.
Looking at our early schedule I can easily see us getting off to a slow start. We will be missing Lawson at the beginning of the season (15 games?) and we even lose Dwight for the opener against Denver. We could easily be 2-5 (or worse) before getting into a little softer bit of the schedule.
Of course, we are very, very good and could be 7-0. Who knows???
I think we will need to be patient and know that we close the season on a seemingly easy set of games with good amount of non-playoff caliber teams over the last 12 or so games. Odds are we make a little run at the end so stay strong Rockets fans--it's going to be a bumpy ride.
What does everyone think?