I just feel so embarrassed. It's so deflating having to cheer for the Suns to lose just to avoid the 7 to 10 Play-In Tournament.
At this point I'll take the 6th seed. A first-round matchup with the 3rd-seed Lakers. See some A-list celebrities at their arena.

Maybe I'm looking at things from a wrong perspective. When I sit back and think about it logically.
The Spurs would absolutely destroy the Rockets in the second round anyway. Saves me the stress.

May as well let the Lakers play the Spurs in the second round. What's wild is the Lakers are very flawed.
Lakers don't defend the paint and they are lazy boxing out for rebounds. But Houston still can't beat them!

We lost all our toughness and elite rebounding when Steven Adams was lost for the season. Tremendous loss.
And then without Fred VanVleet we have no high IQ floor general at the most important position on the court.

It's just very disturbing right now watching the Rockets play. The effort and energy isn't there. No passion to win at all.

The #2 Houston Cougars open up their 2026 NCAA Tournament at 9:10 PM central tonight against the #15 Idaho Vandals.
This is totally random but does anybody remember Jimmer Fredette's 2011 March Madness mania? It inspires me in 2026.

I'm prepared for Giannis to be a Rocket or the Bucks to overpay for KD as a last hoorah

I think Tilman Fertitta, the Houston Rockets owner, should clean house and fire general manager Rafael Stone and head coach Ime Udoka.
Bring in some new voices that have a passion to win. The Rockets haven't even won a playoff series with Stone as GM and Udoka as coach.

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Just in: Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and is expected to miss an extended period of time, sources tell ESPN.

This is terrible news. One of the young NBA superstars. This puts a really big dent in the Detroit Pistons playoff chances.
Detroit is a very deep team but you simply can't replace his 24-5-10 a game. I had Detroit as the favorite in the East also.

I had a severe collapsed lung in 2015 and it took me three months to fully recover.
If it's minor maybe Cade Cunningham can return before the playoffs. Likely minor?
Playoffs don't start for another month. Spurs vs. Pistons 2026 NBA Finals if Cade plays.

He's done. Detroit is dine.

Setting up the Celtics for another cupcake path to the Finals

Knicks and Cavs?

wow tcu vs ohio state was a banger