The answer is zero. Zero of them did what you described.

Let me guess: Rockets fans are blaming the refs for the bad weather.

Not to hurt your pride or anything, but you pegging me as a Warriors fan was a pretty big swing and a miss.

Marreese Speights is out right now. David Lee just returned, but missed a lot of time this year, too. Bogut missed 15 games between his knee and his ribs. Is it as bad as what some teams have faced? No. A bigger factor than what the Rockets have faced? No. I’m not arguing either of those things, though. Point remains…

Wait...if you are talking about 2 starters, I have to assume you mean Beverley and DMo, right? Which one of those is a better defensive player than both Dwight Howard and Trevor Ariza?

Yeah? What is your point? I never said the Rockets didn’t have injuries to deal with. You know what, though? Every team in the playoffs has dealt with some pretty significant blows to their playoff chances due to injury. The Rockets aren’t dealing with bad luck, they’re dealing with the things every NBA team deals…

I never said the Rockets weren’t good enough, so I’m not sure why you’re asking me that. Yeah, the Rockets have dealt with injuries. You know who else has? The Mavs, the Spurs, the Grizzlies, the Clippers, the Blazers, and the Warriors. And that is just playoff teams with no mention of the Thunder, who could have been…

You’re arguing a point no one is disputing. I never said the Warriors were any more or less deserving to be in the WCF than the Rockets. I feel like you’re proud of your statement, though, so at least you have that going for you.

He was diminished because of his hamstring, you numbnut. An injury that gets exponentially worse the next day.

They got the Mavs with Chandler Parsons having a leg injury and Rondo having a brain injury, both missing nearly all of the series.

Didn’t Doug Flutie execute a drop-kick extra point for the Patriots some years ago? I know that no one will try and use that again anyways, but would a team now be required to snap the ball from the 15 yard line to attempt a drop-kick? I guess I should first ask if you can even do a drop-kick anymore in the first…

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I didn’t watch any of the game and don’t watch much baseball anyways, so I didn’t know. Thanks for the info. I didn’t intend to sound like I was indicting Syndergaard, so I hope it didn’t read that way. Glad Gomez came out with what appears to be little more than a bruise and a story.

What goes through a pitcher’s mind when something like that happens? He didn’t seem that visibly concerned with whether or not Gomez was okay, but then again, I don’t know exactly what he is supposed to do in that situation. It isn’t like he’s a doctor. I guess I’m coming from the angle that I would freak the eff out…

Well done. You too, Sarcastro3.

Brilliant.

That’s fine, and I’m happy to give a thumbs up to any organization that goes above and beyond in the pursuit of making things “right” whenever they can. That said, I don’t begrudge an organization that does nothing when there is zero obligation to do anything in the first place, like is the case here. I’m guessing you…

You know how it goes nowadays. Life isn’t ever just unfair without someone having to pay you something for it.

Harden fits, but few else do. I guess Ariza kind of does, but he can’t really shoot. Beverley? Can’t shoot. Terry? Kind of, but he was already on the downswing and couldn’t guard me. Montejunas (sp?) is an okay shooter for his size, but he’d be even better if the mid-range weren’t some forbidden area on the court.…

And he has already signed an extension, too, right?!?! Ouch.