The Biggest NBA Surprises & Disappointments So Far | Rachel Nichols & Chris Mannix

Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols discuss the biggest surprises and disappointments at the halfway point of the NBA season, including, the surging Rockets and Pistons, and the woeful Sixers
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[@boscocfh]

DETROIT BASKETBALL!!

[@louisrosario9522]

I’m a Magic fan since 1989 and lm always glad when the teams in my conference get better and Detroit is definitely on the way up. 👍🏻

[@KK-pm7ud]

Udoka is a top tier coach

[@afjkidd5]

As long as his pants stay zipped.

[@KK-pm7ud]

@afjkidd5 No. Even then he's a good coach.

[@RobKimbell]

@@afjkidd5 he made the Finals while having an affair, why do his pants need to stay zipped?

[@dwaynelee1789]

Great debate. Rachel is very knowledgeable. Cade is coming into his own. Salute !! Embid is never healthy. He told you who he was believe it.

[@KK-pm7ud]

I stopped watching ESPN NBA after she was cut for defending herself and her position in the company. Ever since she left the NBA coverage turned to crap.

[@unclesam6972]

@@KK-pm7ud least noticeable trump supporter

[@KK-pm7ud]

@unclesam6972 Bitter?

[@Sonofgodinchrist]

My pistons are great ! But I’m worried about the latter years our vets are helping out big time ! When they contracts are up we’re gonna need way more scoring and shooting, idek how good it is for us to be this ahead of schedule , I think we need one more high pick that compliments Cade . Then we legit . I would’ve love to see Cade with cooper

[@unclesam6972]

Hopefully if we make a run we can become a desirable destination. Cade is a very unselfish guard.

[@pheralanpathfinder4897]

​@@unclesam6972trades will be key to taking next steps. It's unfortunate Trajsn didn't get younger veterans last summer

[@gagehorton6110]

Thanks for the pistons talk! Cade is a baller

[@tedwitus]

Thompson Twins effect. #GoPistons

[@pheralanpathfinder4897]

Their defense is shockingly good

[@felipecornejo7309]

For Philly, it’s called karma, Morey did the Rockets bad towards the end. Deserves what he gets

[@timadamson3378]

Tyron Lue is a consistently great coach people do not talk about.

[@je9950]

I hope the media stops these ridiculous cade takes. He hasn't improved that much since his rookie year. This is just the first semi-functional nba team built around Cade. Cade is a ceiling rising. When/if the pistons put another all-star on the squad, they will be a perennial top 3 team in the east.

[@pheralanpathfinder4897]

Cade has vastly improved his shooting percentage since his rookie season. He's also getting more rebounds. At most the assist numbers might be about the team. But he had solid teammates as a rookie.

[@asceticblur]

Fear the Rockets

[@scottrichards3587]

I love when the winning teams have developed their own deep rosters through continuity and development, and when losers are those with rich owners buying superstars past there prime. Embid = Greg Oden + modern medical tech.

[@tedwitus]

exactly why i hope @Pistons stand pat at the trading deadline.

[@PeterWilson-c3u]

​@@tedwitusCeltics did the same thing and will be forced to trade multiple players. OKC is treading in the same direction as their core understandably demands more money

[@marcomartins6405]

Ime is the superstar of the rockets. Awesome young players, young dogs with a big alpha dog at the top.

[@doughbafett]

Mannix picked the Rockets to finish 13th? They were 11th last year. Did he think they were gonna regress?

[@scottlurock]

I think the media mostly believed the West would be better and teams like Memphis would be better, if healthy, which they have been. Also think a lot of media thought the Spurs would be much better than the Rockets. Along with teams like the Suns, Warriors, Kings, etc

[@pheralanpathfinder4897]

Bad take for sure. Should have been top ten in West. I do get ranking old teams higher because injuries are hard to predict.

[@scottlurock]

@@pheralanpathfinder4897 The true reality is the national media doesn’t believe in the Rockets. As a Rockets fan I didn’t see them being 29-14 at this point in the season. I did believe they should be a playoff team. They’ve been great, still some flaws I believe can hurt them in the playoffs but they’re still young and will only get better

[@EUideals]

Sorry it just doesn’t work when you try to bring in an aging All-Star. When the Rockets traded Suns for Charles Barkley back in the 90s it didn’t help the Rockets to get back to a championship level. Keep Rockets keep Sun’s draft picks and keep building Houston Rockets.

[@scottipippen6935]

Depends. Mavs brought in Jason Kidd and won. Even Clyde wasnt a young chicken anymore when he joined Hakeem..

[@26bigfella]

Talent and defensive wings with plus scoring

[@ilirlajcaj]

Starting to look like Sara Jay #DETROITbasketball

[@ethanedwards7557]

Rachel is way hotter.

[@cugelchannel4733]

Sixers don't have to deliberately tank. Did you watch the Nuggets-Sixers game? They're tanking their hearts out all ready! There was a total lack of effort by Philly. Nuggets just beat them down the court time after time for layups and dunks. Nuggets had 18 fast break points in the 1st half. Jokic had a 27pt triple double 27, 15, 10 and sat the entire 4th quarter! Julian Strawther had a career high 23 points. Aaron Gordon threw in 19 on dunks and layups in 20 minutes. Paul George had 11 points in 28 minutes. If they play like that the rest of the year, they have a chance at Cooper Flagg!

[@AnthonyJones-j6g]

Wish pistons could upgrade Tobias trade him a second and 2030 first for Jonathan issac

[@Hotstylez90]

Nahhh

[@sharondalton7632]

😅😅

[@AnthonyJones-j6g]

@NT-lz5ez I believe so in two years though need a vet upgrade

[@AnthonyJones-j6g]

@@Hotstylez90 why

[@servantmann71]

Stop with the play in Detroit narrative like nobody is watching Detroit, the Detroit Lions proved that when r teams win we watch sum of the most viewed games this season, when the Pistons where winning during our last championship years we lead the league in attendance for many consecutive years, not to brag but Detroit is one of the 10 major cities in the US , this city changed America, and it still is powerful city with strong influential people

[@Kbarz]

If the Rockets won 50% of their games last year and just missed the playoffs in how in the world did you have them do worse lol Sports journalists don’t even watch the sports 😂

[@timadamson3378]

She's advocating for the sixers to make the NBA what so many say it is: a meaningless exercise in pretending to care. Not good advice if you want fans.

[@ethanedwards7557]

ESPN did Rachel dirty.

[@michael2244]

Rachel is alright looking =)

[@tycesumerall8718]

Two of biggest phony going

[@CaseyLynn-i7u]

Cade can you really win with a guy that seems to turn it over 10 times a game. That's a lot of shots your team throws away. It why it's hard to win with Russ. It's not what he can do on offensive, passing, assets, rebounds. The turnover kills you because it's shot you don't get.

[@PPno9]

Considering he's nowhere near 10 a game, yes you can win with him. Just like you can win with Luka. He handles the ball alot and turnovers are going to happen. He does need to cut down on the unforced sloppy ones though.

[@icecreamvendor8245]

Yeah, it's not a permanent issue. It'll drop down over the years, and even now he's still leading wins with Ivey out

[@Beastmode298]

We won the last two games where he had 10 so yeah you can win with him lol

[@MichiganHendough]

please shut up lol. 2 in a row w 10 tos. he`s the sole point guard.

[@xguy9999]

He isn’t averaging 10 turnovers a game. Yes he had two games in a row with 10 TOs, Yes he needs to cut those down. But, he played the Rockets, great defensive team, and Hawks, cause a lot of turnovers. But he makes winning plays. When Cade gets another player to handle the ball, his TOs will go down.

[@nordlandak6853]

Who cares about cry baby league?

[@richardpage5812]

Obviously you do because you're commenting. 😐

[@ethanedwards7557]

You’re watching videos and posting comments about it so obviously YOU care.