Daryl Morey says Rockets should be favorites in West

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That's a lofty goal, but this is the bigger question to me: What matters more, a top seed or adding in load management so James Harden and Russell Westbrook (and Eric Gordon, Clint Capela, etc.) are rested and 100 percent (or as close as any players are at that point in the season) when the playoffs start? That's not a simple yes/no answer, there's a sliding scale of rest vs. need for a high seed, but the team needs to have a priority. There are plenty of questions about the Rockets heading into the season: Can isolation masters Westbrook and Harden find an offensive balance?

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