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13-14 PG- Lin (25), Beverley (25) SG- Harden (24), Garcia, Canaan (rookie) SF- Parsons (25), Casspi (bleh) PF- Jones (22), Motiejunas (23), Greg Smith (23) C- Howard (28), Asik (27) That's a damn good team that's still young and ascending. They have room to bring in one more player (wing defender or shooter) at just over 2 million. If they need a 4 next year because someone doesn't step up.... Goodbye Asik. This team won 45 games last year with all of these young guys playing big minutes. Can't say the same about Cleveland's young ones Last edited by Rudy tossed tigger's salad; 07-07-2013 at 10:51 PM.. |
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07-07-2013, 10:55 PM | #242 |
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But hey... Maybe it was all Carlos Delfino
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07-07-2013, 11:17 PM | #243 | |
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The Rockets are winning games because they made a big free agent splash last year. Morley has proven he has the stones to land some really big fish. Credit him for that. But so has Brooklyn. Much as you talk about the bright future prospects of these young guys, let's be real here. Their organic talent is very, very average at best. The only reason Houston is winning is because they are spending a lot of money. The reason they managed to avoid some cap issues is that they exploited a short-term loophole in the CBA to poison pill Lin and Asik's contract. That doesn't mean the team was built on a good strategy. It's basically a strategy of stockpiling expensive talent and hoping your average drafts are going to be good enough to support your expensive players. |
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07-08-2013, 12:45 AM | #245 |
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07-08-2013, 01:30 AM | #246 |
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Give me a break. The Rockets walked into last year's preseason an absolute nightmare. You take Harden off that team (pre-Howard) and the team is unbelievably mediocre.
The Rockets didn't have a strategy. Once their preseason mix looked like a disaster, they gave up the moon, sun, and stars to get Harden. They're doing the same with Howard. In a superstar-driven league, it might lead to some playoff wins. But sorry, I'll save the kudos for teams like OKC and Indiana that are doing it organically. Hell, even the Heat success can be largely attributed to an incredible strategy in getting perfect role players on the cheap that fit a specific purpose. Throwing money and picks around shows aggressiveness and it's ballsy. But I'll save Houston kudos until we see what they can do on the cheap with the support players. Right now, way too much credit is being given for a very, very mediocre at best group. |
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Yes, the team would have been below-average to mediocre without Harden, but because they are the supporting ****ing cast. I'd take their 3-13 guys over many other team's 3-13 Last edited by Rudy tossed tigger's salad; 07-08-2013 at 05:34 AM.. |
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2. The team got Harden in October. So far, their team is built like the Knicks, not the Spurs or Pacers. Their success is built on superstars who can hold the ball and thrive regardless of supporting cast. Until the supporting cast steps up, that's the perception. Parsons is the only in that group that has over many games. The rest are pure upside guys. 3. For the record... when you talk about 3 - 13, I am assuming you are talking about a neutered Asik and Lin because they don't mesh well with Howard and Harden in the lineup. It is a much more so-so cast than you are crediting them for. And teams like Chicago, San Antonio, and Indiana have done way better with much worse draft picks to work with Credit Morley for having the stones and presence of mind to adjust and admit mistakes frequently. I'm sure that now that he has his Big 2, he may re-consider the scheme and the kind of role players he wants to fill in (again, credit him for building the cap flexibility to do that). But as of right now, the team has been built on a scattershot approach with overpaid free agents and middling role players. And even the two superstars the team is built around have some question marks of their own. |
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Asik can be traded at any time if he doesn't mesh with Howard. |
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07-08-2013, 07:45 AM | #253 |
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And I don't want them to be built like the Pacers. Harden-Howard > George-Hibbert
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no they dont
Stephenson, Copeland, Hill, Granger, etc > Parsons, Lin, Asik |
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