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[HOOPSHYPE] Rockets Worst in the League?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by thadeus, Oct 27, 2012.

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  1. thadeus

    thadeus Member

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    Houston Rockets

    ADDITIONS:
    Omer Asik (Chicago), Jon Brockman (Milwaukee), Carlos Delfino (Milwaukee), Toney Douglas (New York), Gary Forbes (Toroto), JaJuan Johnson (Boston), Terrence Jones (Kentucky), Jeremy Lamb (Milwaukee), Jeremy Lin (New York), Shaun Livingston (Milwaukee), Scott Machado (Iona), Donatas Motiejunas (Prokom Gdynia) and Royce White (Iowa State).

    SUBTRACTIONS:
    Earl Boykins (Minnesota), Chase Budinger (Minnesota), Marcus Camby (New York), Samuel Dalembert (Milwaukee), Goran Dragic (Phoenix), Courtney Lee (Boston), Kyle Lowry (Toronto), Luis Scola (Phoenix) and Diamon Simpson (Maccabi Ashdod).

    STRENGTHS:
    The Rockets are strong at the shooting guard position with scoring machine Kevin Martin and solid NBA veteran Carlos Delfino ... Houston has up-and-coming players like Jeremy Lin, Chandler Parsons and Omer Asik that will be given every chance to succeed ... Asik could develop into one of the best defensive centers in the NBA.

    WEAKNESSES:
    Houston replaced proven high-quality players Kyle Lowry and Luis Scola with promising but still unproven Lin and Asik ... They took many leaps of faith last summer and it's not likely to work out in the short term ... The Rockets look more like an accumulation of assets than a team ... With massive roster changes, chemistry is going to be an issue, especially early on ... Can Lin deliver as full-time starter? ... Pressure on him will be big ... Few quality players off the bench ... Too many young guys ... There's no go-to scorer aside from Martin, who's not a top-notch NBA player anyway ... Houston will struggle on the defensive end too ... Not many players able to make stops outside of Asik.

    PROJECTION:
    5th in the Southwest Division / 15th in the Western Conference

    http://hoopshype.com/previews/houston.htm
     
    #1 thadeus, Oct 27, 2012
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    #2 Ricksmith, Oct 27, 2012
  3. Carl Herrera

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    Meh, Bleacher Report BS.
     
    #3 Carl Herrera, Oct 27, 2012
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  4. LC Rox Fan

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    No way the Rox are worst in the league......we are definitely better than Charlotte.
     
    #4 LC Rox Fan, Oct 27, 2012
  5. Mac#5

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    Jeremy Lamb from milwaukee???
     
    #5 Mac#5, Oct 27, 2012
  6. SaoPaolo

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    Hoop****? whatta hell ?

    ow i read wrong... sorry :(
     
    #6 SaoPaolo, Oct 27, 2012
  7. thadeus

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    :confused:
     
    #7 thadeus, Oct 27, 2012
  8. SaoPaolo

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    i had read hoopsh_t
     
    #8 SaoPaolo, Oct 27, 2012
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    Professional sports arm chairing
     
    #9 dachuda86, Oct 27, 2012
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    The Magic and Bobcats will be worse than us, for sure. Worst in the West will be between us, the Kings, and the Hornets.
     
    #10 Firebomb525, Oct 27, 2012
  11. ApuN

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    Good analysis

    Sounds about right. The Rockets are going to struggle just to win 30 games this year.

    The road record will be horrific
     
    #11 ApuN, Oct 27, 2012
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    I concur - it doesn't appear that this writer watched any preseason games, just more regurgitating of the popular media blather.
     
    #12 alethios, Oct 27, 2012
  13. DonatasFanboy

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    kind of a glass half-empty approach. in the sense that there were positives (in the preseason) that he doesn't mention.

    but that said, he's not wrong at anything. I'd bet on the 14th, but the last in the conference seems plausible.
     
    #13 DonatasFanboy, Oct 27, 2012
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    I definitely don't think they'll be the worst, but I'm always optimistic about the team.

    Doesn't matter ... with the Comcast deal, I probably won't be able to see them lose anyway.
     
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    Yeah I guess Chandler Parsons can't get stops . . . ask Kobe

    Stupid analysis - not worth my time
     
    #15 zcity, Oct 27, 2012
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    it's not like Chandler is some kind of super elite Artest in his prime type stopper. he's good, but Asik is at all-defense level. so of course anyone will mention Asik first and foremost. he doesn't say Asik's the only one.
     
    #16 DonatasFanboy, Oct 27, 2012
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    Maybe not Artest in his prme good but defensively Parsons is already one of the very best defensive small forwards in the league.
     
    #17 crash5179, Oct 27, 2012
  18. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    As a season ticket holder I ain't even mad.
     
    #18 REEKO_HTOWN, Oct 27, 2012
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    That right there lets us know they have no clue about the rockets.
     
    #19 edwardc, Oct 27, 2012
  20. DonatasFanboy

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    in depends on what you mean by 'one of the very best', but anyway, my point is that Asik's name is going to come up first for a good reason.
     
    #20 DonatasFanboy, Oct 27, 2012
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