The obvious lineup change(not budinger)

It's not an obvious lineup, it's stupid and you will never see it happening.
Just like Battier and Ariza, AB and Lowry together doesn't work.

The rotation and lineups should be:

Brooks - Lowry
Budinger - JT
Battier - Ariza
Scola - Landry
Hayes - Andersen

Dorsey and Cook are not play worthy.

With a trade a new SG should present itself so Budinger can back him up, further develop JT and let them battle for a back-up position. Both can also battle for back-up SF as they cannot do worse than Ariza. In a perfect world, Ariza and Tracy are traded for a new starting SG and starting center.

 

Unlike Battier and Ariza, AB and Lowry have a positive +/- together.

 

I generally like this, but have the following concerns:

1) When Brooks & Lowry play big minutes together, their isnt anybody to call off the bench to play point. Their minutes run up in a hurry and although they are young, rest is required, and you cant afford to take both out of the line-up at the same time.

2) How playworthy JT is must account for his limited playing time. Or, like some have pointed out, theirs another reason to keep Ariza & Battier both starting and playing big minutes.

Now, if we had another 6' speedster, then you could keep any combination of the 2 out on the court almost indefinitely. Right now, imo, the Lowry / Brooks combo is the only significant edge the Rockets have on most opponents. Defending their slashing capability has been an ongoing problem for opponents all year. Certainly a PG who has speed is a lot easier to come by than an elite center these days. A guy who need only play 18-20 minutes or so.

I really hope this seeming reluctance on Adelman's part to let either Ariza or Battier come off the bench has more to it than ego stroking.