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You might be onto something there. A PF who could spread the floor a little bit might pair well with Asik who won't get much farther than 5 feet from the basket.

And bongman, yeah, maybe some more context to the question would be more appropriate, but this board is filled with people who know their Rockets, so I assume everyone knows where the question is coming from. Lazy? Not really. Overestimating the audience? Possibly.

The question does change a little more when you think about supporting casts, but yeah I didn't really want to jump too far down the what-if hole.

Personally, I see this team's fate same as before. Not quite good enough to get into the playoffs. Not bad enough to get a legit lotto shot. Can Harden help land another star? Let's hope so! I'm targeting DeMarcus Headcase. Restricted free agent in 2014, so it'll hafta be a trade. Make it happen, Morey.