Snapshot of the Current Roster. Where we are now & what's next...

sounds like a lot of good potential to get in on some trades.

all of you guys moaning about RYNO and Gordon fail to realize while yes, they might be overpaid.. they ARE assets to our team giving us flexibility to deal brewer/ariza/dekker/bev .

 

Again I want to believe but this feels like nothing is gonna actually happen, maybe everyone needs to sign first?

 

Cheers Cod. Repped as usual.

 

My post was not a condemnation of Harden for all the losses, but a counter to the idea that he single-handed got us to the Western Conference finals in 2015 and (more importantly) that he could do so again. The facts are clear that he didn't then and won't in the future.

I don't expect Harden to carry the entire load - not only because he lacks the motor to do so, but particularly because it's a fundamentally stupid strategy for any team to expect any player to carry the entire load. Every player has his strengths, his weaknesses and his "just-okays" (for lack of a better word). In Harden's case, he's a very strong scorer, a very weak defender and "just-ok" at running an offense. His willingness to pass is offset by his lack of court vision. Putting the ball in his hands for 99% of all possessions will get us a lot of wins, but also caps our ability to be a contender because the very best teams are capable of neutralizing him as a playmaker.

That lack of court vision shouldn't be a problem - a smart team would recognize this and get a player to handle this (or at least split duties), thus allowing James to focus on finding new ways to score and exert a little more effort on defense.. The Rockets have failed to do this for 4 years and based on Morey's statements, still don't even recognize this gap. That's not just a problem - that a major ****ing malfunction.

 

I think we all know why we are not hearing anything or seeing us sign guys like Jennings, Johnson, West, or any of these other back up players for cheap is probably because Morey is working on trades for impact players. Bringing on two good shooters is something we all know we needed. If you think that's the only moves you are not being honest with yourself and please stop calling these guys overpaid if you are not taking into account the new salary cap and the one that will be coming next year. Look at it that way and you will see we are not overpaying for them. So stop passing judgement on the team when it's not even complete yet. Can we hold off on that until after training camp when we know what the team will be?

 

honestly, i see the west wide open after GSW and SAS. we can finish anywhere from 3-10 depending on how the rest of the offseason goes, how effective MDA/harden are this season, and of course if ryno/gordon stay healthy.

 

I believe one factor that people are overlooking is the fact that
we will have an actual offensive SYSTEM in place with MDA.

PnR's galore, back door cuts, screens, etc...
Movement, not just ISO ball.
James will have more opportunities to attack the basket. He's deadly on PnR. But rarely ran it with Howard.
When they DID, it was some easy lobs or layups for James.

Everyone is just nitpicking on our personnel (which is important of course)
But the naysayers that are predicting 20 wins seem to be thinking
that this will be last years' ISO offense with a couple of new faces standing around. Not so

Shoot, even Corey Brewer may excel in this system.
It's made for run and gun (now if he could just finish at the rim)

Looking forward to see Wiltjer gunning some 3's. He could be Ryno Jr (or better)
I"m liking the fact that we at least improved our shooting. That's a HUGE plus.
We took the most 3's in the league AT A 27% CLIP! That's horrific.
Add some 40% shooters in there and you have a whole new ball game
(Likely add 10 more wins?)

I for one, am excited. My crystal ball doesn't show championship.
But it's showing playoffs

 

Wow, thank god i didn't miss this.

Thank you guys. (and thank you craguin for the link)

 

Just so everyone knows.. Omer Asik is going to be our starting center next season.

 

Just wanted to interrupt this fine thread to send some positive vibes to Codman as he continues his treatment.

ClutchFans is pulling for you, brother!
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Thank god, there's someone else with a sense of reality. Don't forget that CP3 was injured a couple games too.

 

If we let DMo walk, we should go hard after Allen Crabbe with a big deal...

 

Do we also forget that they wrecked us without CP3 and Griffin dominating our bigs?

Do we also forget that every team that the Warriors played last year had players that were injured?

Winning has as much to do with luck sometimes as it has to do with having a good team. That's a fact.

 

Too late, rumored to be signing an offer sheet with the Nets. Waiting on moratorium to end. 4 years, $70 Million. Not sure we can offer that.....

 

True, but I think the point is the WCF 2 years ago kind of gave us unrealistic expectations last year while not addressing any of the fundamental issues we have namely:

defense
diversifying our offense away from harden control (tried with Lawson, but failed)

 

I don't think that's what happened. I think our expectations as fans were realistic.

There was no way that we could have foreseen that Dwight was going to revert back to whining about post ups when just the post season before he fit himself into a working/successful scheme. Which was a major influence on the team's lack of chemistry.

There was also no way of being able to tell Harden's drop off and Brewer/Lawson forgetting how to play basketball.

Also, going with JB as the interim for the rest of the season was destined to fail. They should have given McHale more time and if he couldn't turn it around, blow it up.

 

Posted this in the random trade thread but wanted to drop it in here as well.

How about a 3 team trade that had the basic parameters of:

Rockets get: Rubio
Timberwolves get: Tyson Chandler
Suns get: Brewer (or + KJ)

Suns reduce salary.
Rockets get a PG.
Timberwolves get a vet C that would fit in Thibs system either off the bench or Towns starts at PF.