[Feigen] How Rockets could get better quickly after lockout ends

So according to Feigen the way the Rockets would get better quickly would be to sign a washed up chucker in Rashard Lewis, 2 crappy centers in Beidrens or Okur or the highly unlikely chance of getting Howard?

Great insight!

 

Yeah, pretty stupid. Rashard would be redundant. And I don't know if him and Dwight are such great buds that it would make a difference.

The way we get the deal done with Orlando is send KMart, Scola, Del Monte, picks, and contracts out, enough salary to take back Arenas and Dwight, then Orlando could cut Hedo and start over.

 

This makes me so angry. All of our prudence for nothing.

 

Rockets are stuck, the new rules will benefit larger markets and instead of making it harder for the NYs of the NBA to get another superstar it helps them. If we are going to risk another FAgent class in an effort to get Howard, Paul or Williams...it might be a while before we are relevant again.

 

Yeah, it seems like we are screwed no matter what.

Our best bet is to try to sign a guy like NeNe with max money and see if he bites. Yay mediocrity!

 

Everyone knows what the Rox should HAVE done already but they chose a different course of action which wasn't a horrible choice but it was super risky and if they don't sign a superstar next summer...a disastrous one.

 

I've said it forever and will say it again. We desperately need to tank. A top pick like Harrison Barnes can do wonders to our situation. Both in attracting a top free agent and being able to rebuild around in general.

 

Morey has said in interviews something to the effect of "all the best teams had to get very bad before they got good. Mr. Alexander does not want to go this route, but it is more difficult."

So Morey might very well think tanking (or rather unloading all talent/salary) is the way to go, but that is not his mandate.

 

Lowry's 3x5 is the most valuable contract on this team given his improvement and almost guaranteed to be in any and every scenario that Orlando would even consider for more than 5 seconds.

 

Sign Rashard. Trade for Josh Smith. Sign Courtney Lee to an extension. Make Dean Cain the new mascot.


Dwight Howard could not resist the Super-Friends team.

 

I've been saying this since Yao went down in the playoffs. We've wasted two years trying to build a championship roster Morey's way and it hasn't gotten us any closer.

I admire Daryl, he's a genius, perhaps too smart for his own good, and that's what I LOVE about this new twist in the CBA, it's going to force the Rockets to rebuild the traditional way, which is something that should have begun two lotteries ago.

Tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank, tank!

 

To be quite honest, I thought the Rockets WERE tanking in 2009-10. Seriously. Our starters that year had 6-6 Hayes at center, two offensive non-entities with Battier and Ariza at wing positions, and a scoring point Brooks. That team to me seemed like a lock for about 30 wins.

Last season I thought rolling the dice with Yao was fine. I guess I'm just overly optimistic, but I thought it was worth it even if was like a 10% chance with Yao.

Going forward though, I honestly see no reason not to tank. The only way Morey can get away with it otherwise is if he somehow attract a superstar through trade. I can't see it happening. But it would be the only other road.

 

Morey seems exactly like the kind of guy that wants to build through the draft. Les Alexander just isn't letting him.

So with that being said, I think Morey is making the absolute best out of the situation. He's doing exactly what needs to be done when his hands are a bit tied up. He's putting together a very good crop of role players that will keep this team in playoff contention for the time being while he tries to make that all-important move for a superstar. If that move comes along, that star will already be surrounded by good enough talent to make a deep run.

Is it an ideal situation? No, but it's the best we can hope for when the team's owner doesn't want to go through a full-blown rebuilding process.

 

Andris Biedrins, Mehmet Okur, and Rashard Lewis.

 

Tanking would make sense at any time for a team in our situation, but now, it's especially desirable. With a shortened season, a deep draft class, and a number of enticing free agents looking to join teams with talent, we'll never have a better opportunity.

My nightmare scenario is that we sign Nene or Marc Gasol and claw our way to a 6 seed in the West.

 

not sure what this means. Alexander has given Morey a lot of money to buy draft picks. And Morey has tried vigorously every year to trade up in the draft.

Do you mean Morey wants to tank and Les won't let him? Is that what you mean? I seriously doubt Morey's money-ball philosophy is about tanking. He's got way too much pride to purposely make bad trades, and that is the only way he can tank. He's been unsuccessful every year at trading up in the draft. When he was hired to build around TMac/Yao, he landed players who he'd now have to trade away for guys like Thabeet. We obviously aren't getting quality young studs, because I'm sure Morey has tried. So, it would have to be trades that Morey knows are bad.

Besides, it is McHale who has more ability to tank than Morey.

 

I'd rather move Scola for expiring contracts at the beginning of the season and hope to lure Howard and CP3 to come play here together. Scola isn't age appropriate for this team anymore anyways so I don't really see the point in keeping him when we won't be a contending anytime soon.

 

I'm a huge fan of Scola, he's my favorite Rocket, but he's a "win now" player on a team that's years away from being a legit contender.