What each rocket should do in offseason and what Rockets should add to squad.

Preferably while wearing a different uniform.

 

He's been in the league for 11 years now.

Yes, keep doing what you're doing! Morey will ship your ass out in no time! :grin:

Another guy who has been in the league 10 years. Suddenly improve his ball handling? No, he will not be handling the ball "a good amount". He's exactly what you said, threes and defense.

He's been in the league 10 YEARS! Be consistent, play smart, 3rd star? HAHAHAHA... I wonder why Detroit & Atlanta didn't think of this!

Solid.

 

Need a PF and a PG that can put the ball on the floor and create.

 

D. MO

 

Besides work on the obvious, work on "Court Chemistry"!!!!!

IMO,This is where loosing Parsons hurtled the Rockets the most. His playmaking ability and his friendship with both Howard and Harden could have helped tremendously in the playoffs. He helped them jell even if they had differences last year. This year we had nobody besides Harden to create offense nor anyone to help Harden and Howard coexist. Both harden and howard are divas in their own way and parsons helped those two out stroke and keep those divas in check.

 

Edit last sentence...accidentally pressed posted quick reply button
Should have read....

Both Harden and Howard are divas in their own way and Parsons helped those two out by stroking their ego and by keeping those divas in check and concentrating in playing.

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forget the vets. they are who they are.

the young guys we can ask to add something.

capela - add strength/weight, and FT shooting. he's already solid on defense and rebounding. the strength will help there too, but the FT shooting will make him a dangerous finisher.

dmo - strength/weight, and 3pt shooting. ideally he'd become a better rebounder/shot blocker, but guys don't become more athletic. he is who he is in those areas. he is already a great post player, passer, and ball handler... he's a decent Ft shooter... but maybe adding strength will help in boxing out, if that's not enough to help him become a better rebounder, at least it will help him become a beast in the post. the 3 point shooting would make him a complete offensive player, capable of scoring 17-20ppg.

NJ - if he becomes a consistent 3 point shooter he would replace beverley as the 3&D PG.

harden - all mental at this point. he needs to spend the summer talking with hakeem and calvin, maybe reach out to champions like kobe, duncan, manu, parker, lebron, wade, jordan, shaq, you get the idea.

TJ - giving up on this one. hasn't improved his game yet. always been a good rebounder, finisher, and shot blocker. always been bad at positional defense and post offense.

KJ - probably gets overpaid somewhere else. but if he's here, then 3 point shooting. he's already a beast of an athlete who can become a great defender.

papa - trade bait. won't be back. but again, if he's here, 3 point shooting. he is already a good rebounder, ball handler, and passer for his size. he's a decent enough defender and shooter... but we need the shooting more.

 

If you are under 6'9, work on your 3pt shot.

If you are over 6'9, WORK ON YOUR FREE THROWS DAMMIT.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rVtzhmRzotI

 

I don't think their on-court chemistry had anything to do with Parsons. I think having Jet and Trevor actually helped the team, even when they were going through adversity. At least that is what the players have mentioned quite a bit this year.

Chemistry develops with playing together for many many games and what some seem to forget is, that the squad that played this playoff run hasn't had all that much time together.

During the season Howard missed half the season, then came backs shortly before the playoffs on a minute restriction. Jones missed more than half the season and DMO was playing great. Then Jones comes back and DMO goes out. Same with Bev, had some injuries throughout the year and shortly before the playoffs he is ruled out for the remainder of the season.

The team needed to adjust to this new lineup on the fly. They had a great playoff run, just lost to a better and deeper team, who have been together for a long time now. I think the chemistry will be just fine if they can stay healthy and play together for an extended period of time. That players will have to improve on their weaknesses (and that this team will need to make some offseason changes) goes without saying really.