Why Rockets fans should hope the Heat don't repeat (Bosh2Houston)

If Miami somehow doesn't win it all this year, it would be viewed as a spectacular failure. Expect them to make big changes in the off-season, and of the Big 3, it's easy to assume that Chris Bosh would be the first to go.

That's where Morey swoops in. Omer Asik is exactly the type of player Miami needs. If they lose to the Bulls, Joakim Noah dominating the glass will have a lot to do with it. Right now the best the Heat have to counter Noah is Joel Anthony (DNP-CD in Game 1) and Birdman.

The Heat and Rockets can swap Bosh for Asik + some of our young PFs like Robinson/Jones + trade exception to match salaries.

Heck, even if Miami does win it all this year, they should still consider the trade. Asik on the Heat next year still makes them title contenders even without Bosh because you're taking a nasty defense and making them nastier with an elite rebounder and big man defender.

As for the Rockets, this would only be the first step. Step 2 is going all in for Dwight Howard. If you're Dwight, how would you not want be a part of a young and upcoming team that just paired up James Harden with Chris Bosh? While I'm a fan of signing Howard and trying out the twin tower thing with him and Asik, it's undeniable that Howard/Bosh are infinitely more compatible since Bosh has a mid-range game and is more offensively efficient.

The Howard/Bosh combo would easily be the best front court in the league and the Rockets would already become instant title contenders.

 

If the Heat lose to the Bulls or in the ECF, they won't care about making a team in the other conference powerful if means they can at least reach the Finals the next year and then hope for the best.

That's what makes the OKC trade so dumb and short sighted. Not only did the Rockets get a young star in Harden, but Harden being in Houston could attract other stars like Howard/CP3, which would drastically reduce OKC's window of contending to winning the West every year.

 

At this point in LeBron's career, every year where his team fails to win the championship is a huge disappointment. Not reaching the Finals would be a catastrophic failure. No way would Pat Riley accept the status quo and bring back the Big 3 if it's no longer working.

 

That's the only concern I have about this. If this situation unfolds and Morey can get Bosh for Asik, he better make sure Dwight is in. Because if we start next year with no Howard or Asik, then our defense will be absolutely horrendous. The offensive production you'd get from Harden/Bosh would barely make up for our interior defensive weakness if at all.