Great off-season so far, but anyone else worried about the TRUE ENEMY of the Rockets?

I second that. Though this has been a very productive off season there is no reason for outright rejoicing. The Wizards has done an amazing job at finding low risk/high gain plays and working within the cap. But there are a lot of unanswered questions on this team besides the dark injury cloud.

Is Scola ready ready for the big league?
Is Wells in shape and on his best behavior?
Is Battier the best at 3 for the Princeton system? (I think this is a one year experiment)
Is there a ligit 3rd scoring option?
Will PG rotation suffice for the lack of one strong player in this position?
Is our depth one diminsional? (see Head and Novak)

 

Too much negativity. I feel like im in a Mavs or Spurs bbs...

 

Those are the what ifs that can be pinned on every great team. One can't do a thing in Disneyland if he worries too much, what if the wheel on the roller coster falls off? Stop worrying, enjoy the ride.

 

Josh Who???

 

only enemy is themselves

 

I call it realistic. We have made vast strides, but I don't think the team is quite elite. I would wager the wizard would say so if you asked him. We are going in the right direction. Long term who is the consistent 3rd option and how do we cope with our cap limitations. Who knows maybe that is Francis or Wells. But both those players are short term and worth a risk. Its not like we have a 6th man like Barbosa. Now if we miraclously got a player of Artest calibur (which I think is what we need to make it to the next level long term) then I would be shouting amen.

 

We have the pieces, maybe even too many. We just need to be clutch in tough situations (Game 7's). We have all the pieces we need.

 

That's true of the Mavs

However, I doubt the organization would make such a boastful claim even after a successful off season.

 

Well, but isn't that true no matter WHAT we do in the offseason? Can you imagine a scenario where the Rockets can contend without either player in the playoffs?

If anything, this team is much, much more prepared for Yao/T-Mac to miss a few games in the regular season. One problem last year was that JVG rode his rotation players way too hard during Yao's absence. Now we have an overabundance of scorers, so the offense won't become pathetic if our superstars miss some games.

 

for that amount of money, if he just turn out during playoff we'll be happy

 

You know what this offseason reminds me of... Miami Heat before 2006. Stockpiling a lot of talent that many people questioned. New coach. Superstar perimeter and post players. TMac is not as good as Wade was then, but I think Yao is better than Shaq was then. Also dare I say our supporting cast is better...