[CHRONIC] NBA lottery draw was a capper on Rockets' mediocre season

Aww man cmon with this one LOL!

Looks like a dude on his knees though.

 

Why is this such an "important concept"? Exactly what is wrong with wanting a team to reach the playoffs even if it doesn't go all the way? Does said team NOT benefit from the experience? The more a team plays in the post season, the more they can gain by the experience of being there. Look at the other teams in the Southwest Division and the one thing that immediately comes to mind is how much more playoff experience they possess vis-a-vis the Rockets who have been planning for the future for some time now. That's the gist of what Solomon is saying.

As for the Knicks, they aren't the train wreck they are today because they kept trying to reach the playoffs with no regard for the future. No, they are a disaster because they were stupid enough to let Isiah Thomas run their franchise into the ground and they will be paying for it for a long time.

 

One example, drafting a player that can "help right away" as opposed to a more talented player that will need more time to develop.

Another example, blowing all your cap on a the "best free agent left" instead of waiting until the next Summer when better players are available.

And the Knicks were making short term decisions before Isiah came on board. The organization dreaded a rebuild and did everything possible to avoid it, and they still haven't recovered. Isiah was just the nail in the coffin.

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Why the rabid response? What is wrong with pointing out the obvious that the Rockets sucked this year, no excuses. Mr. Solomon might not be the shining example of a sports journalist, I haven't really seen one yet, especially those at ESPN who are a joke, but let us not bash the messenger. The season's record is what it is and, by all standards of measurement it was, to put it mildly, mediocre.

 

sounds like solomans mom is now skimming clutchfans...well leave your boy alone when he leaves us alone

 

Awesome.

 

Solomon's articles needs to be treated realgm/hoopshype style. If he's not reporting on actual facts, his stuff needs not appear.

 

No, the Rockets did not suck. For the most part, they over achieved. We saw Brooks win the MIP. We saw Luis establish himself as an almost-all star, and we saw our team come stay competitive, without having one star, in the brutal western conference. Of the eight teams ahead of us, every one of them has an all star player. We didn't. Ours was out with a foot injury.

 

Solomon is completely wrong in his assertions to a degree. Outside of maybe the Lakers, Spurs, and Mavs, what other West Coast team in this decade has enjoyed a trip to the NBA Finals.

As amazing as this sounds, our success in this decade has been similar or near that of the Sacramento Kings.

We've also only had one losing season in the last 8, since 02-03, we've averaged about 46 wins a season. In that same time period, only four teams have been better than us in the West, the Lakers; Spurs; Mavs; and Suns.

Though, it seem unlike alot of these teams, we have caught bad breaks at the wrong time in the season.

 

Solomon has been throwing fits for awhile now and while he's wrong in alot of ways, he has a point. What was the point of not trading shane after getting martin? Other than that, i dont see his point.

 

If we fail to upgrade,Shane's expiring contract can be useful along with Jeffries' and Yao's.

 

Couldn't agree more

 

Because you don't trade players for the sake of trading them. Especially due to the fact that we'll take on salaries back. Besides, just because a player hasn't been traded doesn't mean Morey didn't try. Nor does it mean he never plans to.

 

I don't even need to click the link. I knew it must be him from reading the title. Come on, Chron.com...

 

w....t....f?

 

We should bombard Houston Chronicle with emails demanding that they get rid of this pompous, ignorant guy.

Who feels the same way as me on the NBA conference finals? Boring to watch as both the Magic and Suns keep falling short. Can't help thinking the way we ended this season, our team would have matched up better with both the Celtics and Lakers. At least we would have better court smarts and resilience to offer stiffer competition

 

lol this guy hates
Hes basically saying we should lose games.
Way to go king soloman aka rocket hater aka chodemuncher

 

Rockets team salary is over the salary cap, so there is no cap space this year or next year, especially if Lowry and Scola are kept and the salary for 1st round pick is included.

If they want Bosh, it would be through a sign and trade. If they want a guy next summer, it would be through a sign and trade also. Once you are over the cap, there is no cap space whether it's for average players or better players.

You get the best player you can get, this season. Then, next season, you do it again.

Heat got Odom from the Clippers, then turned him into Shaq.

The Lakers constantly improved. Odom was the best player they could get, so they took him for Shaq. Odom was one piece. Picked up Bynum in the next year through the draft. Then, the Lakers got Gasol. , Bynum, Gasol, Odom and Kobe made the Lakers a championship team.

If we can add a player to Bosh and Martin, it helps the Rockets. If the Rockets trade Bosh in a package for the "better players" next year, that helps the Rockets too.

 

Mediocre isn't so bad. At least we aren't the clippers. This article just makes me realize anyone can become a writer, even those who cannot write.

 

Wasn't Shane supposedly a part of a propose Stoudemire trade that fell through the last second?

I think the point is that the Rockets are always open to trading anyone ("no untouchables" as has been said many times), they just aren't going to make a stupid trade. My guess is there were no trades out there that they did not consider stupid.