Entering 2023... the Rockets are again the worst team in the NBA

There is still the EC with worse teams, not by much.

 

but Sengun

 

I hope we keep Gordon and then extend him next year. We should keep him until we get an elite FRP offered for him in a trade. I'm so happy Stone turned down multiple FRP trade offers for him. Sure, he's half assing it, and sure, he pouts, and sure, he clearly hates being here, but Ryan Hollins tells me his veteran presence will help our young guys.

 

It's actually amazing that people thought it would be any different tbh. This is really year 2 of the rebuild. To compare, the Magic started their rebuild around the time we first got Harden. The Thunder started their rebuild when we got Westbrick. The Kings started a couple of millennia ago but they may not count. Stop expecting us to get better any time soon, we won't. People are acting like it's going to be a few months to turn around, it isn't, it'll be a couple of years before we're any kind of threat to compete. We'll be lucky to make the play in next year unless they do manage to get some big moves in the off season. Even if we get the #1 and Wemby comes here, it's still gonna suck next season, because despite potential these are rookies, sophomores and 3rd year players who are all supremely young and underdeveloped. Despite what the various "only fans" will tell you, none of our players are top players YET. Sengun is not an all star, Green is not an all star, Jabari is not an all star. GIVE THEM TIME.

 

haters gonna hate

 

anything to be said for consistency?

 

What a shocker

but but but this is a play in team. They’re also supposed to be a .500 team LOL

 

Errr... the Thunder won like 50+ games and almost beat us to make the 2nd round of the playoffs when we traded them Paul for Westbrick's dumbass. How was that the beginning of their rebuild? I think their rebuild began when they traded away Chris Paul, not when they traded Worstbrook.

Aside from that, I generally agree. Though it's maybe not unreasonable to have hoped to see at least a little more from one or two of our top picks by now.

 

Do you think Jalen should be top 5 all time for ppg for a 20 year old? Not enough being top ten all time?

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-points-per-game-average-by-a-20-year-old-in-the-nba#:~:text=LeBron James has put up,player, with 29.3 per game.


First time watching a team of 19-22 year olds?

 

I love that the Rockets team that eventually competes for (or wins) a Championship will be mostly homegrown drafted players like we had with our last Championships with Hakeem, Horry, Cassell.

Sengun, Jabari, Jalen, Tari and Tate are the 5 that will more than likely be on the team when that time comes. Christopher, Garuba, TyTy and Martin are a possibility but likely gone by that time.

Just crazy how many many guys who have started with us in the last 3 years.

2020
Tate, Martin

2021
Green, Sengun, Garuba, Christopher

2022
Smith, Eason, Washington

2023
Webanyama or Henderson?

Imagine fielding a team where the 8 - 10 main guys on the court who lead there team to a Championship were all drafted by the team. Doubt that has ever happened. I don't think the Celtics even pulled that off.

 

I'm actually mooostly pleased with Jalen, though it would be nice to see a little bit more scoring efficiency and defense (would be interesting to see that ranking by TS% among players who shot at least, I dunno, 10 FGA... or maybe a ranking by PER). That's some incredible company just above him on that list, though it starts to fall off precipitously after Jalen.

Smith is the main guy I had in mind. I know, I know, he's even younger and just weeks into his career. Green started out just as badly last year. But given the hype that was around this draft class even over a year ago, I thought we'd have seen at least a few more flashes by now.

To be absolutely clear, I am by no means writing off any of our young guys on this team. I think there is still a lot of potential, and I generally agree with the previous poster's message I was replying to that we're still early in our rebuild. I just can sympathize with a little bit of the frustration with some of our young studs.

 

We start KPJ. Enough said

 

Nowhere to go but up ... or over yonder...toward being outta sight outta mind!

 

Stone said to judge him in 2030…it’s just 7 more years, be patient

 

And people thought having a flat out loser as an owner wouldn't be a problem.

 

Man you guys should join Knicks fandom or something.

They are the masters of putting out mid teams with average talent for perennial mid goodness. Hey you even get some playoff first round exists springled in there.

That's what you guys want.

I want a team where I can see hope for a high level contender in the future. That means we have to go through this phase of 19-21 year olds with high level talent getting their feet wet.

 

I'm loving watching these young players grow up. I know this is the last losing season for another decade or two, so pretty chill about it.

 

the thunder made the playoffs the first year we got Westbrook .

that’s more successful than any year of our rebuild so far .

I’ll give them time , but green and his class will be eligible for extension next year and we have decisions to make about their contracts coming up soon .

stone and Silas don’t have time . If things haven’t turned around by (some point ) next year they both will be canned and deservedly so

 

So just eliminate all context huh.

That was what a 3 year younger CP3 on that team? The same dude that made a mid team in the Suns into a 60 win team that reach the NBA finals?

3 year younger CP3 is literally the best fit you could ask for on this roster.