not any leader, Chuck Hayes was a leader but with little talent and hard work... They need a talented leader, so the bar is higher than with just a role player
The Rockets need Alexander fully behind Morey and Thibs as their head coach. You want a leader? Thibs is a leader.
There are teams that only have 1 or 2 stars that are way ahead and better than us. Having another star along with our current ones isn't the solution. It may even be a problem with the egos we currently have.
We need a more committed group of guys, players who care more about wins and losses than partying or being famous. DD
we need a tough no nonsense ,passionate, all out hustle and ccommitted guy like Noah to out these pansy divas like Harden in their place
Morey prefers, as does every other GM, to sign stars outright, though free agency, than to give up a bundle of assets. There will be trades, before the deadline, but I don't think any of them will be sending multiple role players out for a returning star. The Rockets suffered from lack of depth during the T-Mac Yao era, and I don't think they want to go through that again.
I agree. We are not that far away. May not even need to be a superstar. We need a 3rd center that can rebound and protect the rim and a rotation perimeter player that can defend and be a playmaker (Jimmy Butler type).
I thought we do have a 3rd Super star - Morey. He looks really sharp and crafty on his twitter posts. He has a bigger fan-base than Harden or Howard. We should be fine.
Rockets have one "star". Dwight Howard is no longer a star and certainly not worth $20M(+). Back to searching for Batman or co-Robin. Spoiler Dwight Howard (Rockets) — $22,359,364 Marc Gasol (Grizzlies) — $19,689,000 DeAndre Jordan (Clippers) — $19,689,000 Brook Lopez (Nets) — $19,689,000 Enes Kanter (Thunder) — $16,407,500 Greg Monroe (Bucks) — $16,407,500 DeMarcus Cousins (Kings) — $15,851,950 Roy Hibbert (Lakers) — $15,592,216 Tristan Thompson (Cavaliers) — $14,260,870 Andrew Bogut (Warriors) — $13,800,000 Al Jefferson (Hornets) — $13,500,000 Joakim Noah (Bulls) — $13,400,000 JaVale McGee (Mavericks) — $13,270,964 (Includes the $12MM owed from the Sixers, who waived him) Tyson Chandler (Suns) — $13,000,000 Nene (Wizards) — $13,000,000 Robin Lopez (Knicks) — $12,650,000 Nikola Pekovic (Timberwolves) — $12,100,000 Al Horford (Hawks) — $12,000,000 Nikola Vucevic (Magic) — $11,250,000 Marcin Gortat (Wizards) — $11,217,391 Anderson Varejao (Cavaliers) — $9,638,554 Omer Asik (Pelicans) — $9,213,483 Tiago Splitter (Hawks) — $8,800,000 Kosta Koufos (Kings) — $7,700,000 Boris Diaw (Spurs) — $7,500,000 Ed Davis (Trail Blazers) — $6,980,802 Aron Baynes (Pistons) — $6,500,000 Spencer Hawes (Hornets) — $6,110,034 Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves) — $5,703,600 J.J. Hickson (Nuggets) — $5,613,500 Brandan Wright (Grizzlies) — $5,464,000 Tim Duncan (Spurs) — $5,250,000 Zaza Pachulia (Mavericks) — $5,200,000 Chris Kaman (Trail Blazers) — $5,016,000 Chris Andersen (Heat) — $5,000,000 Timofey Mozgov (Cavaliers) — $4,950,000 Jonas Valanciunas (Raptors) — $4,660,482 Joel Embiid (Sixers) — $4,626,960 Jahlil Okafor (Sixers) — $4,582,680 Alexis Ajinca (Pelicans) — $4,389,607 Cody Zeller (Hornets) — $4,204,200 Ian Mahinmi (Pacers) — $4,000,000 Alex Len (Suns) — $3,807,120 Willie Cauley-Stein (Kings) — $3,398,280 Drew Gooden (Wizards) — $3,300,000 Andre Drummond (Pistons) — $3,272,091 John Henson (Bucks) — $2,943,221 Tibor Pleiss (Jazz) — $2,900,000 Bismack Biyombo (Raptors) — $2,814,000 Kevin Seraphin (Knicks) — $2,814,000 Tyler Zeller (Celtics) — $2,616,975 Joel Anthony (Pistons) — $2,500,000 Steven Adams (Thunder) — $2,279,040 Kelly Olynyk (Celtics) — $2,165,160 Miles Plumlee (Bucks) — $2,109,294 Festus Ezeli (Warriors) — $2,008,748 Larry Sanders (Waived by Bucks via stretch provision) — $1,865,547 Lucas Nogueira (Raptors) — $1,842,000 Jusuf Nurkic (Nuggets) — $1,842,000 Joffrey Lauvergne (Nuggets) — $1,709,719 Kendrick Perkins (Pelicans) — $1,499,187 Gorgui Dieng (Timberwolves) — $1,474,440 Mason Plumlee (Trail Blazers) — $1,415,520 Nikola Jokic (Nuggets) — $1,300,000 Sasha Kaun (Cavaliers) — $1,276,000 Boban Marjanovic (Spurs) — $1,200,000 Rudy Gobert (Jazz) — $1,175,880 Cole Aldrich (Clippers) — $1,100,602 Edy Tavares (Hawks) — $1,000,000 Robert Sacre (Lakers) — $981,348 Hassan Whiteside (Heat) — $981,348 Samuel Dalembert (Waived by Mavericks) — $947,276 Dewayne Dedmon (Magic) — $947,276 Mike Muscala (Hawks) — $947,276 Jeff Withey (Jazz) — $947,276 Tarik Black (Lakers) — $845,059 Shayne Whittington (Pacers) — $845,059 Salah Mejri (Mavericks) — $525,093 Aaron Gray (Waived by Pistons via stretch provision) — $452,049 Fab Melo (Waived by Grizzlies via stretch provision) — $437,080 Miroslav Raduljica (Waived by the Clippers via stretch provision) — $252,042 Robert Upshaw (Waived by Lakers) — $35,000 Ryan Hollins (Waived by Grizzlies) — $16,034 Jaleel Roberts (Waived by Wizards) — $10,000 Jordan Railey (Waived by Sixers) — $6,178 http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2015/12/201516-salary-rankings-centers-2.html Do we really need to spend flashy money on a non-flashy position? Please, no! No more overpaid/overpriced centers. Hothead DeMarcus Cousins? Soon-to-be 32-year old Carmelo Anthony? Due $24M, $26M and nearly $28M(ETO). Trade one overpriced/declining player for another? You have two more years with Harden before either side can decide to go their separate way.
Who is consistently good other than our two stars? Nobody. So yeah, if all the players became consistently better, but what are the odds of that.
What do you consider a star? Would you consider 1+1= Star? Midseason, stars don't always align. Our stars are still working on that.
