Rumor: Houston seeing if there is trade market for Ty Lawson

Blowing up means trading Harden. Anything short of that is reloading. The Rockets held on to Yao like a stalker following a super model, so don't expect them to just jettison Harden because of one bad season. There are going to be a lot of changes, absolutely, but I would be shocked stunned and amazed if they didn't keep the core intact for another season.

 

A issue that will appear with Lawson maybe not now but in the future is his size and speed. When he loses a step his game will be hurt tremendously due to his size. We have seen this season Ty blow by his man but get blocked at the summit. Ty game is dependent upon attacking and has been that way when he came in the league and played in Denver. In the future he will need to develop other facets to his game that will be staples for him later in his career.

 

Lawson was probably the guy Harden asked Morey to get on the team.

Going to guess Morey won't be listening to Harden for recommendations anymore.

 

Injuries, not that shocking. Lawson didn't get injured.

 

Last year at the trading deadline the Rockets could have gotten Isaiah Thomas from the Suns. You can say what you want about his lack of defense, but at least he would have provided outside shooting, being able to play off the ball with Harden and be a focus when Harden is on the bench. That's why the Rockets traded for Ty Lawson.

Rockets might not be able to find "the perfect fit" next to Harden, but at least finding someone that can bring something positive to the table offensively or defensively is a great place to start.

 

Like I said, I don't think it was all about injuries.

 

Injuries played the majority part no questions. Pierce didn't go to the nets til way after the injuries happened to Williams. Again, like I said for anyone that followed Williams it wasn't much of a surprise because of everything that happened to him and how he played before the injuries.