Yea it sure is a blessing for those potentials FAs. They get a clear cut warning of how much of a ****show the Rockets are. Can't even get the 8th seed with a players MVP.
The system we run will change, because we will have a new coach... As for Harden reputation, I think it's far more likely that players thought that Harden just had too much to carry. Looking at last year players thought Harden was the MVP because he did more for his team. He's still playing a ton of minutes. I bet players think he needs a little more help rather than to blame him in particular for these failings.
Obviously we are trying to keep our 1st round pick. If we lose all of the games left, we may even move up in the pick from #14.
Thank you! I get it people hate James because he plays little defense or takes defensive plays off, but when you're playing 40 minutes a game of intense offense as well as trying to guard the opposing team's best SG something is going to suffer with lack of help on the offensive end. Dude needs a REAL team around him. I love Pat, but he's a bench spark not a starting PG. I love Ariza but he can't create off the dribble to save his life, hell he can barely dribble past the 3 point line without a TO. Dwight is Dwight now that we've reached the twilight of his career and we have NO Power Forward worth a damn on the roster, including D-Mo. Our bench is pathetic and we have no true shooters.... Beasley came over from China and outscored our entire bench on his own in a 3 game stretch. WE NEED MORE HELP!!!
Also it's not that those are bad players...Beverly and Ariza...we just ask too much of them. Then we ask players to do things they just can't or shouldn't be doing. We play small and ask SFs to get on the boards...why? Their whole career they've been wing guys? They are not going to be competent PFs just because you put them there. Brewer isn't going to start hitting threes because you ask him to. Playing DMO and giving him one or two post touches is a waste. We need a coach that understands their players and their strengths and weaknesses. To keep Ariza from handling the ball ever at all for instance.
The way this freaking season went and you're talking about a blessing. Man not making the playoff's after having major aspirations from the season before is not a darn blessing. It was condemnation.
