Our once proud franchise is being run into the ground

Now I think we need to back away from the cliff a few steps because there IS light at the end of the tunnel.

If Wemby, Harper, Shai, Chet, Jokic, Murray, LeBron, Luka, Flagg, Davis, Steph, Green, Kawhi, Ant, Gobert, Giannis, Bam, Cade, Halliburton, Brunson, Mitchell, Harden, Brown, Tatum, Wagner, Banchero and all the new stud rookies get injured next year right before the playoffs. . . . Rockets have a decent chance at picking up that Championship NEXT YEAR.

Sorry to be a ray of sunshine on y'all's rainy day but ya gotta keep the faith! Come'on guys!!

 

Would be pretty funny if they trade both for cash.

 

Tilman is an industry (hospitality) where you actually have a high probability of success if you are wiling to take on the debt and have some money to begin with. You don't need to be brilliant, just need to understand how to be an operator in hospitality. You also don't need to hire the smartest people and spend a ton of time figuring out who to hire, because a lot of people can do the job well. (I have worked on the investments side in Hospitality Private Equity and for a family office that had about $4B invested in this industry, I have also worked in Tech Investments and the people you come across are a lot smarter, but also don't make as much money).

I think owning a modern NBA team is tougher for someone with Tilman's background because you can not just rely on the asset to produce if you have someone just watch over it passively. Him putting in his son in a high level position and also essentially promoting from within without really running a full process for each role shows he does not have the skills required to be competitive in a modern NBA environment. You can not just plug in anyone into a role and expect results. We saw a lot of initial high level turnover when he bought the team, but he essentially created an environment full of yes men, people who have a good work life balance, are getting paid and don't want to challenge their boss because it is a lot easier to just be a yes man. This is a very common culture you see in hospitality, you do not see this in institutional finance or in tech, if he had a different background we would be much better off. Tilman loves Houston and Houston sports, but I think he just took on a lot by buying Caesar's Ent. If he struggles with that turnaround, I think he may consider selling the Rockets. He has nearly $4.5B+ in equity value tied up in the team. It would be a pretty solid return for him as well.

 

31st and 55th it is then.

 

And we draft Shorty McChubby at 31....

DD

 

DD doubling down on the fat comments lol

 

If it turns out to be a Lost Decade, it won't be a surprise to me.

The trade for Westbrook was bad, but the Salt In The Wound is that it appears that nothing was learned from it.
Driving to the basket was difficult because Westbrook and the Center tended to operate in the same area.

Sengun and Thompson have similar issues and there weren't serious attempts to bring in sufficient three point shooting to improve the spacing.

I understand the part about mistakes will happen, but the sad part is that there was zero to minimal reflection made on the past so the same mistakes wouldn't be repeated in the future.

 

Two more first round exits until we will see any meaningful change. Enjoy what you can of this team until then.

 

Being run into the ground? You act like the Rockets were some yearly champions with these post. I been watching since YaoMac and we have never won ****.

The greatest accomplishment of the previous regine was one season when they lost in 7 games in the WCF but somehow 2 seasons of 50 wins is "running this franchise into the ground".

 

We have drafted Jabari and Reed with top 3 picks both are known for shooting more than anything else.

We traded for KD one of the best shooters in history.

We just traded up for Bruce Thornton.

But no serious attempt has been made to get shooters? Really?

 

Well the point that clearly went over your head is by picking today (which doesn't mark the end of the offseason) you've ignored what could potentially happen the rest of the offseason. An odd choice or you just planting your flag that this is going to be roster? What if we get Jaylen Brown?

 

Everyone wants to restructure the roster to win.

However, you have persistently conflated the team wanting the vets to take on a bigger role with the young core unable to/not ready to.

 

The draft tells OP is right.

No ambition, no IQ, no professional.

I feel Rockets won't win championship in another 30 years.

 

…..who is turning 24 soon. Why trade up for a guy we could’ve taken at 53?

 

I'll reserve judgment until after the offseason is done. The draft is just the first part of a long offseason for the Rockets. If nothing's done to at least make some adjustments to our weak spots then yes, it really is a blatant sabotage of the team and Stone and Ime needs to be thrown to the dumpster

 

And short. It doesn’t get any better.

 

If we were healthy we already addressed the weak spots with Thornton and resigning Tari.

Sengun/Adams/Capela
Jabari/Tari/DFS
KD/DFS/Tari
Amen/Reed
FVV/Reed/Thornton/Copeland

a lot of you guys forget the Rockets started 15-3 without FVV before injuries hit.

 

Cuz he would be gone at that time. Thornton is the best fit among available guys with this roster. Who cares if he is turning 24 we just want a backup scorer pg we dont need to take a wild swing at 31st.

 

I think you are not understanding how NBA salaries work. The Rockets are not shedding salary going forward because players coming off rookie salaries get a huge bump. Jabari more than doubles his salary next year. Amen will triple/quadruple his salary in 2 years. Reed if he's good will do the same the year after that. Also, veterans coming off the books means you have to replace them. KD was a top-10 player this past season (2nd team All-NBA). Adams was a top-5 performer on the team before he got injured. FVV despite all the issues is at least an average starter. Them being gone also means their production leave. And you still have to get other players to fill their space.

 

Source tells Rockets won't make any big trade.

That want to run it back with same roster.

Lol