How do you feel about the offense next year and the defense? Will net rating improve?

Off rating will stay stagnant
Deff rating will improve

 

I think this is more a question of Injuires.

If we can stay healthy I don't see why both don't improve

 

This is how I see it.

I think we added better 3 point shooters which should offset the loss in other areas of offense.

Defense, obviously should improve with who we let go and who we brought in.

I actually think we should end up in the highly coveted group of team that are both top 10 in offensive and defensive efficiency. The best teams are just about always in this group and 1 from that group seems to always win the title. I don't think we will be that team, but my feeling is we will be the lower end of that top group.

 

such a great question. answer will be based of the level of homieness

 

We lost depth. Our better or worse performance will be depending on the growth of young players and team chemistry, which are both a big question mark as for now.

 

The thought of no Howard in the paint for a duration of one full period scares me. Even if we assume he's healthy the whole season, what happens to the games where he gets in foul trouble...

 

Because we have the worst bunch of whiny crybaby fans in the league?

 

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2013-14
PF: 107.7
PA: 103.1
Net: +4.6

2014-15
PF: 105.2
PA: 99.5
Net: +5.7

Last year, the gap between the 3rd best net rating (OKC +6.3) and the 4th best (GSW/MIA +4.8) was pretty defined. With our moves, I don't expect us to jump into the top 3 tier, but definitely still remain at the top of the remaining teams (while improving). I feel like a PA of 99.5 is attainable because that is around what GSW, WAS and OKC were able to reach with their lineups.

 

What bothers me about this team is that we do great during the season but we have no idea what to do during the playoffs. I feel like this is where JVG and Adelman really had issues with Morey. He is always looking at steps ahead when we really should be winning right now. There is some interesting method to his madness but with a prime Dwight and a budding Harden there is no reason why we can't be in the finals. Unless everyone of players off the bench somehow turn into the greatest role players ever we are going to have a very rough season. The net ratings for the playoffs are really what concern me.

 

Both better.

Feels good man

 

Top 5 defensive and offensively.

 

If we stay healthy: same.

 

Word..

 

I see the Rockets getting worse on offense and defense. A lot will depend on how all our young players play. We lost three of our top seven players, and replaced them with Ariza and a bunch of rookies and D-League players.

I think losing Asik is a big blow, and we will notice it every time Dwight goes to the bench. We will need our young players to step up in a hurry to replace what Lin and Parsons gave us. I could be wrong, and I hope I am, but this could be a tough year, with the Rockets missing the playoffs. Harden and Howard will have to stay healthy, and several new contributors will have to emerge for the Rockets to even match what they did last year.

 

Harden has been looking like the best perimeter defender on Team USA. I don't expect him to be as great in regular season, but I can see him being at least average.

If Terrence Jones can improve his rebounding, this team has potential to be a top 5 defense.

The offense seems to be a concern which is something I would never have thought to say.

There were times when Harden and Dwight are off, Parsons would get hot. What happens this year when Harden and Dwight are off? Ariza is not as good offensively as Parsons. So it's going to have to be Terrence Jones who has to step up

The bench looks to have some solid defenders on it in Adrien, Dmo, Dorsey, and I've read some good things on Kostas. None of these players though are Asik level help defender though .But the offense NEEDS Isiaah Canaan to be the main sparkplug.