Enjoy the next 5 years fellas. It's about to be special.

in b4 the enjoy

 

in b4 players of the core 7 start to get traded.

 

This year we will see if we are going to enjoy the next 5 years. If everything clicks well this year and we go for 55 wins then yes, Houston has become a powerhouse. If not, we will need to make some risky decisions end of this year and can end up pretty bad

 

The new magnificent 7, if this core stays together and healthy we should be contending for the next decade.

 

Have to cash on it. . . . remember almost does not count in Rocket Land . .. . no excuses. . no reasons
nothing .. . win or not win . . that is all in Rocket land

Rocket River

 

I’m not a baseball guy so I’m not sure if this comp is apt but did the Rockets just pull an Astros by building a dynasty through the draft?

 

I don't mean to rain on the parade here but I'm still hesitant on celebrating our success just yet. I think it is undeniable that we have drafted a bunch of good or even great players. But sadly, in the NBA, it doesn't really matter unless you find a legit superstar. A guy that can go toe to toe with the NBAs best. We could have 5 above average starters and a strong bench but we aren't going anywhere as a team unless we have that dude. One of our guys has to ascend. I just really hope one of them does.

 

Celtics won with a bunch of 2nd tier guys so there is hope. Nobody considers Tatum or Brown a legit superstar/mvp candidate.

The biggest concern isnt on the Rox tbh it's OKC. They have a big 3, solid supporting cast and a bajillion picks to fill any holes. Hard to see anybody beating them.

 

Not only the next five years. We’re pretty flush with draft capital through 2031, which will be critical a post-apron world.

 

I gotta disagree, I definitely think Tatum is in that tier. He's been first team all-nba three years in a row. Maybe I just have a wider definition than you, but I am very comfortable calling Tatum a legit superstar.

 

Yes but Tatum’s 3rd season was no better than Sengun’s 3rd season imo.

Jaylen Brown and Tatum’s 4th seasons are reasonable targets for our young guys.

The new apron rules are going to make roster balance more prominent imo. I think we’re designed well for our era.

 

IBFTM (in before the merge)

https://bbs.clutchfans.net/threads/...-nba-championship-in-the-next-5-years.323729/

 

They should sign us up for the special Olympics, that’s how special were about to get

 

I'm with you there, and for the record, I am optimistic about our future. I'm just saying we're not there yet. It looks like we are on track to get there, but it's not a guarantee. We may end up with 2 or 3 or even 4 all stars, but if we have zero all NBA players, there's only one team that's ever won a championship that way in the past 50ish years. I'm not confident in that formula. In addition to our great drafting job, we still need at least one guy to reach that top level, and IMO we've got 3 (or 4 if you want to count the complete uncertainty of Sheppard) guys that have a reasonable chance of getting there.

 

Everyone of us should feel special at some point in life.

 

It's all about 5-6 years of Playoff failure and learning from it as young group.

Winning it on your 2nd or 3rd try has a chance of 0.00001 of happening.