Would you be happy or sad if the Rockets resemble the Pacers in a couple of years?

Their entire front court is better than ours. And having a great young C is pretty huge, it's the hardest position to fill and having a defensive big man is the most important part of being a contender.

 

i was basically labeled insane for believing the astros would be a fun team to follow this year and for pointing out in some thread back in 2010 that since kubiak got to houston the texans had been awesome at acquiring talent on draft day.

Here is another opinion that might get that same reaction. unlike many, I love our roster of misfits. if Marcus camby was 27 and healthy, we would be 3rd or 4th.
We're just missing a Center/ power forward that can play both on offense and defense. yeah, i know, players that can play great on both sides are called stars.

 

Not necessarily. Chandler Parsons is a perfect example.

 

Dragic is a better PG than Collison, imo. Parsons makes every player he guards work harder that they are used to. As far as center goes, just add a Deandre Jordan like center to the mix. Then add a wing who can score and play good defense and we got the Pacers.
You are currently riding the Pacers jocks because they are in the playoffs.

 

So what you're saying is that, aside from the fact that they have better players, we are just as good as the Pacers.

 

As close as the current Rockets can get to the Pacers is that Bird and McHale were teammates in BOS.

The Pacers were 13-5 against the WC (72% incluidng a win in HOU). The Rockets...23-25.

Bottomline...I'll take that Indiana State guy over the MIT guy 24x7x365.

 

YEP - one uses numbers the other looks at talent because he played the game and can recognize it, and more importantly how it will progress.

DD

 

Keeping in line with the thread, yes we can be as early as next season. We all had been saying that we still need a center and another wing. We get that, we got 'em.

 

And yet, undersized and hindered by scola's lack of D, we still play evenly with those lame teams of OKC, SA, LA, FlopGalorecity, and the Dallas Terrys.

 

These teams are built nearly identical, except for having better size in the paint, and their key players are better two way players Scola/Martin vs. West/Grainger. Otherwise, I dont see what Larry Bird being a Hick from French Lick vs. MIT grad has any relevance to the way they built their teams. They have drafted well without a high lottery pick, upgraded certain positions, and developed their young players. That formula doesn't seem that different based on education levels.

 

People, the key to being like Indiana or better now would be to draft players who are ready to play from day one. For example:

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=216279
http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=217627

 

What is random and pointless about it? The allegation was made that the team with the 5th best record in the entire NBA (Pacers) would not be a top 8 team in the West. It is then entirely appropriate to ask the question of how they fared against the West. The answer: pretty darn well, better in fact than they did against the East.

You can argue that it lacks appropriate sample size, that they played unusually weak Western teams, or whatever, but at least try to make a rational argument rather than to stamp your foot and declare that it is so, because you believe it to be so.

 

Exactly, having played the game means you can definitely recognize talent.

Signed,
Michael Jordan

 

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but... You know which team this Pacers team reminds me of? The Houston Rockets from 3 years ago.

The Rockets won 53 games that season, the Pacers were on a 52 win pace (42 wins in 66 game season). The one All Star on each team is their oversized center. Each team had big wing players (Artest, Battier, McGrady, Granger, George), good shooting PFs (Scola, West) and good depth off the bench. Each team also faced/is facing the "super team" of its conference in the 2nd round.

The Rockets probably would have been better if McGrady had been healthy. But there are similarities.

 

I agree,but what I've said is the rockets need 3 near all star caliber players on their roster. Right now,if he plays like last yr,the only guy is dragic imo. If I had dragic,tyreke evans,and brooke lopez added to javele mcgee and chandler parsons, that would be what I'm in line with. Not sure if they could win a ring,depends on situations,but they could be a force. Of course getting tyreke,mcgee,and lopez will take some work,but I think it would be worth it.

 

Let us summarize your argument

Team A is EXCELLENT vs. another conference
Team A is very good vs. its own conference

Team B is very good vs. another conference
Team B blows reeking chunks of vomit vs. its own conference

your conclusion:
Team A = Team B

got it!

 

Near allstars: Dragic, Lowry, Parsons and Lee.