With Ronnie Brewer, How Good is the Rockets bench now?

I get why he was asking but I'm not going to paint myself in a corner. The truth is nobody, not even Morey himself knows who for sure is going to perform the best & create the best chemistry on & off the court with the core group. All Im saying is that there are options for a very good reason.

Look, It would be great if it was the case, but I highly doubt this year's team will be as healthy as the one last year which suffered very few injuries throughout the season.

IF for some reason McHale & Morey make the decision to keep a player they deem more useful like say Ronnie Brewer or Reggie Williams, instead of BJ Young, Covington, or Henriquez, it probably wouldn't take but a few games for someone to tweak an ankle or pull a hammy. It would be GREAT if the Rockets suffered no injuries at all next year, but its highly unlikely they get that lucky.

Also wouldn't rule out D-League stints for some of the other players that are even more likely to get roster spots like D-Mo or Jones if they are not getting minutes in the big league.

More than likely though, only one person other than Canaan will have to be inactive at a time IF for some reason the team is at full health.

The 2 inactive spots should be of very little concern to the coaching staff and front office. I assume its way more important for them to get the best possible 15 guys that give them the best chance at winning the most amount of games this year.

If thats Covington, Young, or Henriquez then great.... but I doubt they are going to get the spot over a veteran just because a young player like Young, or Covington wont be as offended by being inactive & having to play in the D-League with Canaan.

 

That's how everyone felt about Shaun Livingston. But in the end, we kept Jonny Flynn and cut Livingston. Skillset doesn't always mean a spot on the team.

 

Partially agree with this, all the rookies will probably see time in the D-League until one of our new veteran acquisitions (Casspi, Williams, Camby, Brewer) doesn't pan out or goes out because of an injury

As much as I loved AB during his rookie/sophomore years he's trade bait/filler this season. I don't they'll ever trade Parsons just because he basically got us Dwight (especially if it turns out Houston's a great fit for D12). Asik and Lin are on borrowed time... But you never know with Morey...

 

Did I miss the official announcement that the Rockets signed Brewer?
I can't find anything about it anywhere else. Tks.

 

That was a case of guaranteed salary.

 

Are you kidding? We have one of the best benches compared to contending teams only probably behind the Clippers and maybe the Pacers. We have the best backup center in the NBA and the Best Center in the NBA by far

Worse Benches:
Bulls (who is even on their bench)
Thunder (Lamb and Collison are their best bench players haha)
Spurs (Gary Forbes left, Mario Bellinali, Danny Green, and an old Splitter)
Heat (Mike Miller Left, Ray Allen and Shane Battier are not getting younger)
Nets (Other than an aging Jason Terry and Blatche, Kirlenko is good tho)

 

Danny Green is a starter. Manu Ginobli is the sixth man. Splitter is 28.

 

Completely agree. The folks who are saying that the three undrafted rookis (Robert Covington, B.J. Young, Jordan Henriquez) are the likely first three guys cut are missing this point. At least two players on the fifteen man roster at any given time will be on the developnental league roster. I don't feel that you can send either Terrence Jones, Donatas Motiejunas, or Greg Smith back to the d-league at this point, as they've all paid their dues at that level. Obviously you can't send a veteran such as Ronnie Brewer or Omri Casspi down there. Isaiah Canaan is a viable d-league candidate, obviously, but who is your second d-leaguer? It's either Covington or Young. This is an obvious inference that we should all be making here.

Another obvious inference that we should all be making is that Daryl Morey is presently exploring various 2-for-1 (or 3-for-1) and player-for-draft pick trade scenarios that consolidate the roster.

 

Underrated in couple of areas.
Could be a decent or average slasher and decent finisher on backdoor cuts.

13.7 in Utah at his best is not all that bad
1.3 career steals is pretty good

 

Depth Charts

Atlanta
PG1 - J. Teague
PG2 - D. Schroeder
PG3 - S. Mack
SG1 - L. Williams
SG2 - J. Jenkins
SG3 - J. Cunningham
SF1 - K. Korver
PF1 - P. Millsap
PF2 - E. Brand
PF3 - P. Antic
PF4 - M. Scott
C1 - A. Horford
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Boston
PG1 - R. Rondo (IL)
PG2 - C. Lee
SG1 - A. Bradley
SG2 - M. Brooks
SG3 - J. Crawford
SG4 - K. Bogans
SF1 - J. Green
SF2 - G. Wallace
PF1 - B. Bass
PF2 - J. Sullinger
PF3 - K. Humphries
PF4 - D. Greene
C1 - K. Olynyk
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Brooklyn
PG1 - D. Williams
PG2 - S. Livingston
PG3 - T. Taylor
SG1 - J. Johnson
SG2 - J. Terry
SG3 - A. Anderson
SF1 - P. Pierce
SF2 - A. Kirilenko
SF3 - T. Shengelia
PF1 - K. Garnett
PF2 - R. Evans
PF3 - M. Teletovic
C1 - B. Lopez
C2 - A. Blatche
C3 - M. Plumlee
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Charlotte
PG1 - K. Walker
PG2 - R. Sessions
PG3 - J. Pargo
SG1 - G. Henderson
SG2 - B. Gordon
SF1 - M. Kidd-Gilchrist
SF2 - J. Taylor
PF1 - C. Zeller
PF2 - J. McRoberts
PF3 - A. Tolliver
PF4 - J. Adrien
C1 - A. Jefferson
C2 - B. Biyombo
C3 - B. Haywood
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Chicago
PG1 - D. Rose
PG2 - K. Hinrich
PG3 - M. Teague
SG1 - J. Butler
SG2 - M. Dunleavy
SF1 - L. Deng
SF2 - T. Snell
SF3 - M. Thomas
PF1 - C. Boozer
PF2 - T. Gibson
PF3 - E. Murphy
C1 - J. Noah
C2 - N. Mohammed
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Cleveland
PG1 - K. Irving
PG2 - J. Jack
SG1 - D. Waiters
SG2 - C. Miles
SF1 - E. Clark
SF2 - A. Gee
PF1 - T. Thompson
C1 - A. Bynum
C2 - A. Varejao
C3 - T. Zeller
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Dallas
PG1 - J. Calderon
PG2 - D. Harris
PG3 - S. Larkin
PG4 - G. Mekel
SG1 - M. Ellis
SG2 - W. Ellington
SG3 - R. Ledo
SF1 - S. Marion
SF2 - V. Carter
SF3 - J. Crowder
PF1 - D. Nowitzki
PF2 - B. Wright
PF3 - D. Blair
C1 - S. Dalembert
C2 - B. James
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Denver
PG1 - T. Lawson
PG2 - A. Miller
PG3 - N. Robinson
SG1 - E. Fournier
SG2 - R. Foye
SG3 - Q. Miller
SF1 - D. Gallinari
SF2 - W. Chandler
SF3 - J. Hamilton
PF1 - K. Faried
PF2 - J. Hickson
PF3 - D. Arthur
PF4 - A. Randolph
C1 - J. McGee
C2 - T. Mozgov
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Detroit
PG1 - B. Jennings
PG2 - W. Bynum
PG3 - P. Siva
SG1 - C. Billups
SG2 - R. Stuckey
SG3 - K. Caldwell-Pope
SF1 - J. Smith
SF2 - K. Singler
SF3 - L. Datome
PF1 - G. Monroe
PF2 - C. Villanueva
PF3 - J. Jerebko
PF4 - T. Mitchell
C1 - A. Drummond
C2 - J. Harrellson
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Golden State
PG1 - S. Curry
PG2 - N. Nedovic
SG1 - K. Thompson
SG2 - T. Douglas
SG3 - K. Bazemore
SF1 - A. Iguodala
SF2 - H. Barnes
PF1 - D. Lee
PF2 - M. Speights
PF3 - D. Green
C1 - A. Bogut
C2 - J. O'Neal
C3 - F. Ezeli
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Houston
PG1 - J. Lin
PG2 - P. Beverley
PG3 - A. Brooks
PG4 - I. Canaan
SG1 - J. Harden
SG2 - F. Garcia
SG3 - R. Williams
SG4 - B. Young
SF1 - C. Parsons
SF2 - O. Casspi
SF3 - R. Covington
PF1 - O. Asik
PF2 - D. Motiejunas
PF3 - T. Jones
C1 - D. Howard
C2 - M. Camby
C3 - G. Smith

Indiana
PG1 - G. Hill
PG2 - C. Watson
SG1 - P. George
SG2 - L. Stephenson
SG3 - O. Johnson
SF1 - D. Granger
SF2 - C. Copeland
PF1 - D. West
PF2 - L. Scola
PF3 - S. Hill
C1 - R. Hibbert
C2 - I. Mahinmi
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LA Clippers
PG1 - C. Paul
PG2 - D. Collison
PG3 - M. Wayns
SG1 - J. Redick
SG2 - J. Crawford
SG3 - W. Green
SF1 - J. Dudley
SF2 - M. Barnes
SF3 - R. Bullock
PF1 - B. Griffin
PF2 - B. Mullens
C1 - D. Jordan
C2 - R. Hollins
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LA Lakers
PG1 - S. Nash
PG2 - S. Blake
SG1 - K. Bryant
SG2 - J. Meeks
SF1 - N. Young
SF2 - W. Johnson
PF1 - P. Gasol
PF2 - E. Harris
C1 - C. Kaman
C2 - J. Hill
C3 - R. Sacre
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Memphis
PG1 - M. Conley
PG2 - J. Bayless
PG3 - N. Calathes
PG4 - T. Wroten
SG1 - T. Allen
SG2 - M. Miller
SG3 - J. Franklin
SF1 - T. Prince
SF2 - Q. Pondexter
PF1 - Z. Randolph
PF2 - E. Davis
PF3 - J. Leuer
PF4 - W. Reed
C1 - M. Gasol
C2 - K. Koufos
C3 - F. Melo
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Miami
PG1 - M. Chalmers
PG2 - N. Cole
SG1 - D. Wade
SG2 - R. Allen
SF1 - L. James
SF2 - S. Battier
SF3 - J. Jones
PF1 - U. Haslem
PF2 - R. Lewis
PF3 - J. Varnado
C1 - C. Bosh
C2 - C. Andersen
C3 - G. Oden
C4 - J. Anthony
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Milwaukee
PG1 - L. Ridnour
PG2 - B. Knight
PG3 - I. Smith
PG4 - N. Wolters
SG1 - O. Mayo
SG2 - G. Neal
SG3 - G. Antetokounmpo
SF1 - E. Ilyasova
SF2 - C. Delfino
SF3 - K. Middleton
PF1 - J. Henson
PF2 - E. Udoh
C1 - L. Sanders
C2 - Z. Pachulia
C3 - M. Raduljica
C4 - V. Kravtsov
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Minnesota
PG1 - R. Rubio
PG2 - J. Barea
SG1 - K. Martin
SG2 - A. Shved
SF1 - C. Budinger
SF2 - C. Brewer
SF3 - S. Muhammad
PF1 - K. Love
PF2 - D. Williams
PF3 - D. Cunningham
PF4 - C. Johnson
C1 - N. Pekovic
C2 - R. Turiaf
C3 - G. Dieng
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New Orleans
PG1 - J. Holiday
PG2 - B. Roberts
SG1 - E. Gordon
SG2 - A. Rivers
SG3 - A. Morrow
SF1 - T. Evans
SF2 - A. Aminu
SF3 - D. Miller
PF1 - A. Davis
PF2 - R. Anderson
C1 - J. Smith
C2 - G. Stiemsma
C3 - J. Withey
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New York
PG1 - R. Felton
PG2 - P. Prigioni
PG3 - B. Udrih
SG1 - I. Shumpert
SG2 - J. Smith
SG3 - T. Hardaway Jr.
SF1 - C. Anthony
SF2 - M. World Peace
SF3 - C. Leslie
PF1 - A. Bargnani
PF2 - A. Stoudemire
PF3 - K. Martin
C1 - T. Chandler
C2 - J. Tyler
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Oklahoma City
PG1 - R. Westbrook
PG2 - R. Jackson
PG3 - D. Fisher
SG1 - T. Sefolosha
SG2 - J. Lamb
SF1 - K. Durant
SF2 - D. Liggins
SF3 - A. Roberson
PF1 - S. Ibaka
PF2 - N. Collison
PF3 - P. Jones
C1 - K. Perkins
C2 - S. Adams
C3 - H. Thabeet
C4 - D. Orton
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Orlando
PG1 - J. Nelson
PG2 - E. Moore
PG3 - R. Price
SG1 - A. Afflalo
SG2 - V. Oladipo
SG3 - D. Lamb
SF1 - T. Harris
SF2 - M. Harkless
SF3 - H. Turkoglu
PF1 - G. Davis
PF2 - A. Nicholson
PF3 - J. Maxiell
C1 - N. Vucevic
C2 - K. O'Quinn
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Philadelphia
PG1 - M. Carter-Williams
PG2 - T. Wroten
SG1 - J. Richardson
SG2 - J. Holiday
SF1 - E. Turner
SF2 - J. Anderson
PF1 - T. Young
PF2 - A. Moultrie
PF3 - L. Allen
PF4 - N. Noel
PF5 - R. White
C1 - S. Hawes
C2 - K. Brown
C3 - T. Ohlbrecht
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Phoenix
PG1 - G. Dragic
PG2 - K. Marshall
PG3 - M. Lee
SG1 - E. Bledsoe
SG2 - S. Brown
SG3 - A. Goodwin
SG4 - G. Green
SF1 - C. Butler
SF2 - M. Beasley
SF3 - P. Tucker
PF1 - M. Morris
PF2 - M. Morris
PF3 - C. Frye
C1 - M. Gortat
C2 - M. Plumlee
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Portland
PG1 - D. Lillard
PG2 - M. Williams
PG3 - E. Watson
PG4 - T. Harris
SG1 - W. Matthews
SG2 - C. McCollum
SG3 - A. Crabbe
SF1 - N. Batum
SF2 - D. Wright
SF3 - V. Claver
SF4 - W. Barton
PF1 - L. Aldridge
PF2 - T. Robinson
C1 - R. Lopez
C2 - M. Leonard
C3 - J. Freeland
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Sacramento
PG1 - G. Vasquez
PG2 - I. Thomas
PG3 - J. Fredette
PG4 - R. McCallum
SG1 - B. McLemore
SG2 - M. Thornton
SF1 - L. Mbah a Moute
SF2 - J. Salmons
SF3 - T. Outlaw
PF1 - J. Thompson
PF2 - C. Landry
PF3 - P. Patterson
C1 - D. Cousins
C2 - C. Hayes
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San Antonio
PG1 - T. Parker
PG2 - C. Joseph
PG3 - N. de Colo
PG4 - P. Mills
SG1 - D. Green
SG2 - M. Ginobili
SG3 - M. Belinelli
SF1 - K. Leonard
PF1 - T. Duncan
PF2 - M. Bonner
PF3 - J. Pendergraph
C1 - T. Splitter
C2 - B. Diaw
C3 - A. Baynes
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Toronto
PG1 - K. Lowry
PG2 - D. Buycks
PG3 - D. Augustin
SG1 - D. DeRozan
SG2 - L. Fields
SG3 - T. Ross
SF1 - R. Gay
SF2 - S. Novak
SF3 - A. Daye
SF4 - Q. Richardson
PF1 - A. Johnson
PF2 - T. Hansbrough
PF3 - Q. Acy
C1 - J. Valanciunas
C2 - A. Gray
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Utah
PG1 - T. Burke
PG2 - J. Lucas
PG3 - J. McNeal
SG1 - A. Burks
SG2 - B. Rush
SF1 - G. Hayward
SF2 - R. Jefferson
SF3 - M. Williams
SF4 - J. Evans
PF1 - D. Favors
C1 - E. Kanter
C2 - A. Biedrins
C3 - R. Gobert
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Washington
PG1 - J. Wall
PG2 - E. Maynor
PG3 - G. Temple
SG1 - B. Beal
SG2 - M. Webster
SG3 - C. Singleton
SG4 - G. Rice Jr.
SF1 - O. Porter Jr.
SF2 - T. Ariza
PF1 - N. Hilario
PF2 - T. Booker
PF3 - A. Harrington
PF4 - J. Vesely
C1 - E. Okafor
C2 - K. Seraphin
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^Sorry, intended to spoiler.

 

BSPN is lagging behind on so many of the off-season moves. It's a commercial site that encourages clicks than providing righteous updated info.

Here is a site that updates rosters on a daily basis.

http://en.hispanosnba.com/teams

 

Why do you have some players in white?

 

i thik its because the site he used havent updated its rosters to include some of the FA signings, but thats just a guess

 

Not seeing anything in white, but I did bold some of the key players on the better benches in the league, for comparison's sake. Probably could have thrown GS in there, too.

 

he means when their is no name

like on the cavs team their are only 10 players you have listed out of a possible 15 which fills a team

FYI there are 13 players on the cavs team ATM by my counting, you forgot the rookies Bennett, Felix and Karasov

 

Mediocre bench

 

I don't want another PF who can hit jumpers, but can't rebound or defend at the other end. Else we should have just kept Delfino, Patterson, and Morris for continuity since they already learned the system.

 

The Rockets are stacked with good role players and they have two guys who figure to make first or second team All-NBA. That's how you win championships. A lot of these free agent veterans added this offseason are sneaky good. I also think Isaiah Canaan is going to be a good role player sooner than people realize.

 

Classic case of grass is greener on the other side of fence.

Miami and Pacers do NOT have better benches. They are top heavy teams. Allen, Cole, and Lewis absolutely sucked last season. The best time to make a run at them is when they sub out their starters.

You really lost a lot of credibility by boldfaced Nando De Colo, Darrell Arthur, and Cory Joseph. Do a little research first.