Are We REALLY a Better Team This Year Talent Wise?

we're better. the players who shot well/decently last year are now shooting decently/horribly. if the shooting comes around we'll be rolling.

 

Bonzi is better than any backup perimeter player we had last year and SF is better than Rafer except he doesn't get to play.

 

There's no way the role players are going to continue to shoot this badly. The talent is far better; everyone just happens to be slumping at the same time right now.

Even Bonzi Wells is only shooting 39% with a 43 TS%.

 

Bonzi actually playing automatically makes this team more talented than last year. James IS an upgrade over Rafer, even if he is shooting horribly. Scola is better than JHo hands down, offensively and especially defensively, and he's still adjusting to the NBA.

Right now the biggest upgrade we have is Bonzi Wells. He's our 3rd best player. Scola and James are slight upgrades over last year's positions. We still lack some talent though, and I don't think we can win a championship unless we get another piece. (same story every year)

 

There is no question about the 3 new aquisitions are not contributing as well as the players they replaced. And Rafer is playing worst than last year. But you got to believe they will come around and we will get better.

 

Adding Scola, James, Wells, Francis to the team should be addition, naturally.


We'll pull it together, we're only 10 games into the season. Dallas hasn't looked great so far, and the Suns lost to Atlanta and got crushed at home by the Lakers, and barely beat Seattle, Miami, and New York.


Of all the Western teams, S.A. is the only who has really looked unbelivable so far, everyone is sort.......blah.......slowly bringing it together.

 

that's not true. i think they are playing up to expectations. james is pretty much playing like he was when he was with us two years ago, scola is playing fine, and bonzi is finally showing his game. the problem is on the people who expected scola to be our third best scorer and to be an impact player.

 

Not really. I always count Bonzi as this year's new acquisitions. I believe a lot of others do.

I never was too high on SF3. I still belive in Scola.

Mike James is the only reason I watch the Rockets. Stop bashing him

 

we have more talent, its just not playing (Brooks, Francis). Francis can actually score, and brooks can shoot. we need both of those.

 

I'm beginning to think Rudy Gay for Shane wasn't a good trade.

 

Net = Gain- loss

Loss = VSPAN & JHo

Gain = Bonzi, Francis, Scola, James


Yes we are better talent. Our coaching has taken a step back.

 

We're much better on paper, but overall this is still the same team as last year. Look at the starting lineup, it's the same as last season. The team still lacks a good third option. Bonzi has played well, but he's taking on an extended role because of TMac's injury. Stevie hasn't even shed his warmups yet and no one else can make a basket not named Yao or Tracy.

 

......on paper!

(whatever that means.... )

 

spot on.

 

I really can't wait to kick other teams' asses!!!!!!

 

sadly, i have to agree. our problems last year seem to have been a weak bench, PG, PF, and lack of athletic ability.

with james and wells id say our bench is improved, but the other holes still existand we must find a way to plug them. i truly believe having francis and james as our PGs, instead of james and alston will help to fill the PG and give us another athlete out there.

something must be done or this season will mirror last seasons to a tee.

win 50+ games.. utah in the first round again where yao is rendered useless, and another first round exit.