Funny how we drafted two, still had two and it's still our weakest position but yes it is. We need to have some play great basketball and flip them for some picks and trade / sign a free agent PF in the offseason.
What do you find funny? That it's possible to attain Davis or that I think he's a good player? Guy has decent stats and would probably be a good fit with our young developing team.
Instead of subjective analysis, let's look at some statistics to answer this question. Let's see what 82games has to say about which positions are strongest/weakest for the Rockets: http://www.82games.com/1213/1213HOU5.HTM http://www.82games.com/1213/1213HOU.HTM (these images are updated as of 12/28/2012) As we can see here, clearly our PF production is hurting us the most--specifically on defense. Look at that 18 PER the PFs are giving up for Christ sakes! I've been monitoring these stats on a weekly basis and the numbers have actually improved. Basically, you can thank Greg Smith for single-handedly accomplishing that task. Patterson and Morris flat out aren't cutting it as starters. Both would be decent bench contributors, but those wanting Love, Aldridge, Gasol, or even taking a chance at Cousins are absolutely justified. Check out the on/off court and production numbers: Like I said, you can thank Greg Smith for bring the PF numbers from absolutely awful to only somewhat awful. It's really ugly for Patterson, and we can see he didn't deserve at least half of the playing time McHale was giving him. At least Morris' on/off court numbers are decent, but opposing PFs are way too productive while he's on the court. Conclusion: I don't see how you could possibly argue that PF isn't our biggest weakness. Morey absolutely needs to go hard after a star PF or at least a more defensive oriented PF. We might be a great PF away from WCF contention.
Looking at the specific stats, it's actually rebounding that's hurting us at the PF position more than anything. It's no surprise given Patterson's well documented anemic rebounding and Morris being a 3/4 tweener. It's no surprise to see the numbers improve with Greg Smith getting more playing time given his rebounding abilities.
