Kevin McHale: I'd like to get a rotation of 9, maybe 10 guys

I think Brewer will be the 10th guy. Best wing defender and Rockets will need deeper rotation because they run so much. And Brooks, Jones and Camby/Smith will see mins when the injuries inevitably happen.

 

Average possession is unreliable when gauging a teams rotation needs and do not tell whole story. Rockets (and GSW, Clippers, Knicks, etc.) run more than most teams, averages are skewed higher due to teams with similar up tempo offenses.

And even if Rockets only rotate 9, that's still higher than league average of 7-8.

 

I agree that D-Mo should start... but if TJ starts stepping on guys like they are sleeping in his doorway then we have to make a change maybe... it all depends on what works best for wins. It's the same thing about Asik and D12 playing at the same time.

By the way.. what ever happened in court with TJ stopping on that bum in Portland?? Anyone know the outcome of that?

 

not guilty

 

We need the following skills from our power forward

3's (Spacing)
Defense
Rebounding
Scoring

I'm actually curious where people rate these skills, because the only thing Dmo has on Jones is scoring, and yet it seems watching them that this is the least necessary skill.

 

Dmo has been set up by Aaron Brooks and Beverley a lot more in preseason.
He scored against 2nd and 3rd stringers and used his height and skills famously.

I think we will see against San Antonio and Memphis how well he can do and during the season.

Last year both Dmo and Terrence have had a good stretch of games and some not so good games.

 

Howard/Asik
Asik/Casspi/DMO
Parsons/Garcia
Harden/Lin/Garcia
Lin/Beverly

Here's our 10 man rotation.

 

And we drafted nothing but 4s for years.

 

funny but we always traded for 1s that outplayed the previous starter..... therefore the endless cycle

 

I only get 9 when I count that, am I missing something?

DD

 

No-Dmo won't be in our rotation

 

Brooks will get some action depending on matchups. Smith will get spot minutes if we need a big body to foul people.

 

Possible 9 man rotation:

1 Lin, Beverley
2 Harden, Garcia
3 Parsons, Brewer
4 Casspi, Howard
5 Howard, Asik

 

You can't get rid of Jones or DMo because their high salaries make them necessary for any future trades in terms of salary matching. Other than that, Brewer, Brooks, and Greg Smith seems to be as good a players as you can get with veteran minimums. The Rockets have a set rotation so they're not going to sign players like Xavier Henry who's looking for PT and a big contract.

 

Folks said Jones was somebody who played out of control most of the time.
But the truth what I have seen from Summer League, Preseason and the last two games is the opposite.

He is trying hard to play within the confinement of his abilities. I think that is very commendable for a 21 year old.

 

Don't forget DMo has about 3" on him as well. Would have defended Favors or Kanter better when they were both on the court just because he has a bigger body. I thought TJones made a nice play getting into the lane for that one basket.

 

Yeah, because size is all that matters.

Signed,
Gheorge Muresan.