Now that the 2003-2004 season is over, what should the Rockets do to improve?

No, no.... seriously... what do YOU think?
Pick one, f#@(*&er!!

 

1) Get a P1S2 PG with range who can run a fastbreak and doesn't turn the ball over.

2) Get a reasonably tall, athletic PF who can rotate from the weakside to provide low post doubles while being fast enough to frustrate the WC athletic PF's....Nowitski, Kirilenko, Garnett, Gasol.

3) Move Cato back to C and let him backup the new PF and Yao.

4) Take the best deal on the table for Steve Francis.

5) Turn Cuttino Mobley and Mo Taylor into a reasonable athletic, weakside help shot blocking PF.

6) Move Jim Jackson to SG.

 

Originally posted by tsl99
Turnovers:

1. Jim Jackson: when he try to dribble or pass
2. Mobley&SF: when they try to pass, or when they don't sleep well.
3. YM: when he try to put the ball in low post.
4. Marc Jackson: when he try to post anybody in the league.
5. Cato: when he try to shoot.


Is it just me, or do posters who are grammatically challenged lose a little bit of creditability?

 

While I am a reluctant member of the "Trade Steve Francis Club," that idea is insane. If CD ever gave up Steve Francis for NOTHING in return, he'd be fired immediately, and rightfully so.

Sell high... not give away.

 

credibility

 

I dont think that he was saying anything about Ewing. He was saying that the quality of talent in the CBA is nothing compared to the talent in the NBA. Yao could get away with a ton more against inferior players. As much as it pains me to say this, Ewing is great for Yao. Yao is a puss and needs to toughen up and be more aggressive. I have seen glimpses of this but it needs to be consistent. There was a play last night where Yao got the ball a few feet away from the basket and instead of taking a step and slamming the hell out of it, he tried to dump it off to Cato (I think). He let Karla push him around. Knock his damn bald head off of his shoulders. When someone comes into the lane Rock Bottom his ass into the floor a couple of times and they will think twice next time. He needs to open up a can of whoop ass. He needs to be intimidating. He needs to change peoples shots like Hakeem did. He needs to bully his way through a crowd and shove it down their throats. I love his passing ability but screw the pass sometimes and destroy the defense. Maybe Barry Bonds can lend him some steriods so he can get the roid rage going. Once Yao learns to get pissed and gains that confidence he will dominate everyone. That is the reason why the Rockets lost. They didnt go out onto the floor KNOWING they could win. That is going to start with Yao. SF3 had that this round and he played great. Once Yao gets that, they will be unstoppable.

 

We don't need to officially move Stevie to the sg position. What we do need is a player to share some of the ball handling responsibilities.

I think it'll be great to have a starting lineup with Ming and Nachbar. Nachbar has length and as we've seen here in limited playoff minutes, the aggresiveness on defense and offense. However, he has to really work on not getting too many fouls. If his shot gets going in the offseason, watch out!

Ming C
Nachbar SF
** PF
** SG
Francis PG

Bench: Mobley, JJ, and a cheaper backup C.

I'd love to have Mobley off the bench and if we decide to keep JJ, he'd be great off the bench also. Now, we'd have a much deeper bench who can split playing time with the starters. JVG should not play his starters an average of 40 minutes a game. Some games, but not every game, it's just ridiculous.

Cato & Taylor it seems, are the odd ones out. They're overpaid , so maybe it's time to look at someone else and clear some cap room. Cat's not overpaid, perhaps underpaid, so he's good value for the talent and he's hardworking on and off the court.

So, we're back at square one. Our biggest question marks are at PF & SG.

 

Yeah, so do people who do not spell correctly.

 

You're right, of course. Man, did I set myself up for taht one! I should know better than to post first thing in the mourning.....uh, I mean morning.

 

This post is r****ded, and is not really worth any commentary other than that; au revoir last shred of credibility.....we barely knew ya....

 

As I have read through most of the posts, there is a definite lack of patience. It's true that there should be some adjustments made on the team, but remember, the Rockets have been out of the playoffs for four seasons. This is their first playoff experience and they have to learn what it takes to succeed in them.

Remember not too long ago, the "mighty" Lakers were summarily swept out of the playoffs, having BOTH Shaq and Kobe on their team. They both had to learn what it took to be winners, along with a change in coaching. Michael Jordan didn't win anything initially once he came into the league. Though he was a winner in college, it didn't automatically translate into an NBA title (Magic Johnson, who was the right catalyst, in the right place, at the right time).

What the Rockets need is 1) learn from this playoff experience; 2) if they keep Steve Francis, they MUST go and get a point guard, period; 3) get a good power forward; and 4) utilize Yao better in the offense. Watching the games, I notice that when Francis goes on his dribbling foray, the players stand still, causing the offense to become stagnant (Cuttino, I love you, but you're not off the hook, either). You have a 7' 5-6" player who is the best passer on the team. UTILIZE IT.

This is a forum in which you can express yourself and rightfully so, but there is far too much fickleness here to call it a fan forum. If there is a problem, it can't be sugarcoated or ignored, but this "trade Yao" stuff is TOO much. I don't think anyone would like their co-workers on their job constantly criticizing them and telling whoever has ears to hear, "fire his/her sorry butt", especially when you're putting forth effort. Some things take time, but in this microwave society, you find out who are the true fans. I may get criticized for that statement, but so be it. That's what critics do, criticize.

This is a long post, for which I apologize, but since everyone else is getting something off of their chest (or the hip), I choose to do the same.

 

The team needs to be broken up. They had a whole season to prove something and they failed. Then they play 4 good games in the playoffs and we are supposed to think that is great? I don't think so.

Just because the Rockets played tough doesn't mean they will improve next year. I remember when the Rockets were a championship team, they often faced a tough lower seed in the first round. But that didn't mean the lower seed was on the cusp of greatness.

Yao is untouchable just because of his size and potential, not because he played great. The rest should be available to trade.

 

Mobley's on again - off again act has worn thin so add SG to that list as well. This team needs a lot of fixing and the organization does not have the salary space nor draft picks to do the job right. Add a cheap owner to the mix and you have the recipe for another 40-something win season in 2004-2005.

Because of his TOs and bad decision making, SF is NOT the answer at PG but I'm not convinced he'd make a good SG either. Kobe was driving past Mobley like he wasn't there so you can just imagine what he and other SGs would do to SF. Mobley...enough said. Cato is a backup center whose offensive game consists of dunks and alley-oop dunks. Mo Taylor is a one dimensional PF. Piatkowski & AG are taking up space on the bench. Spoon is an OK reserve as is Boki. MJ will be going back to the rest home. The time is upon us when all of the bad drafts and dumb personnel moves begin to catch up with this team.

 

I say get rid of juggie first.

 

I don't care about the regular season. Jim Jackson was the worst player on the Rockets when they needed him most, the playoffs.

His two bricks in the final minute of game one cost them a chance to lead the series and gain home court advantage.

His bad decision at the end of regulation in game four, followed by the pathetic turnover in overtime prevented a Rockets win, and put them down 3-1.

His turnover and brick fest in the third quarter, when the Rockets were still close, contributed to the massive fold-job.

In every single big moment, he choked. He talked so much about his brilliant playoff experience before the series started, and played the worst of the starting five (maybe tied with Yao).

Yes, he was great in the regular season. But the Rockets had a chance to make an impact in the playoffs, and he seemed to do all he could to help the Lakers.

 

Move francis to the 2 gaurd a lot of NBA analyst say they need to do that like Tim Legler said on fastbreak

 

Hm, apparently most people seem to be avoiding talking more about getting T-mac. Is it that people are so sure that we won't have a shot at him, they prefer to focus on FA's, and obtaining PF's only when it comes to trade talks. Or do people here just not like T-mac?

 

Get rid of Jim Jackson.
i was so mad at the way Jim Jackson played in game 5!!! His bad decision making skill in end of 1st quarter which helped lakers to close the gap, and his bad bad bad decisions and bricks in 3rd qt cost us the game. Jim Jackson doesnt know that he is a role player. He tries too much and he needs to be traded.
He missed game winning wide open shot, he turned ball over in critical period, and he made bone headed plays over and over and over. Leave play making skill to Yao and Steve! Jim Jackson needs to know that he is 4th option in the team not the first.

I really hate this guy as a Rockets. We lost this series because of Jim Jackson. No wonder Sac town just dumped him.