What is your biggest concern for the Rockets this season?

all of the above lol

 

The Warriors and the Spurs.

 

Injuries to Gordon or Anderson.
If the team can stay healthy we will build good " chemistry" and success will follow.

 

defense defense defense.

 

I voted injuries, but it's injuries and defense.

 

Turnovers, rebounding, injuries, defense.
In that order.

 

Defense and injuries for sure. But watching the low % 3's last season and persisting which the 1st half against Memphis the other night gave me flashbacks to last season.

 

Injuries by far. Nobody should really be surprised as far as the defense because it isn't a top priority based on this teams system. brace yourselves if you are somehow expecting a complete turnaround from last year on that end.

 

1) Toughness

2) Defense

3) Depth/Firepower at SF/SG

4) Harden turnovers

The Rockets will score points. But when the game slows down, I don't know if we can beat teams regularly. Also who's going to outhustle everybody to grab that last second rebound? Is Capela strong enough to hold his own against the elite bigs? How are we going to score when we're not shooting well? Is Nene able to give us consistent points in the paint? Is Harden able to be efficient running the show? The Rockets will need to be mentally tough to play against the elite teams. I'm not sure if KJ can become a rotational player yet

 

I don't think rebounding will be as a big a problem as it was last season. Remains to be seen though.

My biggest concerns are 1) if the opposing team's defense causes our offense to break down, will we settle into sticky ISO ball? And 2) Injuries

 

Other than Harden being overused and thus suffering a career altering injury? Well, defense. Also yes Corey Brewer. I believe between Dekker, KJ, and Ariza he should be seeing 0 minutes. I'm afraid though his "Vet" badge is going to mean he'll be stealing minutes again.

 

Injuries: We have a chance to be good if we are healthy. Little else matter if we are not.

 

Of COURSE it matters, even if we're not healthy. Remember when we lost Dwight a couple years ago
for an extended period? Other guys stepped up and we kept right on hummin. Had a great season.
I hope we don't just tank it if a couple guys get hurt.
But sure, health is the #1 concern I voted for. But sometimes that's how stars are born. Just ask Jeremy Lin

 

our only problem is deciding if wiltj the stilt is the first sub off the bench

 

Rebounds. We are going to SUCK on the boards this year. It will get embarrassing.

 

My biggest concern is Harden's attitude... He's saying and doing all the right things - I just hope its not lip service....

I think at least PART of the 'chemistry issues' last season was teammates not happy with Harden's lack of efforts on the defensive end and not doing the 'intangibles' that don't necessarily show up in the boxscore... Hopefully he has enough other scoring options around him at this point that he can log a reasonable number of minutes and we won't get all the excuses about "being responsible for sooo much of the offense... that no energy for d..."

Otherwise, hopefully he stays outta the clubs and outta the skanks and maintains his focus and becomes a true leader.

 

1) injuries
2) defense (and rim protection is part of that)
3) PG position

injuries we have no control over. defense wont be an easy fix. so what's in morey's control is the PG position. harden can handle the point, but when he's out no one else can. ego and bev are both best off the bench. and when bev gets injured the rotation is in trouble.

 

Ricky Rubio - Once the Rockets complete the long awaited trade for him

 

My biggest concern is Capela's lack of improvement with free throws, and that he will become a hacking target.