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Win Now Mode or Development Mode? Please state your position.

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Carl Herrera, Oct 20, 2007.

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In your opinion, are the Rockets true title contenders?

  1. Yes, they should try to win every single game with the most effective lineups.

    220 vote(s)
    91.3%

  2. No, they should give the young guys significant development minutes.

    21 vote(s)
    8.7%
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  1. solid

    solid Member

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    When was the last time a NBA team played the season to develop young players? Teams that do anything like that become the Atlanta Hawks.
     
    #41 solid, Oct 22, 2007
  2. okierock

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    I think that uuuhhhh they should uhh develop people that aren't good on the uuhhh days that they don't have uhh games and uhhh win on the uuuh uhh days that they do have games. ya thats it
     
    #42 okierock, Oct 22, 2007
  3. superden

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    Lets develop our vets!
     
    #43 superden, Oct 22, 2007
  4. kmoney

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    win now for deke, the man deserves a ring and we may have a legit shot this year
     
    #44 kmoney, Oct 22, 2007
  5. pryuen

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    I have to say this is a stupid and meaningless thread/topic. It is a no-brainer poll in fact. :rolleyes:

    For players like Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, Steve Francis, Rafer Alston, Mike James, Bonzi Wells, Shane Battier, Luis Scola that are all within the age group of 27 ~ 30+ and in particularly Deke Mutombo, it is of course, NOW OR NEVER !!

    Talk about development mode later when we trade away our star players in exchange for more talented and young players that's worthy of development....
     
    #45 pryuen, Oct 22, 2007
  6. OrangeRowdy95

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    Lol good way to look at life
     
    #46 OrangeRowdy95, Oct 22, 2007
  7. Yaozer

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    We are too stacked to not be in a 'win now' situation. I say win now.. and next year.. and the year after that.. and the year after that too.. and the list goes on. But hey.. can't always get everything I want.
     
    #47 Yaozer, Oct 22, 2007
  8. blackistan

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    Thats a pretty obvious answer cmon
     
    #48 blackistan, Oct 22, 2007
  9. Jd1

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    how about when rockets is 20 pts up with 3 mins left? as long as they don't cost the game, why not?
     
    #49 Jd1, Oct 22, 2007
  10. baller4life315

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    The 19 people that voted for the development strategy should be booted out of this forum due to sheer stupidity.
     
    #50 baller4life315, Oct 22, 2007
  11. lunaticrocket

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    If Rick Adelman does not play Brooks for at least 20 minutes a game I will be the first to start the "Fire Adelman!!!" thread. :)
     
    #51 lunaticrocket, Oct 22, 2007
  12. thiuronium

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    We should have plenty of blowout game to develop our bench players.
     
    #52 thiuronium, Oct 22, 2007
  13. baller4life315

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    Brooks, Landry, Novak, Harris, Butler? Oh, our late first round pick, second round picks and undrafted free agents? Yeah, those are the kind of guys you want to hinder your season in order to find minutes for. :rolleyes:

    That's no indictment against any of those guys either. I hope they do well and find minutes but to suggest we "find" minutes for them and stall our season is completely senseless. Jobs are lost this way. Expectations are not met this way. Fan intelligence is lowered this way.
     
    #53 baller4life315, Oct 22, 2007
  14. Carl Herrera

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    Actually, the thread topic was intended to pin down what people say so, if the Rockets have a good season but don't win the title, people don't come back and b**** about how Adelman wasted a year by not developing enough guys cuz the Rockets never had a shot a the title.
     
    #54 Carl Herrera, Oct 22, 2007
  15. v3.0

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    man with the questions being asked lately in the new topics, you guys make Bill Walton look like a freakin genius with his so called analysis on bball...
     
    #55 v3.0, Oct 22, 2007
  16. aznboi

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    none of the young players we have anything close to tmac potential we can't develop.
     
    #56 aznboi, Oct 22, 2007
  17. RocksMillenium

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    Why would they re-sign Mutombo, Francis, Hayes and Wells, trade for Mike James and pick up a 27 year old veteran rookie if they aren't trying to win now?
     
    #57 RocksMillenium, Oct 22, 2007
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