The depth of this draft is deceptive. Just because a draft is "talent heavy" doesn't mean that there are 14 future All-Stars waiting to be plucked in the lottery. I honestly don't see anyone outside the top 10 players who is any better than a Terrence Williams or a Patrick Patterson or a Marcus Morris. The Rockets have plenty of those caliber of player. In fact, that's almost been a PROBLEM for the Rockets. Too many "good" players and not enough "great" players. The depth of the 2012 Draft will be felt more greatly in the mid- to late first round, where the Rockets will be selecting with the Knicks' pick. They should get a player comparable to whoever they could get at #14 or with the pick they would have had if they hadn't traded it to New Jersey. They'll also have a decent pick (probably in the 35-40 range) from Minnesota. The Rockets don't need to add THREE more decent players to a roster already filled with decent players. And don't believe for a second that the Rockets could package, say, picks #14 and #19 to get into the top-5. That's not going to happen. Bottom line: Better to make the playoffs and have EVERYONE develop as a result of that experience than to get another end-of-the-lottery pick. The collective development of the Rockets' young players should be greater through this experience than had they just added another good young player to an already-crowded mix.
