They are due for a resurgance and that will be the expectation when Yao comes back, even before he plays a game. Phoenix will probably not win 50 this year and that is what it will take to make the postseason (again), so there's room for Houston.
However, remember your recent history. The Houston Rockets did this "best team in the lottery" in 2002-03. The follow-up season they didn't improve much, even with Yao having a terrific season in 2003-04, and the celebrated hiring of Jeff Van Gundy. They were everyone's favorite to make it big. The same thing happened after they traded for Tracy McGrady, the next Shaq and Kobe tandem. The Rockets have a recent history of not meeting expectations. Miami these past two seasons has defied them. You can blame the poor Eastern Conference, but things haven't worked out in Yao's time there.
My point? Put bluntly, shut up. Wait (and demand) that they do something before you put them in the upper echelon of NBA teams.
We'll see how this shakes out. Bosh/Wade and veteran minimum/young guys only get them to the second round or maybe the ECF if they get lucky. If they can add a couple of more significant pieces(center, shooters) they could vault themselves into elite conversation.
Plus, the day Brooks/Martin play any defense whatsoever is the day Rocket fan grows a brain.comparing this Rockets team to those Pistons. Yao isn't prime Ben Wallace you know.
So yeah, the reconstruction of the 04 Pistons won't be happening any time soon in Houston
I know Phoenix's future is ed you fat . I'm making fun of Rocketfan for being dumb enough to rest their fate in the hands of a selfish who can't stay healthy, I'm not looking to hear your analysis no one gives a about.
Lately Darrin has felt the need to go on these long winded diatribes that have no point and very little basketball knowledge. It's like he's trying to be a tier version of mogrovejo.
Wow, that's the first time anyone has attacked me on this board. I feel loved.
Crucify 'em mono, nail that wannabe JamStone ass to the tree of woe!!
I guess before your posts were so bland and uninsightful that everybody ignored you. Now you're writing paragraphs worth of the , so we're forced to at least glance at it.Wow, that's the first time anyone has attacked me on this board. I feel loved.
This was funny.
It's been awhile since I traded barbs on the internet. I'm a little out of practice, so bear with me. Why wasn't this sent in a private message? If you are worried about the sanc y of the board, why post this garbage in here?
How'd I do? I still feel rusty.
Hey!
Lol, is that a dig at him or at me???
I stopped writing long essays for the most part because even I got tired of reading them. Problem is even my short posts are still ing long as compared to most posts...
Other than purple drank, Houston has not produced anything worth noting. Pretty pathetic tbh.
Slim Thug imho
But producing Paul Wall negates that probably.
true Slim Thug. Then again the abortion that is Paul Wall and Mike Jones cancels that out.
You already posted that with your DoK account monoslobGETSowned
The Rockets definitely didn't have the young and promising core back then as we do now. Our coach is better, our role players are better, we're younger, and the only thing hindering it all is the health of Yao Ming.
DO agree with your last part though.
If Yao Ming stayed healthy next year this current Rocket team wouldn't get past the 1st round.
Show some love.
It wouldn't. Yao Ming + a bunch of role players is a 1st round exit team.
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