Rockets will be the best team next year

[SunsCaptain]

This team has many options for next season and seems to have a bright future.

:cheers:

[EoJ]

Goran Dragic/Kendall Marshall
Kevin Martin/Zoran Dragic
C. Parsons/Chase Budinger
Luis Scola/Marcus Morris
JaVale McGee/Meyers Leonard

:bowdown:
sorry they will be on the blazers

[AMISTILLILL]

Half those players won't even be on the Rockets. Close thread.

[SunsCaptain]

sorry they will be on the blazers

Zoran Dragic is playing with the Rockets this summer....I am sure this will Influence Goran even more to stay....And If he performs well and they sign him...No question he plays along side his brother.

[upside24]

Who is Zoran Dragic?

[fsvr54]

You mispelled "Hawks".

[ElPigto]

Best team in the top 14 lottery teams, yeah for sure!!

:rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :banana: :banana: :banana: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :biggums:

[KG215]

At first I thought you were just misspelling Goran when you slotted Zoran Dragic in as the back-up SG. Turns out Zoran is a real player, and it's Goran's brother.

But back to the OP. So a team with a collective zero all-star appearances on their roster is going to breakout so much next year, they'll be the best team in the league? Yeah...I can get on board with that.

[Odinn]

A "best" team having McGee on their starting lineup.:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[SunsCaptain]

A "best" team having McGee on their starting lineup

What dont you understand about the game of basketball?

[G.O.A.T]

There is a 180% chance I'll be in the state of Miami when the Rockets win the 2013 title.

[Odinn]

What dont you understand about the game of basketball?
You even do not deserve a serious respond.:roll: :roll:

[MiseryCityTexas]

What makes you think the Rockets are gonna sign JaVale Mcgee this summer?

[AMISTILLILL]

A Suns fan talking about the Rockets using the Blazers players.

[SunsCaptain]

A Suns fan talking about the Rockets using the Blazers players.

Which players?

Rockets will keep Goran Dragic.

That is a fact.

[SunsCaptain]

What makes you think the Rockets are gonna sign JaVale Mcgee this summer?

Rockets need a center who can play defense and block shots next to Scola....

Seems like the perfect fit. They dont need anymore offensive firepower just some strong defense in the paint.

Also they should be able to dish out the dough.

[AMISTILLILL]

Which players?

Rockets will keep Goran Dragic.

That is a fact.

Before you edited your post.

And no, that's not a fact.

[SunsCaptain]

Before you edited your post.

And no, that's not a fact.

Zoran is playing with the Rockets summer camp....And I bet that Goran influences the Rockets into signing Zoran so that he will sign with the Rockets as well.

I think Zoran is a great baller but no doubt Dragic is going to try and use a little leverage here. Also he really likes the rockets organization. And the FO isnt happy with Lowry and Lowry isnt happy with the rockets....

All signs point to him remianing with the rockets.

[AMISTILLILL]

Zoran is playing with the Rockets summer camp....And I bet that Goran influences the Rockets into signing Zoran so that he will sign with the Rockets as well.

I think Zoran is a great baller but no doubt Dragic is going to try and use a little leverage here. Also he really likes the rockets organization.

All signs point to him remianing with the rockets.

Who cares about any of this?

[SunsCaptain]

Who cares about any of this?

Well clearly you dont....Which is why you are out of the loop...and think he will magically end up in portland.

[disel]

Goran has indicated he wants to stay in Houston. With Lowry on the move, it's pretty much a formality

[disel]

Rockets need a center who can play defense and block shots next to Scola....

Seems like the perfect fit. They dont need anymore offensive firepower just some strong defense in the paint.

Also they should be able to dish out the dough.

Rockets have Camby and Dalembert.

[MiseryCityTexas]

Rockets have Camby and Dalembert.

Yeah but JaVale is alot younger. Honestly, I hope we sign Javale.

[SunsCaptain]

Rockets have Camby and Dalembert.

No they dont.

1 contract expired 1 is a team option.

If you are talking about money...

And if you are talking about keeping those guys instead of signing McGee....no way!!!!

McGee has lots of potential and he is young!!! And hes not bad as is. Great on defense.

[disel]

No they dont.

1 contract expired 1 is a team option.
Camby lives in Houston and will re-sign there. Also there keeping Dalembert for now.

[disel]

No they dont.

1 contract expired 1 is a team option.

If you are talking about money...

And if you are talking about keeping those guys instead of signing McGee....no way!!!!

McGee has lots of potential and he is young!!! And hes not bad as is. Great on defense.
Denver will not just let him walk.Plus Karl can get the bst out of him.

[AMISTILLILL]

Well clearly you dont....Which is why you are out of the loop...and think he will magically end up in portland.

I'm not out of the loop; you're just a conjecturing moron who switched Kendall Marshall out for Austin Rivers, keeps editing his original post and thinks because some guys brother is playing with his team this summer they're automatically playing for that team next season.

[SunsCaptain]

I'm not out of the loop; you're just a conjecturing moron who switched Kendall Marshall out for Austin Rivers, keeps editing his original post and thinks because some guys brother is playing with his team this summer they're automatically playing for that team next season.

You just dont understand politics.

The rockets most likely will sigh Zoran as a way to retain Goran.

Zoran wont see a lot of playing time unless he deserves it. But they will give him the chance and he will make the cut.

[BallsOut]

Goran Dragic/Austin Rivers
Kevin Martin/Zoran Dragic
C. Parsons/Chase Budinger
Luis Scola/Marcus Morris
JaVale McGee/Tyler Zeller

:bowdown:

No great PGS in the draft after Marshall....Think Rivers will be able to play point?


And there is more you can do with the team to make it better....Since you have to trade Lowry and could aslo package in Kevin Martin for a star SG and maybe even a back-up PG if Zoran isnt ready to be the rotation yet so Austin can be moved down to SG.

This team has many options for next season and seems to have a bright future.

Where's Lowry? Where's Gasol? :lol

[Heavincent]

You mispelled "Hawks".

The Hawks will continue the Atlanta tradition of getting bounced out in the first round.

[Skywalker]

that team blows LMFAO slap your forehead

[ImmortalNemesis]

Rockets need a center who can play defense and block shots next to Scola....

Seems like the perfect fit. They dont need anymore offensive firepower just some strong defense in the paint.

Also they should be able to dish out the dough.

Dude just shut the f*ck up. Its clear you don't know what you're talking about. Houston doesn't need a "center who can play defense and block shots". They had two last year and it didn't work out. Scola at this point is big defensive liability. He's an excellent role player but Houston isn't going anywhere with him so might as well trade him. Trade both him and Martin.

Houston needs to either tank or trade for an all-star. 3 consecutive seasons with the 14th pick is enough.

[BallsOut]

Houston needs to either tank or trade for an all-star. 3 consecutive seasons with the 14th pick is enough.

Gasol, Blake, Brewer and the Bull's 29th pick for Lowry, Martin and Dalembert.

Dragic/Brewer/Parsons/Scola/Gasol
Blake/Lee/Budginer/Patterson/Camby

Houston also owns 14th pick, 16th pick and 29th pick of 2012 draft

:cheers:

[Troutfisch]

Being a Rockets fan myself I respect your optimism but seriously, lay off the kool-aid man...:hammerhead:

[livingby3's]

if you're a nba GM i bet u will trade your life just to get Dragic n Mcgee.

[T-Time3]

i see this team as this year's hornets or this year's wizards.
a very young yet inexperienced team who only have 1-2 vet guys in scola and kevin martin.
we all see how far the wizards went this year, so........
good luck with that best team of yours :D

[Derrick]

At first I thought you were just misspelling Goran when you slotted Zoran Dragic in as the back-up SG. Turns out Zoran is a real player, and it's Goran's brother.

But back to the OP. So a team with a collective zero all-star appearances on their roster is going to breakout so much next year, they'll be the best team in the league? Yeah...I can get on board with that.
:lol

[spiegel]

Martin and Lowry are as good as gone.Martin and McHale cant stand eachother and Lowry is in the same boat. By all reports we are shopping Lowry to the Blazers and the Raptors for their lotto picks and Minny and few other teams are showing passing interest in Martin.

[AMISTILLILL]

And a long overdue "OP is a ******" is in order.

[wagexslave]

Please, stop... You make Suns fans look bad. :facepalm

[MiseryCityTexas]

i see this team as this year's hornets or this year's wizards.
a very young yet inexperienced team who only have 1-2 vet guys in scola and kevin martin.
we all see how far the wizards went this year, so........
good luck with that best team of yours :D


Pump your brakes. The Rockets aren't Wizards bad.:coleman: :coleman:

[BallsOut]

Martin and Lowry are as good as gone.Martin and McHale cant stand eachother and Lowry is in the same boat. By all reports we are shopping Lowry to the Blazers and the Raptors for their lotto picks and Minny and few other teams are showing passing interest in Martin.

Which is even more reason why the Rockets should do this trade:

http://insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=267050&page=2

[OmniStrife]

It's threads like these SunsCaptain... :facepalm
I'll be shocked if they'll get an 8th seed.

[MetsPackers]

I agree with the OP 100%

There's atleast 5 or 6 all-stars on that roster. Samuel Dalembert has a pretty good shot at winning the MVP next year too. They'll probably win about 64-68 games. That should land them the #1 record

[SunsCaptain]

Bump

Its fun lookin back on these posts....

Yall know nothing about Bball

Cant wait for next season to keep rubbing it in your faces =)

[KG215]

Bump

Its fun lookin back on these posts....

Yall know nothing about Bball

Cant wait for next season to keep rubbing it in your faces =)

I'm all aboard the Rockets bandwagon! Luis Scola will be the 2012-2013 MVP, he'll be joined by 2-3 other Rockets on the All-Star team, the Rockets will go 67-15 in the regular season, and win the championship with a 16-2 playoff record. OKC and Miami have no chance.

[SunsCaptain]

Rockets doin work.

How silly you will all look!

[AMISTILLILL]

Thanks to OP for bumping so he can feel foolish tomorrow when Houston doesn't draft any of the players he projected.

[AMISTILLILL]

Rockets doin work.

How silly you will all look!

Your original post:


Goran Dragic/Kendall Marshall
Kevin Martin/Zoran Dragic
C. Parsons/Chase Budinger
Luis Scola/Marcus Morris
JaVale McGee/Meyers Leonard

Nice edit, goon. Houston is not the best team next season. Not by a long shot.

[SunsCaptain]

Predictions are just predictions, kid.

Its just for fun.

Who the hell knows what the team will actually end up looking like.

But Houston means buisness and is making great trades.

They still have to Move Lowry too...

:cheers:

Houston wins it all next year.

Why would I keep an original fun prediction after so much has changed? Use your brain.

I didnt think they would be this aggresive.

Houston is looking to be better than I originally thought.

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[AMISTILLILL]

Predictions are just predictions, kid.

Its just for fun.

Who the hell knows what the team will actually end up looking like.

But Houston means buisness and is making great trades.

They still have to Move Lowry too...

:cheers:

Houston wins it all next year.

I would I keep an original fun prediction after so much has changed? Use your brain.

I didnt think they would be this aggresive.

Houston is looking to be better than I originally thought.

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

So, you backpedal on an original prediction, thus setting yourself for future backpedals when nothing you're projecting currently comes to fruition. Life as some sort of impulse posting front runner must be highly enjoyable for you to adhere to it so well.

Also, nice Phoenix avatar yet you're touting Houston. Bandwagon much?

Bookmarked; will be bumped mid-season and at the end of the season. By that point, you'll have changed your 'bold prediction' multiple times and/or disappeared entirely.

[Alamo]

8th seed at best

[GOBB]

Houston hasnt even completed, finished their roster for next season. Why would you begin predicting anything genius? Premature ejaculation ass dude.

[SunsCaptain]

:cheers:

Cant wait for next season!

This thread will be epic.

[Sakkreth]

8th seed at best

Thats better than Lakers if Kobe is still there.

[SunsCaptain]

The Rockets have moved up in the draft and now own the No. 12, 16 and 18 picks.

Houston has swapped the 14th pick for the 12th pick with the Bucks while also sending Samuel Dalmbert. The Rockets will also receive Jon Leuer, Jon Brockman and Shaun Livingston.

The Rcokets could save $4.7 million fro their cap if Livingston and Leuer are waived, but a source contends they will keep both players.


:applause:

[SCREWstonRockets]

Aww man you're going to jinx us bro

[Alamo]

Thats better than Lakers if Kobe is still there.



Ignorance.

[SunsCaptain]

The Kings and Rockets have intensified their trade discussions centered around the No. 5 pick, according to sources.

Sacramento wants to wait to see if Thomas Robinson is on the board before a deal is consummated.

Houston is offering Kyle Lowry and multiple picks as they own the 12th, 16th and 18th selections.

The Rockets want to trade Andre Drummond, though it is unclear if they would be selecting him for themselves or in pursuit of Dwight Howard.

[talkingconch]

@ESPNSteinLine: ESPN sources w/ @chadfordinsider: Rockets move into pole position to acquire No. 5 pick

[SunsCaptain]

Yall goin down.


:pimp:

[AMISTILLILL]

:roll:

[chips93]

nobody cares about the rockets

deal with it

[AMISTILLILL]

Great initial prediction, OP. :lol

Goran Dragic (hasn't signed yet)/Kendall Marshall (LOL)
Kevin Martin/Zoran Dragic
C. Parsons/Chase Budinger (traded)
Luis Scola/Marcus Morris
JaVale McGee (WTF? Get real)/Meyers Leonard (LOL)

[FrankTony]

7 PFs in the roster + Motiejunas coming

Morey gotta be the most overrated GM in the NBA history

He will get the 14th again next season for the 4th time in a row

[Troutfisch]

7 PFs in the roster + Motiejunas coming

Morey gotta be the most overrated GM in the NBA history

He will get the 14th again next season for the 4th time in a row
All these assets and still no direction...

:facepalm ROCKETS :facepalm

[GoRapz]

I expect the Rockets to make a big move this off season...they have too many assets to play with right now lol

[FireDavidKahn]

I'm sorry but Houston drafted a bunch of role players again. Granted, they drafted a bunch of good role players but none of these guys are going to bring them to the next level. They will stay around a .500 club until they can land an elite player.

[dunksby]

Your original post:



Nice edit, goon. Houston is not the best team next season. Not by a long shot.
Editing original post after a few weeks, who that reminds you of? :lol
pauk is just shameless in his trolling as always. Most transparent moron trying too hard to be covert :roll:

[chips93]

Great initial prediction, OP. :lol

Goran Dragic (hasn't signed yet)/Kendall Marshall (LOL)
Kevin Martin/Zoran Dragic
C. Parsons/Chase Budinger (traded)
Luis Scola/Marcus Morris
JaVale McGee (WTF? Get real)/Meyers Leonard (LOL)

that actually is pretty great predicting, if he got leanard and marshall right


I'm sorry but Houston drafted a bunch of role players again. Granted, they drafted a bunch of good role players but none of these guys are going to bring them to the next level. They will stay around a .500 club until they can land an elite player.

what did you expect with those picks?

there is likely a trade coming

[AMISTILLILL]

that actually is pretty great predicting, if he got leanard and marshall right



what did you expect with those picks?

there is likely a trade coming

Are you joking?

[chips93]

Are you joking?

in an unpredictable draft like tonight, nailing two mid first round picks is very impressive, or just lucky

credit where credit is due

[AMISTILLILL]

in an unpredictable draft like tonight, nailing two mid first round picks is very impressive, or just lucky

credit where credit is due

:wtf:

Kendall Marshall went to Phoenix and Meyers Leonard went to Portland. What are you talking about? Both of those players were projected, at WORST, to go in the top 20.

I seriously have no idea what you're talking about. He didn't get any draft picks right, one person he claimed would be on the roster has already been traded, Dragic hasn't been resigned yet, Martin probably gets resigned. The only players he got right were players already on salary with Houston.

[chips93]

:wtf:

Kendall Marshall went to Phoenix and Meyers Leonard went to Portland. What are you talking about? Both of those players were projected, at WORST, to go in the top 20.

I seriously have no idea what you're talking about. He didn't get any draft picks right, one person he claimed would be on the roster has already been traded, Dragic hasn't been resigned yet, Martin probably gets resigned. The only players he got right were players already on salary with Houston.

my bad

i thought u bolded leonard and marshall, because he got them right

[AMISTILLILL]

my bad

i thought u bolded leonard and marshall, because he got them right

Word. :cheers:

Nah, OP is just a raving idiot. Also, my post before this one meant say Martin gets traded, not resigned.

[ElPigto]

I really pray that the Rockets throw in the towel this coming season and tank to get a higher draft pick. This asset accumulation is getting stupid. We have all these "assets" yet nothing has come out of them. The problem is that all these "assets" are ****ing average players who do not have a chance at becoming an all-star. Lowry is probably our best trading chip and even he can't bring in any talent.

Face it Rockets fans, we are ****ing pathetic and no one in their right mind is going to give us a superstar for some average to above average talent. Sadly, we could possibly grab a middle of the road talent, such as Rudy Gay, but where the hell would that take us?

I really want the Rockets to just forget about this asset accumulation shit and start ****ing tanking. Geez, it's torture being in this ****ing position every ****ing year.

[AMISTILLILL]

Houston and Sacramento are both "nice piece" purgatory. Lots of "nice pieces" but zero direction, zero identity, and zero progress in any direction but down.

[boozehound]

I really pray that the Rockets throw in the towel this coming season and tank to get a higher draft pick. This asset accumulation is getting stupid. We have all these "assets" yet nothing has come out of them. The problem is that all these "assets" are ****ing average players who do not have a chance at becoming an all-star. Lowry is probably our best trading chip and even he can't bring in any talent.

Face it Rockets fans, we are ****ing pathetic and no one in their right mind is going to give us a superstar for some average to above average talent. Sadly, we could possibly grab a middle of the road talent, such as Rudy Gay, but where the hell would that take us?

I really want the Rockets to just forget about this asset accumulation shit and start ****ing tanking. Geez, it's torture being in this ****ing position every ****ing year.
have you seen the forced trades for superstars lately? Rockets are in a good position IMO (as a casual, former resident of the region).

[boozehound]

Houston and Sacramento are both "nice piece" purgatory. Lots of "nice pieces" but zero direction, zero identity, and zero progress in any direction but down.
how in the world are you comparing houston with sacto (who traded beno for salmons and have been a terrible team for years)? Its not even remotely close to the same strategy or fielded team.

[CelticBaller]

Nice draft :applause:

[AMISTILLILL]

how in the world are you comparing houston with sacto (who traded beno for salmons and have been a terrible team for years)? Its not even remotely close to the same strategy or fielded team.

You're reading far too much into the comparison. They're both teams comprised primarily of spare parts, "project players" and "pieces." That's where the comparison starts and ends. Nobody said a word about "strategy." :facepalm

[boozehound]

You're reading far too much into the comparison. They're both teams comprised primarily of spare parts, "project players" and "pieces." That's where the comparison starts and ends. Nobody said a word about "strategy." :facepalm
fair enough. I would argue that, outside of cousins, there is no one on sacto who is really a starter on a playoff team. I dont think you can say that about houston.

[AMISTILLILL]

fair enough. I would argue that, outside of cousins, there is no one on sacto who is really a starter on a playoff team. I dont think you can say that about houston.

Marcus Thornton could probably be a starter somewhere, and it would probably go over about as well as Kevin Martin as a starter. Nearly identical career FG% and 3PT shooting numbers.

Oddly enough, I'm pretty sure Thornton plays a sixth man role in Sacramento as of late. Team is a clusterf.uck.

[brantonli]

Um, I don't have a clue about Royce White, Terrence Jones and Jeremy Lamb....mediocre?


oh and screw Charlotte for taking MKG and Cavs for taking Waiters. Once Robinson fell to the Kings, they simply walked away from the trade with Houston. *sigh*

[SunsCaptain]

Rockets will only get better before the season starts

:pimp:

[spiegel]

Royce is a stud man. He is a 4 who can run the floor has sublime passing ability with amazing dribbling skills.Point forward in every sense of the word. Charles Barkley/ Anthony Mason type. Lamb in 2 years will be a 18 plus scorer. Kid is a natrual born scorer an once he as a few pounds watchout.

[Deuce Bigalow]

http://www.lolzilla.net/images/7667471.gif

[FireDavidKahn]

that actually is pretty great predicting, if he got leanard and marshall right



what did you expect with those picks?

there is likely a trade coming
Exactly what they did. I guess I just don't like the philosophy of floundering around being a .500 team. I'd rather do a complete rebuild from scratch and go through a couple horrible seasons to try and net an elite player first through the draft.

For example, this draft would of been perfect for Cleveland IMO. They were horrible for a year and landed an elite player through the draft. Now they have to build around him.

[Jailblazers7]

Um, I don't have a clue about Royce White, Terrence Jones and Jeremy Lamb....mediocre?


oh and screw Charlotte for taking MKG and Cavs for taking Waiters. Once Robinson fell to the Kings, they simply walked away from the trade with Houston. *sigh*

I think I'm a bandwagon Rockets supporter now that Royce is on the team. The guy is a stud.

[SunsCaptain]

bump.

[AMISTILLILL]

If the rockets dont sign Dragic like sources are saying...

I will pull my hand out.

A prediction failed.

:roll:

But if phoenix signs him :D and Gordan? :pimp:

Gordan Dragic

:bowdown:

In the beginning Rockets seemed to be making strong moves...Is it blowing up in their face?

Maybe....Time will tell.

We're all shocked.

[SunsCaptain]

Sooooo....Rockets will be the best team this year.

:pimp:

[SunsCaptain]

Yall need to listen to your superiors.

[iDunkOnFatKids]

Sooooo....Rockets will be the best team this year.

:pimp:


No team is the best team until shady hops on to the bandwagon.