2012-2013 NBA Season Thread

[Phlip]

I was looking at the moves Houston has made… It appears they were trying to position themselves favorably in the Dwight Howard sweeps (and they did), but he does not intend to stay there if he lands there, so it was for naught.
As it were, now they are a team of “okay” pieces with no All-Star talent. Where with teams like Denver, who I have seen described as “too deep,” Houston’s problem is that they are composed of pieces that were made to be moved in favor of actual “good” players. It is for that reason that I will walk back my prior statement that they have a sporting chance at the playoffs, unless they score one All-Star caliber player before season’s start.

[Gnnr]

Originally Posted by Phlip

I was looking at the moves Houston has made… It appears they were trying to position themselves favorably in the Dwight Howard sweeps (and they did), but he does not intend to stay there if he lands there, so it was for naught.
As it were, now they are a team of “okay” pieces with no All-Star talent. Where with teams like Denver, who I have seen described as “too deep,” Houston’s problem is that they are composed of pieces that were made to be moved in favor of actual “good” players. It is for that reason that I will walk back my prior statement that they have a sporting chance at the playoffs, unless they score one All-Star caliber player before season’s start.

From what I understand they did not care if they had Dwight for just 1 year (so they claimed). Also, they have positioned themselves with cap room and picks and such to be able to rebuild comfortably.

[Phlip]

Originally Posted by Gnnr

From what I understand they did not care if they had Dwight for just 1 year (so they claimed). Also, they have positioned themselves with cap room and picks and such to be able to rebuild comfortably.

Yeah, Houston will be okay eventually, with or without Howard.
I seriously don’t think McHale will last long in charge there though.