If Les Alexander and Mark Cuban switched teams, would the Rockets be better?

Les Alexander - inherits a championship team in 94
Mark Cuban - inherits a losing team and organization in 00

 

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/2...s-calls-howard-his-most-important-acquisition

Rockets' Alexander has long-term plans for Parsons, calls Howard his most important acquisition
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Posted: Oct 03, 2013 7:10 PM CDT
Updated: Oct 24, 2013 7:10 PM CDT
By Mark Berman, Sports DirectorCONNECT
HOUSTON (FOX 26) -
Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander takes great pride in the fact he has never allowed a player to leave his organization that he wanted to keep and when it comes to forward Chandler Parsons, Alexander plans to have him around for a long time.

Parsons is in the third year of a four-year contract that will pay him $926,500 this season, making him one of the best bargains in sports.

Alexander told FOX 26 Sports the Rockets will, at some point, work out a long-term deal with Parsons.

"We won't lose anybody," Alexander said. "We never do.

"He'll be here. We'll sign Chandler. We always do. Nobody's ever left. He's an integral part of the team. We don't want to let a terrific player go."

 

for you younger folk:
http://lubbockonline.com/stories/051400/pro_051400097.shtml

Rockets officials meet with Louisville leaders
Published: Sunday, May 14, 2000
Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. From the boardroom to the racetrack, political and business leaders promoted Louisville as a potential new home for the Houston Rockets as team representatives looked over the city Saturday.

A group of local and state leaders met privately with George Postolos, the Rockets' chief operating officer, and Michael Goldberg, the personal attorney for team owner Les Alexander.

Gov. Paul Patton was among those attending the meeting at the headquarters of Tricon Global Restaurants, the parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC. Patton said it was too early to evaluate the chances of luring an NBA team to Louisville.

"Everyone agrees it would be desirable," Patton said. "We have only begun to evaluate whether it's feasible."

 

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http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/...al-in-china-really-help-houstons-bottom-line/

After drafting Yao, Rockets owner Leslie Alexander founded Rocket Capital, a private investment company that “specializes in investments in emerging markets with a strong focus on the Greater China region.” Rocket Capital has invested in Chinese railway, auto, tea, and mining companies, among others; it has also poured millions into the Hong Kong’s IPO and equity markets. With Lin on board, and Yao maybe opening some doors, Alexander could gain access to more opportunities in China that could further benefit the franchise financially.

“The fact that the Rocket brand is a big deal in China makes Jeremy Lin more valuable to the team,” says George Postolos, the Rockets president and CEO from 2002-2006 who now holds the same positions with the Houston Astros. “The Rockets aren’t starting from scratch. Adding Jeremy Lin to the picture is a natural extension of what they’ve done.

 

Who's the Maverick's coach? Is he better than our coach?

 

And the Rockets got Dwight because Dwight didn't like playing with Kobe.

This isn't baseball, every team in the NBA has a salary cap and every team can pay for stars.