Rafael Stone: You're Welcome

lakersuck2 · Jan 18, 2023

I'd actually love to have Garett Temple and Thad Young here. I think you're giving up a bit too much in your trade but if I can get them for just Gordon that would be great. Need more culture guys.

maj21 · Jan 18, 2023

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3 Point plan to save the rebuild. We can be good again in our lifetime.

1. Fire Silas
I like the guy, you like the guy, we all like Stephen Silas. But his time has come. You could wait until the offseason but then you are wasting 4 months and 38 games to see what your players look like with a different voice in their ear. Fire Silas and promote Lucas to interim head coach. Tell him the tank is off for now (pull the plug is the team starts to rise out of the bottom 4 spots in the lottery). Let Abdelfattah handle the offense and Hollins the defense while Lucas manages minutes and egos. In the offseason the search can begin to find the next guy (Cassell or Quin Snyder are my early targets for different reasons).

2. Trade
Four team deal, who says no?

Hou out: Eric Gordon, Kenyon Martin Jr., and Usman Garuba
Hou in: Pat Beverley, Garrett Temple, Thad Young and Chi 2023 SRP (via LAL)
Why: Guys who dont want to be here for real pros who will teach the kids how to be professional without changing the winning percentage this season.

LAL out: Beverley, Kendrick Nunn and Max Christie
LAL in: Gordon and Martin
Why: Add quality depth around LeBron and AD without sacrificing your best assets.

Tor in: Max Christie and Usman Garuba
Tor out: Thad Young
Why: Turn a 34 year old whose timeline doesnt fit your team into 19 and 20 year olds that do.

Nola in: Kendrick Nunn
Nola out: Garrett Temple
Why: Add a vet PG at the price of a 36 year old that has only checked in to 9 games.

3. Draft
1.6 - Anthony Black
1.26 - Jordan Walsh
2.39 - Adem Bona

I think the Rockets end up picking 5 or 6 after the lottery. I think the Rockets either win their way to that pick or the NBA sees fit not to reward the tank with Wemby or Scoot. Either way, with pick #6 the Rockets select: Anthony Black, PG/Wing from Arkansas. Black slots in at the 3 but ends up being the de facto PG for the Rockets. He also brings good defense to the table in addition to his passing vision. With Black at the 3, the Rockets maximize their 2 scorers in the backcourt. KPJ will be strictly a spot up shooter and pick and roll ball handler. Things he is proficient at. With Black running the offense, Green and Jabari should get better looks and Sengun wont get neglected down low.

With their remaining picks, the Rockets select Jordan Walsh, wing from Arkansas. At 6'9'' with a 7'3'' wingspan Walsh is a good athlete who is a multipositional defender and terror on the break. I think his floor is an improved Corey Brewer. Bona, I think, has the tools to be similar to the Celtics' Robert Williams. Both of these guys spend next year (along with TyTy) bouncing between RGV and Houston.
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We’re gonna end up picking 5th or 6th?!?! Why the **** would you wish such bad luck upon us?! I’d be pissed if Anthony Black were to be our top pick

sydmill · Jan 19, 2023

maj21 said: ↑

We’re gonna end up picking 5th or 6th?!?! Why the **** would you wish such bad luck upon us?! I’d be pissed if Anthony Black were to be our top pick
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With 50/50 chance to pick top 3 we have selected 2 and 3 the past two years. I think the Rockets win a tick more the rest of the way and that the odds finally catch up with us. Black is a force multiplier: good defender and distributor that could revolutionize the KPJ/Green backcourt. His value to the Rockets is probably more than it is for most teams.

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