rocketeer

the team is doing good this year and will make the playoffs. they have shown flashes of birng really good and if they can consistently play good near the end of the season or just have a few of those good games in the playoffs who knows how far we could go.

the rockets lineup is fine how it is. there is no reason to make ridiculous fake trades of our whole lineup. lets start at point guard. francis is good. definately top 5, maybe top 3 in the league. moochie is good for a backup. he doesn't need to be a star because he is a backup pg.

mobley at sg could be perfect for the rockets with ming. a few times a game he goes down the court and throws up a wild three. if he could just stop that he would be fine. he was drafted to surround hakeem and did a good job of it. now he could do the same for ming. and he isn't making tons of money.

sf is probably the worst place right now. rice is old. nachbar isn't getting time. kenny, eddie, and mo aren't sfs. hawkins(not sure where he's been playing) has good d but that's it.

at pf we have griffin, taylor, and thomas. thomas would be a very good role player if he would stop ignoring his teammates and trying to play one on one. i think that part of it is that he knows the rockets won't bring him back next year. taylor is overpaid and i don't know if he's a good fit for the rockets. but he can provide some scoring if they need it. griffin is going to be a very good player. i don't think he will be a star anymore though. i'm thinking more of horry but who can block shots. hopefully a little better.

at center ming is going to be great. an all round player who should be able to dominate. i can see him putting up 20 and 12 next year and doing good at other things too. he is already a defensive presence. cato is playing really good at backup. he was doing a good job as the starter until he left the team for a few games for personal reasons. the only problem now is the contract. but he is producing and that will help if ming gets tired this year.

the future for our team looks great. and they could easily go far in the playoffs this year. so why are we complaining when the rockets are one of the top teams in the west and will only get better?