[OneBadLT123]

Ya, another ****ed up way to lose an elimination game.

Go figure

So now what?

[Legend-Like]

Bring back Deke.

[lingi1206]

Originally Posted by Legend-Like

Bring back Deke.

that and pray to god everyday for good health....man if only we were healthy...if only

[Krimzon]

Looks like we're going to make some changes to the team.

[DANNY]

should tracy stay or go?

[hroz]

Yao-Mutombo
Scola-Landry-Hayes-Harris
Battier-Novak
McGrady
Alston-Brooks

EVeryone else is trade bait.

(NOTE: if good trades come along we can trade these guys too)

[Ruff Draft]

Houston should get Mike Miller.

[Hakeem]

This is first time in ages that we're going into an offseason with a legitimate starting-caliber player at every position.

We need to see what we can get for McGrady. I'm worried that his performance this game is going to affect the way his season is remembered by management. Tremendous one-off performance. Weak season on the whole. The other side, though, is that it could inflate his value in the market. I get the feeling that T-Mac is considered by most to be a slightly better player than he actually is.

Head needs to go. What we saw this series isn't surprising in the least. He struggled to shoot the ball all season, and without that he is useless. He can't run the offense, can't finish, can't defend, and he's a chucker. Two years in a row that he's stunk it up in the playoffs.

Bobby Jackson too. Good defender, but he can't make plays for others, and dominates the ball and looks for his own shot too much. Bonzi would have been handy this series, creating shots, crashing the boards, drawing fouls, limiting the extent to which Utah could rotate defenders on McGrady. That trade was a disaster.

[Ruff Draft]

Possibly package up all the garbage for a 1st rounder?

[Hakeem]

Also, they need to do everything short of sacrificing Aaron Brooks to the gods to try and get Yao to stay healthy all season. Does anyone know anything about stress fractures? Would reducing his minutes help?

[Hakeem]

Originally Posted by Ruff Draft

Possibly package up all the garbage for a 1st rounder?

Not that it would work, but do we even have much garbage any more?

Aren't Jackson and Francis expiring contracts?

So it's just Head, isn't it? And he's young enough and a good enough shooter to be considered slightly above garbage (rubble? Scrap?).

[houst-mac]

First we need to lock-up Carl Landry for several years. Then we need to get a legit 3rd scorer who can play 2-3 spots. And then get a solid back-up PF/C who can defend and start for some games if Yao gets injured again.

But there's something what is even more important than the previous, STAY HEALTHY!!!

[Legend-Like]

1. Trade Luther Head
*2. We could either trade our drafts picks for a veteran
3. Develop our bench. (Work with Brooks, Scola & T-mac on free throws, and Chuck Hayes on some kind of shot.)
4. Pray that everyone will be healthy.

[Krimzon]

Things to do in the offseason:

Sign Landry to a three or four years. Sign Novak for a year or two, but not a big contract.
Get a back up center for Yao. If there is nothing good out there pick up Harris.
Get a legit second or third scorer. I want to take the risk and get Artest.
STAY HEALTHY!!!

I have a feeling Francis is going to be the Bob Sura of last year. I hope it doesn't come true.

[Ruff Draft]

What legitimate 2nd/3rd option scorer could Houston get though? Someone of the Mike Miller/Artest level would be ideal, but how? Battier would make sense for Artest. Trading him for Miller drops the defense down a lot though.