The Houston Rockets face a paradoxical conundrum: While they technically got worse, they are at a point in their rebuilding efforts when they are normally expected to improve. That presents some big challenges for them in the upcoming campaign.
During the offseason, Houston attempted to bring over a max-contract stud but whiffed. In the process, it essentially gave away three key contributors from last season: Chandler Parsons, Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik. That’s how it got worse.
Conversely, this will be James Harden’s third year in Houston and Dwight Howard’s second. Superstars are acquired and combined for the purpose of winning championships, not just getting to the playoffs. While a one-year learning curve for those stars to develop chemistry is normal, when they are together for two years and don’t make it past the first round, words like “failure” and “bust” start getting tossed about. Thus, they are expected to improve.
So, the Rockets need to get better in spite of having less talent. They can actually do that by cheating the system. Even if they win fewer games, by winning a playof ...
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