1, the rockets are not a small club. Don't always underestimate yourself, take a good middle-class club as a bobcat-level small club to operate and trade. Now looking at the salary composition on the rocket roster, I believe Alexander is also gnashing his teeth and chanting where his beautiful knives are spent.
2. The star player decides the fighting capacity of the team skeleton. I've said it a million times. The fate of pure role players in the playoffs refers to the Bobcats two years ago and the Nuggets this season. When forming a team, always find the core first, and then start rebuilding around him. It's like building a house and laying a foundation. Morey is in harmony, Yao's core is injured, and he can't find the backbone of the star. He still doesn't choose to rebuild before it's too late. Slogans also affect the playoffs. I don't want to know where he came from!
3. The most typical result of Magic Ball Theory is that the Rockets haven't even had an All-Star in the past two years. The fun of watching the Rockets now is basically that Martin scored a few points on the free throw line by cheating and fouling. Scola's graceful Argentine tango amused several "bird people" rookies. It is difficult for such a role star without box office appeal and dazzling skills to mention any fans' desire to pay for tickets to watch the scene!
4. When you are abused by Durham Porter to 20+ 10, and even abused by the Heat trio to 30+ 10, let alone how excellent your role player lineup is. In fact, the Rockets have renewed their contracts in recent years because of the appreciation of cheap role players, and many players have lost their original characteristics of good quality and low price.
5. The practice of magic ball theory in the Rockets in recent years has resulted in the exhaustion of the core. Every year, a group of original NBA marginal players who have not played out are released or even sold at high prices. The second round of the show invested a lot of money, which was of little significance, and trained a bunch of players who were too high or too low. The upper limit of the lineup is not high, the team's talent and sportsmanship are extremely scarce, and a large number of people rely on jump shots and feel to eat. At the critical moment, there is a lack of a final ruling by the court.
-This is anti-All-Star theory. Since you don't want to be a superstar, you can't stay competitive in the league. The rule of best of seven playoff games in NBA makes the probability of a weak team defeating a strong team much lower. In the playoffs, it's more about a superstar's personal strength than "you have one 20 million and I have three 8 million, so I'm not worse than you"-and so on, the Rockets haven't even killed the playoffs in the past two years.
6. Don't always think that many teams in the league compete for superstars according to the magic ball theory, and it is smart for the Rockets to stay put. Let's see how Durant killed the Nuggets in the first half and how Ross died suddenly before the playoffs. You should know why everyone wants a superstar. This is the existence that can bring qualitative change to a team.
7. Morey chased superstars in the free market for several years in a row, but in the end he always failed. His magic ball theory has been practiced for several years, but the problem is that without a star, the team can't compete at all, and it is difficult to enter the playoffs. Can it be said that he can no longer adhere to his magic ball theory of "I don't chase superstars, I choose appreciation potential stocks"?
8. Please don't mention the slogan "Rockets win the championship" again, and don't believe what Morey said that I want to build a champion lineup-I have never seen a champion lineup that can kill the core, and I have never seen a so-called "champion lineup" in which there is no player over 6' 9 in the whole team except Yao Ming for half a season.
9. After two years of team building failure, the rocket had to be in the reconstruction period. In the next three years, unless General Mo gets CP3 Durant of Warcraft overnight, or at least chooses a rookie at least comparable to Cousins Lopez, it will not be so easy to break through the first round of the playoffs or even return to the playoffs.
To sum up, the future of the rocket will be accompanied by tears and humiliation for a long time. Let's wait and see when the next LeBron or Ross Griffin will appear!