Houston Rockets Rotation

pr0wler · Post #1 » by **pr0wler** » Tue Nov 9, 2010 11:06 pm

Okay so after a nice win to get us our first win, we're definitely the best 1-5 in NBA history. That being said, we still have a lot of issues up in the air and injuries (of course) to deal with so what should our rotation look like? Note: Assume Aaron Brooks is back from injury...this is how I would distribute the minutes.

PG - Lowry (24) Brooks (24)
SG - Martin (32) Lee (16)
SF - Battier (24) Budinger (24)
PF - Scola (34) Hayes (14)
C - Yao (24) Hill (24)

Reserve: Smith, Miller

Useless: Jeffries

Lowry gets the start because he is much better on defense and runs the offense better. We don't need 4 scorers in the starting lineup anyways. Brooks still gets a lot of time on the court and adds a much needed scoring boost to the second line. Kind of a Jason Terry/Nate Robinson type role. Battier has slowed down a lot so he should split minutes with Chase, who has shown a lot of promise. Scola will continue to do his 20+ PPG thing, with Hayes backing up for spot minutes on defense. Jordan Hill is turning out to be a shock blocking machine thus far, and continues to develop his offense. Maybe throw in Miller as a backup occasionally if they want to rest Yao, or he works better defensively against a given team.

MaxRider · Post #2 » by **MaxRider** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:17 am

if everyone is healthy

C - Yao (28), Hill (12), Miller/Hayes (8)
PF - Scola (32), Hayes (10), Hill (6)
SF - Battier (28), Budinger/Lee (20)
SG - Martin (30), Lee (12), Lowry (6)
PG - Brooks (32), Lowry (16)

Guy986 · Post #3 » by **Guy986** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:02 am

MaxRider wrote:if everyone is healthy

C - Yao (28), Hill (12), Miller/Hayes (8)
PF - Scola (32), Hayes (10), Hill (6)
SF - Battier (28), Budinger/Lee (20)
SG - Martin (30), Lee (12), Lowry (6)
PG - Brooks (32), Lowry (16)

looks about right but i'll try to give Budinger more minutes once he remember how to shoot again.

M4P · Post #4 » by **M4P** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:21 am

Good to see Battier picking it up. Can Martin still cover PGs? If he can than a 3 guard lineup is feasible.

Joseph17 · Post #5 » by **Joseph17** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:58 am

Yeah but who would guard the opposing team's shooting guard if Martin is on the point? I don't think Lowry is big enough. That's why I think a guy like Kidd would be perfect on this team.

M4P · Post #6 » by **M4P** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 10:10 am

joeyyowee wrote:Yeah but who would guard the opposing team's shooting guard if Martin is on the point? I don't think Lowry is big enough. That's why I think a guy like Kidd would be perfect on this team.

Lowry is definitely big enough, but it's not like we're going to be going 3 guard for the entire game. It's just situational stuff like we do with Hayes.

Joseph17 · Post #7 » by **Joseph17** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:45 pm

I know that he's strong for his position, but I think it'll be difficult for him to guard taller shooting guards who could just shoot over him at will. A guy like Kobe would destroy him in the post.

MaxRider · Post #8 » by **MaxRider** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:05 pm

joeyyowee wrote:I know that he's strong for his position, but I think it'll be difficult for him to guard taller shooting guards who could just shoot over him at will. A guy like Kobe would destroy him in the post.

Kobe is destroying almost every SG/SF in the NBA, so ...