This will be my first Rockets Offseason Post...
In this post i will be talking about the scenario in which we keep the same team...Artest, and Wafer are resigned and T-Mac is healthy and we DO NOT sign a backup Center
IN THAT CASE
PG's- AB, Lowry
SG's - Tmac, Artest, Wafer
SF - Battier, White
PF - Scola, Landry, Cook
C- Yao, Hayes
Now in my opinion, if everyone is healthy THIS is how the minutes should be...
1st Quarter to 7 Min Remaining
Brooks, T-Mac, Battier, Scola, Yao
1st Q - 7-4 Min Remaining
Brooks, Artest, Battier, Landry, Scola
1st Q - 4 min to to end of 1st
Lowry, Wafer, Artest, Landry, Yao
2nd Q - 8 min remaining
Lowry, Wafer, Artest, Landry, Yao
2nd Q - 8 min to 5 Min
Brooks, T-Mac, Battier, Scola, Hayes
2nd Q - 5 min to Half
Brooks, T-Mac, Artest, Scola, Yao
HALF
3rd Q to 7 Min Remaining
Brooks, T-Mac, Battier, Scola, Yao
3rd Q - 7-4 Min Remaining
Brooks, T-Mac, Battier, Landry, Yao
3rd Q - 4 min end of 3rd
Lowry, Wafer, Artest, Landry, Hayes
Start of 4th to 8 min
Lowry, Wafer, Artest, Landry, Scola
4th Q - 8 min to 5 Min
Brooks, T-Mac, Battier, Scola, Hayes
*4th Q - 5 min to End
Brooks, T-Mac, Battier, Scola, Yao
OR
Brooks, T-Mac, Artest, Scola, Yao
OR
Brooks, T-Mac, Battier, Artest, Yao
*(The Final 5 min depends on team we are playing (big or small) (or How many offenseive threats they have) (or if we need boards or not) and also on foul trouble)
In this situation here are how the minutes are split...
AB - 32 Lowry - 16
T-Mac - 26 Wafer - 16
Battier* - 27 Artest* - 28
Scola* - 33 Landry - 22
Yao - 31 Hayes - 10
Well this adds up to 241 Minutes to 1 min is wrong somewhere but id rather not go figure that out...
Anyway this would keep our lineup very fresh...Yao and T-Mac and Artest would not play as many minutes as usual and hoepfully this will help them stay healthy all year...I really like this 10 man rotation, so if we do not add a backup Center i dont think we should be to worried...I think this lineup is good enought to be a Championship team and this rotation is very good...James White and Brian Cook would be the other 2 men on the roster...they will not play unless in blowup games or injuries...
AGAIN THIS IS ONLY IF WE KEEP THE EXCACT SAME TEAM (Minus Barry and Deke)
What do you guys think about this timeshare and rotation?