A reader, Bob Schmidt, writes:
Must there always be a model? If so, no approach that is different can be successful. Teams have always ridden their best “horses” to whatever success that they find, but occasionally a unique approach, such as Detroit showed us, breaks the formerly unbreakable mold. I must contend that the unique collection of talent and depth presently on the Houston roster might just be a team capable of breaking former models.
There is no question that an elite super-star player can win a few games on their own. There is also no question that they are always one second away from a debilitating injury. Can LA win if Kobe has a serious injury? Would Miami be feared if LeBron blows out a knee? Our recent history with Tmac and Yao and their injury problems shows the danger of depending on such a high concentration of talent in two or three bodies.
I want to see what our present roster can produce using a team philosophy not seen in recent years. If we do as well as I think that we can, we will be in the mix until the end. If we make it to the end, anything can happen in a long season as individual bodies sustain the wear and tear we all know will occur. Every season is a crap shoot, but this year we have the talent to hang in there…. to the end……
