[Nconroe]

Yes, the NBA owners have a lot of problems compared to NFL.

Seems about half of them really are loosing money.

They don't have revenue sharing like the NFL to help a little.

They have guaranteed contracts no matter what, of course self inflicted.

They don't have a hard salary cap so, those rich teams can stockpile all the good players.

So, if they allow above to continue they will loose even more TV market share in many cities if they have no chance to ever win.

The Rockets should however be structured now for three things, to think some hope is possible- just my opinion, might be wrong for sure.
1. They are still profitable it seems
2. They have many young players with upside, who might become stars as they mature, certainly a risk, but maybe, they were good in college.
3. Their contracts and salary will be fairly flexible this off-season to help with good trades and acquisitions should there be a chance at one of those stars, ie. assuming it is the biggest money, not the city drawing them.

I will say it is fun to watch the guys given the no playoff expectation, a nice up tempo game, for a few minutes every game.

After watching the 4th quarter of the game win tonight with New Orleans, in New Orleans, who have two all-stars, I think a lot of credit goes to Rick Adelman and his team of coaches, along with the players who played real hard, excellent defense, despite being down by 16 points in 3rd quarter.