Source: bbs.clutchfans.net --- Tuesday, July 26, 2016
http://Basketballhttp://.realgm.com/analysi...k-On-The-Court With a frenetic summer signing period finally slowing down, we have finally have a chance to evaluate how everything has come together for teams across the league. Five franchises in particular stood out because of the collection of talent they acquired both in the draft and free agency. In this series, we’ll look at not only why these teams “won” their summers, but the work that’s now required in order to mold their new-look rosters into a cohesive units. What the Houston Rockets got right When it comes to Mike D’Antoni’s system, it’s fairly obvious that you need three things to achieve success: a primary ballhandler capable of creating (efficient) shots for himself and others, a five man that can suck in defenses with his roll to the rim and lots of lots of shooting. In James Harden, the Rockets already had the biggest piece of the puzzle in place. They caught another break when Dwight Howard skipped town and freed up an opportunity for Clint Capela - an excellent pick-and-roll finisher (84th percentile, per Synergy data) and offensive rebounder (6th among all qualified players in our RealGM database) -- to audition for the starting role. They complemented those two in-house solutions by nabbing two of the best shooters on the free agent market in Eric Gordon (career 38.3 percent from 3) and Ryan Anderson (career 37.7 percent). Those two will join holdover rotations members ...
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