１。不仅继续让姚明再多投蓝，让他多从外围投。。。。

２。Kelvin Cato 作为大前锋，进攻毫无贡献。。。

３。交换小弗，　交换小弗，交换小弗。。。。

（摘自yaomingmania.com)

Personnel changes need to be made RIGHT NOW to create an attitude adjustment and to give the fourth worst offense in the league (86.6 points) a kick in the pants. Sure, we read about how the Rocket players care, how they're reading motivational books, having team meetings, yada yada yada. It's obvious something else needs to be done, or the Rockets will miss the playoffs for the fifth year in a row. Here are some of my proposals, some of which I have already pointed out in previous summaries.

1) Let Yao not only shoot more (4-for-7 from the field Tuesday night), but also shoot from the outside more. Yao has been struggling in the paint area recently, not only with his shooting but also in getting the ball while in good position. It's becoming too predictable for defenses to guard Yao these days. All the defense has to do is pack it in deep in the paint. On the other hand, Yao shot a long field goal from near the three-point line on Tuesday night, and once again, he made it. When he does get the ball facing up to the basket 12 feet or more away from the hoop, he usually has no one in his face, and he usually hits that shot. Like I said a few games ago, if players like Brad Miller and Rasho Nesterovic are allowed to shoot from the outside and be very effective, why not Yao? This is not a permanent thing that I would like to see happen, but just something to show the defense so they will have to guess even more on how to guard him.

2) Put Kelvin Cato back on the bench. I'm sorry folks, but CATO IS DOING NOTHING ON OFFENSE. When your starting power forward averages less than 3 points over the last four games, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. He shot 1-for-6 on Tuesday, and is 2-for-13 over the past three games. Cato was much more effective last year just backing up Yao at the center spot. Why Jeff Van Gundy allows him to keep shooting jumpers astonishes me! In lieu of Cato playing so many minutes, he should give Alton Ford a chance. Or how about John Amaechi, the guy he got in the Glen Rice trade who hasn't played one minute yet! He should at least give him a shot.

3) Trade Steve Francis for another point guard and small forward/power forward while Francis' trade value is still high. I know, I know, it may be blasphemous for me to suggest the Rockets trade the "Franchise," but right now this franchise is not worth much. I was one of Francis' biggest fans in his first 2-3 years, but it's clear he has plateaued on the progression chart. His penchant to turn the ball over, shoot poorly from the field (39% for the year) and from the line, and make poor decisions is not an anomaly, it's the norm. I don't care how many highlight reel plays he may make, the Rockets are losing with him. The Rockets should cut bait and trade Francis while he still has high trade value.

I wish the Rockets could get former Rocket and current Timberwolve Sam Cassell (who had 25 points and 6 assists Tuesday night), but Sam is playing so well for Minnesota, I can't see them giving him up and disrupting their chemistry. So Carroll Dawson, let's get on the phones and start shopping him. Almost all of the Western Conference teams are playing pretty well, so there probably aren't many teams who want him at this point. Perhaps the LA Clippers might take Francis and Cato in exchange for Elton Brand and point guard Marko Jaric, or something along those lines. Or perhaps a lower-echelon Eastern Conference team that needs to sell some tickets might be willing to trade. I won't go into all the scenarios, but Chicago, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Toronto, Orlando, Washington, Miami, New York, and Boston are all candidates.

I'm all for trying to keep team chemistry, but the thing I will always remember from last year is when Cuttino Mobley said that if the Rockets didn't make the playoffs last season (which they didn't), the Rockets would have every justification in the world to break up this team (which we all know means trading Francis along with other players). Well, they didn't make the playoffs last year, and at this rate they won't make it this year. In essence, this Rocket roster is playing on borrowed time, and the clock is about to expire.

I'm sorry if these suggestions might come across a bit harsh or rash. You probably would never read anything like this from a Houston Chronicle beat writer or read it on Rockets.com. But since I am not beholden to such entities for my livelihood, I thought I would "let if fly."

I want to see the Rockets make changes now so that 2 ½ years from now when Yao's contract is up, he will want to stay in Houston rather than leave because they are in a rebuilding stage. In order for that to happen, the Rockets need to make changes now. Just look at all the deals that Dallas, a team that went deep into the playoffs last season, did over the past off-season (trading Nick Van Exel for Antawn Jamison and Danny Fortson) and getting Antoine Walker. Bold, gutsy moves. Now it's the Rockets' turn. Make something happen Carroll, Jeff and Leslie.

So there. Although I'm still bitter about the Rockets blowing their third game in a row and going nowhere fast, I feel a little better thinking about these "what if" possibilities.