Source: Houston Chronicle

Having long said every piece of evidence is valuable, every result revealing, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey found waves of information to consider. They add up to the same, familiar conclusion.

The Rockets are, at least on the surface, where they were a year ago. How they got there changed - with a coaching switch, a lockout season and a late collapse.

Still, a third consecutive season will end in the lottery, with the Rockets stuck in the middle of the NBA pack. But Morey says they will at least be better positioned in the continuing search for a player around whom to build.

"We're always learning about the players and the team," Morey said. "We didn't achieve our goals, so it's disappointing. But we did have a year we feel we can build on.

"Big picture, we had a year we can build on, with young players playing well and continuing to improve and financial flexibility to continue to improve the roster that we've never had. Our financial flexibility is in the top few teams in the league, along with two very good picks in a deep draft, plus a very highly regarded prospect in Donatas Motiejunas coming over from Europe."

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