Houston Rockets: Why failure is not an option in 2017-2018

The Houston Rockets made one of the first big splashes of the 2017 off-season, making a blockbuster sign and trade for Chris Paul.

The Houston Rockets since that point have not been able to land that third superstar they were hoping to acquire to make them a super team and competitive with the Golden State Warriors. Which is unfortunate because the Rockets need this season to go reasonably well. And Chris Paul is the main reason why.

The team traded away a large portion of its productivity from last season in Patrick Beverly, Lou Williams, Sam Dekker, Montrezl Harrell, and more for Chris Paul’s services. Chris Paul opted into the final year of his contract with the Los Angeles Clippers to do…