Draft Updates

by Tom Martin on Jun 15, 2009 11:39 PM CDT in Links

I went searching for anything Rockets related concerning the draft. Didn't find much. Some stories you may have already seen. Post links to others in the comments section.

DraftExpress: Jonathan Givony
"Paul Harris may have helped himself the most I thought here. He plays so hard. He got in everyone’s face. No one wanted to go against him. On offense and defense. On top of that, his measurements were ridiculous. He came up a bit shorter than expected—only 6-3 in shoes, but his wingspan is outrageous—6-11 ½. He’s also absolutely jacked at 237 pounds, all 100% muscle. On top of that, he measured a no step vertical of 36 inches, which is off the charts. He’s like Ron Artest [interesting...].

"Chase Budinger was awful in my opinion. He just doesn’t play. All he wants to do is shoot jumpers. That’s not basketball. He didn’t want to be there. Didn’t want to compete. He couldn’t put it on the floor. You should have seen his face when he was switched onto Paul Harris. He definitely didn’t want anything to do with him."

Nick Calathes works out for Rockets -- OrlandoSentinel.com
"This week back-to-back-to-back-to-back NBA workouts await Nick Calathes, from Sacramento Kings to Houston Rockets to New Jersey Nets to Oklahoma City Thunder." [No word on if Calathes attended the workout (story dated June 8th) or how it went.]

Mystery And Intrigue: How The Rockets Fit Into This Years Draft - Rockets.com
Another older story that I somehow never linked to.

Antonio Anderson works out for Rockets

And then just for fun...

Europe Rumors Came As Surprise To Artest - RealGM
"Ummm, I read that too somewhere," Artest said on KHTK in Sacramento. "I read that and they said 'Ron Artest is open to playing in Greece.' And I said, 'Oh, for real? Let me speak to them."

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All he wants to do is shoot jumpers. That’s not basketball.

What an odd statement.

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by Only_A_Lad on Jun 16, 2009 12:22 PM CDT reply actions

maybe

Budinger was actually taking a gun to a bunch of little-girls dresses. So the author was being literal when he said, “That’s not basketball.”

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by Only_A_Lad on Jun 16, 2009 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions

yea

read about artest on realgm…made me laugh

by EveryHoustonTeamRox! on Jun 16, 2009 12:40 PM CDT reply actions

A few players I'd like to see us go for in the late 1st and early 2nd Rounds

Danny Green: This guy screams productive NBA wing player. Never going to be a star, but the guy has a good build, can shoot, and does a lot of small things well. He’s also a reasonable defender that has the tools to be elite on that end with the right coaching. Projects as a more athletic version of Shane Battier. Would love to the Rockets to trade into the late 1st around and grab him.

Nick Calathes: Intriguing player in that he has already signed a contract in Europe. Good combo guard with decent size and strength. He reminds me a bit of Bob Sura in that he’s a deceptively good athlete who can play both guards positions and rebounds well for both positions. He’s a much better shooter than Sura as well. Never going to be a star, but could be a really good player

John Bryant: Extremely productive C out of Santa Clara. Even though he played against poor competition, there is something to be said about bigs who simply produce at the college level. I think he’d make a great backup C for us. Nice pick sometime in the 2nd.

by oelayat on Jun 18, 2009 5:43 PM CDT reply actions