Three Rockets-related questions I need answered *now*!
by grungedave on Jun 6, 2010 10:04 AM CDT
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PrintThe NBA Draft is like... weeks away. I do not even know precisely what day - just something like 2 weeks from Thursday. I think. That's like forever. Since I am impatient about this (because the last time the Rockets had a good pick like this they drafted Yao Ming... and before that Robert Horry), I almost want to find Butters to freeze me so time will pass and I won't have to wait any longer!
In the meantime, and since I do not want to wake up in the year 2546 having missed 227 Houston Rockets Championships in the process, how about we just pass the time by asking and answering questions?
To begin:
1. We know the Rockets are 95% certain to draft a player with the following description: "taller than 6'9", can play C/PF, and can block shots." Unless John Wall starts doing blow and banging hookers out in public. For only then might he slide to, say, 7th or 8th overall (because NBA teams are quite forgiving). Notice I did not leave out the very real possibility that DeMarcus Cousins picks up these habits. Would the Rockets draft him? Hmmm...
Anyway, with these pre-requisites in mind, who should the Rockets draft at #14 barring a trade?? It has to be someone among the Ekpe Udoh, Hassan Whiteside, Solomon Alabi, Daniel Orton and/or Patrick Patterson crew, right? (The guy the Rockets probably craved - Motejunas - decided not to declare for the draft. Damn.)
2. Why have we not already re-signed Luis Scola and Kyle Lowry? We cannot risk some other team going crazy during LeBronapalooza and offering Luis $100,000,000. I do not care what you have to do, Daryl Morey - hang them off the side of the Toyota Center until you get their name on that contract! (I do like Scola and Lowry both, but this is business! We can't take any chances. Suge Knight would approve.)
3. Does Daryl Morey get invited to this mysterious NBA Free Agent Players' Summit before July 1? Wouldn't it be in everyone's best interests to consult the smartest man in the NBA before they make decisions of such magnitude? For those that listened to David Stern and think that the summit is not going to happen... well... believe what you want. I hesitate to ever use the words "Chris Bosh" again on this blog, but if it's ever going to happen, you know Morey's going to have to twist a few "rules" to get what the Rockets need. He's already been fined once this summer, what's another $100k if the Rockets can get a ring for the effort. As Al Bundy says: It's only cheating if you get caught!
Your thoughts?
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I'm not 95% sure we *draft* a big.
I’m 95% sure we end up with a big next year, but if we think the best player at 14 is smaller than 6’9", Morey will find another way to make it work.
And also, the last time we drafted this high, we got Battier. Still not bad.
To add a bit
like Moon said, the last time we had a nice high draft pick we went with a fella by the name of Rudy Gay and parlayed that into Shane Battier. I think that was the 8th pick of the draft.
I feel like we’re just gonna wind up sending this pick out in a trade (I hate to think it, would greatly prefer a Center). Scola and Lowry have to be re-signed, Morey made that a priority, but I think you can only begin negotiating with free agents of any sorts on July 1st, so that explains that no movement on that front. I say draft someone Whiteside.
As far as Morey at the player’s summit, it’s most likely they’re going to orchestrate things for Bosh or Stoudemire to Miami, Lebron most likely in New York, and everyone else fending for themselves. Their whole talk of “Making the league better” is ridiculous since they’re all in the east (except for Stoudemire) and the West is still the stronger conference.
I'm always right, this isn't conjecture, merely statement of fact.
Lowry,Scola,etc
Pretty sure Rockets only had til Oct 31 to sign Lowry to an extension(rookie contract on option yr),after that they have to wait til July 1 to negotiate like everyone else.
If Scola’s contract was considered a Rookie Deal,same would apply.
Interesting write-up on Epke Udoh on ClipperBlog.com.
Short version:
Great on left block,horrible on right.
Good passer high post,bad in low post.
Plays kinda soft,but rebounds extremely well.
Good jumpre,but he loves it and thinks he has more range than he has.
Extremely good shot-blocker,and blocks shots at high rate while collecting few fouls.
http://clipperblog.com/2010/06/04/prospect-previews-ekpe-udoh/
Also his Baylor coach gave rave reviews on work ethic and personality.
Agree it’s going to be a big,but still think Morey will sneak down and get a wing to develope.
ya know
One day… maybe… maybe y’all will pick up on sarcasm. I think it was pretty clear only #1 was a legitimate actual question. The other two were sarcastic “fill space” things.
Never happen
Because too often it sounds like a rabid fan at work :)
by Tisbee on Jun 6, 2010 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think I am to blame for this.
All my journalism shit is confusing everyone.
The Dream Shake ...on Twitter.
"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak
I think it’s between Udoh and Whiteside.
Morey seems to like players who spend more time in college like Udoh though
by VBG on Jun 6, 2010 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Its gonna happen!
Stoudemire is comeing to Houston to work with the Dream & check out the city to find out where he will live! Can you dig that???
he better learn to play some defense
Why that boy refuse to play help D in the paint is beyond me
Who needs Bosh or Stat
when there’s Brian Cook. Come on. Who doesn’t like a big man that can step out and shoot the three? Don’t forget he can also uhhh, um… Well I haven’t exactly figured the rest out, but he’s definitely worth a max contract right? We wouldn’t have to worry about an ego, or being called the Cookettes.
In Morey We Trust
The BANHAMMER delivers the real justice
well
Brian Cook might bankrupt Les Alexander by eating all the cheeseburgers in the Toyota Center. It’s a definite concern.
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