Who Is The Rockets' Core Player? (Plus: Snapdragon Giveaway)

Over the past two seasons when Lowry has played the Rockets have been a Play-Off team.
In the games he’s missed,they’ve been a Lottery team.

W/Martin playing,the Rockets have been a hair above .500,w/out him they’ve been a slightly thinner hair above .500.

I really like Scola’s game,professionalism,heart,but if I had to choose between Lowry and Scola,it’s Lowry every time.

And I can’t resist the implications of the Gasol trade that wasn’t. Martin and Scola were tradeable for Gasol,Lowry wasn’t.

he is also the youngest of the three…so he is more of what you want houston to build its team around.
Adding Dalembert to the core with Bud and you get a team that is probably first round playoffs again… but if this team makes it past the trade deadline I would be shocked.

Since getting that starter job, hes been leading by example. Hes one of the most consistent players, and with Hayes and Battier gone I think hes going to step up to lead a group of young guys.

I think that K-Mart showed last year that he’s our go-to guy, whether that’s good or bad is another argument, and is the main offensive tool on this team. Obviously the pre-season was shaky for him, but I think he’ll get back on track for the regular season. His job in Houston is far from safe though.

I think you you can have a ‘core’ but i have never seen it as a single player. i mean our core is in flux right now, i think the outside looking in would say that it’s martin, i think that rockets fans would say Lowry, but i think our core is something different. I think that our core is T-will, Morris, hill, Lee, PPat, Lowry.and that’s a good group of guys, i wish those were our starters now w/ Twill/ morris sharing the 3, ppat and morris sharing he 4, lee and twill sharing the 2.

Much like the Snapdragon processor.

But if we had to choose one, I’d go with Lowry.

It truthfully is lowry, looking forward he is the only guy on the squad that is valuable for the moment and the future. He has a good contract for the present time and if he maintains his production going forward he can definitely become a good solid PG. Both Scola and Martin are great for the moment in a Rockets uni but looking at the future they dont seem to have a very permanent future. They are very serviceable players and help us score but they seem to be better trade chips. Lowry is the only true Core player on the rockets.

A nod could be given to Budinger, as he does it all. He shoots the ball extremely well, and while he does not mix it up with opposing big men, he rebounds and hustles on defense. And he can pass the ball also.
But I would agree Lowry has the ability to change a game, so I would cast my vote for him.

Cue Drum Roll

Hasheem Thabeet. His length and wing span alone grants him the ability to keep those benches warm to a comfortable degree. His versatility will allow him to easily slide up and down the bench to grant easy access to his fellow players when they need a spot on the bench.

He will persevere and take on the challenges of a cold bench. I salute to thee, the Captain of the Pine, Thabeet, for you are the core on which we sit upon.

i believe the rockets core player is Luis Scola. You said a core player is the most important player on the team, the leader, and a player that makes everybody around him better. Luis Scola is our core player because a lot of our offense goes through him. He sets screens and is a good pick and pop player and pick and roll player. He makes our offense better with his precise post moves and his passing abilities. He is a leader because he never gives up and always helps everybody on the team. When the rockets almost traded him. He took that with a grain of salt and was mature about it and didn’t wine and was happy to stay. You said a core player makes other players better. Well Luis Scola practices his butt off during practice which motivates and inspires our younger players to be better. He always wants to get better. He might not be the best on defense but he plays hard on the boards and in the paint. 7 players in NBA were above 50% in final 2 mins of close game (min 20 FGA) – Jefferson, Scola,West, Gay, Thorton, Millsap, B Lopez, Amare. Scola is clutch which shows his willingness to win games. He is one of the most consistent players in the NBA . He has missed a single digit amount of games since he came to the rockets in 2007. Which shows his desire to play the game. Luis Scola never takes a break he plays in the FIBA tournament over summer and still plays good then comes to the NBA and isn’t even tired that takes skill. If the Rockets didn’t have Scola then they would be forced to rely on Jordan Hill and Samuel Dalembert for offense, who knows where that would land us. If he wasn’t here then we would lose one of the best players this franchise has ever seen. There is more to a player then they way he plays like his attitude and personality. Luis scola has the best of all of those that is why i believe he is the rockets core player.