Rockets have excellent scouts

[djohn2oo8]

I was just thinking, that Scola, Lowry, Landry, Brooks, and Wafer were all steals.

Scola brings toughness, scrapiness, hustle, and determination on every play. Scola should be up for most improved player of the year.

Lowry brings excellent defense, and is only 22. He already seems to be an excellent playmaker, and can score whenever he wants.

Landry is a beast on the boards, and has developed a mid-range game.

Brooks is still an unfinished product, but still has the potential to be an all star. All he has to do on the offensive side of the ball is to shoot the ball with confidence, and move the ball effectively.

Wafer is a shot in the arm for the team, bringing tenacity when driving to the basket, but needs work on his defense.

[Trainwreck2100]

you know they traded rudy gay right?

[The Franchise]

you know they traded rudy gay right?

That was a bonehead move. Just imagine what this team would be if they didn't. :wow

[Tmac&Luther]

I had no problem with the Rudy trade and still don't.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

That trade wasn't that bad, they got Shane Battier in return. I know this sounds extremely unoriginal but you can never have enough Shane Battiers on your team.

[djohn2oo8]

you know they traded rudy gay right?

Not as bad as the charlotte hornets traded away Kobe

[lefty]

You didn't scout Scola, you idiot

Spurs did; we just gave him away to you

[dirk4mvp]

I had no problem with the Rudy trade and still don't.

Yeah right :rolleyes

He's better than any wing currently on the Rockets.

[djohn2oo8]

While the Pistons, SuperSonics, Cavaliers and Rockets vied to get Scola's draft rights from the Spurs, Adelman watched tape and was impressed enough with what he saw for Scola to become the Rockets' priority. "I've watched him on tape a lot," Adelman said. "I just think he is a very active player, plays every possession hard. He passes the ball well. I just like the activity more than anything else.

[JamStone]

The Lakers had great scouts back in the mid 90s when they traded for Shaq.

[Bruno]

Rockets fans are cuties. :lol

"Their" team hasn't won a single playoff series for more than a decade and they are happy of "their" team. I guess a 22 games win stretch and T-Mac 13 points in 35 seconds are enough to please them.

[BUMP]

You didn't scout Scola, you idiot

Spurs did; we just gave him away to you

Spurs traded away Scola? are you sure?

[lefty]

Spurs traded away Scola? are you sure?

Our rights

[Many PackYao]

Rockets fans are cuties. :lol

"Their" team hasn't won a single playoff series for more than a decade and they are happy of "their" team. I guess a 22 games win stretch and T-Mac 13 points in 35 seconds are enough to please them.
You keep ridin' that high horse Spur fan, but the truth is your team will keep losing to Lakers every year until the big three retire.:lol

[Ditty]

You keep ridin' that high horse Spur fan, but the truth is your team will keep losing to Lakers every year until the big three retire.:lol

our big 3 have alread beat the lakers in the playoffs:lol

[Many PackYao]

our big 3 have alread beat the lakers in the playoffs:lol
Really? no shit?:bangI'm talkin' about the Kobe-Lakers, not the Kobe/Shaq Lakers smart guy.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Yeah right :rolleyes

He's better than any wing currently on the Rockets.

It's a close call between him and Artest, but I think your right because of Artest's personality.

[Ditty]

Really? no shit?:bangI'm talkin' about the Kobe-Lakers, not the Kobe/Shaq Lakers smart guy.

we'll say that then don't act like we have never beat the lakers

at least we get to them in the playoffs :wow

[Many PackYao]

we'll say that then don't act like we have never beat the lakers

at least we get to them in the playoffs :wow
I didn't. You just assumed I meant it that way.

[Tmac&Luther]

Yeah right :rolleyes

He's better than any wing currently on the Rockets.

No, I'm serious......with Battier, Houston is always a great defensive team.....I mean I know you being a Allas fan you know nothing about defense, but I care about it.

Rudy Gay puts up empty #s on a bad team.....his #s don't make his team any better. Sorry, again like I said earlier......I liked the trade and still do. Would it be better to have Rudy Gay for the future, most likely, but Houston isn't really built for the future.....Yao only has a couple of more prime years left.

BTW...Ron Artest > than Rudy Gay, he makes more of a impact on the court.

[Tmac&Luther]

It's a close call between him and Artest, but I think your right because of Artest's personality.

What personality.....a great will to win, being the leader of this team, and working his ass off on both ends of the court every game out? Ron gets a bad rap.

[dirk4mvp]

lmao, Gay >>>>> Artest and it's not even close.

[dirk4mvp]

Allas fan you know nothing about defense, but I care about it.




Woooooah dude, some 2002 circa smack up in this bitch! If you're gonna run that weak shit, at leat do it right, you fucking faggot.

[djohn2oo8]

Artest brings toughness, which rudy does not

[dirk4mvp]

Ron gets a bad rap.


Because he's an idiot.

[dirk4mvp]

Artest brings toughness, which rudy does not

proof? Talking shit to 1 of the 2 best players in the league only to cause you and your team getting rammed up the ass is not "bringing toughness".

[djohn2oo8]

As he attacked the basket against the spurs yesterday, scored 24 points, and made michael finley look like pau gasol. I wouldn't expect a mavs fan to know what toughness is since charles barkley said the mavs were softer than tissue paper

[dirk4mvp]

As he attacked the basket against the spurs yesterday, scored 24 points, and made michael finley look like pau gasol. I wouldn't expect a mavs fan to know what toughness is since charles barkley said the mavs were softer than tissue paper

Oh, Charles Barkley said it and he only speaks the truth :rolleyes

[djohn2oo8]

don't deny the obvious

[dirk4mvp]

don't deny the obvious

That Yao Ming is the softest "franchise player" in the league?

[Tmac&Luther]

proof? Talking shit to 1 of the 2 best players in the league only to cause you and your team getting rammed up the ass is not "bringing toughness".

1 game out of how many? It was that same mentality that lead Ron to bend LeBron over and turn him into his jail house bitch. He's a competitor and after watching Tmac for the past 5 years, it's a breath of fresh air.

[djohn2oo8]

That Yao Ming is the softest "franchise player" in the league?

No, that would be Madame Dirk

[Tmac&Luther]

Oh, Charles Barkley said it and he only speaks the truth :rolleyes

Barkley is brutely honest.....and what he said was the truth. Allas is softer than toliet tissue soiled with runny baby shit. Your own freaking owner recognized it and had to call the team out, so it's not only Barkley saying that....the entire league shares that opinion, including your damn owner.

[Tmac&Luther]

lmao, Gay >>>>> Artest and it's not even close.

Umm, no he's not. Artest is one of the best 2 way players in the NBA......Gay is just a stat padder who only cares about scoring and plays on one of the shittiest teams in the NBA.

[djohn2oo8]

Rockets sign James White through 2009-2010 season

Rockets to Sign White
Through 2009-10

Last Edited: Monday, 23 Mar 2009, 1:52 PM CDT
Created On: Monday, 23 Mar 2009, 1:23 PM CDT

MARK BERMAN (http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/about_us/Mark_Berman)
HOUSTON - The Houston Rocketshttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif (http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/090323_rockets_sign_white#) have agreed to sign guard/forward James White for the rest of this year and for the 2009-2010 season.
"He will sign the contract (Monday) and the deal includes next year as well," said Bill McCandless, White's agent.
The club had signed White to a pair of 10-day contracts. The second was to expire Tuesday.
He has played in one game so for Houston scoring five points with one steal and one blocked shot.
"This is a testament that hard work eventually pays off and James White has worked very hard," said Bill McCandless, White's agent.
"There were those who believed James might not be able to play in the NBAhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif (http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/090323_rockets_sign_white#) but he has really paid his dues which included playing a year in Europe."
McCandeless said White was able to show the Rockets what he is all about.
"It was a given James is a world-class athlete and the Rockets were really sold on all his all-around game and they believe, with some work, he can be a guy who can be in their rotation."
The Rockets signed White out of the NBA D-league where he was averaging 25.9 points for Anaheim.
"James decided in the D-league to use his athleticism and go to the basket instead of settling for the jumper which has been critical to his development," McCandless said.
Prior to that White played in seven games, starting two, for the San Antonio Spurs during the 2006-2007 season. During that stint White averaged 8.3 points a game.










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[Findog]

you know they traded rudy gay right?

Michael Lewis thinks that was a great trade.

[dirk4mvp]

No, that would be Madame Dirk

Yeah go with that if you want to.

[redd96]

Because he's an idiot.
Mavs fans wish Artest was on thier team right about now.:p:

[Indazone]

That was a bonehead move. Just imagine what this team would be if they didn't. :wow

That was a freaking Van Gundy move and before Morey was fully instilled as the GM. I doubt that today Morey would do that.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Ron gets a bad rap.

That couldn't possibly be because he got suspended for a year for fighting with fans ruining Reggie Miller's last shot at a title, and then the very next year had the nerve to demand a trade from the team he screwed over, could it?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Mavs fans wish Artest was on thier team right about now.:p:

Heck I wish he was on the Suns, just saying his reputation was earned fair and square.

[Lars]

Rudy is a nice player, but Battier is a great fit on this team. Even if we had kept him, he never would of gotten any playing time under JVG and would still be raw. I think we made the right choice, picking up a glue guy and ditching Stro's bloated contract. Wing scorers are a dime a dozen, but a lockdown defender is hard to come by.

Remember that Battier + Miller + Gasol was a playoff team, Gay + Miller + Gasol was a lottery team.

[Tmac&Luther]

That couldn't possibly be because he got suspended for a year for fighting with fans ruining Reggie Miller's last shot at a title, and then the very next year had the nerve to demand a trade from the team he screwed over, could it?

People do grow up and mature, all be it some later than others......is Ron always going to be "the guy who ran into the stands". :rolleyes

I know it's not near this level, but he's becoming this generation's Kermit Washington.

[Tmac&Luther]

Remember that Battier + Miller + Gasol was a playoff team, Gay + Miller + Gasol was a lottery team.

This is something people don't want to recognize.....they just look at stats thrown up on a good awful team.

Hell, now it's Gay, Gasol, and Mayo all putting up very good #s........and headed to the lottery, AGAIN.

[Roxsfan]

you know they traded rudy gay right?

they traded the rights to rudy gay--they only picked him to satisfy the trade agreement:rolleyes

[dirk4mvp]

This is something people don't want to recognize.....they just look at stats thrown up on a good awful team.

Hell, now it's Gay, Gasol, and Mayo all putting up very good #s........and headed to the lottery, AGAIN.


You're faulting a core consisting of 2 rookies and a 3rd year player for being in the lottery? Nice logic.

[Tmac&Luther]

You're faulting a core consisting of 2 rookies and a 3rd year player for being in the lottery? Nice logic.

Nope, not faulting......just pointing out that just, because you put up good #s (which they all are), it doesn't mean you're a star like your dumbass is trying to paint Gay. So far Gay is just a more athletic Josh Howard, most nights, just empty stats.....no real impact on the game.

NEXT

[dirk4mvp]

Rudy Gay > Shane Battier

That's not really close.


Rudy Gay > Ron Artest

That one's a little closer, but Gay still wins.

[Tmac&Luther]

Rudy Gay > Shane Battier

That's not really close.


Rudy Gay > Ron Artest

That one's a little closer, but Gay still wins.

Battier's impact on the game > than Gay.....defense every night/intangibles, all be it he's having a down year this year.....but so is Gay.

Rudy Gay < Ron Artest.......Ron is a two way player, but I don't expect you to know a fuck about defense.

[dirk4mvp]

Battier's impact on the game > than Gay.....defense every night, intangibles all be it he's having a down year this year.....but so is Gay.

Rudy Gay < Ron Artest.......Ron is a two way player, but I don't expect you to know a fuck about defense.

Why don't you just go ahead and say LOLZ _allas mavericks!!

And I guess if you keep telling yourself that bullshit, you'll eventually believe it.

[Tmac&Luther]

Why don't you just go ahead and say LOLZ _allas mavericks!!

And I guess if you keep telling yourself that bullshit, you'll eventually believe it.

I do believe it....go look at what Gay did against the shitty Heat tonight.

In all honesty, Mayo is passing him up (if he hasn't already) as the real star on that team.

I know Gay would be better for the future, but we didn't need to make a move for the "future", this is a VET team.

[dirk4mvp]

I do believe it....go look at what Gay did against the shitty Heat tonight.

In all honesty, Mayo is passing him up (if he hasn't already) as the real star on that team.

I know Gay would be better for the future, but we didn't need to make a move for the "future", this is a VET team.
You're using tonight as you example? They're 25 games out of the playoffs, most of them have mailed it in and can't wait for vacation.


Mayo probably has passed him up. He's the best rookie out of his draft class, he's bound to be better than some players.

But if want to think the Rockets wouldn't be better without Gay, who would provide a shot in the arm to an offense that looks a bit stagnant at times, then go ahead.

[wireonfire]

It was NOT Gay for Battier, it was Gay + Swift for Battier.

Battier > Gay - Swift.

[dirk4mvp]

It was NOT Gay for Battier, it was Gay + Swift for Battier.

Battier > Gay - Swift.


Remember when T-Mac said he was gonna make Swift an all-star?

[Tmac&Luther]

Remember when T-Mac said he was gonna make Swift an all-star?

Rocket fans everywhere quickly found out that Stromile Swift should be playing in the special olympics. That is the dumbest player in the entire league.....seriously, He has the basketball IQ of a broken red crayon.

Come to think of it, what I said about him playing in the special olympics is a insult to the basketball players that play in the special olympics.....they're too smart for him.

[Rogue]

Rocket fans everywhere quickly found out that Stromile Swift should be playing in the special olympics. That is the dumbest player in the entire league.....seriously, He has the basketball IQ of a broken red crayon.

Come to think of it, what I said about him playing in the special olympics is a insult to the basketball players that play in the special olympics.....they're too smart for him.
yup I have to admit swift is a dumb player, though he isn't as dumb as yao.

[The Franchise]

yup I have to admit swift is a dumb player, though he isn't as dumb as yao.

I bet your pussy stinks.

[dirk4mvp]

Rocket fans everywhere quickly found out that Stromile Swift should be playing in the special olympics. That is the dumbest player in the entire league.....seriously, He has the basketball IQ of a broken red crayon.

Come to think of it, what I said about him playing in the special olympics is a insult to the basketball players that play in the special olympics.....they're too smart for him.

But he's got a 40" vertical, so it's all good!

[Agloco]

That trade wasn't that bad, they got Shane Battier in return. I know this sounds extremely unoriginal but you can never have enough Shane Battiers on your team.

Yeah Battier is a good pickup, but the Rockets with Rudy would definitely be scary.

And it wasnt that much of a boneheaded move, the Rockets had no Artest and had TMac at the time. A move for some D alongside was a sound move.

[Agloco]

Oh, Charles Barkley said it and he only speaks the truth :rolleyes

Fo-sho