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God, the way you guys go on about Scola, he's the GOAT. Trade Duncan instead and give his starting spot to Scola.
Are Houston now contenders?
Adding Scola, James and a new coach who will help them more offensively. Can we add Houston as le contenders?
God, the way you guys go on about Scola, he's the GOAT. Trade Duncan instead and give his starting spot to Scola.
No, they have yet to prove they can get out of the first round...experience plays a big role in the postseason, just ask the Cavs.
yeah they are so dangerous
because mcgrady and ming always stay healthy
and scola is a proven nba player!
If you're asking for this year, I'm going to have to give a rather emphatic "Aw, , nah." There's always the chance that Scola won't transition well into the NBA (and, for the record, if that happens, I will have to laugh myself silly), and good offense doesn't necessarily mean jack. -CoughPHOENIXCough-
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no team that has never gotten out of the first round gets to the finals that year
houston has but not any of the houston players there now
They had James before, the dude is a schizo and is extremely overrated. So he scored 20 ppg for a ty Toronto team. Color me awestruck. JVG to Adelman is a step down. At least under the Chrome-domed one they could play defense.
And honestly, what are Scola's numbers in Spain? 14 ppg? How much of an upgrade over Juwan Howard is he gonna be?
As long as the Rockets have T-Mac they are not legitimate playoff contenders. Watch out for the day that Yao gets 20+ shots a game, that is when you need to worry about the Rockets. Not because Yao is so good, but because this is still a big mans league and they refuse to run their offense through their big man. Now if the Rockets dumped T-Mac for a quality point guard and some role players, now you have a team
Ask me in April.
Of course they are a threat. The Rockets had the 5th best record in the NBA last season. The Pistons were the only Eastern Conference team with a better record than Houston.
They upgraded at the PG position with Aaron Brooks, who should shine in Adelman's system. Scola will help them. They were, and are, a threat to the Spurs.
Last edited by Solid D; 07-16-2007 at 01:20 PM.
Wells is the only player who cna make them really better.
Mike James is a ballhog, Brooks will be a rookie and Scola won't be in his rookie year an upgrade over Juwan Howard.
Yes, for Solid D's reasons. Everyone else in the thread is a ponce.
If Houston gells, they have scoring options everywhere. I'd lock them into the second round at this point. They're not championship contenders, but they've improved more than any other significant team at this point.
Scola will score the winning basket to eliminate the Mavs in next years playoffs while Butler is punking Dampier. That's the untown strategy behine the trade.
alot of 'm are all over his nutsack for sure.
same ones that will be the first to say 'i told you so..' when he proves himself to be only an avg at best nba player.
A lot of clueless people on these boards. Even if he's above average, or even average, he's far better than what Houston had at that position. So why don't you make them pay for him?
He was a league-wide asset with good potential, All-Star or not (and it's a Bush-like strawman argument to claim anybody here ever said he was GOAT or an All-Star), yet the Spurs elected to sell him for cash rather than basketball value.
Adleman is 5 million times better then Van Grunty. That Van Grunty even got this gig is a sad testimony to the good ole boys coaching circle.
Yes, a healthy Rockets team will be a threat in the playoffs.
Houston is closer to being a le contender this upcoming season than they were last season....and that's not something any of the top 3 (Spurs, Mavs, Suns) can say.
Anytime you add players to your roster and count on players to stay healthy that normally have issues, there is certainly room for error.
But, based on their talent I would say that they do have a legitimate shot at the le.
won't scola still be under contract with his Spanish team this upcoming season?
No.
2 words: Tracy McGrady
and Mike James!...that's 4...okay gimme 4...wait: Bonzi Wells.... that's 6, I'm done
....WAIT WAIT WAIT----2 more! Rafer Alston.
The Rockets are still the least predictable team in the league, IMO. Last year I wouldn't have been surprised to see them make the conference finals. I also wouldn't have been surprised to see them get destroyed by injuries again and not make the playoffs.
While I still think the Spurs could have gotten a lot more for Butler and Scola, I don't think those guys are going to be big difference makers any time soon. A lack of front court athleticism cost them dearly last year as Boozer pretty much had his way with anyone they put on him. What I know and have seen of both of them is that while they might bring some scoring punch down low, they aren't very athletic or great defenders.
Overall I think the Rockets made some solid acquisitions this summer. They needed depth and youth everywhere and they've certainly gotten some. They still remain a monster question mark in mind though, particularly in regards to Yao being in a up tempo offense. If he can become a guy who can find a streaking guard right off of a rebound then there's hope, but otherwise he's not going to beat anyone up the floor.
I think that coaching move will have more of a negative effect this year than a positive. I think the Rockets will eventually become a good scoring team that has guys that can play some defense too. A good rebounding team too. But the transition is huge going from JVG's to Addelman's style and playbook.
They might win as many or maybe a few more than they did last season, but they won't be clicking enough this year to be a real threat in the playoffs. Especially defensively, which is one thing JVG did well in preparing his team to do. And that spells playoff trouble.
Just my opinion.
No they are not contenders.
The added the one thing that had plagued this team, depth and scoring off the bench.
I dont know if they are le contenders, but they have had a great off-season
Nope, he's working on a buyout with Tau and contract with Houston as we speak.
95% he'll be a Rocket and 85% he'll be the starting PF on Opening Day.
scola is nothing more but a decent addition to a mediocre injury prone team. The rockets ain't .
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