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Great sign for the Rockets. Swift is a solid player and very athletic.
This was one of the two toughest divisions last year, if not the toughest. It's only gotten worse this year. Good pick up by Houston, but they still need to address their pg needs. Their draft pick was a great long term step but JVG won't play him much this year.
They'll still be tough and scary - and while I think Yao is a useless marshmallow center, I have much respect for TMac - but we'll be all right, if we do it right, we'll win the division. If not, we'll be facing either Houston or Dallas in the first round of the playoffs.
Great sign for the Rockets. Swift is a solid player and very athletic.
Good news for the Rockets.
. For me they're a close second to the Lakers, but why quibble?
As far as the signing... ehhh.
Chump is exactly right. Dude had had years to beat out Lorenzen Wright and hasn't done so. AT this point, Stro = Keon Clark. Maybe.
Could it work out well for Houston? sure. But I'd give it a 50-50 chance at best.
memphis is in the western conference, and ran into steamrollers in the first round the last 2 years. bad draw, but they are just a mid level team. give them a real center and maybe they could advance.
at the rockets thinking they are championship contenders. Who will start? Howard or Swift? They might win 1 or 2 more games in the season but they might lose Barry and Mutombo. Those 2 equal what Swift can do.
When did Swift become so good? Last I saw he was the 10th man on the Grizzlies team. He sucks.
This signing makes me sick!!!!!!!T-Mac was already to athletic for the spurs and now Swift...This team is going to be tough.
I'd be more scared about the signing if Swift could board at a higher rate than, say, Jumaine Jones for example.
Nooooo!!! This sucks. That is the player that Dallas wanted but Houston got. I hope Dallas can still get better.
Dallas will get better if they sign Josh Powell from their summer league.
Swift has dominated the Spurs, not with numbers..... but our big men have had trouble with him. He's just as hard to stop sometimes as Amare.
The Houston Rockets need 1 more better starter to become contenders though.
Prodigy, Syracuse: Who do you think is the biggest threat in the West?
Bruce Bowen: Honestly, I can't say right now. Anyone can be on paper, we'll have to see. But I think the acquisition of Stromile Swift in Houston, if it happens, would be huge. Dallas is a good team. There are lots of good teams.
Haha.
Rocket fans are experiencing an emotion very similar to what Spur fans felt when J.R. Reid was acquired.
Are the rockets resigning J. Barry and Mutombo? Those guys were big against Dallas.
I didn't think so..
I think Barry sucks..
and I don't see Mutombo comin back.. :/ IMO
J. Barry is a nice player. Every team needs a hustle and heart player like him.
If Barry doesn't come back the rockets will suck at shooting guard.
Jon Barry is one of my favorites to join the spurs
Here is why I think Dallas is still better than Houston
1. Houston's role players such as Barry(if signed), Sura, Mutombo(if signed), Wesley are a year older
2. Having Swift in at power forward takes away Houston's exploiting Dirk's defense by putting Mcgrady at power forward.
3. Daniels matches up better against Houston than Finley because he is a better defender than Finley and will be needed to guard Mcgrady. Finley isn't expected back so Daniels will be given more minutes.
4. Dampier will be in better shape if he doesn't miss so many games this year.
5. Van Horn also won't get exploited as much on defense.
If Houston beats us, they are just better. They matchup better to San Antonio with this addition but Dallas not quite as much.
Houston is not re ed. They are going to use McGrady on Dirk and Dirk simply can not score on Tracy McGrady. Your post is pure homerism: Mavs improve while losing Finley and Houston doesn't get better adding Swift? Yeah, sure. The Mavs killed the Rockets in the playoffs with dribble penetration and adding a shotblocker like Swift defenitely helps Houston in containing that element of the Mavs attack.
Dirk was undressed by McGrady in that series. He's incredibly soft. Dallas is just not a threat to win a le and never will be. Houston isn't either, but they are getting closer unlike the Mavs. And they are actually on the right path because they play defense, Mavs do not.
Your post was funny though. Van Horn won't get exploited as much on D? LOL. Why, he's still Van Horn. Dampier is a scrub and always will be.
Dirk will work on his post game now that he knows how important it is. Van Horn only gets exploited against good shooters because it is tough for him to come out against them. You are just ignorant and a mavs hater. You don't have any good ideas.
Dallas who? I shot the bas JR!
Yeah and Bruce owns Tmac's ring.
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