Chandler Parsons is the greatest SF on Rockets since Rudy T

Glen Rice was just a HOF player

 

I'm happy with him even if he's done developing. The fact that that's true makes me double happy. It's refreshing to not be wringing our hands about a players growth curve. He'll be just fine.

 

As other posters have said Robert Reid, Robert Horry, and Mario Elie. A lot of people also forget how good Rodney McCray was. He was largely overshadowed on a team that had Sampson and then Akeem but was a very very good versatile and solid player. If not for injuries the front line of the 1985-1987 Rockets could've been better than the Celtics front line of Parish, Bird and McHale.

 

Also just to add Parsons' scoring numbers are higher than some of the other 3's mentioned but this is a team that is built for scoring. I think if you factor in what players like Elie, Horry, Reid and McCray did for their respective teams they are better players.

This isn't to put Parsons down, he's got a sweet shooting touch and runs the court well. He could end up better than those other guys but it is too soon.

 

1.) Scott Padgett

2.) Scottie Pippen

3.) Trevor Ariza

 

Rockets SF's who had better careers thus far than Parsons - Robert Reid , Lewis Lloyd , Scottie Pippen , Trevor Ariza , Big Shot Bob & Glen Rice ... tho they may not have had their best moments with the Rockets .... Parsons has a way to go to have a better career than any of the above.