Why do the Rockets fall for the same girl... I mean Power forward?

Ironically, the only power forward we passed on that I really regret is 6'7" and 225. He's playing for Denver . . . There are some I regret not keeping.

 

With the mid lotto picks, its not easy finding PF like KG, Gasol, or Blake Griffin. But our new guys like TJones and DMo isn't that type of PF you described. Jones is an all around player who can handle the ball and play above the rim with his athleticism while D-Mo is a 7 footer who has a nice post game as well as good footwork who's also aggressive grabbing the boards.

 

Scola was an above average starting PF. He wasn't flashy but he was a solid rebounder who had a good post game and nice 15 ft jump shot.

 

Fixed it for you.


Seriously, there is like 2 guys in the whole league who fit the OPs description, and we're supposed to just grab one?!?
I can only think of Aldridge, Bosh as the 6'11 "Above the rim" types.
Then there are the aging stars in Duncan, Gasol, Garnett

The only other 6'11 PFs I can think of are Jason Thompson, Andre Blatche and Amir Johnson.

 

Well that's the legacy of Jeff Van Gundy really. Since his days we attempted to correct the 'problem' at the PF spot with a creative scorer (Scola) paired with an athletic/explosive type (Landry).

Various moves were made, the next guy brought in was Patterson, who showcased a nice all-around game at college, and brought us 'real' size and length along with passable athleticism. Morris was next brought in, and he's more of an explosive scorer who goes from outside in.
I could go on and on - but suffice to say these guys aren't "gundyball" types are they?
Sure, we might all wish Patterson was a better rebounder, or that Morris was 2 inches taller, but they're not remotely similar in terms of playing style, nor is either player anything like Mark Bryant...


Thread is an attempt to smooth out the varied power forwards we've had over the years by creating an artificial character trait by which to judge them all. Unfortunately even creating the artificial character trait doesn't really work - especially if you look at the current team (3 rookie PFs who don't fit the description in the slightest, and therefore the Rockets aren't going for the 'same girl').

 

I'm surprised that tinman hasn't responded yet.

But to answer the question, the Rockets kind of rotated with their PF rotation following the trade. I believe Herrera started for a while, but "Chili" Pete Chilcutt eventually became the starter. But certainly Chucky Brown made the bigger impression(at least in my mind) in the post season.

Robert Horry was a matchup play in the NBA finals that year, allowing the Rockets to put 4 3-pt shooters on the court, along with an extra perimeter defender against Orlando. In fact, pretty genius of Rudy T, who ironically was mostly known for his lack of creativity towards the end of his career.

 

Yeah - I was VERY high on Jones as a potential pick 14 for us midway through last season. Stoked that he fell to us at 18 - the guy just looks like an NBA player.

Either him or Motiejunas are our best bet of having an all-star powerforward on the current roster. But I've never seen Royce White as an NBA player - lacks the athleticism IMO, making him little more than a glorified point guard who can't bring the ball up. Happy to be proven wrong of course! [IF White even plays NBA]

 

Seriously, height is pretty overrated by fans. You know what Kevin Love's height is? He's about 6-8, basically looking just as tall as Derrick "listed 6-8" Williams. And can't play above the rim either. Dwight Howard? 6-9 to 6-10. San Antonio for years guys like Matt Bonner and Robert Horry at PF next to Duncan, and they drafted 6-9 Scola for good measure. Dennis Rodman the biggest, badest rebounder and all-NBA defender was 6-8.

If a player is good, then he's good.

 

JVG got this dude to play PF for a while:

 

Is that Harden without the beard and Mohawk?

 

Well if you looked at the past drafts who would you take over those players we drafted? Its not too many people with the skills your looking for on where the rockets been drafting.

 

Barkley... 6'3

T_Man

 

What made Chucky so good was that he only had to concentrate on defense and rebounding.... He knew his role and that was a major help.

T_Man

 

Height is not overrated at all. Gasol, Aldridge and Bosh have all had great games against us. It is partly because our power forwards are too small to guard them.

 

I want jones to stay a rocket for a long time just not as our starting PF.