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Former Rocket great David Wesley retires...

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by tigermission1, Nov 11, 2007.

  1. tigermission1

    tigermission1 Contributing Member

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    He was most recently waived by the Nets, so I guess he decided to call it a career. I will always have fond memories of the guy and the role he played in the most fun Rockets team in the post-championships era, with Jon Barry/Bobby Sura/Mike James/Scott "The Body" Padgett.

    Feel free to pay tribute with video mixes or the like...
     
  2. ekim

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    I miss that team so much... Bombing 3's all over the place.

    F***ing Mavs...
     
  3. Cannonball

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    He only played here for like a season and a half, but I enjoyed it when he was on the team.
     
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    he was good his first year with us then he drastically declined the next year, shooting like 18% from the field. yea, worse than rafer shooting. him, sura, james, and barry were awesome though.
     
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    Poor guy is gonna have to sit back, relax, enjoy golf, enjoy the beach, and cash checks for a while. I'm happy for him!
     
  6. AzCkR

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    i hated that guy.
     
  7. Dave_78

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    A few years too late IMO but good for him. He was asked to do too much while he was a Rocket but the guy went out and competed every night.
     
  8. Kerfeld

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    How could you hate Wesley? He was a true professional while he was here and did everything that was asked of him.
     
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    best wishes for him, i missed that old team a lot
     
  10. GermanRoxFan

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    people keep saying gundy ball was just plain boring. i couldn't disagree more. this team played the most entertaining ball i've seen from any rockets team until now.
     
  11. mzymmm

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    Sign him, and i ll bet he will shoot better than Head Alston, James combined!
     
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    Always loved DW. Hope he enjoys life post-NBA
     
  13. Win

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    Calling Wesley a "Rocket Great" is pure hyperbole. I liked him ok; he was a team player, he hustled and was sometimes above average for the two years he was here.
     
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    eh..i could care less for him
     
  15. roflmcwaffles

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    Rocket "great"???

    More like Rocket role player for 1/2 a year.
     
  16. Williamson

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    I don't understand this kind of thing. I can understand when Rockets fans hate guys like Cato, Mo Taylor or Eddie Griffin, all of whom were gigantic under achievers, but I'll never understand hating guys like Wesley, Ryan Bowen or Juwan Howard. All of those guys did their job to the best of their abilities and represented us well off the court. What's to hate?
     
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    David Wesley brought a CBA championship to the Wichita Falls Texans when I was like 10. He was awesome.
     
  18. porkslope

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    i wouldnt consider him a rocket great at all.
     
  19. A_3PO

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    Too bad he and Sura broke down during the Mavs series. Would have been a different outcome.
     
  20. dtowninyourtown

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    oh, you could care less? like you actually do care some about david wesley to where you can care less about it?
     

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