The Francis era was highly entertaining for me. He's going in. Tmac and Yao are no brainers. Francis Tmac Battier Scola Yao Scola narrowly edges Hayes.
francis, mcgrady, battier, scola, yao francis over brooks because of longer tenure mcgrady- bad blood after trade but what he did was undeniable. watching him play in the rox v mavs playoff was amazing battier over hayes- hard one, but i went with battier since he was a starter more than hayes during his time here yao- no brainer, best of the five
Francis Mobley McGrady Scola Yao Although Scola only had a couple of seasons in the 2000 decade, he is far superior to any other PF we had.
He was decent in Orlando until they wanted Jameer to take over. That whole New York team was a mess and they played him at SG. Obviously he was a headcase but the teams he played for didnt help. Now 9 ppl didnt vote for yao
Francis / Mobley, cant separate those 2 McGrady / Yao , the "shoulda/coulda won" duo then maybe Scola, by default ... but when you see Alston on the ballot, that says a lot about the level of talent the rockets had during the 2000's :/
There are 4 that are clearly locks... Steve, Tracy, Scola, and Yao To me the final spot comes down to Cuttino or Shane...and I'm going with Cuttino.
Here's something to go by: Rockets players from 99-00 to 08-09 sorted by win shares I know it's tempting to include Scola, but he really only played one good year in that decade. I'll cheat and move Battier to the 4 and have: Francis Mobley McGrady Battier Yao
I like the Cat a lot BUT come on now. Battier was a huge part of the best teams throughout this decade. He brought leadership, a strong veteran presence, amazing defense and intangibles.
