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Official opening day roster (+Yao Ming practice footage)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ron413, Oct 28, 2002.

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  1. ron413

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    * According to 610 Sports Radio News Flash @ 5:20 pm, here is the official opening day roster for the Rockets:

    12 Man Active Roster:

    1) Steve Francis
    2) Cuttino Mobley
    3) Juaquin Hawkins
    4) Moochie Norris
    5) Bostjan Nachbar
    6) Jason Collier
    7) Kelvin Cato
    8) Yao Ming
    9) Kenny Thomas
    10) Glen Rice
    11) Eddie Griffin
    12) Maurice Taylor


    3 Man Inactive List:

    1) Tito Maddox
    2) Terrence Morris
    3? Pete Mickeal


    http://www.nba.com/rockets

    Injury Bug

    Oct. 28 - The Rockets added to their growing list of injuries today when Glen Rice went down during practice with a knee injury. The severity of the injury is not known at this time. With Terence Morris and Kenny Thomas already sidelined and Maurice Taylor set to miss the first five games of the season, the team is thinning out quickly up front. With the season just two days away, it looks like rookies Yao Ming and Bostjan Nachbar will be receiving more minutes than expected as the season gets underway.

    VIDEO: Yao Ming nails 12-of-13 jumpers at Oct. 28 practice 56k | 300k
     
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  2. TheReasonSF3

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    Thanks for the news Ron.
     
    #2 TheReasonSF3, Oct 28, 2002
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    So Tierre is the odd man? Too bad, I think he clearly outplayed Tito this preseason...
     
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  4. Old Man Rock

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    Tito will live on the IR... I suspect that is why he was signed early. Beccause he agreed he would have no problem being injured the whole season... And I think once TMo is healthy Hawkins will be next
     
    #4 Old Man Rock, Oct 28, 2002
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    Holly crap. That clip of Ming in practice was incredible. His jumper is deadly from 15-20 feet. His shot is perfect!
     
    #5 TheReasonSF3, Oct 28, 2002
  6. ron413

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    Yao actually makes 12 out of 16 but it is still very impressive. He misses the first two shots on the clip, and also at the very end. But he does hit 12 out of 13 in the middle of the short clip and you can see the Big Man has some great touch from medium range!
     
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    The more minutes Boki can get the better...

    This is the last year on Rice's contract right?
     
    #7 Believe, Oct 28, 2002
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    He has an amazing touch. It is obviously better then Cato's shoot, lol.
     
    #8 TheReasonSF3, Oct 28, 2002
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    Wrong. Read the sig.
     
    #9 GATER, Oct 28, 2002
  10. Easy

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    Ming shoots like a SG with that catch and shoot motion.
     
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    Yeah, and the thing is that he is 7-5 so he will get his shot off easily.
     
    #11 TheReasonSF3, Oct 28, 2002
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    I don't think so! Shaq will be down there biting his ankles.:D
     
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    LOL. :D If Shaq does that then Ming will just step on his big toe. :)
     
    #13 TheReasonSF3, Oct 28, 2002
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    [​IMG]

    Yeah he does!
     
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    He is a shooting guard in a 7-5 body. It can't get much better then that. :)
     
    #15 TheReasonSF3, Oct 28, 2002
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    I wonder if Shaq can shoot like that. IF Yao can be half as dominant as Shaq in the paint, Yao will Kick some serious glutimus maximus. He'll be a very verstile center.
     
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    What's there to wonder? Of course he can't. I'd be surprised if he shot more than 1-13 from that range on catch-and-shoots.

    Then again, Yao Ming has a long ways to go before he's even "half" as dominant as Shaq in the paint.
     
    #17 heech, Oct 28, 2002
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    Moochie seriously needs to do something about his hair :).
     
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    At the end he's fiddlng with that love bracelet thing.
     
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    How long will TMo be out? Too bad for Hawkins, he will develop some injury when TMo comes back. I really like Hawkins' game. I guess that is a good problem to have. We will have a player in IR that deserves to play. :)
     
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