Old School? The Whopper or Chicken Man? hmmm...depends what my mood is. '90s. I have to go with Elie over Sam and Herrera. '00s. Let's take two. One from Francis years and a 22'er. I don't count Cat's artificial benching so Shandon wouldn't cry. So. with a nod to Moochie and the one yr of Oscar Torres, I'm going with Maurice Taylor. I don't think I was ever more excited to see a guy come off the bench vs starting. Now to get a 22'er in there. Carl Landry. Overall Fav: Carl Landry. Lifetime achievement award: Bullard.
lol sarcasm detected. I would have to say carl. even though i do often dream of him becoming a star starting sometimes if he had stayed.
....I would have liked to have seen Pippen at the end of the bench during his Houston tenure. That dude is a turd.
The most respected? Elie The most fun? Moooooochie! The most effective bench player in Houston Rockets History? Sam I am
wow I can't rep any more. I guess clutch changed something while I had been absent in posting. But imaginary rep.
deke landry ellie cat cassell and john barry as the 6th man to the all bench team... if that makes sense.
....but on a serious note, I really liked Landry and despite his brief tenure I thought the Bonzi Wells days under Adelman were kind of fun. Patrick Patterson looks to be my favorite bench player of the future although frankly I would like to see him as a starter.
How could I forget Deke? He's my all-time favorite. I miss the incredulous looks he would give refs even when it was clearly a foul. He was also the best bench cheerleader.
Larry Smith was a favorite. He was one of the 4-5 meanest guys I have ever seen. His attitude and style of play rubbed off on everyone else on the floor. The game instantly became very physical and heated. Jim Petersen was a very solid bench player that made very few mistakes. Allen Level was an elite defender that made very few mistakes as a back up point guard.
