Ish Smith - the Clutchfans Saviour

[asmith8266]

... is back.

Dennis Scott just said during the Orlando Magic Summer League broadcast that Ish Smith called the Magic at the last minute and told him he wasn't playing because... he was playing on the Rockets summer league squad.

Dude is an unrestricted free agent by the by.

[allanivan]

i heard it,too. Thought I was wrong lol. nice pick up by Houston rockets. He is capable of Starting job in my opinion..

[rocketman84]

Originally Posted by allanivan i heard it,too. Thought I was wrong lol. nice pick up by Houston rockets. He is capable of Starting job in my opinion..

Agreed. He would fit in perfectly with the youth movement. He may even learn how to shoot a J.

[asianballa23]

Originally Posted by allanivan i heard it,too. Thought I was wrong lol. nice pick up by Houston rockets. He is capable of Starting job in my opinion..

tongue in cheek?

[asmith8266]

I don't think he's a starter but he's a very, very capable distributor off the bench.

[Rockets Jones]

Travelling back in time once more. Would be fun if we end up with AB and Ish Smith at PG

[allanivan]

Originally Posted by asianballa23 tongue in cheek?

I mean we don't have much choices. Among AB, Ramon Sessions, Lin and Machado, and Ish, I like Ish's chance a lot.

[Joe Fan]

Smart move.
Go where he has the best shot at minutes.
Welcome back Ish!

[dobro1229]

I like Ish as a 3rd stringer, but I think alot of people are going to be surprised how good Scott Machado is. I think he will end up being much better for the Rockets as a solid backup.

[jae713]

Here we go again. Ish is 3rd stringer at best.

[htownrox1]

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[CCorn]

Woo ABs foil.

[dachuda86]

rondo lite

[RedNation]

Ish! I think he would be a perfect backup pg behind AB

[greatpacha1]

MY DREAM!!! yayyy!!! I shall post his picture again as i did in the other threads! lol

[Spacemoth]

This is what Morey meant today when he said he wasn't worried with picking up a 1 off the waiver wire who would approximate the level of play that Lowry and Dragic gave us.

Look at LA and Miami up to this year. Did they have good point guards? Even San Antonio and OKC have point guards who don't distribute the ball as a primary role.

The new NBA has shown us that PG's that pass the ball are no longer needed. The best distributor on a good team is Rondo. Paul, Deron, and Nash are the best passers and none of them have come close to sniffing a championship--none have even played in an NBA Finals. A great team these days asks its PG to make the open shot at minimum, create offense off the dribble and break down defenses with athleticism at most. Running an offense is no longer desired from that position.

I'm fine with Brooks sitting there not playing defense and shooting threes all day, if that's what it comes down to. We don't need to win games, so we don't need a PG that is long and athletic and can defend the perimeter well. Eventually you would like someone like that who can also shoot, but for now it's Tank Time, finally.

[pippendagimp]

watch us tank for the worst record and $tern gives all the pingpong balls to ORL anyways (in return for sending DH to brooklyn below mkt value)

[DieHard Rocket]

Decent PGs are dime a dozen in this league.

AB + Ish/Z.Dragic/Machado/whoever + lottery pick from Toronto is worth more than Dragic (at $7+ mil) and Lowry

[BHannes2BHonest]

Originally Posted by Rockets Jones Travelling back in time once more. Would be fun if we end up with AB and Ish Smith at PG

Yup...

This year's Rockets movie..... "How Morry Got His Groove Back"

[asmith8266]

Originally Posted by DieHard Rocket Decent PGs are dime a dozen in this league. AB + Ish/Z.Dragic/Machado/whoever + lottery pick from Toronto is worth more than Dragic (at $7+ mil) and Lowry

Zoran ain't a point guard, boss.