o fer the year in shooting. Whoever was touting this guy as a solid contributer needs to have his head examined. If this was Langhi shooting this bad we would be running him out of town. TMO has shown SQUAT !!! DaDakota
He will contribute to this team in the future. He needs more opportunities. The person that needs to start hitting his shots is Rice. We will be much better as soon as he gets his legs back.
13 games and he still doesn't have his legs?? How much longer do we remain patient with this guy? Walt Williams needs to start over him. Going into tonight's game, here is a look at the stats for Rice and Williams: Rice: 366 minutes, 28 rebounds, 107 points, 9-40 on 3 pointers for 23%, and a 8.9 PPG average Williams: 249 minutes, 30 rebounds, 108 points, 20-45 on 3 pointers for 44%, and a 9.0 PPG average. So, despite playing more than a 100 minutes than the Wiz, Rice has lower points, PPG, rebounds, RPG, 3 pointers made, and 3 point field goal percentage. So, why is he still starting over the Wiz (when everyone is healthy, i.e. Francis and KT)? And I agree with Dakota...TMo can't shoot outside. Forget Kenny not hitting...TMo is not even close of throwing in into the ocean.
This just in: both TMo and DL suck! There, that settles it. Griffin rules! It's time to give this guy serious minutes.
I think it's safe to assume Damn Lanky sucks even more since *ahem*... you ready? HE CAN'T EVEN GET INTO THE FREAKIN' GAME! Morris has more rebounds than Langhi has minutes... I wonder why? Damn Lanky is clueless! Stew on that for a while! ... this message brought to you by a former Damn Lanky supporter who still owns the rights to the term "Damn Lanky" just in case he becomes an NBA player in the future.
I can never understand some fans obsession with Langhi and T-Mo. When someone says T-Mo sucks, someone says Langhi is better and vice versa. They make me long for Buck Johnson.
Newsflash!!! Dan Langhi shouldn't be in the NBA. As for Terrence Morris, I hate to comment because as Dakota says, he hasn't shown squat. I think T-Mo has some game, primarily on defense, but is either still shell shocked at being in the NBA or just plain is over-rated. I'm hoping it's the former and he comes around very soon because if not, this team is in for some a long playoff drought over the next few years.
Gee I really hope our playoff hopes aren't resting on the shoulders of Terence Morris!! DaD, if it was Langhi going 0 fer then I have no doubt people would be going ballistic as his shooting is the only thing that he brings to the table as a player. Morris brings primarily a defensive hustle game that involves offense from time to time (he's a streaky shooter) - my idea is that he's a contributer as a defender and a good passer for a bigger guy.
Tmo doesn't suck. He just needs to be more involved. I mean, with Steve Francis ignoring him every trip down the court, it's no wonder the guy doesn't care enough to hit a shot. If we just ran an iso or two for TMo, I am sure he would start contributing on both sides of the court. Right? RIGHT?!
lol rl. You guys are funny. Dan Langhi is dumb. Since he doesn't block shots, rebound, play any semblance of defense, etc., I think I'll take my position in the TMo line.
It takes more then 13 games for somebody to get their legs back. The man hasn't been able to work out all year and only played 2 games in limited action during the preseason so yeah it's going to take more then 13 games for him to get it together. The fact that Walt's stats are only barely better then Rice even though Rice hasn't gotten into shape yet tells me that Rice is a better player once he's in basketball shape. You can't just let a guy rehab from an injury all summer with no training camp, throw him onto a new team with a new system and then say "He's played 13 games why isn't doing anything!" It takes time, and people have to be patient. Now people wonder how long we have to be patient with him, we have him for 3 years so at least 1 year of patience would be nice, but you have to give the guy more then 13 days and less then a month to get into shape and fit the system.
I agree with DrN about the Langhi, TMO distinction, but I share everyone's disappointment and frustration, although not too much, because we're still talking about guys who haven't really gotten too many significant opportunities to prove themselves. Still, if TMo demonstrates over a course of time an inability to shoot a la Shandn, then regardless of how kick-ass a one-on-one perimeter and interior defender, rebounder, weakside-shotblocker he is, he won't and shouldn't start with the Rockets at SF over the long haul. In fact, if he can't shoot and is only less than a kick-ass one-on-one defender, rebounder, shotblocker, etc., he won't and shouldn't be with the team. But this is practically a moot point, because he's still just a rook who's played a grand total of 54 minutes in six games. Both of these guys (less so with Langhi, but I still believe) just need some time. I won't say they'll establish themselves in the rotation in that time (although I certainly think and hope they will), but I agree with the poo-pooers who say the sub-standard performances of these players (at least TMo) don't really merit getting worked up about right now. I do think TMo can make it, but with both of these guys, it really comes down to showing over the long haul that they can shoot the ball. Forget center. SF is the final determinant of how our team performs. Either whoever plays SF most of the game makes the open shots 15ft and out, or we lose, unless someone else other than Steve and Cuttino has a huge game. I hope one of Glen, Walt, TMo or Langhi can step up more than once a blue moon over the course of the season.
All I am trying to point out is the irony between people willing to give TMO a shot, but these same people do not want to give DL a chance. I actually think both of them can be good solid NBA players, but they BOTH need to play. I know Walt had one good game recently, but who is to say that either TMO or Langhi might have had 2 good games in the same stretch. The thing that frustrates me the most about Rudy is that he takes FOREVER to give young guys a chance, unless he is forced into it. DaDakota
<B>The thing that frustrates me the most about Rudy is that he takes FOREVER to give young guys a chance, unless he is forced into it. </B> Cassell, Horry, Dickerson, Harrington, Drew, Maloney, Mobley, Francis, Thomas... Maybe he just gives players playing time when they earn it in practice. Just a thought.
Most of those fall into the FORCED to play them category. I think Rudy needs to at least give TMO and Langhi some real minutes in some real games. DaDakota
Kenny Smith wasn't injured, but Cassell still managed to earn half-game minutes and was the 4th quarter PG. Dickerson came into the team as a rookie and earned starters minutes without being forced to play Maloney and Mobley were both not expected to play major parts of the rotation, but they both earned their time (didn't Mobley get an opportunity about 15 games into his rookie season and never look back?) Kenny T was forced into playing as was Francis (to an extent - he was projected as our starter as soon as we got him...) I dunno what the story was with Harrington/ Horry and Drew!! But I also get frustrated not seeing EG/TMo/ThunderDan not getting any minutes when the offense has the potency of a Daddy Longlegs.... but then again, I look at the Bulls getting whipped every night and I have a little bit of faith in Rudy Tech that he'll be able to come work these rookies into the lineup before too long!!
It seems like Torres sucked until he got his confidence...now Torres is starting to contribute. I believe that TMO deserves..oh, I don't know...maybe a little time??? Relax...
