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If you had to construct a starting 5 from former Rockets role players, what would it look like?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Slam Dunk, Jul 29, 2015.

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  1. jimmyv281

    jimmyv281 Member

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    I freaking love Ryan Bowen........ " this team needs a knife fighter"........Jeff Van Gundy
     
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    Tyronn Lue
    Terrence Williams
    Ron Artest
    Royce White
    Hasheem Thabeet
     
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    i can do the 90s guys but ima do one when i started watching nba

    brooks
    mobley (does he count?)
    battier
    scola
    asik

    perfect offense defense combo lineup
     
    #43 rocketsballin, Jul 30, 2015
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    Lowry
    Dragic
    Squid
    B.Miller
    Deke
     
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    John Lucas
    Vernon Maxwell
    Rick Barry
    Otis Thorpe
    Joe Barry Carroll
     
    #45 Jturbofuel, Jul 30, 2015
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    Mutumbo, Chuck Hayes (I think he still counts as former player), Mario Elie, Glenn Rice, Rod Strickland

    I think some of you don't know what a role player is. Lowry? Dragic? Maxwell? John Lucas? They were often our best offensive options and starters for the most part.
     
    #46 don grahamleone, Jul 30, 2015
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    PG Lowry
    SG MadMax
    C Kunnert (found it hard to think of a C who wasn't an all-star or a flop)
    PF Thorpe
    SF Battier or Ariza or Reid
     
    #47 DrNuegebauer, Jul 30, 2015
  8. don grahamleone

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    Capela, DMo, Robert Covington, Troy Daniels, Aaron Brooks

    That took like 30 seconds to think of. I follow the D-League way too much.
     
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    Lowry and Dragic both came off the bench and were taken off other teams hands as rather unknown quantities. They most certainly were role players for an extended period while wearing Rockets red.

    Yes they turned out to be starter quality. And if I had to put a team together and my job depended on it I would pick them.
     
    #49 cbk41, Jul 30, 2015
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    When you put up 18 a game you are no longer a role player - both of those guys were putting up star-like numbers for us before they left / got traded.
     
    #50 Sweet Lou 4 2, Jul 30, 2015
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    edit: never mind
     
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  12. TheRealAllpro

    TheRealAllpro Morey only fan

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    Pg: Harden Sg: Drexler Sf: Mcgrady Pf: M Malone C : The Dream ........... Am I doing it right?
     
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  13. don grahamleone

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    Well, we can all agree they were good starters when they did start. Hence, me not putting them in that category. Neither played as role players because they were the offense when they weren't injured. I think of role players as guys that were never really the first option for anything. In other words, rarely the leading rebounder, rarely the leading scoring, rarely the leading assist man, and rarely the main reason we won. That's why I wouldn't put Cassell, Maxwell, Horry, Thorpe, or John Lucas on the list. If you consider those guys role players, I understand. I just don't. To me they were the foundation players for winning.
     
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    PG - Allen Leavell
    SG - Eddie Johnson
    SF - Robert Reid
    PF - Carl Landry
    C - Joe Barry Carroll
     
    #54 craguin, Jul 30, 2015
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    PG: Bobby Sura
    SG: Mad Max
    SF: Ron Artest
    PF: Carl Landry
    C: Chuck Hayes
     
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    I say we just hand the ball to Dor every time and see what happens. And yes, I literally mean hand the ball to him
     
    #56 frontline94, Jul 30, 2015
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    Sounds like the Dallas Mavericks rebuilding plan.
     
    #57 Zboy, Jul 30, 2015
  18. napalm06

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    The Houston Bruisers?
     
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  19. marky :)

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    They may not win a lot of games but other teams are going to have to fight(maybe literally) for every point and for every win against them.
     
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    Lowry
    Maxwell
    Horry
    C.Hayes
    Motiejunas

    Would consider swapping Hayes/Motie with Scola/Asik
     
    #60 DieHard Rocket, Jul 30, 2015
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