Who would you draft if the Rockets had the 2nd pick?

Hasheem Thabeet has not been playing basketball long and is showing steady improvement. His potential is no where near Rubio but I think he will contribute much faster and help Yao. Also I would not put it past the Clips in passing up Griffin but most likely we won't get the second pick. If we get the pick I will be happy bc either way we are getting a solid player.

 

That's the very reason I have doubts over him. Rubio has been playing Ball since he was very young, so he has studied the game and is a special player already. To pass up someone with that much potential over someone who may only be a backup for us and isnt guaranteed to be very good is a huge risk.

 

And that is why I like him bc he is a solid player who is only getting started. But someone's max potential is never really known until they are there. A person can shows tons of potential early but never really improve. Over the years Hasheem has shown the ability to improve. I think they are both a risk, many prospects amount to nothing and coming overseas makes it riskier. I mostly just think we need to solve our front court problem first but I understand not passing up better talent. So I guess I am done with this particular topic.

 

I just wouldnt think that Morey would trade into the top picks and pick a position that we are already sorted in, sure we need a backup but there are plenty that we could trade for.
You want a special player out of the top picks and there are only 2 IMO, Rubio and Griffin.

 

If we pick Rubio, will he be of much use to us?

Yao has already established himself as the best center in the game. However, he isn't called "Butterfingers" for no reason.

Rubio needs a team like the Hornets to thrive. The offense centers around the playmaking ability of the PG, who can create for people that can't create for themselves.

You never see Paul and Chandler play the inside-outside game like the entire Houston team does. Our offense centers around giving it to Yao, and seeing what he does with it. If we draft Rubio, I feel that some of Rubio's talent will be wasted.

If we had a line-up that featured Scola and Landry at the 4 and 5, respectively, then Rubio would be a no brainer.

But I think we should trade down a pick for cash, and Thabeet.

 

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like Thabeet is going to be a flop?

 

WE are not in rebuilding stage. WE were damn near 1 game away from the finals (takin we would have beat DEN).... WE need established players. Why trade tmac's worthy contract for some unprove commaditiy..wen we are going to have wayyy better opputitunies to improve the structure of this very very good team. Thats why yall guys are not GMS or ne thing makin ROCKETS DECISIONS for that matteR!.. MOREY knows wats he is doing, and i kno for a fact, he is not going for the #2 pick or ne pick for that matter, cuz we dont need it!

 

He does operate well on the fast break, but that doesn't mean he can't slow it down to feed Yao the rock. Although AB is an premier scorer, he is terrible at passing and force feeds yao WAY too much. I don't think he is that type of pg that will ever become a good distributor. He is a barbosa type of player which is awesome.

Rubio is already a better defender and passer than Brooks. Would he start over Brooks or lowrey this year? Absolutely not, but could he crack the rotation? I think he might if he keeps working on his game.

Draft for talent in the first and when the talent drops off later draft for special needs.

 

Rubio, Thabeet fills our most pressing nee, but his ceiling seems alot lower.

 

Since Rubio can start over Calderon, he definitely can start over Brooks or Lowry!

 

If that's the case, how come rudy gay or ronnie brewer isn't on the roster?

 

NBA and International ball is not the same thing.

 

Ask Yao and Scola about it!

 

Although Obama may have better skills (a la Swift) at least McCain has a brain), and we won't mortgage our future by being Billions over the cap.

 

And how long did it take Yao to develop who was older than Rubio? Scola is already 29 with years of experience and has already played many NBA bigs before ever playing a NBA game. It took Scola a whole year to fully adjust and he is no where near as effective as he was in Spain or for his home country.

 

If we had the 2nd pick, I'd go for Thabeet. We desperately need size in the middle after Yao. We saw how valuable an older Mutombo was for us...now if we could get someone with that same ability, except bigger and much younger...

 

Young means easier to learn new things!

 

We took Rudy Gay, do you not recall? He was the best player available.

 

No it means he a lot more to learn about basketball in general. And he has been playing International ball for years so it is already programmed in him. He is not some fresh pod, he has years of playing a certain style. His potential is the only thing I like, he is probably the second best player in draft if he buys out his contract.

 

We had no intentions of keeping him though so your point is kind of moot. Either way your wrong, you don't draft based on talent alone. Sometimes you have to draft on what you need unless no one fills that role or a certain player is leaps and bounds better than everyone else.