Mo Taylor Must Go! His poor defensive technique gets him so far out of position that he ends up fouling far to often. He does not block shots. He does not rebound. When he gets into foul trouble (which is often) it effects his offensive game (which is the only thing he has going for him). He is not an exceptional passer. Every upper echelon PF that he has faced this year has dominated him. Last night against CWebb was no exception. The Rockets are a much better team with Kenny Thomas on the floor. For someone that is only 6'7" he rebounds well. He plays much better defense than Mo. He will not shut down the elite PF's in the game but he will challenge and alter some of their shots. Although Webber could not be stopped last night Kenny did a much better job of slowing him down than Mo and even made him miss a couple. Webber might as well have been practicing lay-ups when Mo was on him. For someone that is 6’9” it is a disgrace that Mo avg. less than four boards a game in 24 minutes on the floor. Unless Mo brings his dominant offensive game he hurts the Rockets severely by being on the floor. I know Rudy T. and CD will not trade Mo after signing him to the exception but I would certainly look in another direction for help at the four spot at the end of the year. No way would I resign this guy. We need a very physical front court presence to provide some interior defense. Mo will never provide the type of interior defense needed to be competitive against strong interior teams like Portland, Sacramento, LA, SanAntonio or Utah. I don’t know if any big name PF’s like Antonio Mcdyess would be free in the foreseeable future or if we could package some of our many 1st round draft picks to get someone but something needs to be done if we plan on being a serious contender. Personally I would go after Chris Webber with a vengeance as soon as the season is over. With the Dreams salary off of our backs we should have the money. I would offer him the moon and what ever else he wanted. He would make us an instant contender for the championship. ------------------
hehe Boy crash, you were just bursting to say that. you sure are in the right place. I think I've read those same thoughts a bazzillion times in the past month. read up! Start with the thread called "Bash Mo HERE!"
Sorry for not reading more before I made my origanal post but after watching CWebb last night make a fool out of Mo I had to get that off my chest. The board is great. I will definitely read your post. Later. ------------------
crash: 1st & 2nd paragraphs I agree with, mostly. 3rd... Rudy & CD would NOT give up on a talented player that fast. They would spend more money to develop his skills. And his attitude. And his emotional state, if it came to that. Look for Mo to improve and stay with the team. 4th... The only way to get McDyess or another star PF would be to trade the house. Not gonna happen next season, unless we sign/trade one of our key players (a starter) and add picks. No. (BTW, some people here are gonna try and scare you off - ignore them until you're ready) ------------------
Thanks for the advice. Not to worry though I don't scare easy I agree with you about McDyess but I would brake the bank for CWebb if we could get him in the off season. ------------------
CWebb is worth breaking the bank. But it ain't gonna happen. So let's fokass on the two players we want to keep... ------------------
FYI Mo has 69 rebounds in 475 minutes. C. Gatling has 75 rebounds in 308 minutes. ------------------ www.dsscake.com
So what relevance is that ? Gatling avg. 5 boards in 21 min. and Taylor avg. 3.8 in 26 min.I'd take gatling over Taylor anyday. ------------------
I don't think we should be so quick to come to that conclusion. While I agree it is a long shot, Webber has said publicly in the past that he would rather not play in Sacramento and that once his contract is over he is gone. I'll admit that now that he is winning there it might change his mind, but until he has signed a contract I would not give up on him or some team like Dallas might end up with him. The team Webber really wanted to play for was the Lakers, but there is no way in hell that he can fit under their salary cap. Rudy T and CD has shown the ability to bring in big name players before and Rudy T has a rep as a players coach. Like someone said in an earlier post...'Rudy T should have CWebb's phone number on his speed dial list'...and as soon as league rules allow start calling. As far as a trade right now, I don't see one that will improve this team for this year. Most of the ones I've seen proposed would do nothing but disrupt the chemistry that this team already has. So unless we can find someone to take mini Mo off our hands then I think our best option is to keep playing the Dream wait for Cato and Collier to get healthy and play more KT and Carlos and less Mo. I would be willing to trade Mo for Fizer or Brand but lets face it...Chicago isn't about to trade either of those to for Mo unless some first round pics are thrown in. Don't plan NY trading Camby or anyone else that will signifigantly help this team for what we would offer. ------------------
Again, nothin. CD and Rudy are great at pulling players outta the hat, but they are not going to get a CWebb or McDyess next time they reach down... The money just isn't there. And we can't afford to waste the picks. We have too many first rounders, and the next draft is deep. ------------------
DAROckets-It's irrevelant. I'm just finally realizing how bad of a rebounder Mo is. ------------------ www.dsscake.com
Hmmmmmmm.....did I start this thread to soon? Mo with 20 pts and 7 boards. This should be his avg game. Lets see if he keeps it up. Only time will tell. ------------------
Frank Black, Gatling is not better than Mo and please dont get caught up in stats. IF you think he's a better power forward than Mo you're crazy. I dont know what position Gatling plays.He faces the basket when he catches it in the post shoots ill advised 3's and is not a good defender ------------------ www.truebballfansite.homestead.com
why are u basing mo, tonight he played well. As for the kt-mo debate mo wins hands down.. in my opinion. KT is not a good post presence and struggles in the land of the trees..his activity makes him a good bench player. Mo he is our pf of the future he beat up a pretty good pf- baker tonight..he showed u what is to come for the rest of the season..if he continues this their will be no debate as to whether we resign him. ------------------ How Sweet It Is! How Sweet It Is! Gene Peterson on the rockets winning the 1995 championship over the Orlando Magic
Slow down there now.PF of the future I dont think so.I would hardley say he "beat up" Baker.There #'s are almost identical and Baker has been criticized for his soft D this year. I've been bashing Mo but mainley for what I perceived to be his lazy style of play.This game just goes to show that if Mo is motivated he could be a decent player. I'll lay off the Mo bashing for now but one game does nothing to change my mind. ------------------
I try not to get caught up in stats. I just wanted to see how Mo compared to other Power Forwards in this league. Also, I wasn't implying that Gatling is a better player than Mo. We all know that's not true even if his play at times isn't reflective of it. ------------------ www.dsscake.com
