Now , when the knicks got weatherspoon they wouldnt mind trading kurt for hakeem , He is the best player we could get right now , and he covers all our weaknesses . ------------------
Ridiculous. ------------------ Rockets' offseason tasks in order of priority: Get rid of Cato under any circumstances - ideally in a trade (with draft picks from us to them) that brings us Raef LaFrentz (dreaming). Re-Sign Hakeem. Re-Sign Mo Taylor. Re-Sign Moochie and AirBullard. Pick up the Langhi option for another year. Sign-and-trade Shandon Anderson for Bo Outlaw.
Hey Francis_Rules, Kurt has never really impressed me that much. What do you think his strengths are and what role could he play for us? ------------------ This is our FRANCHISE and these are the RULES - Learn it, Live it, Love it!
My roommate from college is from new york. We get direct tv basketball games. I have seen him play in a lot of games. To be honest, If a sign and trade were to occur, Kurt Thomas could be a good pick up. He works his butt off on the court and can really help us in rebounding. He is like the blue collar worker we had in Otis Thorpe. ------------------
I live in NY. Kurt Thomas sucks. He is a very poor man's MoTay. He loves to shoot and score, not very interested in rebounding and a terrible absentee defender. I would rather stick w/ the K. Thomas we have, Kenny. ------------------
I live in NJ and have season tix to the Knicks. Kurt Thomas is a hard worker and all and can score, however, he is a hot head and is more foul prone than Chris Dudley. You never know which Thomas is going to show up. Also, he can't play center in the west. The Knicks got away with playing him in the middle because other than Deke and A Davis (who is actually a 4), there is no other good centers in the east. I'd rather see us get Othella back along with a cap filler (or draft picks) than Thomas. ------------------
In the playoffs he was great 14.4 ppg 11.2 rebounds , 532FG% and He is tough , strong and he can play good D . Griff is not enough to cover Taylor poor rebound game , and now when all the good free agents are gone we should try to sign him some how , Hakeem is old !!!! he cant play more than 30 minutes is conditions are seriously ****ed and he wont play more than 60 games , We wont survive the first round in the playoffs with him (and proably by then he will be injured). You forgot that he almost finsihed his career with his injury this season, And now he wants 20 million for 2 years !!!! this is crazy . We have to trade him now while he still worth something and kurt is our best option right now . ------------------
Francis...I agree about Hakeem...i actually think we shold have traded him to Toronto in that draft day deal that Rudy T shot down on account of loyalty. I just don't think Kurt Thomas is the answer ------------------
I didn't realize that Mo Taylor provided the Rockets with rebounding and tough defense... ------------------ "Awesome baby!" Dick Vitale
I didn't know Kurt Thomas was a quality starter! ------------------ "Instruments are like women: After a while, you want to make love to another." - Nicolas Godin of the musical duo Air
Mo Taylor is a quality starter? A PF's main objective is to play defense and rebound, especially on this Rockets team... Mo doesn't come close to accomplishing both... Mo Taylor is as soft of a PF there is... Something that you don't need in the West, when you play against great PF's every night... ------------------ "Awesome baby!" Dick Vitale
What does that say about Kurt Thomas when he is putting up roughly the same numbers as Mo Taylor in the weaker East? ------------------ "Instruments are like women: After a while, you want to make love to another." - Nicolas Godin of the musical duo Air
Again, stats don't tell the whole story... Thomas brings a lot more intangibles than Mo does... He is much more mentally and physically tougher than Mo is... Proof of Mo's mental toughness is when he goes off on a hot start in the 1st quarter, and the pulls a disappearing act... He has done this at least 10 times last season... Thomas consistently hustles and gives the team some fierceness... The Rockets got shoved around the basket all year last year, Thomas would go a long way in preventing that to happen this year... I think he can fill a role that Horace Grant filled for the Lakers this past year... ------------------ "Awesome baby!" Dick Vitale
"I didn't realize that Mo Taylor provided the Rockets with rebounding and tough defense..." Yo Kidrock...my post compares the defense/rebounding of Kurt Thomas to Kenny Thomas and NOT to Mo Taylor....I was only saying I didn't think Kurt would really be an upgrade to Kenny in that department. ------------------
Mo Taylor is a quality starter? A PF's main objective is to play defense and rebound, especially on this Rockets team... Mo doesn't come close to accomplishing both... Mo is a much better defender than Kurt Thomas. And where did you find that definition of a power forward? I'll take someone who can create their own shot, stretch the defense, score in the post, and defend over someone who can rebound a little better. Again, stats don't tell the whole story... Thomas brings a lot more intangibles than Mo does... He is much more mentally and physically tougher than Mo is... Proof of Mo's mental toughness is when he goes off on a hot start in the 1st quarter, and the pulls a disappearing act... He has done this at least 10 times last season... What? Dude, do you even watch the games? Have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe, that could be because the Rockets don't give him the ball as much after the first quarter? What a novel concept! I can guarantee you, Mo has significantly more touches in the first quarter than the other three quarters. That reflects on the point guard and the coach, not at all on the player's mental toughness. And Mo brings SO much more intangibles than other power forwards. Tell me, where are you going to get another power forward who loves Houston as much as Mo? How about one who won't command tons of touches? Or one that will play center and small forward when necessary? Or another that is a great fit in team chemistry, can create off the dribble, stretch the defense with his shot, and play in the post? How about one who gives 110% on the court every night? You find me a power forward with those intangibles, and then let's talk about getting rid of Mo. I think he can fill a role that Horace Grant filled for the Lakers this past year... Horace Grant? The guy that was a complete bust for the Lakers all season long until a couple of playoff series? You would take someone who could fill his role over Mo Taylor? Not even Laker fans are that biased. ------------------ Draftsource.net-- the premier source for draft info. Profiles, rankings, mock drafts, and more! The Mo Taylor Fan Site
Kurt is not a bad back-up PF...especially for a talented team. I don't think we need him with KT, a developing Grif and probably MoT as our starter. If he's the best we can do...OK, but I'd look for a better deal that involves a center of some sort. ------------------
Can we find an even crappier player to trade Hakeem for please? Hakeem for Ruben Wolykowinsky! ------------------ Protrolls.com! Keep the ???? alive! The ZRBucks!
Kurt Thomas helps the Rockets in no way, and he's not even a C. I'd rather have a couple of 2nd round picks than him. The Rockets have plenty of forwards on the team, no need for more. While we're at it ZRB, why don't we tell some team to sign Brickowski and trade Dream for him. ------------------ Who needs teachers? I can learn my own self.
