I was wondering what happened to those ex-Rockets? I think many of them can still play. carlos Rogers Walt Williams matt maloney brent price brice drew Rodrick rhodes Sam Mack terrence morris oscar torres glen rice torraye braggs dan langhi I remembered those from the top of my head, anyone else?
bryce drew ended up going to the hornets...sitting on their bench...his contract is up and he is probably going to return to Valparaiso to coach.
A couple Xs are in the NBDL now. Rocket Xs: Tierre Brown Terrence Morris Also interesting: Mateen Cleaves
I think he caught on with another team after us but only played a few more games. If i recall correctly he was injured most of that year and really wasnt into the game. He didnt play again after that year. Dan Langhi played for Pheonix last year and had some decent games but was noting special. Glen Rice signed with the Clippers after Utah cut him. He only played a few games and got hurt again.
oscar torres was last year in Italy, Pompea Napoli (ITA-Serie A): 39games: 14.7ppg, 4.9rpg . next season he will be in Russia Moscow Khimky
Terrance Morris is the only one on your list I think could still play and help us. Most of those guys are scrubs
Not on your list but I met Emmanuel (E-mail) Davis the other day at memorial park. Nice guy. Said he hasn't played proffesionally in a year and has retired due to a ruptured achilles.
I would love to see Juaquin Hawkins, Oscar Torres and Tierre Brown in Rocket unis. Carlos and Walt were good, but there old now.
Yeah. When they were having preseason, I was very impressed with Juaquin Hawkins and Alex Scales. I wonder where they are now.
Juaquin had gotten a look from the Spurs last April but I think that's all he got. I think he would be a great role player for us. Here is what he is up to now -- Former NBA and current ABA basketball player Juaquin Hawkins (Long Beach State) is conducting three sessions (July 26-28, Aug. 5-7 and Aug. 12-14) of basketball camps at the Spectrum Health Club in Fullerton. For more information call (562) 318-7044. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Also, here is a good article about him from last Feb. Long Beach Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA) February 26, 2004 Thursday Hawk waits for call Hawk flies again in Pyramid There he is out there playing for another ball club, a manual laborer putting in his shift, as he's done across the seasons with teams in Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines as well as ones in this country like the Fort Wayne Fury of the CBA and the Long Island Surf of the USBL and the Southern California Surf of the ABA and even the Harlem Globetrotters. "I know I can play in the NBA,' says Juaquin Hawkins, and a hopeful smile covers his face instead of a bitter scowl. "I proved I belong a year ago when I was the second-oldest rookie in the league.' A year ago at this time, he had realized a lifetime dream to perform in the NBA as a member of the Houston Rockets, and he was earning more than $300,000 and traveling on a private jet and residing in five-star hotels and playing in all the glamorous basketball arenas around America. "The daily per diem on the road wasn't bad either 92 dollars,' he says, and shakes his head softly at the recollection. But it is all different now for Juaquin Hawkins, the 6-foot-7 former Long Beach State forward. He is back in the ABA, and there he is Sunday afternoon on the campus of his alma mater performing for the Long Beach Jam before 3,735 spectators who show up to watch what turns out to be an entertaining match with the Kansas City Knights at the Pyramid. Now Juaquin Hawkins' weekly salary is a mere $850 and his per diem is $25. Now he flies economy and has to wait in those lengthy queues at the airport for metal detector scrutiny right alongside the rest of the general populace. Now he once again waits patiently for that magic phone call from an NBA team willing to offer him a 10-day contract to fill in for an injured player. But Hawkins, at 30, hasn't changed, even though he's back in the minors of his sport and even though such a demotion has been known to strip some players of their motivation. He's still the same tireless defender with a knack for making steals that he was when he was playing for the 49ers and often overshadowed by future NBA players Lucious Harris and Bryon Russell. He still creates havoc and inspires his team when he's on the floor, as he did Sunday against the Knights with his 12-point, four-rebound, four-assist, five-steal effort that was vital in the Jam's 117-109 win. He still is upbeat and optimistic despite his vagabond existence that might have inspired a less resilient person to hang up his sneakers long ago. "Sure, my pro basketball career has been a little hectic, but I still feel fortunate God has given me the opportunity to do what I've done,' he says. "I've been all over the world, met a lot of interesting people, seen a lot of interesting things. "Sure, it's been frustrating at times. But I just love playing this game, and I think I've improved a little every season. I'm better now than I was last season, and last season I played 58 games with the Rockets. "I showed what I could do. I know I belong in the NBA. But it just has to be the right fit. I loved every second I was with the Rockets. I even started 10 games. It was great, and I hope to get a chance again.' Juaquin Hawkins probably still would be with the Rockets had Rudy Tomjanovich remained as coach. But he didn't. And the new Rockets coach, Jeff Van Gundy, brought in new personnel in the offseason. And Juaquin Hawkins was cut, despite proving to be more than an adequate role player during his rookie season. "New coach, new approach, new players,' says Hawkins with resignation. "I understand. That's the way it is. No bitterness on my part. You just go on and keep trying.' It's not that Hawkins wasn't accustomed to being cut by an NBA team. He had previously been discarded by the Lakers and Clippers and in October, was let go by the Golden State Warriors. "You just have to keep going and hope you're given another chance,' Hawkins says. "I'm enjoying playing with the Jam. Great teammates. Great coach [Earl Cureton]. I'm having fun.' Juaquin Hawkins doesn't even start for the Jam, but that doesn't bother him, either. "I don't worry about stuff like that,' he says. "When I'm called upon to play, I give it all I have out there. I don't mind one bit not starting. I have a definite role with this team, and I try to fulfill it.' Juaquin Hawkins has his stout supporters who loyally show up for his Jam games at the Pyramid. His doting mother, Gwendolyn Johnson, is always in the stands, as is his one-time Lynwood High sweetheart and now wife, former Long Beach State basketball star, Kim Barfield, as well as their 1- year-old daughter, Skyy. "Look, basketball has been great to me,' he says. "I've made enough money from it to buy a home out in Fontana. How many guys my age own their own homes and have traveled the world like I have? I can't complain. How many guys can say they've played a season in the NBA? No one can take that away from me. And, who knows, I might one day return. I know I'm ready to, if the call ever comes again ...'
