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Can Vin Baker Still Play?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by RocketsFan123, Mar 29, 2005.

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  1. RocketsFan123

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    Does anyone think Vin Baker can be trained or can he be the once dominant power forward he used to be?
     
  2. DeAleck

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    Insta-poll: Does Vin Baker have a better chance to win the next Presidential Election or average 10 minutes per game for the Rockets?
     
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    that's a tough one.. i think he got a bad rap though b/c he used to have alcohol problems.. i have read that when he tried to come back that he looked awkward.. i just have a lot of memories of him playing really well in the mid 90's.. i wonder if he could do it again? i know gugliotta is finished but Vin is much younger and i think he may still have it in him if trained and given a chance.. he clearly has no JVG support that's for sure.
     
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    i do believe he can still be productive or even dominate.... just not in the NBA. Maybe the Philippeans' league? :D
     
  5. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    Vin Baker has this ' I dont care anymore' look on his face when he's on the bench.
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    Let me take awhile to think this one over..........ummm no! ;)
    However, if John Chaney were our head coach, he could get some minutes in for defensive purposes only.
     
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    The life of Vin Baker

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    A trim and dominant Vin Baker in the mid 90s with the Bucks. 20 - 10 guy.

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    Vin in Seattle, starting to hang out with the wrong crowd. The dude in the photo looks like a binge drinker. Bad choice Vin.

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    Vin with the Celtics. Looks like he stole a bag of ice for a night with Johnny Walker.

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    Vin in NYC. "If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere".

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    Ok , I couldn't find a Vin photo in rox uniform. Does he even have one? Well anyway, I'd like to see him play well again.
     
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    For now he is the practice team Center JVG is using to rebuild Yao's confidence. Deke keeps kicking Yao's a$$ in practice. :D
     
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    Sure he can still play - we are saving him for a trade this offseason!
     
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    Sounds beleivable. I want to see Vin play though. I remember wishing we had him on our team in the mid 90s.
     
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    the SETI project is looking for life as we speak.
     
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    If he could still contribute and play JVG would be playing him...
     
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    I am not sure he can still play basketball

    but he can probably still play something else...

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    Baker is washed up. He got mixed up with the wrong crowd and screwed his NBA career. There is no way he can keep up with the younger, stronger, faster PFs in the league anymore.
     
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    I read about his training program though like maybe one or two years ago. He is willing to put forth the effort and train hard. He is not that old. I think he is around Juwan's age. He does have a trainer too. These pics are hilarious.
     
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    He is not that old, 33? It is all in his head whether he wants to work hard into game shape.
     
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    Gotta love the Dee-Tau pic, where are ya Fatty?? I KNOW the Tech delts can caption that pic...hehehe


    Vin...hmmm...oh how the mighty have fallen. I'm not sure he has anything left in the tank and I know that he didn't when I've seen him appear on the court in a Rox Uni.

    I think this is all wishful thinking on our part
     
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    Spoon has nothing left and he is starting ahead of Vin. That tells you something.
     
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    Yeah, I saw that. Hell, that could be me for all I know.
     
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    God bless those SETI guys...such an impossible task, and yet they still plod along.

    :D
     

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