I wasn't his fault and he's saying all the right things. He may not be Rudy Gay but he certainly isn't Eddie Griffin either. Welcome to Houston Shane and we hope you and your family find as much love and prosperity here as you did in Memphis. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4042897.html
I agree, good luck to you Battier. Under normal circumstances, this whole board would be doing back flips we were able to add you to our team.
I love how we got 9 billion anti-trade threads that all hit double digit posts, but no one bothered to make this thread until just now. Welcome Shane. Stay a while. FIVE STARS.
Great thread. i said it a while back, it's not Battiers fault that dawson is a jackass. welcome to Houston shane. oh i should reephrase that, welcome to Houston BATTMAN!!!!
Welcome to Houston Shane... The fans will be behind you from the opening tip, no one ever thought you wouldn't help our team greatly. We are better for having you on the roster!
Must of been an accident by somebody. I was #2 and gave it 5 stars, and #3 poster did as well. You were #4 and noticed the 4 star, so it has to be a computer glitch or something.
I have absolutely nothing against Shane, he's a pretty nice player to have and fits the team's needs nicely. That being said, welcome to Houston, Shane, I promise you will like it here, every millionaire athlete seems to like Houston.
Welcome abroad Shane. We gave up a lot for you. But we still love you. I know you will enjoy playing together with Yao and Tmac. And I hope the management will start doing something to help the three of you to win a few championships. Go Rockets.
I hope a new southern scenery will give Battier some new set of basketball skills. Everybody keeps on talking about his defense, then why in his five years has he never made it onto the All NBA defensive team? People say that he's a winner, yet the Grizzliez have never won one playoff game. He disappeared in the series against Dallas. Right now, I have serious doubts about his contribution to the Rockets. Rockets shouldn't have traded MJames in the first place. Rockets should have kept Rudy Gay. Rockets should have kept Stromile Swift. Dallas, Spurs, Clippers, Phoenix will round out the top 4 in the west. Now... Sacramento, Hornets, and the Lakers are better than the Rockets.
Whine in another thread, this is a thread for Shane, there are plenty of other threads to voice your disgust with the Rockets Brass. Shane had nothing to do with the trade, or not signing this person, or that person
I'm glad to have Shane as a member of the Rockets and believe he will have a vey positive impact. How it all came about is for a different thread. Welcome, Shane.
At first glance I thought the front page said "House of Shame ...Draft Day Deal Finally Done" ROFL But Seriously, Welcome Shane, I think you'll make a good fit, its not your fault management gave up too much to get you here.
