Houston Rockets 2007 Roster

What makes you say that?

 

We are definitely on the same page. That would give us a lot of depth and flexibility at several positions.

If Snyder doesn't work out, we can easily shift the starting lineup to:
Alston
TMac
Battier
Wright
Yao

We would have one roster spot left if we used the proposed lineup and I think it is best left that way because we would be equally thin at both SG and PF/C. This would give us a chance to easily adapt to an injury, Sura possibly not contributing, or picking up a final piece before the playoffs.

As much as some don't like Miles, I don't see how he can contribute less than Howard unless he is in jail. OK maybe that is a little extreme, but you know what I mean. He gives us more flexibility and athleticism at the 3 and 4. I think he would play better for us considering Portland does nothing but destroy his confidence. Give him a chance to play in a new environment with different leadership and see what happens. If we could keep him off drugs for a season then at the very least he would become more tradeable than Howard.

 

We have 3 wholes to fill.
1. a back up PG/SG
2. a starting PF ( I don't think S.Battier is our starting 4!)
3. a back up C (because Deke is older, I doubt he can support Yao as he diid 2 years ago)

 

PG: Alston/Lucas/Spanoulis
SG: McGrady/Snyder/Head
SF: Battier/Novak
PF: Howard/Hayes/Bowen
C: Yao/Deke

I think Lucas and Spanoulis will sign and will become Rockets any day now. So, with that said, I'd like a strong, backup 4 and another 3 who can shoot and defend to complete our offseason.

 

we just need the best possible 4 we can possibly get.

otherwise we are left with Howard and Hayes , and increasing frustration on the BBS.

Lorenzen Wright? Pollard?

 

I've never really liked Spanoulis. Having seen his highlight video, I find absolutely nothing close to "Parker like speed" or any other kind of speed whatsoever. He seems damn slow. And at 6-4 for a combo guard, ewww...
And he tears up our MLE. Not excited.

PG: Alston/Banks/JLIII Now that would be solid. But I think Pheonix is some what thrown into this mess, so they would get either one of Lucas or Banks. We get one of them. From what we've heard so far, I'd think Lucas would come home, and we'll lose Banks. So if we get V-Span, our backcourt would prolly look like this:

PG: Alston/John Lucas/Vassilis Spanoulis
SG: ???/Kirk Snyder/Bobby Sura ( we'd have to get somebody to stuff the 2. DeShawn Stevenson, anybody? Ariza?)

 

pg: alston (25-30)
Why? he pushes the ball. good passer. handles the ball well. we will need him for fast break points.
Why not? he sucks at 3s. but we dont need him to shoot that many 3s.
back up: sura (15-20) minutes
Why? he does a lot of things. toughness. u name it. 2004-2005 rockets had a good chemistry -> we need that to win championship. Tough D. will be required for pgs like nash.
Why not? we also have Alston.

sg: snyder (25-30)
Why? slasher. gets to the ft line. about 5-6 ft/game
kicks it out to tmac. BAM! Good D. can guard Kobe if he works a little
bit more.
Why not? most likely will have an attitude problems or jack up random shots.
back up: Head
Why? 3s. enough said. Good basketball IQ
Why not? undersized. will be good for teams with not so good pgs.

sf: Tmac (40-45) -- will be healthy.
Why? I ono. maybe beause he's that good?!
Why not? There is no why not.
back up: Novak (0-5 minutes)
Why? gotta give the rookie some minutes here.


pf: Battier (25-30)
Why? every positive post about him in this thread
Why not? every negative ones
back up: Howard
Why? consisten jump shooter.
Why not? bad defense

C: Yao (35-40)
same with Tmac
back up: Deke (10-15)

 

With our roster and the current way the NBA is evolving, I really don't see a need to emphasize who plays what position. Sure, it helps as a rough guideline, but if we can have guys moving between positions on the fly, it will really help breakdown other defenses.

Here's how I would run the starting lineup:

PG: Alston
SG: Snyder
SF: TMac
PF: Battier
C: Ming

But.. we have a roster with several players capable of playing different positions, if only for brief moments.

Here are the players that can play the positions, in no particular order:

PG: Alston, TMac, Head, VSpan, JL3
SG: Snyder, TMac, Battier, Head, VSpan, Novak
SF: TMac, Battier, Novak
PF: Battier, Howard, Hayes, Novak
C: Ming, Deke

 

at 6'6 I don't think he's undersized. His height is part of the reason we got him. Other than that I agree with that lineup.

 

PG: Alston/Lucas/Spanoulis
SG: McGrady/Snyder/Head
SF: Battier/Novak/
PF: Howard/Hayes/Bowen
C: Yao/Deke

IR: sura (until he is in shape)

OUr PG position is good, SG is good, SF is good, pf ok with howard, c-well we need another backup for deke as he may not be that effective as yao backup. which brings me to our Pf as we need a player that can play both pf/c.

i like this lineup better. some of you had snyder as our starting SG, but given the way JVG operates. snyder will have to prove that he can work with JVG system and not a nutcase.

synder = swift last season, they will need to prove themselves before becoming a starter.

 

My prediction:

Yao/Deke
Battier/Howard/Hayes
Tmac/Snyder/Novak
Sura/Vspan/Head
Alston/JL3

If Sura does not play then starting will be Yao/Howard/Battier/Tmac/Alston.

 

Yeah I think that will be our starting lineup. JVG loves Howard, you know he's going to start Yao and TMac, and Shane Battier is a starter. Alston you get a little inconsistent with, but we don't have another legit PG.

 

my ideal roster:

PG - rafer alston/marcus banks/vspan
SG - kirk snyder/jim jackson/bob sura/luther head
SF - t-mac/jim jackson
PF - brian cook/shane battier/chuck hayes
C - yao ming/dikembe mutombo/chris mihm

i think jim jackson would be a nice fit for the club as well. hes a savvy veteran, knows JVG's system, can shoot, strong as hell, and a decent defender. if we're sticking to this "win-now" philosophy, hes worth a try for the vet minimum. theres no way i can handle another year of ryan bowen as our backup SF

 

If V-span and Lucas sign:

PG - Alston, V-span, Lucas
SG - McGrady, Synder, V-Span, Head
SF - Battier, McGrady, Synder, Novak
PF - Howard, Battier, Hayes, Novak
C - Yao, Deke, ?

I think the addition of V-span will allow Head to play shooting guard on offense and PG on D.

Looking at the plethora of guards (Did not even put in Sura); Head could be packaged to upgrade our pf situation.

We will see soon.

 

definitely agree. like it or not this will be our starting lineup when the season starts.

 

what?! no Rybo? you know, i know, we all know Gundy's going to play him.

Snyder, TMac and Battier can actually play 3 positions at least on one end of the floor.

Snyder has size and slashing ability to play SF and has a better handle than Head although he's a bit too slow to play PG for large stretches. Snyder just may turn out to be a "super duper (Battier reference)" pickup.

If the Rockets are done with the offseason, then TMac may have to play a little PF.

Battier at the two (offensively) is a stretch, but who knows? he (and Juwan) may even play a little center.

Novak will not be playing shooting guard. he's too slow and doesn't have guard skills, i.e. ball-handling or passing ability and doesn't seem to get a lot of steals either.

if the Rockets can pick up Lorenzen Wright, their depth chart should be set.
Sura coming back would be a bonus.

 

at least i think that sura(if healthy)/alston, tmac, battier, snyder and yao will be on the floor a lot together.

 

Luther Head is not 6'6