No, nobody can provide those stats. As usual you're just talking nonsense. Scotty isn't meant to be an answer at the 4 or anything like that. He's a sharpshooting specialist and nothing more. We used him with that unerstanding before, and he will be just as valuable this season. Yetti, you love making things up and stating them as facts. The fact that you have to ask a general audience to find stats to validate your asinine claims is proof in and of itself.
welcome back! i like the guy, may be Jacobsen, Sura, and Azubiuke shoud be cut. Ryan B work very hard i think . don't you think we need another C behind Yao and Deke ?
This is all good. The man can shoot. Why the heck not have him around, working his butt off, trying to make the team. Are we getting too good to have good shooters trying to make the team? It's a NON-guarentee contract for Pete's Sake. And if he makes the team, he is likely to be 14th or 15th on the depth chart and not active during most games anyway (unless someone is injured). As for who he might beat out, who knows and who cares!! Anyone he beats out deserves to be on the unemployment line (if that person doesn't bring more than 1 dimension - like Padget). It's likely Sura will retire (he's better than Padget - alot - but if the legs go, it's time to go too). As for Ryan, JVC is defensive minded so Ryan might make the team - and he has a gurantee contract to boot. So Jacobsen or the Az kid. Jacobsen can shoot, and TMAC did mention his name somewhere so I would bet the Az kid is a goner.
Great players are remember for great things. Kenny Smith, Eddie Johnson, Mario Elie, Vernon Maxwell, get you my drift. What has Scott Padget done? Exactly,, so I really think you guys who think this is a great move to get Scott Padget might want to wake up and smell the coffee. It's a dumb move to sign him. Everything else Rox mgmt have done has been great!
dunno, padgett was the catalyst for that 13pts in 30 secs effort by mcgrady. it was padgett who's hustle (he blocked stole then scored?) that started the momentum for t-mac's run.
Padgett is definitely a serviceable player. I take it that he'd be used to help spread the floor if Yao is on the court, which seems to be JVG's new project, with plans to surround Yao with shooters at virtually all positions. I'd take Padge over Bowen, simply because Ryan will not help the Rockets scoring problems, unless the league invents a new way to score points without actually making shots. And as far as defense goes, Rybo isn't really needed...the Rox haven't had any real defensive problems in the past few years (god team defense). Padgett can make shots...moreso than Rybo anyway. Watching Ryan play is like watching a kid that's a poor swimmer...a lot of moving around and flailing, but no real progress is made.
It is asinine to b**** about management for a camp invite. How can this be a poor move when he can be cut in a week if it is determined that he is not useful? Padgett was a decent specialist who fit the team's needs playing 10-15 minutes when matchups allowed him to be effective. Whether he is any good now or fits the team's needs this season can be determined in camp and preseason. If he doesn't fit or can't play anymore, he's gone at no cost to the team. It is not like he got signed to a 3 year deal.
Uh why not check their rebounding and other stats before speaking..... Rybo sucks big time on rebounding and he can't shoot, and his +/- is very negative. Padgett's 2004-5 Rockets stats far exceeds Rybo's of last year. He is a much better rebounder - which has to count for something in defensive ability.... I think Rybo's spazz act is way overrated as indicated by his +/- and on/off stats. Huge liability in every area. He needs to go coach in Iowa.
I like the addition. Scott is a better player than Rybo, especially that we now have Battier. Scott can shoot and hustle. He's got decent mobility as well as a PF. Rybo's stat is too poor for me to believe that he is effective even defensively, which is his main function on court. Scott will not make us have "too many shooters". Novak (or Jacobsen if he makes it) is the only other shooter in the team, and he is a 2nd round rookie. Anyway, Scott will fit into JVG's system from what I have seen in the past seasons. IMO, Jacobsen and Azubieke will be battling for the last spot. I love Sura's play but I don't think he's gonna make it.
Since this thread is as much about Bowen as Padgett: The additions of Snyder, Bonzi, Novak, plus a supposed improved Chuck Hayes (and the newly signed Padgett) plus the idea JVG wants to surround Yao with shooters at every position means Rybo will probably be cut or become player #15 on the roster. Since he has no potential to develop into anything, I say he will get cut. We have enough SF/PF types ahead of him on the depth chart that he's totally irrelevent. Maybe he's a good practice player who helps keep practices intense.
I was mad as hell when I found out Padgett went to New Jersey last year because I knew that next to McGrady ,and Barry he was probably our best 3 point threat. I am so glad Bonzi has agreed to sign, because if he hadn't Padgett probably wouldn't have agreed to sign. Man the Rockets are going to make so many people cry both players on opposing teams and fans of those players that will cry .
Man. I like Scott Padgett. I really do. I was always excited to see him come into the game – he played hard, knew his role, hit the 3-ball with the most consistency of any Rocket in the last couple of years, and on top of that, seemed like a really nice guy. But count me as one of the people doing a little head-scratching over this. We missed having a Scott Padgett around last year and have maybe overcompensated a little bit to make sure we never run out of Scott Padgett ever again -- we drafted Steve Novak, who is the second-coming of Scott Padgett, and have now re-signed the actual Scott Padgett. Throw Jacobsen into the mix, and we’re all stocked up on Scott Padgett. Although it might be worth signing Kevin Pittsnogle and swinging a deal for Pat Garrity just to be extra-sure we have enough Scott Padgett. In my opinion, there’s really only room for one guy (on this team, at least) to play this role. I know there are a lot of people arguing that Scott Padgett and Steve Novak aren’t redundant – I sort of disagree with that. I mean, yeah, all joking aside, they are not precisely the same player, in the sense that everyone is unique and special and so on, but I don’t think their variances are significant enough to change anything - Padgett and Novak would be playing the same ROLE, and that’s what the issue is. In a sport where only 9 or maybe 10 guys really contribute in any given game, I think it would be redundant to try and fit both Novak and Padgett into the rotation. And forget Jacobsen; pretty sure he’s out. I think Padgett will make the team. What remains to be seen is which guy will actually get playing time. I’d be leaning towards Padgett, at least for this season, but Gundy could surprise me. If there’s an injury, or one guy is really struggling, the other guy will start absorbing the playing time. I’m not worried about Novak; he’ll get his time eventually, just maybe not this year. But yeah, good to have Padgett back, even he ends up just being an insurance policy.
So you're basically saying that you don't get the point of this deal? How appropriate. Yes, I'm such a geek.
Don't let your imagination run away with you ! He is a scrub by now and underserving of a roster spot on a contending team. We selected Novac to give us what he and Bulllard used to give us years ago. Ask yourself why at this point in time was Padgett NOT on any team! If he had something decent to offer he would be well gone by now!!!! JVG must play and develop Novac, not Padgett!! By the way Novac will be much better than Padgett or Bullard, at any stage of their career but must be given every opportunity to develop.
Novak was drafted in the second round, unless he shows good potential, Rockets won't pick up his option next season. Its great he hit all those shots in SL, but picking up 6-8 fouls each game...
we dont need padget if we have novak....they do the same thing but novak has more up side...and please stop posting threads on how we need another big man because we dont because bonzi wells or battier can play 4 an jHo/hayes/novak will b there behind them...we have a great team and are ready to mmake a serious postseason run...no more additions...please....by the way...where is bobby sura? close to returning?
