Just for fun I decided to compare the team we have now with Adelman's last year with the Kings (2003-04). Bibby------------> Francis Christie----------> Battier Peja-------------> TMac C Webb----------> Scola Miller------------> Yao Kings Bench Rockets Bench Vlade James Jackson Wells Peeler Brooks Darius Songaila Chuck Hayes Tony Massenburg Dikembe Mutombo Gerald Wallace Luther Head Jabari Smith Kirk Snyder Rodney Buford Rafer Alston Jackie Butler Justin Reed Carl Landry I didn't include John Lucas because he will be traded. Also, our roster isn't completely set yet. How do you think our roster ranks up there with this team? I think our roster is the same level of talent, but we still need some work with our power forward slot. Other than that, it's pretty exciting to see the kind of potential we have to this point.
Wow, after seeing that I feel like this Rockets team is A WHOLE lot better than that old Sac team.. or at least we have the potential to be better. We have Francis, and Bobby Jackson lite in MJ. And Bobby Jackson lite's lite in Brooks.
Outr team does look better, at least the starting lineup does. hopefully they will have as much chemistry as that team did. And btw, Vlade was the starter, and Miller cam off the bench.
However, the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns are not the Lakers of the three-peat either. So that leaves the Spurs and they have yet to repeat as champs. So I'm liking the chances of the Rockets running deep into the playoffs and winning it all.
Those players are nothing like our players. The closest match is Battier and Christie. Every other Houston player has skillsets that aren't a match with their King's counterpart.
No way... the Kings team that made the Western Conference finals could probably destroy any team in the NBA right now.. I think people forget how good that team was. A phenomenal offensive juggernaut and I believe the 1st or 2nd best defensive team in the league. And as for the NBA being better. Yeah the West got better. But somehow the East has managed to actually get worse. (and it was terrible then too)
I only see francis as the the first guy off the bench, just like bobby jackon. Mike james will probably start because he gives us another 3 point shooter to space the floor with Yao and Tmac. Battier is probably your Doug Christie, Yao as cweb and vlade together, Mike james as bibby. since they can both penetrate and hit the 3 ball, Bonzi as Turkeyglue. Am I missing any major pieces?
kings didn't make the wcf in 03-04 season? the kings that made the wcf had pre-injury C Webb who's in his prime and clearly better than Yao we have now let alone Scola.
i agree except i think webber will probably end up being a lot better then scola. and francis will end up (if he has a good year) being pretty equal to bibby.
i don't think y'all remember how good mike bibby was. that guy was MAAAAAD clutch and shot 3s at a tremendous efficiency. francis is nowhere NEAR the shooter bibby was. and bibby was their go-to player down the stretch, not webber/peja. i just hope francis has improved his shot ever since he stopped being a star. if he can make the open J, his still-good ability to penetrate will make us that much better
