I have followed the Rockets since 1992, and I must say this team has had the worst luck with white guys in the league. Take a look at this list: Chris Jent Richard Petruska Zan Tabak Serge Zwikker Brent Price Bryce Drew Mirsad Turkan J. Collier Dan Langhi Pete Chilcut Some of these players were 1st rounders, others were 2nd rounders and some have had some success with other teams. For example, Brent Price set a 3 point record with the Bullets, Tabak was OK with Toronto, and Chilcut had a successful stint somewher else, I think. Yet their Rockets career were complete waste. The only Rockets that were able to raise to some degree of mediocrity were Scott Brooks, Matt Bullard and matt maloney. None of them were ever drafted. At the same time other teams have had quite decent white guys: Peja, Brent Barry, Vlade Divac, Nowitski, Nash, Wally, etc...
Uhh..Rudy T. was pretty good. But other than that, you're right. There's no way we can win the Title without a white guy. I know 4 white guys and they're all great at basketball. The brothas think they're great, but they can't hold the white guys' jocks. Yeah...I agree. We need to make getting a good white guy the #1 priority this offseason. j/k
pat riley,elvin hayes, bobby smith,cliff meely,john gianelli,ed ratleef,bobby jones,joe meriweather,john lucas,larry moffett, buster methany,lee johnson,john stroud,ed turner, terry teagle,ralph sampson,steve harris, buck johnson,doug lee,derrick chevious,alec kessler,john turner,albert burditt,eric meek,othella harrington,bryce drew,turscan,collier----our first picks,since the rockets began SUCKED REGARDLESS OF COLOR,COULD NOT GET THE JOB DONE Riley-won as a coach Hakeem,Horry,Cassell---ONLY 3 guys we drafted got us a ring RUDY T-drafted, but won as a coach
Ralph did NOT suck (as far as I know), he just thought he was a guard in a center's body... then his knees blew up. If you saw the shot that rocked L.A.'s world in '86 you would lay off Ralph.
