Ratliff is almost like exactly Deke, except he's injury prone. The thing about Theo, he's similar to Marcus Camby. He's only good at blocking shots and defending the weak side, He's an average post defender at best I thought it was a fact when Dwight Howard started making his ugly hook shots over him. Theo would still take a lot of pressure off of Yao, simply because of his ability to rebound and block shots. He can finish at the rim too, he's no Chuck Hayes on offense.
i believe so...i dont know if anything has changed, but when i read the report is never mentioned anything about a stress fracture, just hairline...hairline just describes the crack/break (small crack), while stress describest pretty much the cause of it, so it could be both technically, but also could only be one. Stress hairline fracture = small crack caused by repetitive stress hairline fracture = small crack, no cause specified stress fracture = caused by repetitive stress, could be small or large or complete break.. at least that's how i understand it..
so im just gonna throw out some new names: roy hibbert patrick obryant gadzuric Nazr Mohammed Battie Javalee Mcgee Ryan Hollins Mihm not a FA list, just wanted to throw out names i dont think i've seen on here to see how y'all think they'd do and how we could acquire them
Ratliff isn't even close to Deke or Camby when it comes to rebounding. They are elite rebounders; he is very below average.
Get Ioannis Bourousis Morey. The dude completely man handled and outplayed Luis Scola and Yao Ming during the Olympics.
That's how I understand it too. I don't know how the doctors can say that the hairline fracture was caused by one particular play, as opposed to repetitive stress. Is it not possible that the bone got weakened due to repetive stress, and on that one play it hit the breaking point? Maybe that doesn't maek sense, physically.
That is true, however with Chuck Hayes and Carl Landry probably out there rebounding won't really be a problem. We never really had a problem rebounding the ball when we just let Deke sit in the bench all season in the regular season. We need his ability to alter shots, block shots and just boxing out. He'll clog up the lane, but Chuck Hayes does too. Another guy I would consider is maybe Brandon Bass? But he looks like he'll stay in Dallas.
What was Dorsey's forte that landed him on Morey's wishlist - what stats put him over the top. I'm trying to remember exactly the reasons given for his being drafted. We didn't need a PF (we've got three or more of those). Was this guy really drafted as a 6-6 backup center? Or Landry insurance? Granted, we haven't seen Dorsey play a whole game in which to judge his merits. But if Morey was going for a raw backup center, I'd say he should have drafted some raw height.
To me, when size becomes an issue for this team, it's not because we're not able to block enough shots. I think its possible to defend at a high level without having shot-blockers on the floor. It was a problem due to either weak post defense or giving up too many defensive boards. Against the Lakers, really this was more of an issue with Scola and Landry than Hayes (that's why I say height and athleticism isn't everything -- Hayes would have been better than Stromile Swift as well).
I think Morey felt Dorsey was the best defensive center available in the draft. Height-wise, you could say Dorsey was undersized, but he's also thick, athletic, and has very long arms. So, practically-speaking, I don't know if he's any more "undersized" than Ben Wallace.
Well Kwame Brown would probably be better suited, my biggest concern and problem for him is that he probably wants the green and not the hardware. I truly do suggest a guy like McDyess or Ratliff though. Ratliff's ability to alter shots and block shots is still huge, despite the fact that he's a below average rebounder. McDyess is very tough, and is a very willing rebounder as well, not to mention he has a mid-range game. McDyess and Ratliff would be fine for me. Ratliff is probably more realistic.
mbenga is my pick. he's 7ft about 260 he provides size toughness defense and rebounding. he's rotting on the lakers bench and he would be the ideal back up for Yao. don't know how his contract is though. and by the way the guy can dunk!
Also, though, Big Ben had taller players around him and off the bench, and the guards on that championship Pistons team were all good rebounders. And he wasn't the 2nd tallest guy on his team - he was the 5th or 6th tallest or more (afro not counting).
If, I mean, Only if we can have a Joe Smith type of guy who can protect the paint, help Yao on the offensive end when is doubled....... Man, I can not keep myself from dreaming.....
I like Javale McGee. He's a young up and coming center, but I don't think the Wizards will let him go. I would also go for Chris Mihm. He was a really good center but injuries set him back. He is getting healthy from what I hear and I think he would be worth taking on. He just needs to get playing again to get his confidence back, but I've always liked him. Another option is just to go overseas and get someone that is servicable that doesn't cost too much. There was some guy the Rockets were scouting but I forgot his name. He looked like he had some good low post moves, a nice jump shot, and he can defend and get rebounds. The Rockets can even call back Loren Woods. Most ppl never saw him play except a few garbage minutes and judged him based on that which is not fair. The Rockets organization invited him to training camp, so obviously they saw something in him worth pursuing.
Kwame - I was hoping back then that the Rockets would make a draft day play for Williams. Williams is cheap @ 1.6M for 2009-10. I like Brent Barry a lot. And IMO he was very valuable to this years' team especially the 2nd unit "speed" team before the Alston trade. But a backup C with shotblocking skills far outweighs the need for another SG. And Williams is just the type of low-budget risk you have to take. Especially when he's a team option for 2010-11.
Here's my realistic pick, Jamaal Magloire. He's already an unrestricted FA. Legit 6-11 and 265. Dude is not making much $(2009: $797,581)and would come fairly cheap. Physical inside and a good rebounder. Was actually an all-star(By default) a while back. Career 8.0 pts and 7 boards a game.
