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Bleacher Report: Rockets Top 10 Defining Draft Moments

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by SamFisher, Jun 17, 2009.

  1. SamFisher

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    LOL they called the Michael Dickerson pick a flop.....he was damn good if i could remember and help landed francis.
     
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    How is Francis pick not in top 10? That's one short era of Rockets history,much bigger than Battier trade.
     
  5. DaDakota

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    Maybe because he was drafted by Vancouver?

    DD
     
  6. choujie

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    Battier wasn't drafted by Rockets either.
     
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    Battier wasn't in the list. Our pick for Rudy Gay was on the list and how we traded it to get Battier.
     
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    OK,thanks.

    A lot of draft picks were involed in Francis deal though.
     
  9. StaticC4

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    Makes me think about what if the Blazers took MJ, what would've happened..
     
  10. choujie

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    Adelman would have got his rings already.
     
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    If the Blazers would have taken Jordan in that draft, Chicago would have been like their baseball team .. the Cubs.
     
  12. tinman

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    you'd have drexler and jordan who play the same position.
    i think that would have not worked.

    If they had drafted Barkley, then you'd have a prime Chuck and a prime Glyde with Rick the Ruler

    That team would have won a championship easily
     
  13. shsu33

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    Michael Dickerson was not a wasted pick!
    We sent Stromile Swift back to Memphis in the Gay/Battier trade.
     
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    Pssh, Eddie Griffin.....

    Out of respect for the dead i'll withhold my comments.
     
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    A lot of the stuff is messed up. Francis definitely should be on the list. They mention on there that if we make a deal for a pick that the back-up center spot is the team's top prority.

    If that is somehow true than I couldn't agree more with them. I think we are find at every position, but our biggest weakest on the roster is at the center position. Yao Ming is our only true center and relying on him being healthy the whole season is as good as relying on Joey Dorsey's hook shot. :rolleyes: We need a true back-up and if we obtain a draft pick I wonder who the Rockets could be looking at and considering to draft; Hasheem, Mullens? Having either one of them on the squad would be great and would help fill the void left after Deke went down. 7 days left! :cool:
     
  16. ReD_1

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    98' and 2001 are the worst drafts in club history.

    Rockets passed on so many great players those years but the past two-three years have been very successful as Rockets landed Carl Landry, Luis Scola, Aaron Brooks and Ron Artest due to draft day trading/scouting.
     
  17. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    I blame no one else other than Rudy "No eye for talent" Tomjanovich. Great coach but sucked at grading players.
     
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    Michael Dickerson-->Steve Francis-->Tracy McGrady-->?

    I think the jury is still out on the Michael Dickerson pick. :D
     
  19. Nero

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    I am just sort of amazed at the Gillette Shave Your Groin ad... :eek:
     
  20. agentkirb87

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    Yeah, you could argue about the trade for Francis being deserving, however... thats more of a trade than a draft move. Although, so was the Battier trade.
     

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