Scola was was pretty old rookie himself when he came to the Rockets. Looking at Swift individually, he might be a player to run the floor, but he has such a low bball IQ, doesn't rebound that well, and his effort always seemed nonexistent. I have no idea what kind of player McCoy is. I just know he's been a serviceable player in the league. From the way it seems to look now, Andersen can be the kind of player Adelman wants on his team. First off, he's starting from scratch. It's always in advantage for the coach to have a player who is starting afresh and can be molded into a player that suits the team. I would think that's why Scola, Brooks, and Landry fit in so well with the Rockets now. And secondly, of course he needs talent in order for Adelman to develop him. From what I've heard, he's versatile, can hit the outside jumpshot, moves well, can be a low-post player, good passer. These are all traits that theoretically fit Adelman's system. There was such a hype about David Andersen even before the Rockets got him. I don't think many would pick Swift or McCoy over him.
If Swift (who isn't) would stop smoking dope, he might be pretty good. I agree that Anderson is going to disappoint. No way a 235 lb. 7foot center is going to bang with the NBA big boys. The current lineup may have heart, but they are a bit short on talent. It is going to be a long season unless an infusion of talent occurs.
But you forget he's a stupid player. How do you win with a stupid player that wants to stay stupid? And Dorsey is entering only his 2nd year in the NBA, if you wanted to use him as an example. Stro's been in the NBA 9 years so it's safe to say he's content to be stupid.
Watching Swift back in the day he just didn't get it. Physically he had all the tools. It takes commitment to change attitude and mentality. I'm not sure if he's any different as I never followed him after he left the Rockets. ps. Cato in his last year as a Rocket > Swift. Cato had consistent blocks and monster rebounding numbers some nights. Swift just had espn highlights.
Are you kidding me? You need more than the ability to run the floor and dunk when all alone in Adelman's offense. The Stroshow couldn't even run the plays...hell all he did was stand under the court waiting for the pass when he was all alone. You can't count on Swift to finish in traffic, he is incapable of being in the right place at the right time to get the ball in the first place. Does Stromile even do anything besides dunk the ball? I don't think he can rebound or block shots, let alone play proper post defense. I'd rather have Anderson.
The question is, how many times will he start before Rick Adelman has the backbone to yank him in favor of The Chuck Wagon? I am betting he makes it all the way to March. Of course, if Rick Adelman had any marbles to begin with, he would start Chuck Hayes anyway.
Adelman's read and react offense requires high IQ post players like Divac and Miller than low IQ players that run the court. McCoy and Swift are nothing like them.
stromile swift cant catch a basketball...does anyone remember how many good passes tmac gave him which he could have brought down the rim, and he couldnt catch the ball?? I say i hope to god he isnt on this team...we make enough turnovers as it is..
He's back! You know, people might start taking you seriously if you just stated your opinions WITHOUT including this type of garbage. Baby steps, burnnotice. Baby steps.
It's funny how he complains about David Andersen, when he is the youngest one at 29. Swift will be 30 yr old vet in November. Jelani will be 32 yr old vet in December. Even though they have veteran experience, they have not shown much in their career.
Personally, I wouldn't really want either of these guy nor andersen. I've seen about 20 games of andersen. The same tapes from the same sites the gms get to look at and i'm not seeing what everyone is hyped about. Maybe they think this is scola part or dirk lite, he's not. He will be lucky if he's as good as garbojosa from a few yrs back and that a huge stretch. Mccoy would make sesne as a backup to yao and swift probably wouldve been better with rick vs van gundy. Forr the record and someone can archive it, I never wanter swift, but I didn't think he was so bad we had to give up the 8th pick with him to get rid of a mle contract. Mccoy is a alley oop,close to the goal finisher/shot blocker/rebounder type. He's a high energy guy with some size. Stro is similar but isn't as big nor has he recaptured his form from when he used to come of memphis bench. As stated before, u have to have people to practive or scrimmage against. Maybe on of these guys will stick and bring their talents to the rocket.If they get them for minimum, what's the problem?
It's no problem at all. We could use some old vets. It's like when they brought 31 yr old Francis, last year. We could use some 30-32 yr old veterans on the bench in case of injury. It's too bad they aren't the high IQ jump shooting big men that Rick loves.
For me personally McCoy makes better sense. He's physical and plays pretty tough defense and is not a afraid to mix it up, plus he's a shotblocker. Swift has more offense, but most games he doesn't play hard and I don't know if thats a good fit with teammates that do play hard.
I think some people are looking waaaaaay too much into this. We're talking about extra bodies for practice during training camp and preseason. None of these guys are going to stick. And if they do, it's because they played some unexpectedly great basketball that no one really expect. In which case, they get the oh-so-important 15th spot on the roster that doesn't matter in a season that mostly doesn't matter.
100% Agree. I have no idea why people are so high on him. Even though his getting paid like 2-3 million, i'm pretty sure he'll be a bust considering I have watched him play enough...
