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Who was #1? #3? #4?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by BuckeyeRocketFan, Jul 2, 2002.

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  1. BuckeyeRocketFan

    BuckeyeRocketFan Member

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    OK, I was just curious and hadn't seen this elsewhere. Sorry if I missed it.

    It was posted that Nachbar was the #2 SF on the rockets draft board. All well and good, but it begs the question, who was #1? Dunleavy or Butler? I don't think it could have been Jeffries. Would they have classified Drew Gooden as a SF or PF? I assume PF. And any guess as to what the order might have been #3 after Nachbar?

    My guess?
    Butler
    Nachbar
    Dunleavy
    Jeffries
    Woods
    C Jeffries
     
    #1 BuckeyeRocketFan, Jul 2, 2002
  2. don grahamleone

    don grahamleone Member

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    That's the kind of thing I think the Rockets keep to themselves. Not positive though. That would be some fun information to have as far as what if talk goes.
     
    #2 don grahamleone, Jul 2, 2002
  3. DCkid

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    My guess would be:
    Dunleavy
    Nachbar
    Butler
    Woods
    Jefferies

    ...and that just so happens to be how I would have rated them too.
     
    #3 DCkid, Jul 2, 2002
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    During the draft, the reporter in Houston mentioned that the Rockets wanted either Woods or Nachbar with the #15. Based on that, I'd say Woods was rated third on their list.
     
    #4 Tb-Cain, Jul 2, 2002
  5. shouldgetodom

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    Thats only becasue butler was gone.

    probably:butler/dunleavy/jeffries/nachbar.I dont believe they would have passed on Jeffries if he was available but you never know,we took turkan over lewis.
     
    #5 shouldgetodom, Jul 2, 2002
  6. Heath

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    Lewis was a 2nd rounder - so we were not the only one that prefered other over him. Lewis might have been higher on Rockets list than any others, but our top 3 happened tobe available.
     
    #6 Heath, Jul 2, 2002
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    actually, the top 2 where nachbar and Woods. The reporter who was in Houston had said that right before they drafted Nachbar. I think the Rockets assumed, obviosly, that Dunleavy, Butler, and Jeffries would be gone.
     
    #7 Oski2005, Jul 2, 2002
  8. Nutcracker

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    Actually, I read somewhere that the way the Rockets rate the draft order regardless of where the player is potentially picked. For instance, Eddie Griffin was rated number 1 on their draft list last year, and they thought they had no chance of getting him.
     
    #8 Nutcracker, Jul 2, 2002
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