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Did the Rockets mess up by picking Patterson over Larry Sanders?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by T-Slack, Jul 19, 2010.

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  1. T-Slack

    T-Slack Member

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    I'm prob. gonna have a poster saying its only the summer league blah blah blah. Pat Patterson was taken 14th and the next following pick was Sanders picked by the Bucks. At first I thought they reached too high for him but after looking at his summer league stats and his profile, maybe the Rockets passed up on a player they could of helped them right away. Patterson can still be a better player, but with the Rockets resigning Scola to a 4-5 year contract and the signing of Brad Miller and Jordan Hill backing them up there won't be enough mins for him in awhile. What I'm trying to say is Patterson plays PF, and with that position in lock down cause of Scola, and him being too short and not really a shot blocker to be a center Sanders should of been the pick hindsight 20-20.


    Summer League Stats

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    #1 T-Slack, Jul 19, 2010
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  2. Egghead

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    too early to tell
     
    #2 Egghead, Jul 19, 2010
  3. clos4life

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    Are you the guy who has a mancrush on Sanders and keeps bringing this dude up even after the draft is done and over with?

    If it's not you, someone is, and they need to let it go.
     
    #3 clos4life, Jul 19, 2010
  4. houston19519

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    This...


    Patterson reminds me of Landry, his a hard-worker that's going to do whatever it takes to get better..


    Be Patient :p
     
    #4 houston19519, Jul 19, 2010
  5. tested911

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    Basically they are being prepared for an injury or a trade.
     
    #5 tested911, Jul 19, 2010
  6. v3.0

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    it's only the summer league blah blah blah...
     
    #6 v3.0, Jul 19, 2010
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  7. dragonz

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    Mancrush is a nasty thing, it makes you do disgusting stuff, watch it out!
     
    #7 dragonz, Jul 19, 2010
  8. rezdawg

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    Really?
     
    #8 rezdawg, Jul 19, 2010
  9. crocktees

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    If your gonna use hindsight you might want to actually wait until they play a bit...
     
    #9 crocktees, Jul 19, 2010
  10. Carl Herrera

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    If you don't like Larry Sanders, you don't like penis.

    DD
     
    #10 Carl Herrera, Jul 19, 2010
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  11. abcd1234

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    yea and the Sixers messed up by picking Evan Turner over Larry Sanders... just saying
     
    #11 abcd1234, Jul 19, 2010
  12. Da_Spark

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    Can Larry Sanders be our closer?
     
    #12 Da_Spark, Jul 19, 2010
  13. Niaperzly

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    Every time someone makes a thread about Larry Sanders a kitten dies.

    Fast forward to 3:25. "OOOOH. Make it stop. Make it stop, Jimmy!"
    <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DQYVRr0EYBA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DQYVRr0EYBA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
     
    #13 Niaperzly, Jul 19, 2010
  14. ASidd_1990

    ASidd_1990 Rookie

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    who in the blue hell is Larry Sanders?
     
    #14 ASidd_1990, Jul 19, 2010
  15. Mr. Clutch

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    Sanders is putting up good rebounding and shotblocking numbers, but he's still really raw:

    -He is shooting 59% from the line.
    -He is averaging 0.8 assists and 3.0 turnovers.
    -He is averaging 4.8 fouls per game.
     
    #15 Mr. Clutch, Jul 19, 2010
  16. bewy

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    Stats really doesn't mean jack. We are stacked with talents in the summer league meaning Patterson's minutes and contributions will be affected. Not to mention Sander's turn over ratio is pretty high too.
     
    #16 bewy, Jul 19, 2010
  17. mms

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    PP is not really in this year's plan as Morey explicitly stated that. I hope PP can surprise us like Landry did but if he doesn't, I am fine with it.
     
    #17 mms, Jul 19, 2010
  18. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    In B4 OldManRock comes here screaming about us making a mistake :rolleyes:
     
    #18 REEKO_HTOWN, Jul 19, 2010
  19. Kwame

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    I got to see Sanders play once during the summer league. He is raw, but extremely athletic. Patterson is a safer pick and more fundamentally sound, but Sanders has way more upside and potential.
     
    #19 Kwame, Jul 19, 2010
  20. Spacemoth

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    That's Old Man Rock.

    This thread is pointless anyways, the whole rationale is wrong. Sanders and Patterson are both PF's. One guy can block shots well, the other can do everything else a little bit better.
     
    #20 Spacemoth, Jul 19, 2010
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