I'll look forward to having Moti come next year and be our "draft pick". He's equivalent to a 5-10 pick right now imo.
Ding...ding...ding...ding... We have a winner folks. All posts after this are irrelevant. The only reason to draft anything other than a low box, athletic dynamo is if it's part of a trade for one. End of discussion.
The rockets need to upgrade their 2,3, & the 5 position. lets assume that the rockets can trade martin, they should start martin and play twill at the 2 spot which will make our 2 spot stronger. Parsons plays good at the 3 and is undersized for a 4, he is a good back up player. Definitely better than bud. Haven't seen morris play yet, but mchale needs to give him a shot. At the 5 spot, im extremely disappointed at thabeet (not that I expexted much) but he is a 7' 2 guy who needs to play up to his height and not like a p***y. I like dalembert and jordan hill needs to drastically if he wants to say. Since we lack more on the center position, we should draft that kid from illinois. But I think mike ghilchrist (name spelled wrong) will be a star to come. We should also try to get kendall marshall. Draft a ghilchrist or barnes first Get henson for second pick.
I actually would change my option from Perry Jones. He does not seem to display the mentality I want to see in top pick. My top 3 players for the Rockets right now would be: Gilchrist, Beal & Davis. Not sure on which one would be ahead of whom though. I do love Davis as he is probably the highest defense ceiling out of the players coming of the 2012 draft, but he is still undersized and I feel a few players in the 2013 lottery may have much higher defense ceiling than he does. That could change though based on how he performs, and he might just become too promising to pass up. In essence, taking the offensive guard does provide a potential closer SG, who can develop for a year, while the team still stinks allowing them to get another draft pick the following year for the big man to dominate the paint.
Unless we end up being really crap and end up with a high pick by our own. Martin+Morris+Our 1st round pick+NY 1st round pick for top 5 pick.
+1. Portland is the best example of Houston's situation. In '84, they already had Drexler, but they had no center. They drafted Bowie over Jordan. They made history for drafting the biggest bust. In '07, they already had Roy, but they had Magloire at C. They drafted Oden over Durant. Don't repeat Portland's busts, just because a player is a C. If a great C is available, go for it. If you got a Jordan or Durant in your projections, go for it.
Only a team that already has a cornerstone player would even consider that trade, which would have to be Washington. They are the only team with a cornerstone level player playing bad enough to get a Top 5 pick. Historically, Grunfeld has a history of trading 1st round picks for proven NBA players. However, the biggest issue with that team is that Andray Blatche is a moron on the basketball court, and the Rockets would HAVE to take back his salary (plus more junk such as like Javale McGee) to make that possibly work.
Oden's talent was justified. Per minute, he could have easily been a top 3 C... Just as much talent as say Andrew Bynum...
This. If the knock on Lamb is that he can't create for others then good. We need a player that wants the ball and wants to score. ESPECIALLY when our offense stalls and we need tough baskets. I think a backcourt of him and Lowry would be exciting and he's a long guy that could improve defensively. Lamb and Jones are two guys I want the most. Drummond if he comes out but doesn't look like he will.
Who voted for sullinger and Robinson? Do you really want another 6'8/9 PF? Do you really want to create a huge log jam for Patterson?
Portland drafted Oden because he was the consensus number 1 pick coming out of College. I wanted Durant and knew he would he be a special player (not this good though) but drafting Oden was totally justified and not because Roy was already here. I bet if that draft was to be re-done not knowing the outcome all but maybe 1 or 2 GM's would take Oden again.
I think with our 1st draft Kidd-Gilchrist he has heart and plays at both ends of the floor that would fit great with Lowry and with the NY 1st package with a 2nd and draft Leonard. Coach wouldn't be able to wait for training to start with Motiejunas and Leonard coming in.
No, he wasn't. There was no consensus #1. They were both considered franchise players with the ability to change a franchise. Greg Oden was a question mark, due to a red flag for his knees and back. Durant was considered healthier in the long term. The media was talking up both prospects and saying Portland couldn't go wrong with either one. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/ian_thomsen/06/18/draft.injuries/index.html
I would be surprised if Morey's plan A was to go for leonard. He never drafts based on needs. I'm guessing we're gonna have another meh lottery pick but a lil better this time as a lot of you mentioned (8-12 maybe). I think Morey's first plan would be then to package some players(kmart, scola, or even ppat) to move up 2-3 spots (though I think moving into the top 5 will definitely be hard this year) and draft Barnes or Sullinger if either of them dropped out of the top 5 somehow. I like Sullinger...he looks like someone who can carry the team. We need someone like that. Lowry is sort of doing that by himself but he needs someone else who can share the weight.
Sam Bowie's talent was justified too. His problem was injuries. It just happens that the Trailblazers ignored Oden's existing health conditions, even though it was a red flag. Michael Jordan's talent was justified, too, without the health issues. Durant's talent was justified too, without the long-term knee issues. If there are 2 highly talented players with justified talent and one has health issues, the best player is the one without knee problems. Talent doesn't win games, if it's in a cast and on crutches. Yao Ming has shown the Rockets that lesson.
Sullinger is fools gold. In today's NBA you do not draft a big as cornerstone unless he can dramatically affect the court on the defensive end. Sullinger has never shown that he can do that. Pass.
Very talented, but disappears and seems disinterested at times. You almost for sure take him(depending on who is else is there)if he's there when the Rockets pick, but his lack of intensity and tendancy to fade when times get tough bothers me.
