James Posey seems to be struggling a bit. I am not sure if he is playing through an injury or what, but I think we should consider bringing him off the bench. I think Glen Rice's shooting would be nice to start off the game because it would force teams to double down on Steve, Yao, or Cuttino. If he is open, Glen can still knock down the three. Another reason why it might be a good idea to start Glen is that we were playing terrific basketball early in the season when he was starting. Just imagine when Steve penetrates and the defense collapse on him and he kicks it out to Glen for the three! Another great option to consider is Juaquin Hawkins. Watching him play defense on Michael Jordan showed me that this guy can really make it hard for the offensive player. Juaquin strips the ball, draws charges, and do other good defensive plays that helps the Rockets. Though not as good shooter as Glen, Juaquin can hit the open jump-shot. I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to start Terrence Morris, but I doubt that Rudy would do it. Terrence would play a couple great games and then Rudy would bench him. So please share some of your thoughts.
Start Rice in Q1 & Q3, get him his shots early and often, get him out as soon as it's determined if he's not on. If he's not on, he's too much of a defensive laibility. Finish Q4 with your most favorable matchup vs the team your playing.
I agree with Gater. Rice is going to get alot less open shots with the 2nd unit and he would be better of starting as he would see more open looks. Mo Taylor and Cato just dont command the same amount of double teams that Yao does. My only concern would be Rice's D on another team's starting unit.
GLen Rice should. We need instant offense in the 1st quater. We play good when our backs are against the wall, and our backs are against the wall because we have no scoring in the 1st & 2nd quaters. We need instant offense to give us a much-needed boost. Glen is a shooter. He played very limited minutes last night because he "wasn't on" with his shots, but he didn't get any chance to get a rhythm of any kind. Get Rice his shots early, more points, larger 1st quater, less of a deficit we will have to overcome if we have to overcome one at all.
rudy t. we already have little to no defense coming from posey, and rice seems out of sync with the world. At least rudy could shoot the ball. Hell, maybe if he was on the floor, he could get the guards to pass it to him. on second thought, they still probably wouldn't pass
I agree with you on that. The majority of points that Cato gets comes from lay-ups or alley-oops and he is not a post-up player. Taylor, on the other hand, is a good one on one player whether he is facing the basket or posting up. Teams do not generally double team him and they pay the price for it like what happened in the game against Washington when Taylor basically kept the Rockets in the game with his superb fourth quarter and overtime. I think Rice would do a lot better starting because teams do not double team Norris, Morris, Taylor and Cato (the second unit which Rice is part of) like they would Francis, Mobley, and Yao (the starters).
I am surprised with Posey's miserable stats that he is still starting. I would give Terence a few starts. Terence has virtuall gone to no PT, especially since he had come off a good game against Dallas, 12 points, 5-6 I believe and 10 rebounds. His reward for good play was to be relegated to the bench with virtually no PT time at all. What's up?? It's not that Terence is shooting bad, he is 3RD ON THE TEAM in FG% with players over 14 games played. Team stats have been better when TMo gets more than honorary minutes. The guys ahead of Terence have miserable FG%s. Rudy, give him a few games with good PT. FREDTERP
If the guys up front haven't gotten the job done by now, then it's time to move over cause there are other guys waiting in line. I voted for Boki!
What's the scoop on Nachbar, virtually no PT this year. Another SF with no PT. Will he be with the Rockets next year? What is his salary? FREDTERP
Oh, most of you chose Nachbar as the starter. Are you kidding me? I'm not saying Nachbar will not be good. He will or will not. But rite now he even can't get more than 6 minutes to play in a game! There is no way he has been comfortable in the NBA. How come you can start such a guy? If Yao were allowed to play for just 6 min per game, I won't start Yao no matter how good Yao can be!
wtf.. so many ppl want to start Boki... just out of frustration?, or do ya'll think the season's over and done for? Posey should be taken out of the starting lineup, unless he finds his role and does it superbly. Whatever he does not though, I'm betting Hawkins can do as good a job if not better. Starting Rice may not be a good idea due to his lack of D, but it could work. I'm more for Hawkins or TMo starting. Hawkins provides good D which could help us shut down some of the other team's scoring options. Basically it could help us stay with the other team easier since the rox come out on a slow start, it can be done with D too ya know. But his shooting is still suspect, even from behind the arc cause he only has about 22 attempts. But I wouldn't mind trying him as a starter and getting him to slash or spot up for the three after Yao's double team. If he shows he really sux at shooting as much as say... Posey, then I'd say try TMo. TMo brings height, rebounding and D to the sf position. Plus he can shoot (from inside the arc though, but he's shown he can do it pretty consistently). But he'd still be good recipient of passes out of double teams. But we need to change it up. I would like to see Hawkins and TMo man the sf spot, with Nachbar picking up a little more minutes than he is. Of course Rice has to play some too, so Nachbar will probly still have his ass glued to the bench... but damn, TMo shouldn't be stuck on the pine.
I agree with the mass opinion that Rice should start and fire early, but if he's not on soon, pull him!! Also Posey and Hawkins would be great off the bench, but do we really want either of them starting? I think not. I really haven't gotten to see TMo or Boki play this year, so I won't say anything about something I don't know much about. My only question is why did we waste a #15 pick on Boki if he's never gonna get any PT?! By the way, what's so wrong with starting Griffin at the 3 and MoT at the 4?
Just for a comparison. I watched Nachbar and G.Griricek (Orlando Magic) several times here in Europe. And I’m absolutely certain that Nachbar is a better player. Now, Giricek is averaging 17 ppg and Nachbar doesn’t even get a chance! Can someone explain this to me as I not that much informed with what’s going on in the Rockets.
Saphan, I'll explain it to you. Our coach is closed minded and doesn't give our back-ups a chance no matter how much they deserve it (ie: TMo)
Even though JP struggles in the last few games, I still can't start Rice over JP since Rice is just a terrible defense liability. If Rudy give Boki some minutes in the early season, Rox may have another choice... but it's just too late. KH
But JP is an offensive liability. The guy has no skills except steals and rebounding. He can't shoot worth a lick and his defense is overrated. However, I'm suprised Posey is last in this poll. I thought I was the only one that thought he shouldn't start.
I'm ready to give Boki a chance. If Yao can come in and start after being with the team only a month or 2. Boki, who was considered the more NBA ready of the 2, should be able to do the same. He's been with the team all season, watched the team up close all season, and played with them in practice all season. That's more than Yao had when he began starting. I don't think it's that crazy of an idea. Just play him off the bench for a few games and start him after he's adjusted to the NBA.
