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"And with the 44th pick, the Rox draft Luke Walton"

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by basso, Jun 25, 2003.

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  1. bigboymumu

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    Vranes!:D
     
    #21 bigboymumu, Jun 25, 2003
  2. playahata

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    If you think Walton will be there at 44 you are smoking yellow dope.
     
    #22 playahata, Jun 25, 2003
  3. rocks_fan

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    Despite his familial relationship to Bill "Drink the bongwater, it's OK" Walton, I wouldn't mind Luke in the PJ's (or whatever we have next year). Admittiedly I'm not a huge NCAA basketball fan, from what I saw of him he's a hardnosed player who hustles and does the dirty work. If nothing else, he can be the Rockets' Mark Madsen. The one player every other teams' fans hates and yet they still go, "Damn, at least he looks like he gives a crap!"
     
    #23 rocks_fan, Jun 25, 2003
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    Rockets in the second round

    Players the Rockets have drafted in the second round over the last 10 years:

    Year Player School/Country
    2002 Tito Maddox Fresno State
    2001 No selection
    2000 Eduardo Najera Oklahoma
    1999 Tyrone Washington Mississippi State
    Venson Hamilton Nebraska
    1998 Cuttino Mobley Rhode Island
    1997 Serge Zwikker North Carolina
    1996 Othella Harrington Georgetown
    Randy Livingston LSU
    Terrell Bell Georgia
    1995 Erik Meek Duke
    1994 Albert Burditt Texas
    1993 Richard Petruska UCLA
    Marcelo Nicola Argentina
     
    #24 ron413, Jun 26, 2003
  5. Timing

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    I'd love to have Walton on this team. We need a tough guy who can pass the ball and who'll be a good teammate.
     
    #25 Timing, Jun 26, 2003
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    This still amazes me if true. If the man could help the team last year, why not use him? Oh well just use him this year and Ill be over it
     
    #26 rocketfan83, Jun 26, 2003
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    WE should get Dantay Jones from Duke. He seems like a nice fit. Atheltic and big enough for a 2 guard.
     
    #27 Porsche576, Jun 26, 2003
  8. DavidS

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    "That wasn't a foullll....!!!!"
    - Bill Walton

    "Throw it down Luke!"
    - Bill Walton

    "That was the worst call in NBA history!"
    - Bill Walton

    :)
     
    #28 DavidS, Jun 26, 2003
  9. DavidS

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    Maybe Luke can be our "Shane Battier."

    One of those hard-nosed, blue-collar workers.
     
    #29 DavidS, Jun 26, 2003
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    Hell, just draft him and sign him so his dad will lobby for more Rockets games on national tv (i only see a few rox games a year b'c i'm finishing up college out of state)..

    I don't see the hype behind Bill Walton as a good broadcaster tho. He tries too hard.. always talking mystical, metaphysical bull$#!% and totally dogging Hakeem during the championship years. Ugh.. he better hope his son goes to Portland so he can smoke up with the rest of the Jail Blazers.
     
    #30 cparka, Jun 26, 2003
  11. Shark44

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    Walton would be a nice role player for us and bring us the kind of basketball intangibles that we need desperately. This draft is the deepest in years according to Marty Blake. We very well could get a gem with 44. Keep your fingers crossed.
     
    #31 Shark44, Jun 26, 2003
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    It would be great to have someone on the team that can pass other than Ming. :cool: :cool:
     
    #32 W Texas Rocket, Jun 26, 2003
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    Does anybody know if Luke worked out for us?
     
    #33 r-fan-since-81, Jun 26, 2003
  14. tycoonchip

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    Bring him in. With walton we'll get more media coverage. Trade collier. I've seen enough of the collie
     
    #34 tycoonchip, Jun 26, 2003
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    Cuttino was picked at 43...
     
    #35 Mulder, Jun 26, 2003
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    Why all the love for Luke? Why would he get more playing time than TMO who brings more to the game? I just think once Luke gets into the NBA with his inconsistent shooting and lack of ability to create his own shot, his defender will just back off him and take away the passing lanes.
     
    #36 ptw1, Jun 26, 2003
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    I think I'd perfer Dante Jones, but I wouldn't mind Walton either. Of course I'm holding out hope that Ndubi Ebi somehow falls out of the first, and the Rockets make a move to grab him at the top of the round.
     
    #37 RocketFan007, Jun 26, 2003
  18. Yetti

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    Sounds good to me! If he is a strong floor leader could he substitute for Moochie?:p
     
    #38 Yetti, Jun 26, 2003
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