86 Rockets - 02 Equivalent [HOPEFULLY] HAKEEM OLAJUWON 34 Center Griffen RALPH SAMPSON 50 Forward/Center MING LEWIS LLOYD 32 Forward Nachbar JOHN LUCAS 5 Point Guard Francis ROBERT REID 33 Forward Rice RODNEY MCCRAY 22 Small Forward hhhmm..TMO? no. ALLEN LEAVELL 30 Guard MOOCHIE MITCHELL WIGGINS 15 Guard Cuttino JIM PETERSEN 43 Forward/Center MoTay... KT more so cause of hustle STEVE HARRIS 20 Guard Tito HANK MCDOWELL 8 Forward Dunno this guy CRAIG EHLO 3 Guard Oscar Torres GRANVILLE WAITERS 31 Center Jason Collier The 86 squad went to the Finals The '02 Squad has more RAW talent This is YOUR 2002 ROCKETS!! Modeled from the old 86 Rockets Rocket River
I missed that team. That team could have won a championship in the 80's if it wasn't for cocaine. Lewis Lloyd could shoot lights out with that ugly two handed jumper of his. The guy shot 50% from the field with jumpers. I don't know very many players in the league now that can do that.
Lewis LLoyd was the best Swing man on the Break I have ever seen. Nothing like See Wiggins, Lucas and SWEET LU running the break THEY SHOULD SHOW THESE TO FRANCIS, NACHBAR and MOBELY Rocket RIver
Lou was the only guy besides Michael himself that I didn't mind taking a 1-on-3 fast break! He was just amazing in transition.
We are not sure if Ming will even be as good as Sampson. Sampson won 3 college player of the year awards, and was considered a sure thing. You never know how a player will pan out. I am excited about this team though. The Rockets won 45 games in 2001. If Ming/Nachbar give them 5 more wins, they will be the 5th best team in the conference. I don't think that is an unreasonable expectation.
I meant RAW in that the players in 86 were more refined . .and mature not that 02 was MORE TALENTED . . my bad Rocket River
