By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle If the Rockets wanted to move cautiously on adding a point guard, the play of Vassilis Spanoulis might be a consideration. The Rockets' second-round pick last season, Spanoulis has been a more effective scorer than expected for Maroussi Honda of the Greek A-1 league. In consecutive games, Spanoulis hit consecutive 3-pointers, clinching a win in one game and pulling out a last-second win in the next game. He is making 53 percent of his shots overall and 37 percent of his 3s, averaging 14.6 points per game. He has not been confused for Tony Parker, but he is quick and tough and reportedly has the drive of a gym rat. The Rockets will not hand him the keys and make plans to retire his number, but it is looking as if Spanoulis will make next season's roster. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/2994253
Well, that will definately make this team younger. It's been a progression to getting this team olders since the Francis and Mobley days. And low and behold the Rockets are the oldest team in the league today. The way the Rockets are playing, youth would definatley pay good dividend in the direction this team is going. Your 2 best players are 25 and 24. The supporting cast is where the age shows up. Now it's time to infuse young legs to the aging supporting cast. Let's keep the fingers crossed so that Spanoulis is more than a side note in the Rockets future.
