any players expected to be in like 2nd round that crazy rudy will spend top pick on? can we expect him to pick like a high school sensation out of australia or indonesia or china? ------------------ Shane "Save Our Rockets" "Life without basketball in Houston........without an arena that is what it will be"
Rudy typically has not gone after HS prospects. He could have gotten Rashard Lewis, a homegrown product, but went after KT instead. He also has not budged on Leon Smith's interest in playing in Houston either. I am not sure what Rudy will do, but it is usually a surprise. This year, however, with us having a possible high pick, I see us going after the best player at that first pick. The latter ones are where you may see Rudy gamble. ------------------ HOOP-T Hey Shaq, Acme called, and they want their bricks back!
I don't understand why some here think that Rudy has a penchant for wasting picks. It is true that he often surprises people with who he picks, but he does not waste a first round pick on someone he can get in the second round. Look at Mobley: he was picked 41st even though the Rockets had 3 first round picks they could have used on him. He knew that there was a good chance Mobley would still be there, and he was right (though he may have taken Lewis instead if Seattle didn't get him first). Also, Rudy T seems very reluctant to take HS players and does not seem to have any sort of unusual affection for international picks (Turckan not withstanding). I expect that, while he might not take the guy everyone thinks he's going to take, he's going to take someone projected to go in the lottery. When you have a pick as high as we will have, it isn't an issue of diamonds in the rough or over-looked talent. The superstar skills should be fairly obvious. ------------------
HOOP-T: those were two different years (KT vs. Rashard Lewis) Rashard got overlooked for: Mich(ae)l Dickerson Bryce Drew & now a future first rounder from Detroit (somewhere, to Philly, to Detroit) ------------------
I stand corrected, thanks Achebe.....Rashard was indeed drafted in 1998.....my mistake. ------------------ HOOP-T Hey Shaq, Acme called, and they want their bricks back!
Juan Valdez, Who said anyone thinks Rudy has a penchant for wasting picks???? Just checking, I didn't see that in this thread anyway. ------------------ HOOP-T Hey Shaq, Acme called, and they want their bricks back!
Hoop-T, I was referring to Rocket Fan's: "any players expected to be in like 2nd round that crazy rudy will spend top pick on? can we expect him to pick like a high school sensation out of australia or indonesia or china?" Am I jumping to conclusions in inferring that Rocket Fan thinks Rudy has a penchant for wasting picks? Rocket Fan, I'm sure you can give us a definitive answer to that question. ------------------
Point taken Juan Valdez.... Rudy has surprised over the years, but I can't remember a time when he has picked a complete bust....except maybe Rhodes. But he played ok for Houston. He just fell off the map after he left. ------------------ HOOP-T Hey Shaq, Acme called, and they want their bricks back!
