Welcome to Rockets Fans off Season ... Since a lot of people are starting thread like we are going to sign Kidd, Swift ..whatever... I think it might be interesting to start a contest: Post your prediction of who Rockets will sign during the off season here. Before next Season start, I will summarize the results and "annouce" -)) the winner. And the prize is ... .. still thinking .. Here are the rules: You must post one's name before we hear any reliable news that he will be signed. For each correct prediction, you will earn 100/(total number of posters that also predict he will be signed) . For each wrong prediction, you will be deducted 0.1 point (this rule might change ... I am thinking hard on it... Ok, let's start the game!
Attention: Changing Rules: To make the game fair to everybody, I think this format is better: instead of writing one or several names, write down the new season Roster (15 players). My prediction example of New Roster: Jon Barry Ryan Bowen Juwan Howard Tracy McGrady Dikembe Mutombo Moochie Norris Scott Padgett Bob Sura larence Weatherspoon David Wesley Yao Ming Jordan (*) Stern (*) Dream(*) SWift(*) * indicates new player. ------------------------------------ 2004 Season Roster: Vin Baker Jon Barry Ryan Bowen Torraye Braggs** Juwan Howard* Mike James Tracy McGrady Dikembe Mutombo Moochie Norris Scott Padgett Bob Sura Charlie Ward* larence Weatherspoon David Wesley Yao Ming ------------
Too many to choose from! Sura James Barry T-mac Howard Yao Padge Bowen Deke Jeff McInnis * Stromile Swift * Vassilis Spanoulis * Raja Bell * Chris Crawford * Bobby Simmons * Don't ask me how we're going to afford them. I duno... Top 40 Free Agent Point Guards 1. Marko Jaric (Restricted) 2. Sarunas Jasikevicius 3. Antonio Daniels (Player Option) 4. Gary Payton 5. Brevin Knight 6. Earl Watson 7. Damon Stoudamire 8. Jeff McInnis 9. Chris Duhon (Restricted) 10. Damon Jones (Player Option) 11. Nick Van Exel (Team Option) 12. Dan Dickau (Option Declined) 13. Tyronn Lue 14. Darrell Armstrong 15. Jacque Vaughn (Team Option) 16. Howard Eisley 17. Tony Delk (Player Option) 18. Steve Blake 19. Keith McLeod (Restricted) 20. Milt Palacio 21. Travis Best 22. Frank Williams (Option Declined) 23. Erick Strickland 24. Jannero Pargo (Restricted) 25. Rick Brunson 26. Kenny Anderson 27. Tierre Brown 28. Keyon Dooling (Player Option) 29. Anthony Carter 30. Jamison Brewer 31. Eddie Gill 32. Andre Barrett 33. Luis Flores (Restricted) 34. Lionel Chalmers (Restricted) 35. Junior Harrington 36. Mateen Cleaves 37. Omar Cook 38. Quinton Ross 39. Mike Wilks 40. Anthony Goldwire Top 40 Free Agent Shooting Guards 1. Ray Allen 2. Michael Redd (Player Option) 3. Larry Hughes 4. Joe Johnson (Restricted) 5. Cuttino Mobley (Player Option) 6. Eddie Jones (Player Option) 7. Bobby Jackson (Team Option) 8. Kerry Kittles 9. Latrell Sprewell 10. Ronald Murray (Restricted) 11. Willie Green (Restricted/Early Bird Rights) 12. Jon Barry 13. Casey Jacobsen 14. DerMarr Johnson 15. Juan Dixon (Option Declined) 16. Raja Bell 17. Keith Bogans (Restricted/Early Bird Rights) 18. Maurice Evans (Restricted) 19. Kareem Rush (Option Declined) 20. Shandon Anderson 21. Dajuan Wagner (Option Declined) 22. Anthony Peeler 23. Greg Buckner (Player Option) 24. Matt Carroll 25. Damien Wilkins (Restricted) 26. Richie Frahm (Restricted) 27. Ron Mercer (Player Option) 28. Eddie House 29. Laron Profit 30. Erik Daniels (Restricted) 31. Tamar Slay (Team Option) 32. Romain Sato 33. Steve Smith 34. Wesley Person 35. Horace Jenkins (Restricted) 36. Qyntel Woods 37. Adrian Griffin 38. Kedrick Brown 39. Dion Glover 40. Cory Alexander Top 40 Free Agent Small Forwards 1. Grant Hill (Player Option) 2. Bobby Simmons 3. Vladimir Radmanovic (Restricted) 4. Kyle Korver (Restricted/Bird Rights) 5. Bonzi Wells (Team Option) 6. James Jones (Restricted/Early Bird Rights) 7. Luke Walton (Restricted/Early Bird Rights) 8. Eddie Griffin (Restricted) 9. Devin Brown (Restricted) 10. Gerald Wallace (Restricted) 11. Glenn Robinson 12. Bostjan Nachbar (Option Declined) 13. Walter McCarty (Player Option) 14. Jason Kapono (Restricted/Early Bird Rights) 15. Brian Scalabrine 16. Scott Padgett (Player Option) 17. Lee Nailon 18. Chris Crawford 19. Matt Barnes (Restricted) 20. Rodney Rogers 21. Josh Davis (Restricted) 22. Ronald Dupree (Player Option) 23. Matt Bonner (Restricted) 24. Nikoloz Tskitishvili (Option Declined) 25. Calbert Cheaney (Player Option) 26. Devean George (Player Option) 27. Toni Kukoc 28. Ryan Humphrey (Option Declined) 29. Darvin Ham 30. Rodney Buford 31. Theron Smith 32. Ryan Bowen 33. Pape Sow (Team Option) 34. Jamal Mashburn (Player Option) 35. Donta Smith (Restricted) 36. Stacey Augmon (Player Option) 37. Damone Brown 38. Chris Jeffries 39. Bryon Russell 40. Jerome Beasley Top 40 Free Agent Power Forwards 1. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2. Antoine Walker 3. Tyson Chandler (Restricted) 4. Stromile Swift 5. Keith Van Horn (Player Option) 6. Udonis Haslem (Restricted/Early Bird Rights) 7. Donyell Marshall 8. Reggie Evans (Restricted) 9. Danny Fortson (Player Option) 10. Kwame Brown (Restricted) 11. Darius Songaila (Player Option) 12. Brian Grant (Player Option) 13. Chris Andersen (Player Option) 14. Othella Harrington 15. Austin Croshere (Player Option) 16. Tony Battie (Player Option) 17. Mark Madsen 18. Robert Horry (Player Option) 19. Alan Henderson 20. Christian Laettner 21. Malik Allen 22. Michael Ruffin 23. Sean Marks 24. Aaron Williams (Player Option) 25. Tony Massenburg 26. Bo Outlaw 27. Jahidi White 28. Lawrence Funderbukre 29. Jackson Vroman (Team Option) 30. Marcus Fizer 31. Brandon Hunter (Restricted) 32. Jabari Smith 33. Samaki Walker 34. Tom Gugliotta 35. Zendon Hamilton 36. James Thomas 37. Jackie Butler (Team Option) 38. Jerome Moiso 39. Ben Handlogten 40. John Thomas Top 40 Free Agent Centers 1. Shaquille O'Neal (Player Option) 2. Eddy Curry (Restricted) 3. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 4. Samuel Dalembert (Restricted) 5. Dan Gadzuric (Restricted) 6. Jerome James 7. Zaza Pachulia (Restricted/Early Bird Rights) 8. Clifford Robinson (Team Option) 9. Steven Hunter (Player Option) 10. Peja Drobnjak (Team Option) 11. Alonzo Mourning 12. Vitaly Potapenko 13. Dikembe Mutombo 14. Andrew DeClercq 15. DeSagana Diop (Restricted) 16. Zeljko Rebraca 17. Francisco Elson (Team Option) 18. Ervin Johnson 19. Scott Williams 20. Greg Ostertag (Player Option) 21. Mikki Moore 22. Dale Davis 23. Jake Voskuhl (Player Option) 24. Jared Reiner (Restricted) 25. Elden Campbell 26. Obinna Ekezie 27. John Edwards (Restricted) 28. Paul Shirley (Team Option) 29. Daniel Santiago 30. Michael Bradley (Player Option) 31. Kevin Willis 32. Vin Baker (Player Option) 33. Vladimir Stepania 34. Wang Zhizhi 35. Bruno Sundov 36. Ha Seung-Jin (Restricted) 37. Cezary Trybanski 38. Michael Stewart 39. Jelani McCoy 40. Jamal Sampson
Might as well get my Pet Paul Pierce Prediction Placed Prophetically on Paper (err... something like that). Sura James Paul Pierce * Barry T-mac Howard Yao Lafrentz * Padge Bowen Deke Hakim Warrick * Barrett - Why not. Braggs - Eh (Shrugs) Random Undrafted Rookie - John "Scrubhouse" Mcclaine
Rockets - 2005 - 2006 roster pg - Jeff Mcinnis - rockets sign in free agency sg - David Wesley sf - Tracey Mcgrady pf - Theo Ratliff - Rockets get in a trade C - Yao Ming Bench C - Dikembe Mutombo sg - Jon Barry sg - Bob Sura pf - Juwan Howard pg - Mike James sf - Joey Graham - Rockets First round draft pick sf - Ryan Bowen IR Chrlie Ward Vassilis SPANOULIS Rockets trade - Vin Baker, Clarence Watherspoon, Moochie Norris to Portland for Theo Ratliff
PG: Sura SG: Wesley SF: T-Mac PF: Donyell Marshall (FA - upgrade in rebounding, shooting, and defense over Juwon.) C: Yao Bench: Mike James Jon Barry Dikemebe Mutombo Juwon Howard Expiring contracts: (These guys will be traded at next season trade deadline.) Moochie Vin Baker Weatherspoon Ward Draft: Francisco Garcia (hard to predict a draft pick, but he fits the mold of what the rockets are putting around Yao and McGrady)
PG: Bob Sura SG: Jon Barry SF: Tracy McGrady PF: Kurt Thomas C: Yao Ming Bench: PG: Mike James PG: Charlie Ward PG: Vassilis Spanoulis SG: Raja Bell SF: Ryan Bowen SF: Joey Graham (draft pick) PF: Juwan Howard PF: Clarence Weatherspoon PF: Vin Baker C: Dikembe Mutombo - K. Thomas acquired from NY Knicks for M. Norris, D. Wesley, and a future protected 1st round pick (which could turn into two 2nd round picks). - R. Bell acquired in free agency.
No way too early... But some intriguing names- Earl Watson Jeff Mcginnis Dan Dickau Dermar Johnson Kareem Rush Bobby Simmons Stromile Swift Alan Henderson There are some possible bargains for value if JVG thought these guys had the work ethic and quickness to upgrade our bench Bobby Simmons and Stromile Swift could be starters here.
Marko Jaric -PG Antonio Daniels -SG(Sign and Trade w/ Sonics) Tracy McGrady -SF Juwon Howard -PF Yao Ming - C Bench Francisco Garcia (Rookie) Mike James Jon Barry (Re-sign) Dikembe Mutombo (Re-sign) Mark Madsen Scott Padgett Ryan Bowen (Re-sign) Vin Baker* Moochie Norris* Wayne Simien - (Rookie) Draft Day Deal Transactions: Send Sura and Wesley to Seattle for Daniels in a S&T-Sura backups Ridnour and can play combo guard and Wesley gives them another perimeter threat + is expiring contract Sign Marko Jaric for MLE Big PG (6-7) that has a career 2 to 1 assist/to ratio. He is restricted but has said he wants to play the PG spot in LA. Clippers unlikely to fufill that wish with Livingston developing well. More than likely will not match a MLE offer. Also still young at 26. (Will be 27 in OCT) Re-sign Barry,Deke and Bowen for cheap. All have wished to come back to Houston or retire and at this stage in their careers probably would come back for the vet minimum. Trade Future 2nd round pick + Spoon (expiring contract) for the rights to Wayne Simien. This is dependent on where Wayne will fall. Most mock drafts I have seen has put him in the low first round early 2nd round. This would mean a top tier team would probably draft him, but not use him in their rotation. An expiring contract like Spoons may prove to be more useful to them. The 2nd round pick is there to balance anything out or sweeten the pot to get Simien since Spoon at this point is dead weight. The pick may not be necessary if Spoon is enough. Draft Francisco Garcia with the 24th pick. Athletic SF/SG out of Louisville. Can do everything well: penetrate, shoot the ball, pass, rebound. Defense needs work but with his long arms and speed he can become a real good perimeter defender under JVG. From a winning program in college and good coach(Pitino) so he knows what hard work is. Sign or Trade for Mark Madsen Probably will get flamed for this choice, but here goes. Madsen isnt going to nailing 15 foot jumpshots, but the guy is a banger down low and rebounds like his is possessed. Huge energy guy that can give you 4-8points and 8 boards in limited time off the bench. Can play the 4 or 5 spot. All out hustle guy and is a fan favorite wherever he plays because of his effort. Young player but has won two rings (lakers) and would have the most successful playoff resume among any of the current rockets. *Sign and trade for Madsen for either Baker or Norris (expiring $) to minnesota. T-Wolves trying to clear house and rebuild around KG will need all the cap space they can get. There is my plans for this offseason. Of course the PF spot is still the soft spot in the lineup but you cant get everything done in one offseason. If we can get Simien i think he can be our pf of the future. Or next season use the MLE to get a PF, right now the asking prices for chandler or swift (whom many here want) is too high. Rome wasnt built in a day folks, it may take 2 seasons to get the talent we want on this team, but if all the above pieces fall into place i think making the second round would be easy next year.
Are you kidding me? It's funny, people on the BBS somehow thought he was something before this season, when he had put up two awful seasons. Now he puts up an average season in limited minutes (due to improved distance shooting) and he has shot to the top of everyone's list. I mean, I bet since he's got a slavic name he's a smart versatile heady player who shoots lights out -- we need guys like him. My god, I bet within a few months the legend of Marko Jaric is going to grow and grow to even more outrageous proportions- never mind the fact that he is among the very worst starting point guards in the West, and is among the worst defenders in the entire league (and ostensibly auditioning for a starting slot on one of the best defensive team around)
Wait! Do I get points for previous predictions that came true? http://bbs2.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=69129
Here is my realistic prediction: PG: Sura/James/Spanoulis (bring him over from Europe) SG: Wesley/Barry SF: T-Mac/Francisco Garcia (draft) PF: SAR (for the MLE)/Howard/Padgett C: Yao/Deke IL: Vin Baker/Moochie Norris/Clarence Weatherspoon Charlie Ward's last year of his contract will be bought out (or traded for a 2nd round pick) and I just dont see a spot on this team for Ryan Bowen. My Dream off-season: Draft Simean, do a sign and trade for SAR, and use the MLE for Simmons.
Yao/Mutombo Milicic/HowardPadgett Warrick/Buford/Bowen McGrady/Barry/Dupree James/Sura/Spanoulis/Norris
