C-Webb isn't showing me anything that Mo Tay can't do....

I agree. I don't think the Rockets should base their future around getting Webber. I would much rather they re-sign their own free agents, and try to work out a trade for a defensive-minded backup. I believe Mo could turn into a great player if given the chance. I wouldn't mind getting Webber, but after seeing his playoff performances, I won't be devastated if the Rockets fail to land him.

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i second all comments above.

Mo-tay is our man...go for Lafrenz and/or Ratliff and move up in the draft for a defensive minded small forward and then leave them alone and let them gel for a couple of years.

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How are Webber's ankles? How does he feel playing decoy to draw Shaq from the basket (not that it would happen or get called)?

Hopefully he just wants to give the Kings fan an excuse for not missing him when he leaves to sign with the Rox.

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I really like Taylor's potential but he doesn't play games like CWEBB did in Game 1 of the Lakers series. Keep in mind that he is coming off an injury. Don't forget that he was the savior of the Kings franchise.

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Cweb did play soft like Taylor does..you know shooting all those perimeter shots in Game 2, but I would still like to get him......but I absolutley love the idea of getting Ratliff and keeping Taylor, frankly I would rather do the latter.

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Webber is much much better than Taylor. It shouldnt even be posed as an argument really. He is not, as of yet, the dominant playoff performer we see in Shaq, Dream, Tim Duncan, Robinson, Jordan (before), etc and he may never be, but then again, Cuttino is a very Clutch player and Francis is learning to be as well. Webber takes this team into the mid 50 wins next year and most likely homecourt advantage. Look at it this way. Webber's performance tonight is basically what is generating this heat all of a sudden (it didnt help that Ainge and Thompson were all over him for not taking it to the hole more). But looking closer at the stats, despite poor shooting and bad decision making Webber still scores 22 points and grabs 18 rebounds (Taylor takes a week to get that many). His defense wasnt spectacular but he had 2 steals and a block. AND THIS WAS AN OFF GAME FOR HIM.

Now, adding Ratliff and keeping Motay could also get us close to mid 50's in wins, BUT that scenario is even less likely than us getting Webber. From all I've heard Atlanta is going to try and build around players like Ratliff and Terry and not trade them away (and why not, that is definitely a good start).

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As bad as C-Webb has played at times, he still has more rebounds in two games than Taylor gets in 2 weeks.

Did Mo Tay even have 18 rebounds this season?

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Mo-T can't carry his team to the playoffs.

 

You must be joking. CWebb is light years ahead of MoTay, especially on the boards. Webb also had several possessions where he posted up Grant or Horry and simply overpowered them all the way to the basket. I don't know that Taylor has even imagined, much less executed, that type of move.

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I think that if the rockets could get most of their rebounds and defense from the SF and C positions, then keeping Mo would be a viable option. In fact, if we were able to draft someone like Battier, and sign a defensive-minded center, this team would be just as good or better - and for a longer time - than if we signed Webber(who is very close to peaking).

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Basing Webber's value on one game is tunnel vision. The fact that Webber will seek and get a max contract and Mo signed for much less just last year ought to tell us something about how the market values them. IMHO, Chris's ankle is really bothering him and he won't tell the press.

The good news is that even without CWebb the Rockets are going to improve over last seasons 45 wins. Ratliff, Mohammed, or LaFrentz would all be an upgrade at the 5. And good fits with MoT on both ends of the floor.

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[This message has been edited by GATER (edited May 09, 2001).]

 

Nazr Mohammed would be an upgrade at the 5 over Hakeem? Because of one decent half-season of basketball, playing on a bad team? No thanks. Theo would be a great addition, but he's not a free agent and has yet to return from a pretty bad injury. I'd love to pick up LaFrentz if Denver will give him away, but he might be redundant with Taylor (both big men who primarily shoot from the outside).

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SamCassell-
Sorry for the confusion. I was referring to La Frentz, Ratliff, and Mohammed in reference to Cato not Dream. In other words, I'm not sure Dream is coming back but I'm pretty sure Kelvin won't cut it whether paired with Webber or Taylor.

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[This message has been edited by GATER (edited May 09, 2001).]

 

Oooopps, sorry.

[This message has been edited by GATER (edited May 09, 2001).]

 

Mo isn't half the player Webb is.

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Chris Webber is in the Top 5 players in the league. This conversation is ridiculous if you ask me.


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C-WEBB HAS NO HEART!

And its not just playoffs either. I mentioned this in an earlier thread but it seems too me just watching (god knows not by choice) a plethora of Kings games this year since they were on every day on NBC, that C-Webb is very Cato-esque is the manner in which he plays. Sure he has the natural god given talent to bully around every other power forward offensively, but he doesn't have to really work for it. I'm sure Cato could be a solid 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, 10 points center if he had any heart, and I think Chris Webber could be more then what his current numbers tell if he also cared.

Mo Taylor with a rebounding small forward to make up for Mo's weakness, EXACTLY like Peja does for C-WEBB, then our front court loses alot of the holes we know it has. Combine that with maybe a Marc Jackson signing, drafting a Richard Jefferson...damn... I think were right there at 50+ games.
(its not like we were only 5 games short this year or anything)



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yea!

and peja stojakovic and dirk nowitzki haven't shown me anything that shandn andersn can't do....



sorry, i haven't cracked on shandn in a while.

carry on....

 

That is exactly what I'm talking about. It would be a good team for a long time.



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