I've admittedly been fairly wishy-washy on Cato in the past. But I think if the guy gets healthy and makes sure his attitude also stays off the IR, he'll be really good for us. I know I know..that still sounds pretty wishy-washy...but there is just so much to factor in when trying to rate the guy - especially since he hasn't really played...Of course, if we could lock up a super star by throwing Cato in some sort of a trade, I wouldn't hesitate... ------------------ "I think the people who believed the world was flat were pretty stupid. You would think at least those living near mountains would know better." - P. Mesku
A little off the subject but when is the trading deadline anyways? ------------------ "And i'm spent!"
Feb. 22 I believe... ------------------ "I think the people who believed the world was flat were pretty stupid. You would think at least those living near mountains would know better." - P. Mesku
I just hope he comes back ready to contribute and play solid ball... SO THE ROCKETS CAN MOVE HIS ASS!!! QUICKLY!!! ------------------ Who's better: Kelvin Cato or Joe Barry Caroll? Take your time!
FEB 22 If Cato gets traded, we're gonna have the same void at C as we had at PG for so many years.. Cato's just having a bad time right now...Just like Brian Grant did....It will pass, we'll forget soon.... ------------------
Cato sucks ! DaDakota ------------------ If Mankind evolved from monkeys and apes, then why are there still monkeys and apes?
Let's all just pray that whoever he's taking those minutes from, that player is not wearing a Rockets uniform when it happens.... Dream deserves the playing time right now until someone proves otherwise. And Cato has shown nothing. If Dream continues to play like he's playing right now, I see no reason why not to INCREASE his minutes, and see how he responds... Now that he's actually playing again, it behooves the organization to reward him accordingly. I don't wanna see a relapse into whiney has-been mode... ------------------ "There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and STATISTICS..." - Mark Twain - [This message has been edited by DarkHorse (edited February 12, 2001).]
Sane: You say he's "just going through a phase..." the problem is, he's never been in a DIFFERENT phase. Face it, he never got significant minutes for Portland, so he didn't have much opportunity to be injured. Since he's been in Houston, he's been injured nearly constantly. But even when he HASN'T been injured, he wasn't productive. Why do you seemt o think that after being a marginal NBA player all of his short and injury-riddled career that he's suddenly going to play like a solid NBA center? There's no grounds for this opinion. He has too many issues on shooting, rebounding, passing, and fouling for this to happen. Great body, no skill. That's Cato. ------------------ Shandon Anderson rocks. The lottery sucks. Playoffs 2001.
I am no huge Cato supporter but I do hope he stays healthy and contributes something, maybe 20 minutes a game. Whatever he does should be better than Collier...he's way to slow of a player. Rogers is good but he's just not big enough to play C for quality minutes. He's probably best suited for PF, and we also have KT there so Los wont get too many minutes. ------------------ "Steve is good. Steve is real good." -- Cleveland's rookie point guard Andre Miller on Rocket rookie point Steve Francis
As bad as cato rebounded last year, he did better then than anyone has this year, but hakeem. Last year, the rockets played better with Cato than with Olajuwon in my opinion. Cato hasn't proven he can stay healthy. He hasn't proved he can play man to man D. These are the only two areas that concern me. I don't assume injuries to young players. Matbe if he's hurt for an extended period next year. Man to man d only can get better if he plays. He's a great scorer for someone who is the fifth option that doesn't have moves or a shot. 9 ppg in 25 min? ------------------ As the wise Ewok philosopher, Logray, once said, "yub yub"
Wow! I never realized how much emotion Cato inspired from people. Well, I guess it's true what they say - if you want to avoid arguments, refrain from discussing politics, religion and Cato... ------------------ "I think the people who believed the world was flat were pretty stupid. You would think at least those living near mountains would know better." - P. Mesku
Cato really sucks ! DaDakota ------------------ If Mankind evolved from monkeys and apes, then why are there still monkeys and apes?
Oh don't say he sucks! That's unfair. He's alright...I mean sometimes he has good games. He, uh, can play defe-never mind. Well, he can um, well...OKAY HE SUCKS. ------------------ The best is yet to come. Go Rockets!
The Rockets cannot afford to trade Cato. I know that he is a total waste of money, but there is no one else out there. The free agent market consists of Antonio Davis, who doesn't impress me as a Western Conference center, and Mutombo, who would cost the max. (Not possible if we are in the Webber sweepstakes.) Beyond that...nothing. The best the Rockets can hope for is to keep Cato around and draft a center. Nevertheless, it will be a while before even the best draft pick is ready to contribute. This draft is supposed to be deep, but who are the real center prospects in the draft? And please don't tell by Brendon Haywood. I am a huge NC fan, but that guy is going to be a real stiff as a pro. Hmmm. Maybe the Rockets would be better off going after Mutombo instead of Webber.... Mutombo looked pretty good in the all-star game.
Would Antonio Davis be a good pf if the Rockets had a scoring small forward? BTW - Cato's too pensive to be a professional athlete: Cato is one pathetic loser. I don't care what his physical attributes are, or how many blocks he'll get when he comes back. The guy writes children's books. That's fine if you're OK and I'm OK, but it's not alright for him to be okay. The guy is supposed to be a competitor, and he seems like somebody that's looking for acceptance. Well I don't accept him. Get him out of here. ------------------ Good night everyone, Canadian or American. Just remember that we're all bound together by basketball, the internet and the mullet. (My attempts at trying to sooth over an international incident).
I can only hope Cato's being held out for a possible trade and has been apprised of it. Otherwise he is the laziest most heartless sumbitch on the planet. Damn, how money changes a person. I'm sorry, but why can't a person making 5.33 million dollars (this year) to sit on his ass at least feel a little guilty about it? Why can't he be aching to get back out on the floor and earn at least some of his paycheck? Please let some team be stupid enough to take him on. O Krause, O Floyd, taketh thee this sorry sumbitch for thine own! If only I were 7 feet tall. Scouts would report to their GMs that I suck and I play basketball like Al Gore dances, and somebody would STILL pay me 7 million a year to play center. OK, I'm calm now. ------------------
Let's start a pool. I will make the game board, and it will be three bucks per square. How many minutes will Cato play before going down to another injury?? The squares will be numbered between 1 and 53 minutes. That gives him one full game and an OT. That should be plenty, there's no way he plays more than a game AND an OT. Who's in? ------------------ There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
Well, at least I got my name on the frontpage LOL... Nah..Listen, Cato CAN be a quality Center. Imagine how many players Rudy has gone through. Not to mention Caroll dawson. They didn't base the whole thing on one game. I guarantee you Cato will drastically improve. Cato's first few seasons are not counted. He's basically a second or third year player cause he just DIN'T get ANY time in Portland. Here, he hasn't gotten the chance. Give him a chance. Shaq was injury prone so much early in his career. So was Brian Grant. It's just a phase. He'll be out of it in no time. In the mean time, I can't imagine anyone else on our team going up against the Centers of the Western Conference. Cato doesn't only have the body, he has the talent. You guys were worried about cato taking some of Hakeem's playing time. Now he says he doesn't want to ruin the chemistry by jumping in, your on his back about "looking for acceptance". Cato can't prove you guys wrong, until he's given a chance. Injuries aren't something he can help. But, mark my words, when Cato shakes off the rust, he'll make all of you eat crow. ------------------
Sane, You might be right about Cato, but we're running out of time to trade him while everyone still thinks he has potential. Two years of injuries is an awful lot of time & is a pretty good indicator that he could be a chronic injury case. What happens if we decide to give him one more year & he continues to have nagging injuries. It's my opinion that we wouldn't be able to give him away & his salary, while low for a starting center, would only continue to increase. The one glaring negative that I see in his game is that he has no outside shot & wouldn't be able to draw his defender out from the paint for our guards & forwards to slash to the basket. ------------------
