Mobley is a leader in a way. He just chooses to be more vocal than Yao or Steve... Ming is a leader through his calmness on the floor and fundamental game Steve is a leader through his intensity and toughness Mobley is a leader through his enthusiasm It's not that Mobley shouldn't be a leader, but he should pick and choose his opportunities to lead
You deserve an A++++++++++++ for this post. Mobley is a role player, shouldn't be selfish, and should take less shots.
I like this one better, Clutch. 5 years in the league and he's just now stopping to go, Hmn? Maybe I should use my brain as well as my physical talent to play basketball? Perhaps I should create a winning atmosphere by helping to get my teammates involved? Maybe it isn't always about me? Maybe I should watch "Masterpiece Theater" instead of "Scarface"? Do carbs really make you fat?
GBRocksFan, what service is that you are referring to? Is that only available in the UK or also in other countries in Europe? I would be willing to pay that money to get the games...please let me know... Thanks!
http://www.pontel.com I'm sure they do the whole of Europe (I think they're based in Switzerland actually). The quality isn't too bad normally, and you get one full game, and one part game (just missing the first 10-12 minutes of court time on average, but more if there's overtime in the game). I resigned from my previous job, but that's the only reason I stopped. I was fairly happy with the service. HTH
If any of you were hoping Mobley would change his game and play a different style, you can pretty much forget about it!
1) Actually, he thinks he is one of the leaders, not the leader. And I believe it is a mantle that Rudy has asked him to take and is his rightful place. 2) Yes. 3) No. When he talks about being aggressive, he's talking about taking the ball to the basket instead of settling for the outside shot. That doesn't mean he's looking to shoot more; only that he's looking to shoot from closer in.
I wondered if there would be people who would turn this article into a way to bash Mobley and call him a ballhog, turned out it was true. The guy can't win, there will be Rockets fans that will hate him no matter what he says or does, why I don't know. I mean we know that Hard Rock hates him, but I'm shocked at the level of hate of other people. The guy has played with Barkley, Hakeem, Pippen, and other veteran players. He has been to the playoffs, and he has improved every year, all after being a 2nd round pick. He is one of the team's top scorers and half of a great backcourt. Why WOULDN'T he be a leader? You can be a "role player" and a leader, look at guys like Mario Elie and Rick Fox is considered a leader. In Boston Kenny Anderson was considered a leader. You don't have to be a perennial All-Star to be a leader on the team. <b>5 years in the league and he's just now stopping to go, Hmn? Maybe I should use my brain as well as my physical talent to play basketball? Perhaps I should create a winning atmosphere by helping to get my teammates involved? </b> This is what I'm talking about when people are twisting things around to rip Mobley. I'm pretty sure Mobley meant that he had to adjust his game to attacking the basket, especially considering you have a center like Ming to open the lanes. It took Michael Jordan 7 years to put it together, yet Mobley is stupid for starting to realize he has to put it together 5 years into the league? I would guess Mobley is helping to create a winning atomosphere considering the Rockets are on pace to make the playoffs. Either way people will always look for a reason to twist Cat's words around to rip him. Francis is starting to get some of the same stuff.
I have no problem with Cat shooting more and being more aggressive. But I'd like to see all his offense are in the frameset of our offensive scheme. We can't afford to just give him the ball and let him do the ISO. We can set up some screens for him or run some pArs for him with our big guys.
i always saw stevie, cat, and yao being our big3. i also see cat as being the heart of this team and i LOVE the fact that cat will take it to the hole than jacking up 3's. i see no problems whatsoever. cat's asst numbers are getting higher and that is a good thing.
I see a hungry hog in this inkblot. Or maybe a busy worker bee. Or is it a cat, kind of aloof, maybe selfish? I think it's actually a dog. But a couple of years to learn how to pass is like 14 in dog years. We can't wait that long. And anyway, you can't teach an old dog new tricks. I never liked cats much. But I do love dogs. I wished Cat could be a dog. A nice big, intelligent, loyal, selfless, obedient doggie. OK, that went nowhere -- like this thread.
RocksMillenium, That was a great post and covered everything. Mobes deserves a ton of respect for what he has done for the Rockets. Some people forget that he agreed to a contract that is way below his worth. If that doesn't show team commitment, I don't know what does. And just like The Cat said.....the Rockets' offense looks like hell when Cat isn't available to play. Cod
There is nothing like "one of the leaders", a team can only have one leader. Multiple paralell leaders are oxymoron.Jordan, Hakeem, Duncan and Shaq are/were the leaders. That's it. Pippen, Drexler, Robinson and Bryant are "special" role players - political correctly termed as complementary players. It's time for the role players to know their limitations and places on the team. Multiple leadership can only be established on a clearly defined hierarchy, who's the big boss, who's the second boss, etc. If Mobley doesn't know who should he defers to, then there's a problem. The Rockets as of now, doesn't have a bona fide leader. Mobley thinks he is a leader, but the offense just can't go through him the majority of time, and that's not leaderlike. Francis defers to his buddy and he hasn't exactly shown to dominate in crunchtime and weave the offense consistently. Yao is still developing, going through his ups and downs. Rice thinks he's a leader, LOL, and held team meetings. The Rockets lack an indentity. Missing a real leader is one of the missing links. Cat's comment just illustrated the point.
Follow the leader is easy RockMill Mobes can't be a leader right, but we are all happy to led by the Mr Turnover
It doesn't matter who the leader is. What's important is everybody plays smart ball. I don't hate Mobley. But everyone knows that he (and Francis, for that matter) is not the smartest player on the squad (understatement). So his comments came out pretty funny in light of who he was. I'm glad to hear that he's trying to use his head. I'm horrified to hear that it took him 5 years to do that. I'm glad to hear that he is looking to go to the basket more often. I'm horrified to hear that he's going to be more "aggressive." I'm glad to hear that he's not afraid to take on leadership responsibilities. I'm horrified to hear that he thinks leadership means being more "selfish." I'm glad to hear that he says he knows when to shoot and when to pass. I'm horrified to hear that he says he knows when to shoot and when to pass.
