These are my top 23 for the Rockets: 1. PF Kwame Brown 2. C Eddy Curry 3. PF Eddie Griffin 4. SF Pau Gasol 5. SF Rodney White 6. C Sagana Diop 7. SF Shane Battier 8. SF Joe Johnson 9. PF Zach Randolph 10.SG Jason Richardson 11.SF Gearld Wallace 12.SF Vladimir Radmanovick 13.SF Tyson Chandler 14.PF Michael Bradley 15.PF Ousmane Cisse 16.SF Richard Jefferson 17.SG Gilbert Arenas 18.SG Joseph Forte 19.SG Trenton Hassell 20.PF Troy Murphy 21. C Jason Collins 22.SF Kedrick Brown 23. C Loren Woods Ideal draft with 3 picks: 13. Joe Johnson 18. Zach Randolph 23. Gilbert Arenas Francis/Moochie Mobely/Arenas Johnson/Langhi/Williams Taylor/Randolph/Thomas Dream/Collier Not on list: Tinsley, Cook, Haywood, Hunter ------------------ President of the (the Rockets first pick in the draft) fan club.
Greg, you really think they have Gerald Wallace that high and Tyson Chandler that low? I understand Chandler maybe since he's a high schooler, but I don't know if Gerald's that high on their list. Everything I've heard about the kid is he has no jumpshot to speak of. Why do think they have him that high? ------------------ "I had mine chewed off by a boss one time." -- Behad leaves us wondering if he gets hazard pay...
Greg- IMHO, you have Battier and Radmanovic too low and Wallace too high. Possibly Woods too low as OP had him in the middle about 2 or 3 weeks ago. Also IMO, the Rocks are trading up, trading down or just plain trading but you won't see 3 rookies, Langhi & Collier on the roster on opening day. ------------------ Raef to Rocks in '01-'02! [This message has been edited by GATER (edited June 25, 2001).]
Those are the guys I like based on a combo of size, potential, athleticism, defense, basketball skills, and work ethic. The Rockets don't have Wallace above Chandler more than likely but that's not my call. This is MY list that I would use if I was CD and I'd also like to see other lists. Dr of Dunk - Wallace and Chandler both have very high potential since they are both great athletes but Chandler needs to add at least 20 lbs. while Wallace has good size already. What seperates these 2 is that Wallace is a "gym rat" which hopefully means that his jump shot will improve and Chandler doesn't work that hard on his game. And if you read the article on Chandler in SI a couple months ago, then you know how screwed up his life really is. GATER - POTENTIAL is why Battier is at #7. The 6 guys above him all have superstar potential. I've never seen VRad play so I can't really speculate on his talent level. I also hope that the Rockets trade up but I'd rather keep all 3 picks than to trade down since this draft has lots of talent. ------------------ President of the (the Rockets first pick in the draft) fan club.
Besides Wallace being too high, the Rockets won't even consider drafting any shooting guard with any pick. Moochie has earned his 20-25 minutes per game, and if you draft an SG or acquire a backup SG you're going to cut his minutes down to about 10. Way too low for someone who makes the impact he does... ------------------ The Mo Taylor Fan Site "Basketball players win basketball games. Athletes win track meets."-- Shane Battier Draftsource.net-- the premier source for draft info. Profiles, rankings, mock drafts, and more! Cat's Mock Draft
When Wallace averages 20ppg in a couple years, I'm going to be LMAO. ------------------ President of the (the Rockets first pick in the draft) fan club.
I'll definitely bet my moniker on that one... ------------------ The Mo Taylor Fan Site "Basketball players win basketball games. Athletes win track meets."-- Shane Battier Draftsource.net-- the premier source for draft info. Profiles, rankings, mock drafts, and more! Cat's Mock Draft
