Eddie Griffin 11pts, 3 blks, 2 ast in his first game for Minn

please... no more eddie griffin topics... it´s done, over.... once and for all....

 

0-0 from 3 point land
hes a changed man.

But seriously its only pre-season dude.

 

Because Francis actually played his heart out on the court and was the franchise player for the Rockets.

Griffin, on the other hand, was a huge bust who bailed on the Rockets and who had criminal charges against him.

Does that answer your question?

 

When a player causes as much trouble and displays such a bad attitude as EG did, you just cut your losses and get rid of him. You don't want a bad apple like that on your team, distracting the team, creating a foul mood in the locker room and setting a bad example for everyone else. Regard it as a sunk cost and move on.

 

alantong i do not mind EG topics, i hope he wil succeed in life and in basketbal.

 

I don't mind 'em either - but just put 'em in the NBA area as they are not Rockets topics.

 

but he is an old rocket. and those topics can go in the Garm.

 

In 12 minutes he took 12 shots and didn't get a single rebound. Dikember Mutombo just had 10 points, 9 boards and 2 blocks. I believe we are ok.

 

Griffin was one of the worst Rockets draft picks ever, and by far the worst in recent memory. Not many people particularly care to be reminded of this constantly.

And no, not all ex-Rockets deserves to be kept track of. There's a reason why there are Francis threads, but not on Cato, Wilks, Pike, Matt Maloney, Randy Livingston... need I go on?

 

So does that apply to every single NBA player who has ever worn a Rocket uni?

He's gone. He's never coming back.

Let it go.

 

We have one less player that shoots at people.

 

Is Matt Maloney still in the league? Someone please tell me that he is so I can start a thread about how he performs in a preseason game.

 

He's doing much better than Nachbar so far.

I don't know why folks complain every time there is an EG thread. The EG threads will keep coming regardless. Save yourself some trouble and skip them.

 

What I noticed is while he did take 12 shots in 12 minutes, notice NONE of them were 3pt attempts.

I still think we should have given him another chance considering what we invested in him. I guess time will tell though.

 

first off, in order to keep him, the Rockets would have had to pay him under the 4th year league slotted rookie salary - which is a couple of million. Minny is NOT giving this guy anything close to that. He had no trade value - so the ROx made the right decision.

Second, Houston was not the only team to cut him - remember, the Nets picked him up and then promptly dropped him too.

Look he will have some nice nights, but we can get 11 pts and 3 rebounds, in 12 mins, out of Scott Padgett or Deke ... without the headaches or the gun play

get over it !

PS - Steven Hunter (Mr. cut by the Magic - and passed over by every other NBA team) had a WHOPPING 8 points and TWO WHOLE BLOCKS in his preseason game for the Suns

... hope alantong is not a Magic fan too (he would be all over that)

 

No matter how Griffin plays from now on, the Rockets HAD to cut him last year. Had the Rockets kept him, the message they send would be that he can continue to do whatever the Hell he wants, because the Rockets wouldn't dare cut loose such a major investment. By cutting him, at least Griffin got a dose of reality that may cause him to turn his life around.

 

Agreed