One thing I'm certain that the Kid (Boki) got game . Rudy should put him on the floor at least 20 min per game.
There are more choices than your two: 1. He just isn't ready for a lot of playing time. 2. There are guys ahead of him playing better. 3. He is well behind because of his injury. You are right. Given that we aren't in practice, it is impossible to say what the exact reasons are.
JayZ, I don't remember Rudy ever said Boki would contribute immediately. It's us, the homers, that had such high hope on him. Rudy did say something in the effect that Boki was a "steal" at #15. Being a good pick (especially a non-lottery pick) and contributing immediately aren't necessarily connected. He can be a good pick on potential who will be a great contributor some time down the road. BTW, I am also very disappointed that Boki is not contributing immediately.
Jeff - IMO, choices 1 and 2 there are similar to my choice b. If he's injured, then he's injured, but there is no reason to keep him on the active roster than. Easy - Somewhat true. Most of the praise was just that, praise. But there were references to him coming in and playing right away. Below is just what the simplest search on google. found. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/sports/bk/bkn/rox/1472686 For weeks, the Rockets had targeted Bostjan Nachbar with their second first-round pick. Then Nachbar put on a show that left the Rockets concerned only that he would be gone before they were up with the 15th pick. But as impressive as Nachbar's performance was to the Rockets, he was more sold on the Rockets. He checked flight schedules from Houston to his home in Slovenia. He imagined himself filling a wing with Yao Ming sending an outlet pass and Steve Francis handling the ball on a break. He penned a letter to general manager Carroll Dawson and coach Rudy Tomjanovich to thank them for considering him, the first letter of its type they had ever received and the only one he sent. Rumors even circulated around the NBA that Nachbar saved his best for the Rockets' workout, not showing as much in other stops as he put on display Sunday on the Westside Tennis Club court. "After one day in Houston, I fell in love with Houston," Nachbar said in a phone interview from New York, where he attended the draft. "I love the team, the personnel. Everyone was great to me. I had four workouts (in Charlotte, Indiana, Houston and Washington). Houston was something special. From the beginning, I knew this is where I wanted to be." When the time came, the Rockets chose Nachbar with the first-round pick they acquired in the deal that sent Hakeem Olajuwon to the Raptors. The Rockets used their second-round pick, which also was part of the Olajuwon, deal to choose Fresno State point guard Tito Maddox. Maddox played one season, averaging 13.5 points and eight assists before sitting out last season after he was declared ineligible for accepting an airline ticket from an agent. Nachbar, 21, a 6-8 small forward with a deft shooting touch and a flair for completing fast breaks and drives, helped lead Italian power Benetton Treviso to the Euroleague Final Four, averaging 13.7 points on 60 percent shooting. "He's the guy we had targeted," Dawson said. "He's an outstanding shooter. He probably gets more dunks for an outside player than anybody we saw on film this year. He flies down the floor. He plays up above the rim. He can shoot from 3. "When he worked out here, he was simply very, very impressive. He made 24 of 25 shots from 17 (feet) and on the 3s, he made 23 of 25. That kind of shooting really gets your attention." Nachbar even caught Tomjanovich's eye in Italy when the coach went on a scouting trip, primarily to see Treviso teammate Nikoloz Tskitishvili when the Rockets held the fifth pick of the draft before the lottery. "This kid is really an exciting player," Tomjanovich said. "The scrimmage I watched over there, he had 10 dunks. We had maybe nine NBA teams watching. They were not going through the motions. He can shoot the ball from the outside, put it on the floor. He's a competitor. He's a very good fit for our team. "This young man has played a number of years (five seasons as a pro in Slovenia and Italy.) On a very good team in Italy, he was one of the go-to guys. He's really got a good jump on coming in and playing right away." With Yao's ability to block or change shots and send outlet passes, Nachbar has a chance to more than fit in, but to eventually change the Rockets to a better running team. "I could see Yao making longer outlets because he is so big," Tomjanovich said. "Now Nachbar, there's something about him that is sort of a mystery, how he gets in on these breaks. He doesn't look like he's really, really fast. "But he's there all the time. He knows how to get that jump. His last couple of strides are as good as anybody's in basketball. He gets the ball on the wing and all of a sudden he's up in the basket dunking it." Nachbar, naturally, believed the Rockets were a fine running team. "I think I fit great," he said. "I love the up-tempo game they play with Steve Francis. I played that game with Tyus Edney at point guard and had success in Italy." Nachbar may just not be that good. But we have fans on the board who claim that he can be very talented, we have people claiming he is still injured, we have people claiming he is waiting his time because of seniority...I guess I just want to have more of an idea to know what it actually is.
JayZ, You were right. In that article, Rudy did say " He's really got a good jump on coming in and playing right away." But I think Jeff's #2 is not exactly your #b. It may be that some players had unexpectedly good performances in training camp and in preseason which overtake whatever Boki was perceived to be able to do. TMo and KT did play very well in the preseason at the 3. This would be especially true when you take into consideration Boki's injury that made him miss the summer league and not being full speed in training camp and preseason.
I think he should play. They say there are 8 to 10 better guys on the team. Yeah right. When was the last time Morris had a break out game. I can't remember one worth pushing him above a rookie with that much potential. Norris gets PT because he is the back up PG. Hawkins plays cause he fits in the 2 slot. Rice is old, but can still play, at least lately. We need to get rid of either KT or Taylor. I love them both, but we have too many people at that posistion with Boki and Griffin. Trade one now while both are worth a quality player in return. I just want to hear a reason why he gets no PT. They thought highly enough of him to give him a start in his second game. He couldn't do anything that bad in just 2 games to get in the doghouse. He's a rookie, expectations arnt that high. I say give Morris's minutes to Boki.
Why? Do you think there's some sort of conspiracy happening here? I don't understand all the uproar about a mid first-round pick not playing on a team not only trying to make the playoffs, but stacked with young talent at the forward positions as it is. Who should he be playing ahead of? The veteran who's shooting well lately and signed for two more years at close to 20 mil? Or the guy who was the best forward on the team last year? Or the guy who was the #7 pick in the draft two years ago? Or the guy who was signed for 6 years/48 mil before getting injured? Or one of the few guys on the team that plays defense? We are talking about a rookie mid-first-round pick from another country, right? Hello?
I don't think there is any conspiracy going on. I just don't share your optimism regarding the team's playoff possibilities or their taletnted foward group. I think in both cases they've underperformed thus far into the season. That being said, I don't understand why it's such a big deal to complain about rotation disagreement, especially given the lack of a reason to justify it - unless one considers a benched PF, another shooting under 40%, a third forward whose talents are significantly wasted in his me first attitude and a final one who has to shoot well to provide anything at all, is justifaction?? Given that I'm not sold on Rudy as a coach - he's a mediocre coach who hasn't shown any consistency or effeciency in developing young players - I think it makes perfect sense to question some of his decisions. Nachbar was a highly touted player in the draft by a number of teams (not just Houston) who was not only suppossed to come in and get some minutes, but contribute. And he was suppossed to be a dead on shooter. ALl the Rockets see is zone and they are having tons of problems shooting their way out of it. BTW: I don't think all is bad with the Rockets. They are playing well at home and taking care of the teams they should beat. Moochie aside, their guard play is still solid, Cato is finally starting to live up to his contract, Ming learns everyday and is living up to the hype, and the foward play, imo, won't get any worse.
ok so how is rudy not good at bringing along young players? he finds them in the CBA and late in the draft and makes good use of them. when they go to other teams they go to crap. is he not doing a good job developing yao? what about othella harrington? kenny thomas? hawk? elie? oscar torres certainly looked better in houston...there have got to be a ton more but thats off the top of my head. also how did you feel about rudy's coaching in the early 90's? was it good then or has it gotten worse? finally, being a dead on shooter doesn't always equate to hitting every shot in game...see peja in his 1st couple years. mirsad turcan is also a good example...he had a dead on shot but never developed. maybe nachbar is just having more stress with adjusting and rudy is letting him come along at his own pace. i dunno...i agree nachbar should be at least getting a few minutes a game, but there is probably something else going on behind the scenes that we don't know about.
Can you say "Craig Hodges"? How about "Tim Legler"? Feel free to ask if you are not familiar with these names.
