Feel free to read this very slowly so that you can understand. Rashard came straight out of HIGH SCHOOL and immediately made an impact in the NBA. Jason, on the other hand, came out of COLLEGE and probably won't crack the starting lineup for 5 years. So tell me again how high school graduates require more time to develop than college graduates?
Why dont you read this slowly putz because you clearly have no grasp on why the Rockets didnt draft Lewis: When the Houston Rockets were drafting players in 1998, they were not looking to groom a High Schooler who had potential to be good, because they already had a solid veteran team. Therefore, they decided to go with players with more college experience. His stock fell considerably in 98 and he didnt get drafted until the 2nd round (Of course hindsight is 20/20). And how the hell did Rashard IMMEDIATELY make an impact in the NBA: 98-99: 2.4 PPG 0.2 APG 1.3 RPG Hardly an IMMEDIATE impact. He made his biggest strides in the 2000-2001 season, and this year of course he has been huge.
Whoa there. The Rockets had looked liek they made a great move by not drafting Rashard after his first year in the NBA. He barerly made an impact at all. High School players, in general, take more time to develope.
If the Rockets are unable to pick up a small forward in a trade, or from free agency, there is still one player that can make an impact. This player also is known as "Wink" to some, but his real name is Preston Shumpert. Great player at Syracuse....can really stroke it. He's also a descent defender. Just a suggestion. Carry on...
Nope, the Rockets would then be over-winked. Wink to Wink "Wink moves to the left. He spots an open Wink on the wing.....Twooooo! We have great Winkies!
Sorry dude but Rashard did not make an impact until last year which was his 3rd year. 1st year he only played in 20 games avg about 7 minutes with only a couple of points and about 1 board a game. 2nd year he played in all 82 games but only avg'd about 19 minutes. He managed to get about 8 pts and 4 boards a game. I will grant you that he was starting to show real flashes twords the end of that year but still no major impact. 3rd or last year was his first impact year and of course this being his 4th year he has also made an impact. Since the Rockets were drafting for imeadiate help to try and win a championship before the Hakeem and Chuck windows of opurtunity closed I have a hard time seeing your argument about impact players. Rashard clearly made no impact his rookie year and a minimal impact at best his sophmore year.
Anything is possible in this world; however, I am having serious difficulty following Jeff's suggestion that the team is fully committed to landing a SF, this off-season. It is alot easier to see it Jay's way. First we have KT, Rice, EG, Tmo, Wizard, Langhi and part-timers OT and Mobes available to play the 3. On the other hand we have Cato, Collier, Willis, EG and MoT available to play the 5. I am way more uncomfortable with the 5 than I am with the 3. The team should be more commited to landing a 5. We need size and bulk down low. In fact if that is addressed seriously it would instantly bum up the capabilities of our current crop of SF's.
Doctor Robert,I think you have made an interesting observation.Iwouldn't mind trading Chris Marcus to the Grizzles for Battier,but I'm afraid after their bad experience with Big Country Reeves they might turn us down.
Who we have at SF is very irrelevent, unless Rudy changes his usage of a SF in his system. The SF is basically only asked to shoot open 3s. Obviously, guys who can slash and rely on athleticism are basically useless. Personally, I wish Rudy would get his head out of his ass, and get a SF, and then change his system around the players he has.
