j-bone. thx. That's a pretty good one. So, Achebe....I mean oohahhchebe. Where in there does Murphy say the Rockets will bypass a PF/C to grab a much-needed SF, like the cc.net draft notes say. Reading that almost has me convinced that the #13 pick can rarely be counted on achieving a 10-yr NBA starter, so why not take Haywood's natural skills, just an attitude problem. ------------------ Heypee's Bet Your Moniker Game, (bet me here gurus): If a 3rd PG isn't on the roster, I lose my moniker, or If a new SF unseats Langhi, I lose. But, if a 3rd PG makes it, and Langhi is not unseated, you lose.
The more I read, the closer I am to thinking the Rocks are going to draft Michael Bradley. I really hope we don't get that dude. PLEEEEEEEAAAAASE LET US WIN THE LOTTERY DRAFT GODS... ------------------ I refuse to use smiley's in my posts...
Scouts compare him to Antonie Walker which is pretty good. ------------------ President of the Steve Francis, Jamal Crawford,Larry Hughes, and Charles Woodson fan club.
I doubt he'll be the next Antoine Walker. I wonder what scouts said Cato would be... ------------------ I refuse to use smiley's in my posts...
HP From Murph's article "In case you haven't noticed, the Rockets are in the market for "bigs" -- that's centers to you and me -- and small forwards." They will not bypass a good center if there, but I'm banking on the best available, by far, at the #13 being a SF. I'll lose my moniker with jubilation if a worthy center drops into the #13. ------------------
I would hate it if the Rockets drafted Haywood. There is a reason he's referred to as "Brenda" by the rest of the ACC. ------------------
Note that you still win if oeilpere's rumblings that NJ is ripe for a trade bare some Horny fruit. I'm thinking that we will only use a draft pick for a big man, and will trade down or away the picks rather than pick "best available athlete". We then will use the rest of the summer chasing a SF solution. I'm on shaky ground, even in my own mind. More people should bet me. Look at it this way, if I win, it probably means we landed some stellar beef that no one expected....so you will still be happy.
Someone tell me about that Paul Gasol guy? I think the comparisions to Garnett are crazy, only guy that has garnett skills is k.brown. Is Gasol like a Nowitzki clone? Cause if he is then take him fast. Imagine this... Cato - 6'11 Webber - 6'9 Gasol - 7'1 Mobley - 6'4 Francis - 6'3 ------------------ "Break off the block like Maurice Green" --- Steve Francis President of the Moochie Norris fan club.
But are we gonna get the NJ pick? Or KVH? KVH would possibly solve the "tall small forward" role. ------------------ [This message has been edited by ROXTXIA (edited May 20, 2001).]
It would be easier for NJ to trade KVH if they have the opportunity to select another premier SF. The questions should be: (1) are Joe Johnson or Rodney White a better SF than KVH and/or (2) is NJ a better team with Cato and Joe Johnson or Rodney White or a team with KVH and Loren Woods or Jason Richardson? Personally, the addition of just Cato (as opposed to Woods) to a NJ team that needs a C and SG wouldn't help the Nets. Houston would have to include a draft pick or another guard. A likely scenario would not involve draft picks, but would probably have to occur after Houston renounced the rights to Olajuwon: Houston trades Cato and Anderson to NJ for KVH. C PF Taylor SF KVH SG Mobley PG Francis University (faRe Trade) Blue ------------------
