I'm impressed with our PF's

No kidding. I'm serious.

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When Rockets face the Western contenders, they need Chuck. TD, dirk, Gasol, Amare, Boozer, they are franchise player or at least semi-franchise player. Can Landry keep straight up with them this year? If so, Landry will be Rockets next Moses Malone.

 

As Yao Ming told Chinese reporters, it was Chuck that standed out to speak his teammates to take care of their business in a team meeting after home loss to Philly. It's the turn point of the season. Ironically, chuck lost his minutes after that. But Chuck will be used in playoff when it really matters.

 

True, but they played a combined 60 minutes between them because they weren't only playing the 4 position.

It's still a very impressive performance though. That's why I never could understand trade talk about us possibly acquiring a power forward.

 

According to 82games, our PFs this season have been statistically more productive than opposing PFs (+1.0 PER):

http://www.82games.com/0708/0708HOU5.HTM

Code:

       [B] Tm      PER     OPP_PER    Diff[/B]
1       DAL     24.2     14.6      +9.6
2       BOS     19.3     13        +6.3
3       UTA     21.3     15.7      +5.6
4       NOH     20       15.1      +4.9
5       WAS     19.6     16.3      +3.3
6       PHO     18.3     15        +3.3
7       CHI     18.4     15.1      +3.3
8       ATL     20.2     18.2      +2.0
9       IND     18.1     16.4      +1.7
10      CLE     18.2     17        +1.2
11      HOU     15.5     14.5      +1.0
12      DET     17.4     16.6      +0.8
13      POR     19.1     18.5      +0.6
14      CHA     17.7     18.3      -0.6
15      GSW     16.6     17.3      -0.7
16      ORL     15.7     16.6      -0.9
17      SEA     16.3     17.4      -1.1
18      DEN     15.3     16.7      -1.4
19      MIN     17       18.5      -1.5
20      MEM     17.7     19.5      -1.8
21      SAC     14.3     16.6      -2.3
22      SAS     14       16.6      -2.6
23      LAL     15.2     18        -2.8
24      TOR     14.8     17.6      -2.8
25      LAC     14.2     17.5      -3.3
26      NJN     14.1     17.7      -3.6
27      MIA     14.4     18.5      -4.1
28      PHI     12.8     17.1      -4.3
29      NYK     14.4     18.9      -4.5
30      MIL     14.9     19.6      -4.7

Of course, a lot of credit for that should go to our excellent team defense. Chuck didn't do too much in terms of stats before, though we've always had a positive differential at the PF position. With Scola/Landry getting the lion share of the minutes at PF now, I suspect that the positive differential has increased.

 

Oh Chuck and Juwan...how did we ever survive in that era?

 

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=134539

Thank god we did not cut landry loose when negotiations were at an impasse. In hindsight, funny how things turn out. The kid is going to get a significant pay raise in the near future.

 

He is going to get a much bigger contract next year, and we are going to have to use some of our MLE to sign him...I think.

DD