i am soo sick of hearing how "great langhi is, and how we need to play him more. what we need to do is, package him with cato, and shandon, and send him to....hell, SOMEWHERE for a good center. i would like bo outlaw, but anyone who plays d is good. we got wink at 1, cat at the 2, griffin at the 3, mo-t at 4, and we need someone to play the 5 when hakeem gets hurt. i would love to see us use griffin, and t-mo as a platooned 3 with the wiz comin' in to hit the treys. we will need some veteran shooters like walt and bull. and please, stop the langhi crap, he will be the same as brice drew and matt maloney, a washout. ------------------
what are your comments founded on? he looked good when he got in. have you seen hem look bad? i would love to see the rockets develope some of these players. look at what happen with nazar when he got the chance. calm down dude! ------------------ "The Great One"
i think grams post is the most ignorant and unfounded crap ive ever seen posted on the BBS... the only thing u wanna see the rockets on is courtside countdown. langhi has 10 times the potential the wiz has. stop b4 making ur ignorant posts.... becuz langhi isnt a washout ------------------ --TEX
I disagree about Langhi. I think we should hold on to him until we are sure that he won't transform into an impact player. That to me means at least one season with decent playing time. He didn't get that last season, hopefully he will this season. And as for your Bo Outlaw suggestion, I disagree as well. First of all, Bo Outlaw is not a big player. He is not even big for a PF, so I doubt he could get away with playing C in the West. He is a hustle player, and that is nice, but I don't think he could solve our center problem. Secondly, Orlando is not looking to unload Outlaw for a bunch of contracts. They want to sign Antonio Davis, and to do that, they are trying to creat cap room. They will trade Outlaw to a team under the cap for as little as they can, as long as the other team absorbs the salary. This will give them the coin to sign AD, which is what they want. If we were to get Outlaw, I think that would mean we would have to renounce Dream, and send over a cheap player or two in the trade, where we take a cap hit. Personally, I am not willing to do that for a backup PF, since we already have KT. ------------------ I would rather have Mo Taylor and his love of the Rockets than Webber and his love of our money. Rocket's need power forward. Mo near now. Go near Mo.
A year ago I thought Langhi was a bust, but the kid can play. He just needs the chance, unfortunately teams will not give the Rockets anything for him since he has not played and showed his talent. I think the Rockets should trade him due to the number of players at that SF position. If he can make it at SG then he's a keeper. The kid has game...needs weight though. BTW his contract is up next year thus reducing his trade value. ------------------
Langhi may not have proven anything yet, but look at his college stats and I think u will agree we should keep him just to see what happens. ------------------ I do not believe in god. And it is nice to know that I am going to hell with Hitler, and McVeigh. Although I do not know why.
Although I'm not sure that Langhi is a "washout," he has NO place on the Rockets team anymore. I keep hearing that the Rockets just need to give the guy playing time - when exactly do you suppose that will happen? We have a logjam at the 3 (Griffin, Morris, Wizard and maybe even Shandon if he decides to stay) and I can't see Langhi getting PT at the expense of these other guys. Rudy might play him at the 4, but with KT and (likely) MoT playing there, I don't think he'll see any significant time. As for the suggestion that he might play SG, what crack are you smoking? Langhi has neither the ball-handling skills nor the speed to cut it at that position. This team is screaming for a consistent, healthy center, and to keep an extraneous player just because he mightdevelop into an okay player ignores the real needs of this team. Right now I would trade Langhi for any center in this league, except those crappy ones signed to long, expensive contracts (i.e. Big Country, Jim McIlvane). But realistically, Langhi has no trade value, unless he's paired with a more established player. Therefore, if I were the Rockets, I would just cut the guy. ------------------
You want a 6'8 210 lb center huh? Why don't we try the Wiz at C while we're at it? ------------------ This post contains no smilies, you must judge my seriousness on your own...
i agree with subtomic..i dont deny the fact that langhi has potential and could be a solid player given playing time because he has been productive with the little playing time hes been given..however, with griffin, walt, t-morris, and possibly shandon at the 3 spot..there is no need for him at this point..its a lose-lose situation because not only do the rockets have a log jam at the 3, but this hinders Langhi's growth and development as well..i like Langhi and want him to be able to use his potential to help his team..and that requires playing time..something the rockets would not be best fit to offer right now..therefore letting him go would be best for both parties. ------------------
yo, you have 9 posts. Don't come around here acting like you know what you're talking about. ------------------ [This message has been edited by RocketKid (edited July 05, 2001).]
You folks that think Langhi should be cut are jumping the gun in a big way. Dan just spent a year learning, gaining confidence, and getting stronger. When you consider that Langhi is a 7 footer that may be able to play 3 positions, and he was the SEC player of the year, perhaps you might want to develop him? I mean, come on, the guy has a ton of potential! We could do a heck of alot worse than having Dan Langhi as our 10th through IR guy. I say, let's keep Dan Langhi, and give him 2 more years to fulfill his promise. ------------------
like i said..i am fully aware that the guy can play and has potential..but this is the nba, and it is a business..teams have priorities..sometimes u just cant have your cake and eat it too..i think langhi can turn out to be a good player..but our PRIORITIES right now i think go to griffin and t-morris..and i dont think the rockets want 3 guys in their first or second yrs in the 3 spot..that's where walt comes in. the fact is i dont think he will find significant playing time next season (maybe in the beginning but griffin will eventually beat him out) and waiting for him to develop is not a priority in the rockets' organization. Also..he cannot play 3 positions..definitely not center..pf is a big stretch..sf most fits him. ------------------
I now have 212 posts, and 211 have been utter nonsense. get ur numbers straight. ------------------ [This message has been edited by RocketKid (edited July 05, 2001).]
Why the hell trade Langhi before he is given a chance to succeed? He's got the shot, hops, is a tough kid, good rebounder, and can post up most SFs @ 6'11''. We don't know yet if SA is returning. We haven't seen Morris play at all. Got a gut feeling Langhi is going to be better than most people think....he just needs to be given extended playing time.
why trade someone that no team is interested in? the rockets are the only team that see potential in dan langhi. might as well hang on to that than trade him or package him since he probably has no weight to whatever trade rockets arrange. furthermore we're making a mountain with this priorities and log jam at 3 thing. but dan langhi is really crap in ea sport's nba live 2001. kenny thomas and jason collier however could beat the spurs twin towers. ------------------
I think the drafting of T-mo is a clear sign that either: 1. THe Rockets aren't entirely sold on Langhi 2. Francis is now the GM It doesn't mean that Langhi won't be a decent player but trading a 1st round pick for a player in the second round definetely tells me that we desperately wanted T-mo. Just my $.02
I think since the Rockets have cut Langhi yet it is a clear sign that either: 1. THe Rockets aren't entirely sold on Williams, Bullard, Morris, 2. Yo is not the GM It doesn't mean that Langhi won't be a decent player but trading a 1st round pick for a player in the second round definetely tells me that we desperately wanted T-mo. Just my $.01 ------------------
