i think Maddox is a lock-in to make the team, say bye to Tierre, although he did have a good season.......Maddox with his size and quickness will help the team a lot, he can also play minutes at the 2, not to mention he's a pure PG unlike Moochie......i think sometime round middle of the season, he'll be backing up Steve, i'd rather see that than Moochie dribbling everywhere, dang he dribble too much! THOUGHTS?
I agree that Maddox should make the team. But I think he'll still have to beat out Tierre fair and square in the summer leagues. Doc Rocket did mention that the 2nd rounder would be a lock to make the team. I wonder if he had Maddox in mind. Obviously, the Rocks had a number of potential choices for the the #38 (?) pick. I wonder where Maddox was among them.
so u want a 4 mill dollar player as the 3rd string pg that would get about 2 mins a game? not gunna happen
trav, if it came to that, I imagine Moochie wouldn't stay the 3rd string PG for very long. ROCKET!! said Moochie's got some interest around the league. I bet we could get more than a pair of second-rounders if we ever put him up, and some teams (like the Clips in years past) would actually like the fact that he's tied up for another five, six years. But this is all talk. Before we get too excited about finding another 2nd-round sleeper, just remember the tall SF who's not playing in the summer league.
so u want a 4 mill dollar mistake slowing the game down, dribbling out the clock and playing selfish ball for another season? Moochie was only effective with minimal minutes, he PLAIN SUCKES with major minutes. If Maddox proves in summer leagues, that he could be the next Bobby Jackson, then Moochie should be traded.
I see maddux fighting Torres and Moochie for minutes. Money doesn't dictate playing time. If someone better comes along, you lose time and then get called overpaid.
I don't see why Maddox can't be the backup for Cuttino. According to ROCKET!!! the guy is the real deal. Maddox can come in for Cuttino, and Steve can slide over to the 2 while Maddox plays the 1 on offense. Since Maddox is 6'4/6'5 he can guard the opposing teams shooting guard. He's supposed to be a very good defender, which the team could really use in the backcourt. He could play a similar role to Eric Snow in Philly. Maddox could even spend some time on the floor with Moochie. With a team loaded with scorers it's good to have 2 good distributors on the floor together.
if Maddox is the real deal I wouldn't mind tryin to ship Moochie somewhere. We could get a nice roleplayer at another position for him, most likely. Course I'm gettin ahead of myself, cuz Tito hasn't proven anything yet.
Does anybody know why Houston did not introduce Maddux to the fans? I thought other 2nd rounders were introduced in the past (mobley, langhi, etc..).
Im not saying Moochie is a great guard but he is not a terrible one. Remember when Steve was out with head problems Mooch averaged like 17pts and 8assist a game.
Maddox is most likely not going to make the team...nor will Tierre or Oscar. Looking for some 2's out there to come in. All for now....
That's hardly fair. At least tell us if there are specific vets they are thinking about bringing in, or if they are going to look at undrafted free agents or more foreign players. (Anyone want to bet he says all of the above?) j
And another thing... Don't we pretty much have to carry a 3rd point guard until we are 100% sure Francis is over his migraines? j
Doc, if Maddox, Tierre and Oscar don't make the team, that leaves the backcourt with Steve, Cat and Mooch. Are the Rockets looking at adding two more guys to the backcourt or just one? Or just one 12th man-type and one IR-type?
How are we going to find a decent sg? Are there decent sgs available as fas? Please don't mention Hughes, btw. It seems more likely we're trading for a sg. i.e. if Maddox... who we drafted isn't good enough then said players' abilities have to exceed Maddox's and Torres (too bad about Oscar, seemed like a nice guy... and he rocked during that stretch). And if we're trading, we're trading something in excess... if Maddox isn't making the team, then pgs aren't in excess. Sgs certainly aren't in excess, and Cuttino can't exactly back himself up. We only really have two passable nba centers, including Ming and Cato. Collier won't net much. That leaves spare small (do you like how asinine my logic is??? I'm totally dehydrated and can barely spell my name right now... spent too much time in the West desert this afternoon) anyway, that leaves spare 3s and 4s. Is Maurice desirable? How about Glen Rice? Glen has an expiring contract and is said to be lighting it up. Glen however, is a cap diamond for the Rockets. What could be better than having a player whose last contract year is paid by another team. However in my hazy dehydrated state, does that mean I can farely suggest that we're trading Mo Taylor? Probably not, but now that I haven't really thought this through, let me pronounce ala Rocket!!! that I have sources and those sources have suggested to me that we'll trade Mo Taylor to the east, perhaps to Chicago, NY or the Pistons... acquiring a backup sg and freeing up the logjam at power forward. Gee that wasn't so hard, and in a few hundred words, I all of a sudden came up with a source.
Rudy loved MoT before he went down, and I believe they still do, so i don't see Mot on the trade block. instead I think it would be KT. he had a great year and his size is the only down side to his game. Rice stays, especialy if he is as hot as they say he is this summer. we paid for a shooter last year and still want one this year( we always want pure shooters !). that is a main reason we took Boki isn't it? hopefully Collier can elevate his game this summer and become a tradeable commodity as a throw in w/ KT. the league is always looking for a serviceable big man. Rocket!!! or Doc might be able to tell us if there was some interest from teams at draft time for KT and if there might be an interest in an SG from any of those teams.
There is no 2nd round pick that is "the real deal", as mentioned earlier in this thread. However, I was hoping that the Rockets would hold on to at least one of Tierre, Maddox, or Torres. If what Doc Rocket says is true, that means we will be going out and spending money on <i>bench</i> players. I don't like the idea of giving out a couple million here and there when you can re-sign or sign draft picks for very cheap. This way, you don't have to compete against others to get your guy. Need to save that money for something we can really use it for, like re-signing our current players down the road. It may sound like nitpicking, and I wouldn't mind getting maybe good backup, but we're talking about signing at least 2 guards here.
