HOUSTON ROCKETS First Round, No. 1: Yao Ming, C, Shanghai Sharks First Round, No. 15 (from Toronto): Bostjan Nachbar, F, Slovenia Second Round, No. 38: Tito Maddox, G, Fresno State "Houston has Maurice Taylor, they have Moochie Norris, they have some very good guards in Cuttino Mobley and Steve Francis -- now they get the one piece of the puzzle, a center. You get a great center maybe once in your lifetime and a regular center every two and a half years. They got Yao. They're the one team in this draft that can maybe go from 21 wins to 51. They really helped themselves, I thought. They got Yao Ming and Bostjan Nachbar. Nachbar can play a couple of positions. Tito Maddox will be fine if they can keep him straight." http://www.nba.com/draft2002/blake_teambyteam.html
51 wins? That could net the sixth seed. Which means a nice date with the Lakers. We play the Lakers pretty well when we're all healthy. Hmm...I smell a '95 Rocket.
51 wins is optimistic but I could see it. Essentially this team won 45 games 2 seasons ago and now we have Griff, Yao and Boki. Let's stay healthy this time!
our goal this season should be 50 wins. check that. it should be to have everyone play at least 70 games.
