I still see the reasoning for picking Thabeet... I mean center is our biggest area of need and protecting Yao from too many minutes is going to be huge. Problem is when I think of Thabeet the image that comes to mind is Kelvin Cato I want to see fiery elbow swingin board ownin shot swatin Deke but I don't. At the number two you want to pick somebody that can change your franchise for years to come and I don't think that's Thabeet, even though he makes sense. Rubio and Thabeet both have the potential to bust but only Rubio has the potential to be a future HOFer. If we're going to gamble lets swing for the fence, Thabeet would feel more like a bunt to advance the runners.
Different in what way? Open court? Different skills? I dont see it but Im not schooled on the little nuances of the Basketball. Please elaborate. I also suspect he will get abused when he is defending just like Berry.
Well, I'm not even talking nuances. They are just completely different. Barry is a 6-7 shooter. His main job on the Rockets last year was to hit threes. He rarely brought the ball up and certainly wasn't a big part of our (mostly nonexistant) fast break game. Rubio is a 6-3 point guard. His strengths center around fast break opportunities and running the open court. Also, most scouting reports have his defense as a strong point, especially stealing the ball, so I don't think he will get burned like Barry. In fact, Rubio's shooting is probably his weakest asset, while that is Barry's strong point.
Some of Rubio's moves remind me of Magic Johnson. Thabeet reminds me of a guy who plays like he doesn't know how tall he is, Yao Ming. The only problem? He doesn't have anything close to Yao's offensive skills or bball iq. So basically you guys want to draft a 7'3 Yao Ming without the offense.
Drafting Thabeet would be a huge mistake, you don't take backup centers at the number 2 pick, aim higher than that. DD
Again, regardless of Thabeet's status, we should be cognizant of the fact that the Rockets don't just need a backup center, Chuck Hayes is fine for that. What the Rockets need is a starting center for the post-fracture portions of the season and playoffs.
I don't remember how many times Aaron Brooks ignore his open teammates or failed to see his open teammates or too late passing the ball. It's pretty clear he is not a PG that has the vision to see everything on the floor. He has a score mentality...that is why when you see him drive to the basket, he's not able to vision that one of his teammates is open down low and pass to him. Lowry is way better than him when it comes to running the PG position. When you have a PG that see everything, it DOES make things easier and create havoc for the other teams in terms of guessing and double guessing the playcall.
If we could steal the #2 pick from Memphis, I would rather see the Rockets get Thabeet over Rubio. We need a real big man, other than Yao, who is over 6'9". He is also a big man who can defend and rebound and that is what we need when we play teams with size, like the Lakers or Denver. Rubio is such a mystery to me and I would not want to draft a guy that high, hoping he would live up to the hype. He is also a 18 year old kid playing one of the most important positions on a team. The safer pick with less chance of bust to me is Thabeet but Morey knows more than me about talent scouting and how certain players can fit with the Rockets so whatever player he could get would be fine with me.
they are irrelevant to who's going to be better in the future, but its not irrelevant to the idea that Rubio is this wonder kid who comes along every decade and will be an all time great. If that was truly visible to the NBA scouts and teams then rubio would be a clear cut #2 or even being considered for #1. A rumor about OKC is more irrelevant because that's one team. I'm talking about teamS possibly passing up rubio. Yes teams make mistakes sometimes, but guys who dropped before like dirk and paul pierce weren't being hype up like rubio. And i don't see houston changing their style to fit Rubio's style. They can change some, but it's never going to be perfect for Rubio as long as we have Yao. rose has an incredible ability to finish, great body control, not great but AMAZING athleticism and speed.....that can make up for lack of a shot , i don't think it's comparable to rubio at all..
I guess most people here never watched rubio's games before. They might hear rubio's name for the first time! Yes, we do not need the 2nd pick to drift Thabeet. If the rockets really want Thabeet, they can consider the wizards' no.5 pick.
I cant see anything Memphis would want from the Rockets beside Yao... the Rockets aren't getting the 2nd pick
For the people who want Thabeet, do you guys think he would be better than Kwame Brown as a backup center? The rockets can pay much less to get Brown.
what makes you think Thabeet will be available at 5? too many people think rubio is a lock at number 2, but harden, rubio, and thabeet can go anywhere from 2 to 4, there isn't a clear cut pick after griffin...
i get thabeet isn't an offensive powerhouse, but comparing him to Kwame is just ignorant. That was a horrible pick made by MJ and kwame didnt deserve to go top 3 to begin with...thabeet is already a very very good shotblocker, he's only been playing ball for like literally 3 years...it's not crazy to think he could develop a game closer to deke's...not saying he'll be that good, but his style will be closer to that in that he'll be a good shot blocker and rebounder who sticks within his abilities, but can give you some efficient offense, far from what Kwame is.
rubio has real star power. however is he gonna lead us to a championship while Yao and Ron are still in their prime? Answer: James Harden
same could be said for michael olowokandi...he only started playing ball in like at the end of high school
