There will be some big cuts coming up, no doubt. Give your predictions for what the Rockets 15 man roster will be. PG- Francis, James, Brooks SG- McGrady, Head, Newley SF- Battier, Wells, Harris PF- Scola, Hayes, Landry C- Ming, Mutombo, Butler Odd men out: Alston, Novak, Lucas III, Reed, Snyder Newley is the biggest reach of my prediction, followed by Harris. For some reason I got a feeling about these 2 guys. I havent heard anything new about Newley, but he is a tall shooting guard with a pure shot, and Adleman drafted him, which leads me to believe he could make the roster. I’ve heard Harris has impressed the staff, and I think he has a lot more upside than Snyder. Besides, there are always a few guys on the 15 roster who must get almost no playing time. I would have liked to also keep Novak and Snyder, and maybe even Alston, but Im going with these guys.
I think you replace Newley with Snyder. No doubt. Alston makes the team, Landry and Harris don't. Novak is a toss-up.
PG: Mike James/Rafer Alston/Aaron Brooks* SG: Steve Francis/Bonzi Wells/Luther Head SF: Tracy McGrady/Shane Battier/Kirk Snyder* PF: Luis Scola/Chuck Hayes/Steve Novak C: Yao Ming/Dekembe Mutombo/Jakie Butler* call me crazy but the cutting offense that adelman runs could end up looking like this
Its been a little while. Somehow I didnt expect over 50% of replies to be sarcasm, guess I been away too long.
starting 5 is up in the air tmac yao battier scola for me are pretty much locks who is going to start point? brooks? francis? james? my quesion is more like, when yao and tmac are sitting, who is playing? i definitely DO NOT want to see steve, James(this "MJ" thing is not really becoming of him), bonzi together on the court at one time. A whole lot of iso, and a whole lot of standing around. In my opinion, Steve and James should never be on the court at the same time, unless both of them decide to set the house on fire. two small guys in on a daily basis at the same time probably will not work
Newely is in greece. here is my take or guess.. Yao/Deke/Butler Scola/Hayes/Novak Battier/Wells/Snyder McGrady/Francis/Head James/Alston/Brooks. Odd men out.. Harris, Landry, Reed and lucas.
PG: SF3/AB/Rafer SG: TMac/MJ/Luther SF: Shane/Bonzi/Kirk PF: Scola/Hayes C: Yao/Deke/Butler the last spot i'd rather give to Harris or Landry, I dont like Novak.
Yao Ming/Deke Mutombo/Jackie Butler Luis Scola/Chuck Hayes/Carl Landry Shane Battier/Bonzi Wells/________ Tracy McGrady/Luther Head/Kirk Snyder Steve Francis/Mike James/Aaron Brooks Gone for Sure: JLIII, Alston The last spot will be between Harris and Novak. If Novak doesnt prove he can make shots before the season starts, Harris should stay. If Novak can consistantly hit the 3, he will stay.
Actually you can, with the exception of Rafer, Reed, and Lucas since we don't know if they will be traded by the start of the reg season. 1. Yao 2. McGrady 3. Battier 4. Scola 5. Francis 6. Bonzi 7. Mutombo 8. Hayes 9. James 10. Butler 11. Snyder 12. Head 13. Brooks 14. Novak 15. Landry
Novak is potentially the BEST shooter in the NBA. Snyder's cutting ability and athleticism will win over Reed, and...Newley. And like it or not, Alston WILL BE ON THE TEAM (unless he's traded, but he won't be cut) Just look at my sig...
PG- James, Francis, Alston, Brooks SG- T-mac, Bonzi, Head SF- Battier, Snyder, Novak PF- Scola, Hayes C- Yao, Deke, Butler
