If I may be so bold as to follow Van Gundier's lead and go out on a limb. (A place I seem to often find myself) Sometime in the future of the upcoming season: After the departure of Sura I expect to the Rockets play their games in two contrasting styles and sometimes a little of both on court at the same time. A] A Traditional game focusing on the Big Man with an array of three point sharp shooters.[something like our old championship team] B] A very athletic fast moving but finesse group spearheaded by Tracy Mc Grady and sharp shooters , these players will be to keep the Rockets able to compete with the other fast athletic teams like the Raptors and Suns. Point Guards:Alston, V.Span & Diener Three Point Shooters: Diener, Novac and Padgett Shooting Forwards and Guards Head, McGrady, Wells, Snyder Disruptor: Bowen Defensive Power Forward: Battier Shooting Power Forward: Howard Rebounding Power Forward: Hayes Back up Big: Man Cato Center: M.Yao I realize that this Is just a alot of guessing but it's fun!
at Hoopsworld. If they print it, you know it'll never happen. I hope the "Rocket Guy" didn't get the idea from that pg thread a week or two ago.
I totally agree with this. The only reason Bowen can make the final 15 is JVG's 'love'. Of course, I hope they will 'break up'. If so, I'd like Jacobsen to be the alternative (also inactive). Besides, if Padgett can continuously play like the last two preseason games, he has a good chance to make in the 12 rotation list and get some of Juwan's minutes.
starting 5 is basically set besides SG position. some say snyder , some say wells, im going with the majority and saying snyder. Wells looks too fat to be fit enough to play hard out for the amount of minutes required for a starter. he will come off the bench, and with all the practices his missed his not getting any fitter, and now with his personal leave i honestly dont think he will be fit enough come start of regular season. C: Yao/Deke/(JHo) PF: Battier/Jho/Novak/Hayes SF: Tmac/Padgett/(Snyder) SG:Snyder/Wells/(Head)/Jacobsen PG:Alston/Head/V-Span/JL3
Starting Yao Battier Tmac Snyder Alston Regular bench players Juwan Head Novak Bonzi Specialist bench players Padgett Vspan Mutombo Hayes GOD we are sooooooooooo deep
From sina news article Well, the only other source I can find is Hoops World so I don't take it seriously...
If im in VGs shoes, i start games with my half court base: Yao/JHo/Bat/Tmac/Raef and then switch up to my 'run n gun' unit Yao/Bat/Tmac/Bonzi (6 man of year)/Raef off the bench, depending on matchup/fouls: C Deke/Chuck (size or speed) PF Chuck/Padgett (defense or perimeter) SF Novak (Tmac/Battier will cover this spot 99%) SG Snyder/Head/Vspan PG Vspan/Head/JLIII Cut: Bowen/Jacobson Retire: Sura That leaves 1 spot to sign another bigman (Cato with a cap friendly contract is my first choice, since he can also cover center, and just leave Chuck to backup the forward positions)
starters: PG -Alston SG - Snyder SF - TMac PF - Battier C - Yao I can see Wells or Head replacing Snyder if Snyder does not produce As for secondary unit, I can see JVG playing small with a lot of 3 pt shooting. more emphasis on offense PG -VSpan SG - Head SF - Wells PF - Novak C - Howard spot minutes for Chuck and Padgett
