i am not convinced on rafer either. but man, after those last two games of losing, I have to admit it was good to see a win, and it was him playing signficant minutes at poitn.
Alston is the best of three subpar options right now. He has taken way too much blame for everything that is wrong with the rockets over the last two years, but at the same time PG is one of the weaknesses of the Rockets with or without him. If we can find an upgrade it obviously would help us, but it's unrealistic to expect that we can trade any of our point guards for a better point guard in return. Maybe next year we can get in on the Jose Calderon sweeps stakes since he is in the last year of his contract, but we probably won't have the cap room unless we get some sort of sign and trade deal done.
bullSh!t everyone will want his throat in about next game probaly he sucks well he is a player who should come off the bench with him starting and you all happy we will NEVER when a championship SORRY
One thing I will say is Rafer has the highest on-court IQ of the three... by a lot. He has surprised me there... he's generally in the right spots. I don't know if that's just being way ahead of the curve with this team because of familiarity with his teammates or not. Unfortunately, he's the least talented of the three... also by a lot. Unfortunately part dos, none of the more talented options have done anything to deserve the job. Maybe it's subtle and I'm missing it, but I don't see Adelman's offense out there. You have to expect bumps if you're going to change ... if you fear it and go back to what you know... well, you'll never change. Seems like we're in for one big JVG copycat job. Also, it may sound like sour grapes, but I don't think you guys will ever know how on the money Rocket River is. There was talk that T-Mac wasn't going to come back unless Rafer did.
If there is any truth to that, then wow. I don't know what to say. What happens if Skip goes down with a long term injury (knocks on wood)? Is he not just going to show up until SKip gets better? I'm not liking this at all.
This thread is hilarious. RAFER STILL SUCKS! I don't care if he has one good 2 minute stretch of a game (and those are hard to find), it cannot erase YEARS of mediocrity! If Rafer is the best we can hope for at the PG position the rest of the year than we all might as well get used to the notion that our team will continue to be as mediocre as it has been for many years now and especially the years Rafer has been the starting PG. I don't care what you say, Rafer is still the worst starting PG in the NBA.
that is very interesting if he did say that. that just shows how much t-mac respects rafer. he called him a floor general. also, keep in mind that t-mac was lobbying to get Francis playing time, so i really doubt t-mac has a vendetta against him. now, t-mac has a very high bball IQ...anyone can see that, so that says a lot about how much he likes what rafer brings (assuming he really did say that).
The difference in guard play when Rafer was out was noticeable but could still be considered small. It was more the OTHER players (McGrady) who were different, in body language... It doesnt compute with me...how can one man out with a day to day injury be the difference in beating good clubs, as compared to being down to the pitiful Sixers by 31? I'm with you in how thats telling of the mindset of the team, or certain individuals. And will have to say, unfortunately, has made it where there's bit of "respect" lost of that one player...
I'm wondering the same thing. We can win games without Yao, but look horrible without him? If we truly are that bad just because we don't have Skip, then are playoff success will look very bleak. Hey, I think we need Skip to play but he's no Magic Johnson out there.
Talk from who? I haven't read this from any media source, and frankly 99% of the stuff posted here is nothing but opinion. At any rate Tmac doesn't make the other guards play poor defense, or take bad shots, or turn the ball over. Considering Rafer was injured, not benched that theory doesn't seem to make alot of sense.
I don't care how much respect you have for a guy, it's just not right refusing to play unless someone will be on the court.
Here's the thing. T-Mac and Rafer have a mutual trust going on. T-Mac KNOWS that Rafer will give him the ball exactly how he wants it and exactly where he wants it. He will go full speed and curl from one elbow to another because he's confident Rafer will deliver him a swift pass on the money. With our other PGs, you have guys waving him off (James) or hesitating/bounce-passing (Francis). If T-Mac isn't confident that he'll receive a pass a certain way, he wont try as hard to get open.
I see it as he is the poorest shooter from the 3 but that's not saying much cause the other 2 aren't good shooters either at this point. If Rafer makes the outside shot with somewhat consistency then our offense would be a whole lot better. The other teams already sag off of Hayes and sagging off of Rafer really makes it difficult for Yao and TMac to operate. If he started making his floaters it add another dimension to the offense. But alas, he is what he is. But talent wise, I don't think the gap isn't that big from MJ and Francis to Rafer.
