Yes, there is a pretty big gaping hole at the sg position. But if Wesley can hold up and Head or Bogans progress, they are servicable. And of course, if Sura can come back, yadda yadda. Yes, the power forwards leave a lot to be desired. But once again, they are servicable, even moreso. But what leads people on the board to think we are any better at pg? Here is Alston's stats this season: 11.9 ppg 4.1 rpg 6.6 apg 2.5 TOpg 389 FG% 38.2 mpg I'm sorry but those are scrub numbers. Yes he can take care of the ball, his contract isn't that bad and he's a good interviewee, but his positives pretty much end right there. Oh, he's also soon to be 30. I got to thinking about this when I started looking at some of the draft prospects and the needs of the teams ahead of us in the draft. If the top prospects do declare, then it is still very likely that the top tier of sgs/sfs will be gone along with the big men with "potential" when it gets to our pick. Which leaves us with the best of the pgs that may be in the draft which includes: Marcus Williams (regarded to be the best pg in the draft if he declares, has some questions regarding his character) and then there are two intriguing tall pgs in Mardy Collins (6'6") and Ronnie Brewer(6'7") Now I want the sg position to be filled as soon as possible, but the rockets have a lotto pick this year and who knows when they will get one again. I don't want them to go strictly for percieved need and leave the bpa on the board. And this also brings to light free agency. This years crop is paper thin. But as a rule, in the draft and in free agency, point guard is usually regarded as the harder and more important position to fill. If the rockets are in a position to land a future starting pg in the draft, I don't think Rafer should hold them back. I'd much rather have that than another Bogans. Even if the rockets don't go for a pg in the 1st, the search for a Rafer replacement should begin as soon as the season comes to a close(right now he's too important to the lotto cause to give up on). thoughts?
did u look at that he also has 6.6 assists? How pt guards in the league avg 6.6 assists? the problem is he is not the one suppose to shoot. Wesley, head and bogans are. When they aren't making shots, alston has to shoot himself. Besides, most of his shots are 3s.
At least he can do his own job pretty well. Not too many PGs can give you 6.6 APG and only 2.5 ToPG. We all know his shooting is not good but not worse than our SGs either. There are more holes to fill up before drafting a PG. Those young PGs need more time to adjust to NBA games and it's a mistake to pick them up at the position Rockets probably will get.
he always looks like he is about to cry cause the refs keep picking on him. like man my life is pathetic..no one respects me..i cant make a shot..
Did you know that, "Rafer, what is he good for" was Tolstoy's original title for Anna Karenina? True fact, I read it on Wikipedia.
I agree with you. He's a good backup not a starter. PG is a harder position to fill, so if they can pick up a good PG they should. Look what Chris Paul has done for the Hornets. I know people still say we need a PF, but our PFs are decent compared to our backcourt which is in shambles.
http://www.82games.com/0506/0506HOU5.HTM That gives an idea of which positions we need to shore up. Yeah, PG is incredibly weak, but SG is in even worse shape. One of the reasons Ronnie Brewer is intriguing to me is he's capable of playing PG, SG, and SF. We could solve a lot of problems at once, but probably not the three-point shooting.
Right now NBAdraft.net has the Rockets taking Randy Foye. I think he can play SG and PG, and was critical to Villanova's success this season. He's probably worth a look if he falls to the Rocket's draft position.
The problem with Rafer is he can be perfect if both Yao and Tmac plays, but he is not up there to share the load with either Yao or Tmac out night in and night out. I think for what we pay him, he is ok.
IMO this could be a big mistake! I consider that if Head keeps on developing he will be good enough to play back up shooting guard on a championship caliber team. He just can't cut the mustard as a point guard!
I like the fact that Rafer feed Yao pretty well. His ball handling skill is good too. But his shooting is horrendous.
Wow..... compare those numbers to the Spurs: http://www.82games.com/0506/0506SAS5.HTM They are a much more balanced team that dominates from almost every position.
Good at handling the ball Good at pushing the ball across half court Good at attacking basket when the opponent really sucks in defense Ok at passing ball to Yao Ok at court vision Barely ok at decision making Horrible at shooting the ball Horrible at ability to play in critical moment
