[SportsRadio 610] JVG to be on in the morning (6/20/06)

the way he talks you can't really tell if he favours anyone of them

it's like putting numbers and he is about to choose one

he did explain that atheltic doesn't mean "great", athletic in what way?! a good rebounder?! a good slasher?! it all depends what the player can make out of his strenghts...

 

and the general belief that JVG doesn't play/develop rookies becomes more mythical.

 

Enter ...JJ Redick. Last time I checked, JJ would solve priority #1, priority #2 AND he even solves priority #3.

Will be addressed via free agency unless they swing a trade with NO to get multiple picks. This might be good if none of the existing "top 6" propsects falls on draft day.

Then he tosses this in. Ideally we get a 6'7" guy that can shoot. But picking up a 6'7" guy that CAN'T shoot is useless as it doesn't solve our top 3 priorities. If there aren't any tall shooters left at #8, I bet we take Redick. Maybe we'll drop from the #4 defensive team to #6 but our offense will go from #22 to #10. That is a net gain and I'm sure that isn't lost on Morey.

 

This may be posturing by JVG, but I felt like he did like Carney a little better. He said that Carney can shoot. The way he said it seemed like he was saying it in contrast to Brewer. However, he went on to somewhat discount "athleticism" by saying it has to translate into something.

With Brewer, he said with our biggest need being shooting, it's hard to take a guy like that (unorthodox shot). However, he did say if we picked him shooting could be covered with other means (FA's, #32).

Everything he said has led me to think that he likes Redick. Priorities 1, 2 and 3 are shooting. The comment about Brewer's shooting. He said he would be surprised if Redick wasn't a good player in the NBA. He said you "draft offense" and "teach defense". He also downplayed the importance of athleticism with the comments about Carney, saying regardless of athleticism you're still just playing basketball. Also he said, nobody can guard guys like D-Wade anyway and team defense is more important than individual defense.

 

JVG would like to see a media cage fight at the draft party!

LOL

 

Nah. He seemed to like Carney's shooting a lot more, but after saying how athletic he was he immediately qualified his statement by saying "but athleticism is nebulous...it's not a track meet out there, it's not a high jump contest...are you going to use your athleticism to grab some rebounds? to block some shots?" Then he also mentioned Carney's questionable intensity.

He really was pretty vague in regards to everyone he discussed. Something to like about all of them...something to wonder about all of them as well.

 

Yao leaving today to china....

talks about how McGrady realizes when yao is on fire, so he can give the ball to him

talks about hitting the right draft choice! again depth

caller question, woman...

has son 6'8, 12 years old, hahahaha, size 19 shoes?! hahahaha, son in Saudi Arabia...asking how can he get into a better basketball position, meaning how to get beter quality coaching

JVG - asking for their number?! hahah

watched soccer, USA against Italy, says great intensity of US team, does not understand offside rule, hahahaha

 

So we're drafting either 'stache or Gay?

 

Yeah, I thought it was pretty cool when JVG told the lady he would get her in touch with the Rockets trainer to work out the shoe issue.

 

That's what it sounds like. Morrison or Gay for SF/PF.

 

Or Brewer.

Seriously though, he didn't say that in regards to the draft particularly. Just a general statement about all off-season moves.

And I really doubt Morrison would see time at PF at 198 lbs. He'll reportedly put on another 15 or so pounds before actually hitting an NBA court, but that remains to be seen.

 

While I hate his style of offense, truer words could not be spoken. There's never been a doubt in my mind about his basketball IQ, only his ability to change to the new rules. If he can adjust to the new style allowed by the rules and say something positive about his team, we might have a chance.

 

The "draft offense", "teach defense" comment is interesting. Not sure if I totally agree with that. There are things that you simply can't teach defensively (eg. lateral quickness, size), while there are offensive skills that can be developed (eg. shooting).

It does sound like he'd prefer Redick to the Brewer/Carney. Somewhat surprising. Throughout the regular season, he complained about our poor individual man defense on the perimeter. How players had to take more individual responsibility.

 

Brewer shot 34% as a senior. I doubt we take him. Priority #1, #2, #3 is to improve shooting.

I say these four are our top prospects: Bargnani, Roy, Morrison and Redick.

 

those would be the most logical picks

 

Your bias is showing. One thing is to prefer players another thing is to spread misinformation. Brewer shot 34% from the 3 not from the field. Why are you only focusing on the 3 point shot? It's not the only perimeter shot you know. So we are not going to draft Rudy Gay if he's there because he doesn't shoot threes like Redick does?

Brewer shot 46% from the field career at Arkansas. He is not the bad shooter you make him out to be.

Preferences aside I think we should all support whoever Dennis/Morey/Cd decide on because I have a real good feeling whoever (Redick, Carney, Brewer) it is will be a good rotational player for us.

 

It's draft time, don't metion Bias.

 

just a heads up...

by the time the rockets season gets going our new website will be up and this, and every other interview for that matter, will be podcasted within minutes of the conclusion of the interview. our current site simply will not allow for a clip that big to be put in it.

chance

 

Misleading information when the team is looking for a long range shooter. Take out his 3 percentage, and he is probably way over 50% from the floor. As for his fit into the Rocket offense, he would be required to space the offense by standing at the 3 point line and would receive a lot of open looks as the ball is swung to his side of the floor. In this offense, he'll receive 65 to 70% of his shots from the three point line where he did not excel in college. As krosfyah pointed out, he shot only 34% from a shorter distance than where he'll receive the majority of his NBA shots in a Rocket uniform and this should be cause for concern. I don't think the guy is showing bias, just stating the facts of what fits our team better. Nothing against Brewer at all!!