Startin' PG

I say we make Tracy 6th man and start Francis.

Yao + Francis has absolutely no chance of phail; and, seeing from recent Tracy-Yao games, it may work out better for the team, as a whole, considering Tracy gets complacent when he's playing with Yao. In turn, Tracy should dominate any bench in the league.

 

The last choice is "Let Adelman decide."

I'm wondering what the other choices mean? That Adelman will not decide and votes tallied on this thread will instead?

 

After watching Scola run the PnR so well in the Fiba games, I am concerned that the only Rocket PG capable of playing that style of basketball is Aaron Brooks....

None of the rest of the guys on the team have ever been succesful at PnR....as the distributor....

V-Span would have been, but we got Scola....so now......I hope that one of them can pick it up.

DD

 

Are you drinking? Why not bench Yao and start Deke when we are at it?
Deke could not last the whole game, and yao would provide instance points.

Anyway, until AB proves that he play in a consistent basis, i'm still abit reserved about him, he make have show glimses of what he is capable of by doing those Alley-hoop passes, but one thing that have not been shown is his ability to defend and his assist to turnover ratio.

So for now, unless rox trade rafer away, i still think rafer would be a better fit compare to SF3 and mike to Yao and tmac.

 

@Alvin Choo

Why not?

Yao + Francis worked years ago. Francis dropped of in production, but Yao hasn't just become better, he's dominating.

It's like getting the starting line-up of the Rockets circa 2003 with the Orlando Magic as your backup.

 

good thread topic. glad it wasn't "who should start at pf?"

people complain that steve shoots too much, but it is actually mike james who is more suited to come off the bench and be an instant offense styled player.

ab is a much better overall player than jl3 so there shouldn't be any comparison other than their closeness in height, and he will get some minutes this year. although realistically we shouldn't expect too much from him until next year.

 

francis cannot run a pick and roll OR a fastbreak to save his life. mike james and aaron brooks are much better at pick and rolls and fastbreaks than him. i dont want francis to dribble upcourt at all. it has to be mike james and then aaron brooks will start later in the season bank on it.

 

Anyone can run the PnR. Was the first thing you learned when you joined organized basketball. Don't tell me that Francis can't run the PnR hatah.

 

first of all its spelled hater... just in case you didn't know.

And though the PnR may be something you learned early in basketball fundamentals, not everyone can do it well. If you go too early or too late you cause your pick player (ie Yao at times) to pick up unnecessary fouls. The last person you want primarily handling the ball in a PnR motion offense is someone who doesn't know how to read a screen and move accordingly.

Personally I haven't seen enough of Francis or James to make an educated guess on who Adelman will choose to be the starter, or to be honest, who he is going to have running the point. From what I understand both players are shooters rather than distributors.

I am just going to be excited to see the combinations that play together on the court when the pre-season begins.

 

so is the fast break, but we all know francis AND luther head cant run a fast break to save their lives. not everyone can a run pick and roll. it takes someone who can decide quickly whether to make a pinpoint pass or take a shot.

Francis runs a pick and roll only one way. he goes over the pick, doesnt even LOOK at the roller, and just dribbles stationary between his legs for 5 seconds. By that time the defense has recovered and nothing was accomplished.

Francis lacks the mentality and passing ability to efficiently run a pick and roll.

 

You are amazing.

 

u are kidding,aren't u?

 

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Francis can't run a fast break (though he can fill the lane)..

But he's not quite as bad as you say on the PnR. He's ok. Definitely got Cato a bunch of dunks and helped give him that contract

 

This question hardly makes sense when you consider there are only two players who qualify for the position of starting POINT GUARD, and only one of them is a PLAYMAKER POINT GUARD. Alston is a point guard but has little skill to be the floor general, so that leaves BROOKS as the only choice.
Francis and James are shoot first type Point Guards and are not able to control the play of a team playing Team Basketball. Their slightly selfifh mind sets makes them the great scorers that they are.
LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD and understood, Coach A will try and use all his players to the best of their ability and not like JVG try and make them into something that they are not.