I'll keep it short and sweet. It stil amazes me when I look around the league and see Manu ,Okur ,Girichek among other euro players playing significant minutes in a playoff race and Nachbar can't smell the court unless its a blowout. He was suppose to be one of the nba ready type players, yet Tito Maddox and Hawkins has played more than him. I can't seem to understand it.
Neither can I. But I blame Rudy T for this. He is too much of a players' coach. He just doesn't have the guts to alter anything. He lets the players make decisions on court and doesn't do a thing about it. Phil Jackson would take it to Jordan and now does it Kobe when they not doing what he has told them to do. What does this have to with Boki's playing time? Well, the current SF's we have (Rice, Posey), are too inconsistent in both their shooting and defence. If i was Rudy T, i would let them know that either they improve their game or get subbed. I mean what harm is there in putting in Boki as the SF for around 20 mins per game. What does Glen Rice do that Boki wouldnt be able to do? Isn't Boki meant to be a GREAT 3pt shooter. I am sure his defence is not worse than Glen's. And there is only one way to find out, and that is to play him
I mean.....MEMHMUT OKUR?!?!!? He's terrible. Bostjan Nachbar could have been as good as Ginoboli if he got to play as much as Manu. AND ANDREI KIRILENKO!?!?!?!? That's sad....it feels like Europeans are invading. They seems to be more successful. I wouldn't mind having the Rockets draft some more foreigners who actually have potential. And hopefully the Rockets will actually let them play. WHY DID WE NOT DRAFT GINOBOLI?!? Or is Bostjan better? We'll never know cuz he never plays....... I hope the Rockets draft a good shooter....make some good picks.
I also have no idea why the guy has not even been given a chance at all. I remember one of the insiders, I think it was Clutch, comparing Nachbar to Brent Barry. Everybody here is always saying how Brent Barry would be such a perfect fit for this team. Here we have a Brent Barry type and he's rotting on the bench.
I can guarantee you that Ginibolli, if he was drafted by the rockets, would be riding the pine by Rudy's system.
Memhet Okur is NOT terrible! Not even close. At least he has been more important to the Pistons than Eddy has been to us. What games have you been watching? Or are you one of those people who watch games on the radio?
one major difference between manu ginobilli and boki is that manu was known for being one of the rare foreign players who actually play very good defense. and boki is not a pure shooter. i read a scouting report on him before. it said he was similar to peja stojakovic without the pure shooting ability.
Similar to peja stojakovic without the pure shooting ability???? wtf... that leaves us with... well.... uh.... just some guy? If this is the case I can see why RT doesn't give him pt yet. It better not be the caes, we need a great shooter, but also with slashing ability. This was what Nachbar should have been...
You know, I've said most of the season I expected Boki to be sort of a late-season addition like Sam Cassell was his rookie year. What a disappointment. And, I hate hearing the organization say he is like their first round pick THIS COMING YEAR. It's like an excuse for not playing the guy. Well, either that or distracting us from being pissed if they miss the playoffs and the Grizz end up in the draft lottery courtesy of the Rockets. I am amazed too. More annoyed than amazed really.
Our sf position is probably the worst position on our team. I wish Boki would at least be given a shot... and yeah, that whole "he's our pick for next year" is a load of crap if I've ever seen it.
I agree!!! BOKI is a baller. He should be playing. I belive he is better than Ginobli...and G12#!@ put up 20pts against us. I am sure Boki would be a strong player. I wish he would be given a chance. Come on RT. If we are waiting for our young guys to learn the game better, then we are we playing old guys (rice) who are almost done, instead of playing the young ones who need to play and build on the team chemistry. BOKI TIME!!!.....ATLEAST GIVE THE FANS SOMETHING TO CHEER FOR!!!.........AND BE HAPPY ABOUT!!!!!
When Big O was a Rocket, he never got more than his usual PT even he was tearing it up and outperformed Barkley. I was like shouting "let Othella play more" in front of TV and it never happened. Get used to it, unless Rice slips in a bathtub or Posey gets sniped by Artest's hitman, Boki won't get minutes this year.
Nachbar was suppose to be this atheletic ,slashing, 94 ft mid range type of sf the rockets had coveted for a long time. I know right now the position is stacked, but still. I'm actually kind of pissed that as Morris was playing very,very well, soon as Rice gets back, he gets no time. I remember the same thing happening with Harrington. When Hakeem or Barkley was hurt, Othella would get good minutes and play well, soon as they came back and instead of Rudy using this depth, he just put Othella on the bench. I just think Rudy, as good of a small forward he was, doesn't seem to be able to use small forward. Has anyone notice small forwards thrive in Phoenix? From Richard Dumas to Ced Ceballos to Shawn Marion. How come the best small forward in recent Rocket history besides Rudy T has been Rodney McCray?
Yao would have the same fate as Nachbar if Cato hadn't been hurt. No offense to Cato. Yao should realize how lucky he is.
Well sorry. I'm just too ignorant. I know he is Aregentinain. I just don't have time to waste typing out Argentinian. MEMMUT OKUR?!?!?! ARE YOU KIDDING?!?!? God....fine. Yeah...he's a good role player. But the way he looks...and the way he runs....he can never be like a Dirk Nowitzki or even Vlade Divac. He's just shooting 3's. Maybe he has improved. Just watch tomorrow's game........YOU KNOW. WHY THE HECK WOULD I BE WATCHING THE PISTONS?!?!? THey are boring as hell to watch. I do watch more interesting games......you know....but not every single game that is going on. Anyways. Yes. It amazes me.
