HE is always in all trade propositions of here. ANd no Griffin, the authentic bust of the team, for the moment. I never stop to say he's a player with a talent of an all-star. Rudy didn't give him confidence. He's a potential star, and I hope VAn Gundy gives him the starter PF position and 30 minutes. He can defend more than Griffin, Griff only knows make a few blocks. Rescue at Mo Tay. (Sorry if is wrong explained)
Believe it or not, I actually like Mo's game more than most people on this board. No, he doesn't grab 20 rebounds a game and he's not exactly Kevin McHale on defense, but I like his offensive game. He creates his own shot and has some nice inside post moves. I like him coming off the bench and posting up the other teams backup. He's carried us offensively at times this year, even though his defense can be very offensive. Mo has his short comings, don't get me wrong. JVG likes to utilize his players strong points. I hope we keep him and use him for some offensive punch off the bench.
With Rudy's game you can't expalin nothing. Can you explain me how Yao can make only 5 attemps ona game???? With Mo 30 minutes he would take 6 rebounds sure. With the time of all-stars he would take about 8. He is not to rebound, we have Yao, francis, posey... He must make points and create game from the high post.
Great, now its Rudys fault that Mo is a poor rebounder. Rudy = El Nino - Gets the blame for everything.
That's the problem though: Mo is entirely an offensive-minded forward. He'd be better off on a team like Detroit. With Wallace anchoring the defense the way he does, he'd more than make up for Mo's lack of defensive ability. If Yao had a similar game, we'd be in the same boat. If we could combine Mo's offensive skills with Eddie's or Cato's defense, we wouldn't be having this discussion.
Agreed, but if you use him off the bench, he probably won't have to guard the other teams #1 PF as much. I'm going on the assumption that Mo won't be traded because of his salary. As long as he's here, JVG might as well maximize his ability and play to his strength. I think this means bringing him off the bench for some inside scoring.
I like Mo's game and I agree that his contract makes him extremely hard to move. I like bringing Mo off the bench for scoring punch down low with the second unit. With Mo and Mobley, the second unit would have almost as much juice as Steve and Yao. That leaves EG in the starting lineup where his shot blocking ability alone should give him the start. We don't need 3 scorers on the floor ALL the time, and I think y'all are going to be surprised at Griff's game this year. He is about to turn 21 and hasn't even started to really put on weight yet. I hope he is able to put on 10-20 pounds during the summer, and if JVG plays him in the post, this kid will be able to put it in the bucket. His post play improved dramatically in the last 20 games of the season. So, back to the topic. I see the role that he fills on our team and I appreciate the offense he gives us with that automatic jump hook in the 4th quarter.
Yeah, I do agree with you. The problem I see is that MoT is good enough to be a starter, but again, a starter for a team that needs scoring at the 4 but can make up for what he lacks defensively. Honestly, I think he's too good to come off the bench, but I agree that that is what the best role is for him on this team. Someone might take a chance on him....hell, I don't know. I think he's more valuable to us in a trade unless he'd be happy and willing to come off the bench for us....but I don't see him liking that scenario for long.
I think Mo T has an pretty good offencesive game, but it's the curse of Houston when players come here they somehow dissappear and dont play like they did before just check the list Shandon Anderson Mo Taylor Scottie Pippin Glen Rice I'm sure there is more but in LA Mo Taylor was on some peoples list as a top 10 powerforward, now with the injuries he has fallen but i really think he can be effective with this team but i still dont think he will play off the bench and be happy, but winning solves everything.
Amen !! For a guy of Mo's size, that's a disgrace. Charles Barkley wasn't much taller than 6'5" and averaged a double-double. Mo, put ya backyard on somebody and BOX OUT !!!!
i think it's been summed up pretty good... he needs to rebound otherwise he doesn't help us out much.
No, no. Not the Rockets. That's why I said a team like Detroit, that has an incredible defender at the 5 like Detroit has in Ben Wallace. Big Ben would make up for any deficiencies in defense presented by MoT, who would, in turn, provide a scoring punch in the post. We don't have enough shots to go around for MoT, imo. Unless Maurice Taylor is content to spend his career as a Rocket coming off the bench, I think they'll look to move him, because what he provides isn't what we need in a starter at the 4. We need a banger/defender/rebounder. That's not Maurice Taylor's game.
The problem with Taylor is he's lazy. Its no other way to explain a player with good atheletic ability, 250lbs and even when he was starting, avg 5 rebs per game. Just like Francis on the defensive end, Taylor is the same way of not giving maximum effort on that side of the back. Thats been the problem and the knock on him coming out of college. Thats why when you get a player or draft one, you want to check his work ethic around the same way you check his talent. Taylor and his bloated salary still makes him a tradable player. Houston may not be able to get a top flight player for him, but if he's combined with another player, you can get something in return. His offense is above avg, but his defense on the floor and in the post are below avg. It will probably take another yr of decent play off the bench and Eddie Griffin improving before he can be traded.
When I think of Mo Taylor, I think of all of the times he tookover a game and became the only option on offense we could count on. When this team appeared to quit during games, he'd will them back in it. He might not have the defense or the rebounds, but when I see him play...I see the heart. He's the type of player we need come playoff time...a man who could turn into a legend like previous former Rocket roleplayers. I believe in Mo.
Ok first of all 3.6 rebounds for a PF is unexcusable!! 2nd MoT and Eddie shared minutes! They each got about 22-23 minutes!! Oh and stop complaning on Yao only taking 5 shots a game if we had people that could assist maybe he would get more shots!!
As a one on one defender, Mo is light years ahead of of Griffin. Eddie can block shots and rebound. But that's not all there is to defense. Mo is way stronger than EG, and doesn't get pushed around he does. Eddie gets abused in one on one matchups. Taylor can hold his own.
