Today I learned Charles Barkley spent as many years in Houston as he did in Phoenix. I wasn't even born when he started so I mostly associated him as a Suns player, even knowing he was a 76er for longer. He was declining on everything but the scale here but you said 96-97 Chuck was the best PF and I went to basketball reference for a reference. Holy ****, you might be right. We've mostly had star power at center and guard. Rudy T is still high on our all-time lists and he's from the wayback. Even my selection Horry was probably better known for other teams/championship runs. Elvin Hayes really blew up after leaving Houston and he is so old he was originally a San Diego Rocket...Scola might be the greatest power forward we've ever had, for the prime of their career being in Houston. It's either him or Rudy T right? With a note that Charles F. Barkley probably had the best single season. Thank you for the weird realization about Rockets PF/4s.
Not gonna backread but if it’s been said then great minds think alike . paul Harden/Maxwell Ariza/tmac PJ/artest Hakeem/yao you’re not scoring on that team and we are slicing you up . Can’t go big on us , can’t go small . Best defensive player of all time . Elite passing at multiple positions and unselfish players if we win . Very good shooting . VERSATILITY might not be the best 9 players , but idk if there’s a better roster . It would compete for best nba team of all time . Shaq counter , Jordan counter , lebron counter , guys to throw at Kobe . And harden and paul with Capela was outstanding , with Hakeem it’s steroids . Untouchable 3 man game with Ariza and pj as role players . Tmac and Yao as nightmare matchups off the bench along with ron and Maxwell if the team needs a kick in the ass .
For me Pg - Paul/kenny smith Sg - James harden/drexler/vernon maxwell Sf- Artest/Rudy T/ Pf-Playoff Horry/rudy t C- Hakeem Olajuwon/ Horry
I'm still surprised how many people forget kenny. Anyone look up his 3pt%. That guy was a floor spacer!
Briefly…Roosh failed to remember the fourth part i.e. 'Kevin Martin+Kyle Lowry+Louis Scola' era, also quite short-lived, running under Rick Adelman's corner offense. If lowry had not chose leaving h-town due to his immaturity, https://www.google.com/amp/s/nba.nb...how-he-handled-time-with-houston-rockets/amp/ there might have been a 'lowry+Harden+dwight' era, which could have been a much more long-lived, stable as well as flourish combination, in the offense harden would not have forced himself to distribute the ball heavily n control the tempo…instead focused more on his pg role.
