What do you think of Larry Hughes to the Rockets for the MCE. It would be a win for both parties. He would be in a situation where he would get playing time behind Cat. He would be on a young team that would like to run. Also with Cat being under-sized, he could help on gaurding some bigger two's. It could be a safety net in case something happens to Cat, and you don't want to move Steve to the two.
I like the idea of having Mattox and Hughes as our subs, but he could be a little expensive and does like to take alot of shots. But all in all, it's not that bad of a talent drop off when the two starters are on the bench. I wouldn't be against it. Hopefully Rice will be back healthy next season to make some open 3's.
Hughes has a ton of upside, and if/when he gets his shot together he will be a star. I'm assuming he's going to want to start, but if he's willing to be a key man off the bench I'd love to have him as a back-up to Cat. I don't know anything about his ego or anything. Swopa, what's up with Larry Hughes, is Golden State going to let him walk, and if so why?
Hughes is gonna be a star in the league. He's just not gonna be a star on the Rockets. There's no way we pick him up. He's just another Mobley, maybe a bit worse. Why would he want to play backup for us though?
It's all about whether or not he brings something of value to the table ...I am sure most of have seen him play and he does seem to have the skills, but is he happy to back-up? can he jell with the players we already have here. ..and is he a good attitude to have here? I am not sure about all that.
Jack Hughes does only one thing good on the court: uh...wait, let me think a second. Well...hmmm, he can shoot 3-15, turn the ball over and get ejected. Pass.
Hughes struggles with his shot... he has poor shooting form, and rarely squares up his shoulders and usually drifts while he shoots (and thus, never has a chance to develop consistency). He is athletic and fairly long but he has poor footwork and gets broken down on the dribble. Plus doesn't seem to be in the right position. Both GSW and PHI before him tried moving him to PG since he is fairly creative with the ball and has the type of size for a PG that is attractive (eg. Maddox's size). Even coming out of school there were questions whether he ultimately would play PG in the NBA. and when GSW drafted Richardson they moved Hughes to PG. Unfortunately, defensively PGs used him like toilet paper on defense and he didn't seem able (or wasn't given enough of a chance) to develop the passing sense (where and when guys like to receive passes) to make it at PG and they replaced him with rookie Gilbert Arenas. Soon even Bobby Sura had pushed past Hughes in the rotation and he went from "the best prospect of being an all star (either Saint Jean or Cowens described Hughes as this) to playing Siberia. On the heels of the Jackson fiasco the team appears to want to simply let Hughes walk. They drafted Logan to try backing up Arenas at PG and Welsch backing up SG and PG. He may someday find the way to improve his shot ... seems he resisted efforts to get him more work on shooting... saying he knows what he needs to do, though there was some reports that he did work with Mullin on his shooting. He offers enough athleticism to consinve some team to give it a shot, but I would suggest that HOU take the risk (I'd prefer sticking with Torres and Maddox as the backup SGs and Moochie and Maddox as the backup PGs).
If Hughes is anything like Mobley I'll take him. Mobley a 20+ ppg scorer and virtually unstoppable. I know that Hughes was a pretty good PG at St Louis in college. I think Hughes problem is that he was never in a stable situation. When he was in Philadelphia that was a bad basketball team and Iverson was a bad influence. In Golden State there has been a lot of turnover and turmoil. He only had one year of college basketball so he's very young and could use a stable team like the Rockets, or someone like that, to help him realize his potential.
Hughes is still playing the same as he did after his one year at St Louis U, he has not been with a team that he has felt like he needed to work to improve and could still get by with his talent. He has the talent to be a top shooting guard, but until he is convinced that it requires work on his part and he has to be part of the team it will continue to be a waste. Will he sign somewhere that he is going to work and be a part of the team or will he sign for the most money? He will have to make up his mind what he wants out of his career in the NBA.
Don't you guys think he's perfect for San Antonio? Man, I'd be killing myself to sign him if I were them. Parker Hughes Bowen Duncan Robinson That's pretty good. The great part is that playing on this team erase a lot of his weaknesses. It amplifies his strengths, which is getting to the hole and being creative. Maybe he needs a winning team for a confidence boost?
Larry Hughes isn't a cure, he's a disease. Let's look at it this way: if Larry Brown can tolerate Iverson, who we all know has an awful attitude/work ethic, and couldn't Hughes... that says something pretty horrible about his character. The Rockets need pure shooters. Sorry, Hughes isn't it. The Rockets need defense. Hughes is porous. The Rockets need leadership. Hughes acts like a 5 year-old. Incidentally, how long can someone get publicity for "upside?" I've heard that phrase connected with Hughes for as long as he's been around. It's getting old, really fast. Why not just acknowledge the truth, and call him a bust?
I think it was Iverson rather than Brown who wanted Hughes out. Just as it was Iverson that wanted Stackhouse out. What Iverson wants Iverson gets. Hughes would really fit best in a team that needs a guard who can score. Apparently Washington, Philly, and other Eastern Conf teams are having good looks at him.
We are throwing out names that are way to big to come here and back up. Remember, Mobley plays 40+min evey night so Hughes would not be happy about his PT here or lack there of. Hughe isn't all that anyway. He's a 13-16ppg scorer max. He is selfish, lazy, and doesn't stand out any any one basketball skill. He dosn't have the handles to play PG, he doesn't have the shot to play SG, & he doesn't have the D to play either position. Worse of all, he told his coach and his team that he was going to stop trying after he was benched (for a rookie who was a SG in college so what does that tell you about his game). Thats the last type of player we need here in Houston.
