Would the Rockets be the village idiots or the Rapters if Rudy Gay turns out to be an MVP type player in the next couple of years? To me it seems like there is a better shot that Rudy Gay becomes an Allstar than bust. He can really dominate if given the opportunity. He really has great skills. He can pass, rebound, shoot, finish around the rim. The only question is can he create his own shot. Obviously I hope I am wrong but this can be a black mark on the Rockets for years to come.
So, if I understand it correctly, you are questioning the logic behind the Rockets draft day trade? Interesting. You know, I haven't really thought about it...
I don't think we need to worry about Gay becoming next LeBron. If he were close to THAT good, the media would have gone nuts for the past months. He will be good, but not that good.
LeBron, he's not. Not good enough. The mindset is what makes a great player. The scouting doesn't seem to think Gay's "right" to be great. He may be good, but that's really of no concern to the Rockets anymore. It's a done deal. time to move on and see if the Rockets are ready for a good run. They need/must sign James or it'll be bad. Then they get another SG and they are set. No, it's not likely they will get another PF unless one of the current ones on the team is traded. Juan? not likely unless the managment group has "pictures" on the other GM. Hayes? Just signed him so no. Novak? 2nd round pick and like the long shooting so no. And finally, Battier. Yes, he will play PF at times and no, he's not getting traded.
So uh, how many times have you seen him? Which games have you seen him in, what's the most dominant game you remember him having? I'm just trying to see what made you draw the connection from Rudy Gay to Lebron all of a sudden, and why Lebron, why can't he be the next Jordan, the next Magic?
Not only are you beating a dead horse, you are beating it in the same manner as many have before. Like some some demented mongoloid, you deliver blow after to blow to same spot until nothing but pulp remains... and even then, you'll probably just roll around in it, giggling. Which is all fine by me, as every village needs an idiot.
You realize that if Lebron had gone to UCONN he would have averaged 32 points 8 boards and 7 assists a game...and they would have gone undefeated every year that he was there. What if Felipe Lopez is the next Michael Jordan? What if Schea Cotton is the next Dominique Wilkins? We could ask these questions for as far back as you want. Rudy Gay has the 20% chance to be an all star in this league, which is a better chance than Battier has, but Gay has a 30% chance to be the next Felipe Lopez too. The other 50% says he's just an average contributor in the league
I don't think Rudy Gay has the mindset (or ever will) to become a dominator... I think he will be a very good defender and could become a damn good scorer over time. You know how with pitching prospects they say this guy has the potential to be an "ace", or projects to be a 2-3 starter, or a fifth starter? Well I think Gay has the chance to be a #2 -- a star talent who will have to have a better player than him on his team. Scottie Pippen-type, basically. As for the "next LeBron", that's ludicrous. LeBron has been this way for years - you could clearly project him to be this good. BTW, Memphis had their shot at LeBron and came up one ping pong ball short, meaning they traded Dwyane Wade/Carmelo Anthony/Chris Bosh for a 54-year old Otis Thorpe. You think we're in pain now? That is pain.
Actually...they traded Darco for a broken down digruntled Thorpe on a very bad team. Eases the pain somewhat....but not a lot.
If Gay were to become anything close to Lebron it would be a massive surprise even to people who were high on him, I don't think there's very a high chance of that happening.
Right, and if we had lost that game to Minnesota, we would probably be sitting pretty with Roy right now. And if we had the foresight to do what the Clippers did this season a couple of years ago and matched up with Seattle instead of Dallas, we would have probably advanced to the second round. The "do it the right way" mentality has screwed us over and over again more times than I can count. When we were smart and 'tactical' back in the day, we got Hakeem Olajuwon, the guy who changed the fortunes of an entire franchise and an entire city.
What if Shane Battier pulls a Chauncey Billups and starts making all star teams? If and buts.. candy and nuts..
There isn't a high chance of that happening, but there is also the chance that he could become the 'next T-Mac' or the 'next Kobe' or the 'next Vince Carter'...remember how almost invisible Kobe and McGrady were coming into the league? No one had high expectations for those guys...little did they know that with a lot of dedication and hard work, they would become bona fide superstars for years to come.
You're right...and to think that was one of Stu Jackson's better moves! Wonder why nobody's scooped him up as GM??
Didn't they trade their 03 pick to Detroit? That would mean that they could have picked anyone available at #2. It was Detroit that picked Darko, not Memphis. Memphis could have been playing Gasol and Wade.
The Rox must have seen something in Gay that prevented him from being in their top 6 prospects worth having at the 8th pick. If they considered Gay a can't mss prospect, they would not have traded the pick.
What if all of a sudden people stopped opening up this old wound and started realizing that whats done is done. What if everyone just shut up about what happened in the draft becuase b****ing about it is not doing any good. Too bad that won't happen.
