Which (non)Events Had the Greatest Impact on Rocket History?

Dang Cabbage, why not just trot out the ole Oilers and Buffalo playoff game too?

Was this thread meant as a sharp stick in the eye, or what?



Just kidding bro.....Roy hurts bad now....

DD

 

this is amazing thread cabbage.

what about what if Les Alexander didn't make our uniforms ugly after winning 2 championships?

 

Forget the Eddie Griffin trade and just keep Richard Jefferson instead.

Oh yeah, and take either Parker/Arenas and Gerald Wallace with our other 2001 picks.

Edit: I know this is a (non)event thread but I think this should qualify. This botched draft was indirectly responsible (along with Francis' migraines) for us sucking bad enough to draft Yao. That, i'd say has had a great impact on Rocket history.

 

What about the Barkley trade and Eddie Griffin?

 

The Barkley trade, definitely. Then again, it would be nice if we had RJ too...

 

what about Boki Nachbar?
did you see him dunk on Theo Ratcliff?

would Boki have neutralized Kyle Korver?

 

How about passing on Rashard Lewis 3 separate times!!

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Think you can fall asleep once the first round of the NBA Draft is over? Think again. It seems like every year, a player or two from the second round emerges into a solid NBA contributor, eventually developing into an All-Star caliber player. Here is a list of the Top 10 second round picks from the last 20 years. The criteria are simple: how good was the player or how good does the player project to be once his career is over? I also took into account whatever accolades the player won, be they All-Star appearances, All-NBA teams, even All-Defensive or Sixth Man awards. Special consideration was given to those players who were key players on championship squads. After all, that’s what it’s all about.

But first, a few Honorable Mentions:

Players almost on the list: Mehmet Okur, Stephen Jackson, Mo Williams, Monta Ellis

Younger players who still could make the list: Bobby Simmons, Cuttino Mobley, Paul Millsap, Daniel Gibson, Ryan Gomes, Anderson Varejao, Zaza Pachulia

Older/Retired players who had solid NBA careers: Nick Van Exel, Cliff Robinson, Cedric Ceballos, P.J. Brown, Antonio Davis, Steve Kerr, Vernon Maxwell


10. Anthony Mason, 1988, #53 (Portland)
Career Averages: 10.9 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 3.4 apg, .509 FG%
Mason was actually drafted in the third round and was cut shortly thereafter. After playing in Turkey and in the CBA, he was eventually signed by the New York Knicks in 1992 and really blossomed under head coach Pat Riley, becoming (along with Scottie Pippen) one of the league's prototypical point-forwards several years after Paul Pressey made the position famous. Along with Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley and Charles Smith, the quartet made an intimidating front line in Riley’s thug-ball system, setting the game back 20 years in the process. A year after losing in the NBA Finals to Hakeem Olajuwon, Mason was named Sixth Man of the Year in 1995. He was later traded to Charlotte, where he was named to the All-Defensive 2nd Team and All-NBA 3rd team, and following a 2001 trade to Miami, Mason was selected for his first All-Star Game. He was then traded again to the Milwaukee Bucks, completely ruining the team’s chemistry that had them in the Eastern Conference Finals the previous season.
Bonus points for…being one scary-looking mofo.
Negative points for…having the reputation of being a general malcontent and chemistry-killer…ruining my beloved Bucks. Great decision, George Karl!

9. Rashard Lewis, 1998, drafted #32 (Seattle)
Career Averages: 16.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.7 apg, .461 FG%
Lewis was drafted by the Sonics out of high school and quickly became one of the team’s best players, averaging 14 points or more each of the last six seasons and 20 points or more the last two years. In the 1998 draft, his hometown team (the Houston Rockets) passed on him three times, selecting instead Michael Dickerson, Bryce Drew and Mirsad Turckan. Ouch. In 2005, Lewis was named to his first All-Star Game. He is still just 27, so he could move up the list (or fall off) before his career is done.
Bonus points for…having a great three-point shot (38.6%) for a 6-10 player.
Negative points for…despite being 6-10, he doesn’t rebound very well, he has a questionable post up game and takes almost 30% of his shots from long range. Go inside, young man!

 

I am pretty sure drafting Hakeem was a big deal. It should be on the list.

 

Winning the coin flip to land Hakeem.
Jumping 5 spots to land Yao Ming.

why are y'all so freaking negative.

 

Amen. Stealing Moses wasn't shabby either.

 

firing Murph as the color guy on TV. most devastating event possible.

 

What if the Sean Elliott/Robert Horry trade would have gone through? (tinman falls in a faint) It was a done deal until Elliott failed the physical. Later on, he said he didn't want to play for Houston anyway because the fans weren't as passionate as spur fans...

I've always hated that guy for that.

 

LOL did some of you guys miss the "(non)" part of the thread title?

 

I actually know the guy (he's kinda big deal here in Tucson, he hosts a steak dinner, one of my friends is a sports writer out here so I got to eat and hang with him). He's a nice guy, he's just a big Spurs fan. I asked him about his time in Detroit and he said it was the lowest point in his life, he didn't like the team, didn't like the city and really wanted to go back home. That really struck a chord with me, because not many ball players see where they play as 'home'. SF3 aside, do you think any of the Rockets really care where they play? True, they may have a preference of management, teammates, coaches and such, but not necessarily the city. As much as I hate him for hating on the Rockets, I gotta respect the fact that he really loved the city, the establishment and the team as a whole. Of course, he could have been BS'ing me.

I think the biggest non event that happened in Rockets history was Rudy getting cancer. I swear, if he coached the last couple games of that season I think we never would have traded SF3. I don't think it was necessarily Van Gundy that pushed him out, I think it was the previous year's disappointment along with Van Gundy coming in was enough for the Rockets to seek a major change. Then again, I'm probably wrong.

 

not signing antonio mcdyess to a max deal when he was a fa. his knees gave out before the ink dried on that contract.

 

trading away scotty brooks.

 

Anyone know what happened with the Damon Stoudemire trade? Does that count?

 

He refused to come to Houston because he didn't want to play with Matt Maloney,he wanted to play with Van Exel instead.