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Who will be cut : by playing time....

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ccjj, Oct 27, 2007.

  1. ccjj

    ccjj Member

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    The total playing time after all preseason games:


    Player Minutes
    Luis Scola 175
    Shane Battier 168
    Chuck Hayes 149
    Mike James 145
    Yao Ming 144
    Rafer Alston 116
    Luther Head 115
    Tracy McGrady 105
    Bonzi Wells 105
    Steve Francis 90
    Carl Landry 75
    Aaron Brooks 73
    Kirk Snyder 72
    Steve Novak 55
    Dikembe Mutombo 37
    John Lucas III 30 :(
    Justin Reed 29 :(
    Mike Harris 27 :(
    Jackie Butler 22 :(
     
  2. Mr. Clutch

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    bye bye suckers
     
  3. mzymmm

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    Good job, ccjj, very insightfuly stats.
     
  4. howe070523

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    Good work.
    thank you. :)
     
  5. MSrocket

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    Hopefully Brooks, Novak, and Landry can get some PT and experience in the d-league. Dont know if Novak will get sent down but he should.
     
  6. MSrocket

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    I could see snyder being cut and butler making it also.
     
  7. topfive

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    Don't forget:

    Bob Sura 0 :(
     
  8. yao_fan_2007

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    I hate to say it but I think signing Mutombo was a mistake.

    With such a loaded team, every roster spot is important. I feel a young player like a Novak or a Reed is more valuable than a veteran like Mutombo. Don't get me wrong, I love Mutombo. He's great guy, and great player. But I wish we didn't resign him so that we'd have 1 more roster spot.
     
  9. topfive

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    Which one of those two were you thinking of playing center when Yao is out? Or did you prefer to go with 6'6" Hayes or 6"9" Scola (who's going to be starting at PF)? Butler certainly isn't capable of doing it yet.
     
  10. Barkley

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    SO who would you put at Yao's backup? Butler? Well Mutombo is old but damn he can still block and rebound. That's what we want from him
     
  11. davidghall

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    I would tend to agree, but some of the Rockets have been quoted as saying that Mutombos leadership and presence in the locker room is HUGE. If we are serious title contenders this year, then I'm all for keeping the veteran then molding some rookie that will benefit us in a few years.
     
  12. smoothie

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    lucas, sura, and novak.


    butler and reed may deserve to get cut, but they are too expencive.
     
  13. iconoclastic

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    Mike Harris got plenty of time too before he was cut and look what happened to him.
     
  14. rofflesaurus

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    Snyder will NOT get cut. Francis would get cut before Snyder.
     
  15. Angkor Wat

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    HA HA you are such a hater and it's making you r****ded. The one game where Francis has a great game and you were quiet as a mouse. NOWHERE to be found. Then, Francis doesn't play the last game and you are all over the board dissing Francis again. You have to be brain dead if you seriously think Francis would get cut before Snyder. Snyder hasn't shown a damn thing this preseason except that he is a black hole.

    You should just stop posting. Your biased comments make you look even dumber than you already are. Nevermind, I don't think that's possible.
     
  16. darnbni99a

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    thanks for postin that..
     
  17. rofflesaurus

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    Snyder will get more minutes than Francis this season. i guarantee it.

    also i was here when francis had that game. he played well and i acknowledged it. he found his role....garbage time MVP :D
     
  18. ndnguy85

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    wth is wrong with you?

    you sign someone in the off season for millions of dollars and then you cut them before season starts????

    what are you people smoking?
     
  19. Easy

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    I think Lucas and Reed are almost locks to be cut. It's between Butler and Novak for the last spot.

    BTW, it looks like Scola is going to start but Hayes will still play a lot. And Francis is going to be on the bench a lot. It's either Alston or James at the starting 1.
     
  20. R0ckets03

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    Seriously. Its as if the dude has no purpose in life except to hate on Steve Francis.
     

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