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Whos going to make the squad?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Alvin Choo, Aug 25, 2008.

  1. Alvin Choo

    Alvin Choo Member

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    The current roster as it stands.

    PG- Rafer/AB/SF3/DJ
    SG- Tmac/Barry/Head
    SF- Artest/Battier/Harris/Ewing
    PF- Scola/Hayes/Landry
    C- Yao/Dorsey/Deke

    If rox is able to resign Landry and Deke, the current rox squad will have 17 players.

    Who you think will be cut?
    Will rox resign Landry and Deke?
    Will there be more trades?

    Personally, i'm hoping for another trade where rox be bring in another shot blocker and let deke retire. His good, but his so old.
     
  2. ClutchCityReturns

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    Cut Ewing.
    Cut Strawberry.

    With Deke and Landry back, that's 15 players. Pretty simple.
     
  3. QdoubleA

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    Not even a question. Dj and ewing are out of here after training camp if they can't be packaged for picks or cash
     
  4. akiracy

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    cut ewing jr
    if possible, trade head and harris, otherwise cut them too

    i like the idea of keeping strawberry because he will compliment the scoring guards well, just needs to develop a jumper to keep the defense honest
     
  5. Seven

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    I don't know what we will do with Mutombo, Harris, and Strawberry, but one thing's for sure: Patrick Apeface Jr's gone
     
  6. Yetti

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    Stiil too early to makea true judgement call on this topic as I think Morey the Wizard has more in store for us- Just the same here are my thoughts...
    Point Guards- Alston, Barry, Brooks, Francis
    Guards/Small Forwards- Artest, McGrady, Landry, Battier,Harris,

    Strong Players- Yao, Dorsey, Scola, Hayes

    Borderline Mutombo and Head
    I expect to do better than this once the team is solidified :p
     
  7. hooroo

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    hopefully we do resign landry and deke and sign dorsey
    so deke can teach dorsey about defense and shot blocking

    i say we take DJ into training camp and see how he does compared to our other PG's and if he excells then sign him and drop harris and pat ewing jr
     
  9. RocketFan

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    This will be the Solidified Roster, come the start of the Reg. Season:

    12-Man Roster:

    C - Yao Ming/Dikembe Mutombo
    PF - Luis Scola/Chuck Hayes/Joey Dorsey
    SF - Ron Artest/Shane Battier
    SG - Tracy McGrady/Brent Barry
    PG - Rafer Alston/Steve Francis/Aaron Brooks

    3-Out-Looking-In (3 Reserves)

    PG - DJ Strawberry
    PF - Carl Landry?
    SG - Luther Head
     
  10. W22_STREAK

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    Cut Harris
    Cut Patrick Ewing Jr

    Most important of all, keep DJ Strawberry!!! He better for the Rockets than you'd think!

    I'm sooooo happy DJ Strawberry has been added to the Rockets!!! I was researching about him alot in the past few days after I heard that the Suns were not very eager to keep him! I can't believe he's on the team now!

    Now trade Rafer for Delonte West!
     
  11. W22_STREAK

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    Cut Harris
    Cut Patrick Ewing Jr

    Most important of all, keep DJ Strawberry!!! He better for the Rockets than you'd think!

    I'm sooooo happy DJ Strawberry has been added to the Rockets!!! I was researching about him alot in the past few days after I heard that the Suns were not very eager to keep him! I can't believe he's on the team now!

    Now trade Rafer Alston for Delonte West!
     
  12. rockets_fanatic

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    Ewing and either D.J or Harris.
     
  13. ronnymac

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    Eing is not making it. head is probaly gone for a early 2nd round pick. thats 2 gone.harris will probaly get cut. so thats three. DJ will be given a shot. i see him making the roster. he's a defensive work horse. besides him, tell me another defensive guard on our roster. he fills a void that needs to be filled.

    Alston/Brooks/DJ
    McGrady/Barry/Francis
    Battier/Artes/Landry
    Scola/Landry/Hayes
    Yao/Deke/Dorsey

    Thats a mighty deep team

    Brooks
    Barry
    Artest
    landry
    Deke or dorsey

    That bench could probaly beat the grizzly or the bobcats.
     
  14. tracyming

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    My question is, If we cut Strawberry, why don't we cut Singletary. help the Suns? I think Luther Head and another play(landry?)will be trade for a PF(wilcox?). Cut Ewing.
     
  15. tycoonchip

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    Send Ewing to the knicks for a large pizza! If the knicks are nice enough they'll give us crawford...
     
  16. Noob Cake

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    Erwing is useless. Release him. Package Head/Strawberry into a trade. Luther has decently high trade value, I would imagine that he + DJ could get a middle first rounder.
     
  17. ArtV

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    Because if we cut Strawberry before the season starts, we don't owe him any money and his salary wouldn't count against the cap (since his salary would be $0) (team option). However, Singletary was under contract so if we cut him, we'd have to still pay his salary and it would count against the cap and possibly send us into (or deeper into) Luxury Tax costing Les double.
     
  18. BasketballReasons

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    Send Ewing to NY for a 2nd Round pick.
    See what D.J. can do in Camp.
    Sign or Trade for a backup C.
    Sign Landry.
    I wouldn't mind seeing Luther go. Pack him with Ewing for something.
     
  19. bball1217

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    Trade Hayes for draft pick.

    Cut Ewing or include him in the Hayes trade.
     
  20. pmac

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    ...whoever's good enough.
     

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