I say put Collier, becasue when we get MoT back we will not realy need Collier. MoT or Griffin can play some at the 5 if Cato or Yao can't. Boki needs playing time, not practice!
Glen Rice. They say he "tweaked" his ligaments by basically doing nothing. The guy is breaking down. It will be a 2-yr, $18mil stint on the IR for him, but hey, it's Les' money so I could care less...
Unless someone does not get injured before then....then I say Collier. Collier's role on the team now is the back-up center behind Cato and Yao and back-up PF. When Mo Taylor gets back along with Kenny & TMO then Collier will be expendable as Mo Taylor and Griffin will get backup Center duties and TMO and Thomas can play both the 3 and the 4 spots. So no question, Collier will take Terence Morris' spot on IR when Morris gets healthy. Chris
Even though Boki is not likely to go on IR, (see my previous post), he'll be a benchwarmer, 12th man at best. He may need PT, but Rockets need to win, so shut up. Peope are shelling out $$ for tickets to see good basketball and to see their team win. You can't make us sit and watch the growing pains of a softie white milionaire. He tricked CD into drafting him, got the guaranteed 1st round rookie contract, he should be happy. If he needs playing time, he should have stayed in Italy. There are less fortunate people than him. Look at J-Hawk going through 6 leagues before making it to the L. So far Bostjan hasn't shown more than Langhi, yet he's making twice the money. Last year we all got tired of his and his agent's whining for playing time, and you are telling me that now we have to endure a less talented and more expensive bacup's whining? Plus, how do you explain to a supertalented "top 5 NBA" guard who wants to win badly, that you are going to surround him with a soft-ass scrub, because said scrub needs playing time? If I was Steve I would pissed off big time.
Boki is alot better than Langhi, and alot better than Terence Morris. Your post was the dumbest thing I ever have read. Boki had allready has shown that he can play ball in Euro, just give him a chance.
Kayman, come on. It is only a couple of games in, Boki is a rookie for Pete's sake. If you want to blast a Rocket who should be doing more start with Griffin--who has been in the league for a year and whose offense and shooting have been AWAL. Boki is better than Langhi, but right now is probably not better than Morris. Also, Boki didn't exactly tear up the Euro leagues last year--he didn't come close to putting up what KT did in the NBA last year. Boki has a lot to learn and is very rough in his overall game.
And Langhi had shown that he can play at Vanderbuilt. Nachbar's shot is unreliable, his drives may have worked in Italy, but go nowhere against NBA talent, his defense is non-existent. I haven't seen anything from Nachbar that can help an NBA team. Langhi at least had a nice stroke coming off a screen going for him...
I don't think Boki is a scrub but he is not better than TMo yet. TMo defense is way better now and his offense is about the same so I would have to go with Tmo. Also, Dan Langhi showed that he could play ball in college and the summer league, what is your point. Boki needs to get healthy and comfortable. He will get his chance to show what he can do, but winning comes first and there are 3-4 players ahead of him at sf.
Well, it's all relative. Griffin has been in the league for a year, but he's also 2 years younger than Nachbar. Remember, Nachbar was supposed to contribute right away. The experts were saying that he is far ahead of his teammate that plays for Denver now (Tskitishvilli????), who supposedly had higher ceiling though. Well, from what I saw at the Denver game, the Tskiti guy looks much better than Nachbar right now. Plus, I have seen Griffin play better against NBA talent last year, while Nachbar looks just too mediocre talent to ever make any contribution in the league. Unreliable shot, soft drives, no-defense...
Mobley does shoot too much, but he is second on the team in scoring and assists. He is important to our team's success. We need him. You would have to be crazy to seriously think that putting him on the IR would help us.
Nachbar's shot is unreliable? He's shot the ball only a few times. His drives dont work in the NBA? Durin the preseason I saw numerous times where he made it all the way to the bucket but barely missed the layup. IMO his skills far exceed those of Langhi's ( and Langhi is my boy too).
This won't be an issue for awhile because high ankle sprains take awhile to heal. But I, too, vote for Collier to suddenly come down with, er, tendinitis or, even better, "back spasms."
Boki averaged 12.9 ppg in 26 minutes in Europe. He shot 38% from 3 point range and 56% with in 3 point range. He is on the Slovenian National Team and won a gold medal in the 2000 Under-20 European Championship. So the guy can play, to say that Langhi is better is insane. Boki is on par with Hidayet Turkoglu, but not yet so just him a chance. Plus what has Terence Morris done so far? And I am not saying he is bad, becasue he was a real player at Maryland. But Boki is going to be a good one, just wait.
Some of you guys( not mentioning names, but it starts with a K and ends with a N) should be hired by the Rockets. After just a few games, you know who will be a bust already.
The reason many got on TMo's bandwagon, including me, is that he has always played great D and is pretty big. His only, and biggest problem was that he couldn't hit the open shot. During preseason, he showed he could do that. Boki and TMo could have the same shooting ability, or Boki could be better, but we would still choose TMo because of his D. I guess Boki could be better, but I doubt he is better. BTW, these are just my opinions on why I think many favor TMO instead of Boki. For the record, I think Boki could be better, but he has more to overcome, imo.
I agree, it will most likely be Rice. I wish we could get him back, but I just have feeling we won't.
