wouldn't it be ironic if the texans and rockets end up w/ the 1st pick of the draft..

On Stubbs, he's a tremendously talented kid, unbelievably "toolsy", but his production has yet to live up to his talent. He'll be drafted very high this year, based on potential. He would have been drafted very high coming out of HS (well before the Astros picked), again based on potential, if signability hadn't been an issue.

Calling him "best player in all of college baseball" is a bit of a stretch.

 

The "fact"? No sir, that is your opinion.

Here is an example of a fact: the Astros have been light years closer to a WS championship in 2004 and 2005 than the Rockets were to an NBA championship.

Do you see the difference now? Facts are completely objective, opinions can be argued. It may be arguable as to whether the 2006 Astros are closer to a championship than the '05-'06 Rockets, but not to most of us!

 

I agree that the Astros are closer to winning a WS championship than the Rockets are to winning an NBA championship. There is a stat Charlie on 790 keeps throwing out that is very relevant when talking about the Rockets. They have not been out of the first round since 1997 which is 9 years and that makes you a bad franchise. 17 other NBA teams have been to a conference final since the rockets won a playoff series and 22 other NBA teams have at least won a playoff series since the Rockets got out of the first round. So that is 22 of the 30 NBA teams that have at least won a playoff series since the Rockets have won one. We all love the rockets, but there is no way around the fact they have not been a good franchise for the last 10 years and you have no arguement in saying they are closer to winning a championship than the Astros.

 

Interesting, you can definately say that Yao has not had a Duncanesque effect on the franchise to date. McGrady for the most part has done what McGrady has historically done and JVG has yet to turn the Rox into the perennial contendors that the Knix were. Injuries aside, it makes you; well it makes me wonder about the overall direction of the team.

 

I believe if the two were healthy that they would eventually become contenders. I'm more concerned about the injuries.

 

I wouldn't call it "ironic," but more of how disappointing this past season was for the Rockets and Texans.

 

agree

 

This texanskan guy is a great joke character