Bibby has torn ligaments in thumb

[PurpleHaze]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/teams/roster?team=hou

Houston Rockets Roster
NO. PLAYER POS. HT. WT. BORN COLLEGE '08 SALARY
12 Rafer Alston PG 6-2 175 07/24/76 Fresno State $4,550,000
31 Shane Battier SF 6-8 220 09/09/78 Duke $5,883,600
0 Aaron Brooks G 6-0 160 01/14/85 Oregon $972,720
40 Jackie Butler FC 6-10 260 03/10/85 $2,350,000
3 Steve Francis PG 6-3 195 02/21/77 Maryland $16,440,000
44 Chuck Hayes F 6-6 238 06/11/83 Kentucky $1,750,000
2 Luther Head G 6-3 185 11/26/82 Illinois $1,122,000
7 Mike James PG 6-2 195 06/23/75 Duquesne $5,826,893
14 Carl Landry F 6-7 245 09/19/83 Purdue $427,163
15 John Lucas PG 5-11 165 11/21/82 Oklahoma State $770,610
1 Tracy McGrady GF 6-8 223 05/24/79 $18,257,750
11 Yao Ming C 7-6 310 09/12/80 $13,762,775
55 Dikembe Mutombo C 7-2 261 06/25/66 Georgetown $770,610
21 Brad Newley G 6-7 201 02/18/85 $0
20 Steve Novak F 6-10 220 06/13/84 Marquette $687,456
9 Justin Reed SF 6-8 238 01/16/82 Mississippi $1,529,873
4 Luis Scola F 6-9 230 04/30/80 $2,916,667
13 Kirk Snyder SG 6-6 225 06/05/83 Nevada $2,358,433
3 Bob Sura G 6-5 200 03/25/73 Florida State $3,840,000
6 Bonzi Wells SG 6-5 210 09/28/76 Ball State $2,284,200
x - Injured List

Coach:Rick Adelman

Average Age: 27.2
Average Height: 6-6
Average Weight: 217

 

[Bricklayer]

The thing is, the reports circulated by...Amick was it? That they were going to drop one of James/Francis/Alston/Head are pretty much bunk. And it didn't even mention Brooks, their rookie who they like. Before the preseason I think the prevailing wisdom is that they were going to get rid of Alston one way or the other, but he showed well, and now looks to be the starter. James is sthe backup. Head is young and a 2G, not a PG, although he can play a little there. He is also thier best shooter and is going nowhere. The onyl Houston PG likely on the way out is John Lucas, who is a scrub. If any of the main guys was let go, at this point it would seem most likely to be Francis, who was always going to be a difficult fit for Adelman (dumb, selfish, can't shoot). And if Houston lets him go, after he chose to go home to them, its pretty mcuh because he can't play anymore.

Now its remotely possible there still might be a deal there for one of their PGs, if you would even want such a thing -- their PGs are like our PFs. Lots of mediocre crap. And if such a deal were to happen you would think it would be us finally finding in them a team that would not mind one more veteran PF to help the frontline while we take back a PG (not Alston, who is starting, not James...so who?). Sura is still an ending contract for them for a few days. Could use him + the player we want for one of our PFs. But there you are assuming that event he Rockets want one of our PFs,a dn that Rick, who has seen must of the junk firsthand, would actually be interested in getting any of it back.

 

[LMM]

I don't know what to say.
This definitely sucks. = (
Hope he heals quickly and doesn't rush back until he's absolutely 100%.
We will miss you, Mike.
What a way to start the season.

 

[supamari0]

Houston is about to cut John lucas who's a PG. Think much cheaper version of Earl Boykins. He's definitely an NBA player but not a starter by any stretch. But he's got a solid jumpshot and can handle the rock. Can't expect much more since he's only 5-10.

Rafer is going to start in Houston. James will back him up. Francis will get lucky to crack to the rotation and can't play the point anymore to begin with. I seriously doubt anyone is going to get traded.