Now with D. Anderson, are the rockets a bigger problem for the kings?

BibityBobtyBoom

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i would think so, he was a pretty good player until he had damon stoudamire take all the points away from him. I think he will make a pretty big impression on the rockets unless he gets injured.

And another question, since portland is getting rid of all their pg's, does this mean they are going to make sebastian telfair their man? i know hes good at trick passes and crossovers, but how well did he do last year? This should probaly go in the NBA section but as long as we were on the subject of derek anderson, i just added it in.
 
tyrant

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i think derek anderson is a solid addition; and with this addition i no longer see sprewell going to houston which is bad for the rockets because i think sprewell would've made the team better.
 
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Kings113

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They say it's going to be a competition between Anderson and Wesley for the starting spot.

Anderson is solid. I haven't seen a whole lot of the guy, but have read on him.

I don't really think he'll put Houston over the top or anything, but I think it's better than the 6'1" mid-30s Wesley, while still a good shooter.

I'm also not that concerened with Stromile, he's a good young player, but it's not really known how he'll be in a starters role. I personally think he'll be fine mostly. Generally I think he makes them better to a pretty good degree though.

Houston needs no more guards, they have like 7-8. At least no more SGs.
 
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funkykingston

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yao is weak and overrated........
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The same could be said about Stro. The guy is athletic, but is a poor rebounder for his size and athletic ability. I've always felt like the guy just never had the hunger to be any good.

I wonder if DA's knees will continue to hold up. He's had a number of injuries and subsequent surgeries all the way back to his days at Kentucky.

I continue to wonder why the Rockets are averse to bringing in a true PG. Wesley, Sura, Anderson and Luther Head are all swing guards or tweeners. You'd think they'd have some real interest in a guy who could deliver the ball to Yao & T-Mac.

Again, I could be way off, but I still see the Rockets as paper tigers. Anderson won't change that. To be honest I could see them missing the playoffs.
 
SacTownKid

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funkykingston said:
The same could be said about Stro. The guy is athletic, but is a poor rebounder for his size and athletic ability. I've always felt like the guy just never had the hunger to be any good.

I wonder if DA's knees will continue to hold up. He's had a number of injuries and subsequent surgeries all the way back to his days at Kentucky.

I continue to wonder why the Rockets are averse to bringing in a true PG. Wesley, Sura, Anderson and Luther Head are all swing guards or tweeners. You'd think they'd have some real interest in a guy who could deliver the ball to Yao & T-Mac.

Again, I could be way off, but I still see the Rockets as paper tigers. Anderson won't change that. To be honest I could see them missing the playoffs.
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T-mac handles the ball A LOT, so that might be why they don't want a true PG.
 
nbrans

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SacTownKid said:
T-mac handles the ball A LOT, so that might be why they don't want a true PG.
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That's exactly why they need a point guard -- to make sure that the ball is going through Yao. McGrady will get his touches and points, but the Rockets need a distributor. Until they find that, I agree with FunkyKingston -- they're paper tigers. Yao and McGrady are good enough to get them to the playoffs, but without a point guard they're not going far.
 
foretaz

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hmmmm.....rockets miss the playoffs????? well anything is possible.....its possible the kings will miss the playoffs as well....

though i think the probability of either happening is remote, at best.....

the rockets have very good starting talent, a decent bench and a great coach...

look for them to be one of the best teams in the west....

and make it to the western conference finals...
 
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Kings113

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I think they'll make the playoffs, I'd say to 2nd round, maybe WCF.

They're certainly a stronger team than last year with additions and a whole season together (the core, Sura/Barry/Wesley/Mutombo/James/Howard/Yao/T-Mac), Not in James' case, but still a good amount of time, and his role is simple. Along with the camp coming up.

I don't and can't understand the topic title though. I don't think he makes them a bigger problem for anyone. As for us, they weren't much of a problem anyways, we played them well last year, and see it as similar this year.
 
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Bricklayer

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Stromile makes them considerably better. Anderson = kind of more of the same. They are knee deep in old guards. Plenty of ok guys, but no difference makers.

With continued development this year, good for the second round with a chance at making the WCF.
 
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bayoucity

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funkykingston said:
The same could be said about Stro. The guy is athletic, but is a poor rebounder for his size and athletic ability. I've always felt like the guy just never had the hunger to be any good.

I wonder if DA's knees will continue to hold up. He's had a number of injuries and subsequent surgeries all the way back to his days at Kentucky.

I continue to wonder why the Rockets are averse to bringing in a true PG. Wesley, Sura, Anderson and Luther Head are all swing guards or tweeners. You'd think they'd have some real interest in a guy who could deliver the ball to Yao & T-Mac.

Again, I could be way off, but I still see the Rockets as paper tigers. Anderson won't change that. To be honest I could see them missing the playoffs.
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We aren't averse to bringing in a true PG. We would have had Damon Stoudamire but Portland wouldn't do a sign and trade so all we could offer him was the LLE, which wasn't enough. T-Mac is a great post passer to Yao but we need another, which Derek Anderson is supposed to be.

No way we miss the playoffs unless T-Mac or Yao goes down.
 
VF21

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bayoucity said:
We aren't averse to bringing in a true PG. We would have had Damon Stoudamire but Portland wouldn't do a sign and trade so all we could offer him was the LLE, which wasn't enough. T-Mac is a great post passer to Yao but we need another, which Derek Anderson is supposed to be.

No way we miss the playoffs unless T-Mac or Yao goes down.
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"We..."?

So, I'm guessing you're a Rockets fan? ;)

Welcome to Kingsfans.com We welcome fans of other teams provided they're here to share exchanges about the game we all love.

Good luck (but not too good) in 205-2006!

GO KINGS!!!

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bayoucity

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VF21 said:
"We..."?

So, I'm guessing you're a Rockets fan? ;)

Welcome to Kingsfans.com We welcome fans of other teams provided they're here to share exchanges about the game we all love.

Good luck (but not too good) in 205-2006!

GO KINGS!!!

:D
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I've been a lurker on this forum for quite some time. I appreciate the fact you guys rarely flame and don't mind discussing other teams on occasion. You guys have had a great offseason and getting SAR was a steal. Please do me a favor and pound the Lakers into hamburger when you play them. I don't dislike them as much as I used to but some habits you pick up are permanent.
 
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BonziFan

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bayoucity said:
I've been a lurker on this forum for quite some time. I appreciate the fact you guys rarely flame and don't mind discussing other teams on occasion. You guys have had a great offseason and getting SAR was a steal. Please do me a favor and pound the Lakers into hamburger when you play them. I don't dislike them as much as I used to but some habits you pick up are permanent.
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Welcome. I like the Rockets, but I think that they are only going to get better if Yao becomes tougher. Like I said I definitely like the Rockets, but he just drives me nuts. He could easily be the best player in the league if he did't mind forcing his way around.
 
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bayoucity

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BonziFan said:
Welcome. I like the Rockets, but I think that they are only going to get better if Yao becomes tougher. Like I said I definitely like the Rockets, but he just drives me nuts. He could easily be the best player in the league if he did't mind forcing his way around.
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Once he got back on his feet after the foot surgery, Yao has been working out like a warrior. The former Rockets strength coach is now Yao's personal trainer. His arms are a lot thicker and he looks really good. Jeff Van Gundy's top assistant is also with Yao in China working on his game. Yao is also training to increase his endurance. By and large, this is the first offseason where Yao has gotten a lot of time off to rest and to train himself for the upcoming season. Right now, he's playing in meaningless games against teams like Iceland and Qatar. He pulled out of a major competition schedule for late September and part of October, so what he's doing now will be nice for removing a little rust before he goes back to working out full time until training camp.

In other words, there is reason to believe Yao could have a breakout type year. He and TMac developed a solid chemistry last year. TMac and the other players also love JVG. We in the Bayou City have high hopes for next year. If Swift can become consistent, our front line of Yao/Deke, Swift/Juwan Howard & T-Mac should be the best in the NBA next year. With the amount of guards we have, hopefully we can find a combo that works well with the front line.

I expect the Kings to win the West easily since Phoenix is so much worse. Maybe we will meet up in the playoffs. Anyway, I'll comment every now and then (especially on the Rockets) and we can do a little trash talking when our teams meet.;)
 
VF21

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bayoucity said:
Please do me a favor and pound the Lakers into hamburger when you play them. I don't dislike them as much as I used to but some habits you pick up are permanent.
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I'll see what I can do. In return, please feel free to slap the you-know-what out of the Mavericks. They're a major annoyance, primarily because their owner REALLY gets on my last nerve.

Actually I think both of us need to find a way to stop San Antonio.

;)
 
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BonziFan

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bayoucity said:
I expect the Kings to win the West easily since Phoenix is so much worse. Maybe we will meet up in the playoffs. Anyway, I'll comment every now and then (especially on the Rockets) and we can do a little trash talking when our teams meet.;)
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Sounds like a plan.
 
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KINGS16

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Welcome rockets fan. I like the rockets too. Nice thing they did with their line up. Probable starters :

C Yao
PF Swift
SF T-Mac
SG Sura or Anderson
PG Wesley

Bench: Sura/Anderson,James,Dike,Howard,Head,Barry

Looks like a very good team on paper. Let's just see what they can do this season. But sorry I still think the Kings are better.
 
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Kings113

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Wesley won't be PG. He played SG last year, and is just undersized. Sura did a solid job there, they could have better, but that remains to be seen.
 
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KINGS16

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If Sura plays PG then they have a lot more size. Good point, but Sura can't guard Bibby neither can Wesley or James. They still don't have a true PG and that in itself is one of their weaknesses
 
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