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The Rockets said they were "ecstatic, absolutely ecstatic." They cheered in the draft room when Kentucky forward Patrick Patterson was still available when they selected with the 14th pick. They declared him to be the sixth player on their draft board.

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/7079180.html

Patterson was the best possible scenario for them at #14

I truly believe they were very ecstatic to see him available there

Patterson will be a solid player for the Rockets.

If Morey had him rated as his 6th overall player and is this excited about him, then I am on board 100%. Morey knows what he is doing, and Patterson should be a great one for the Rockets.

so fly...

http://www.espnshop.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4072275

Patterson is also perhaps the highest character guy in this draft as well. From all accounts a great kid who graduated in three years (which apparently is the reason he came back for his junior season). As a Rockets fan I like the fact that they added another high character guy to a team that already has a lot of them (i.e. Yao, Battier, Brooks, etc.).

More importantly, he should essentially come in and give the Rockets a bigger version of Carl Landry, which is huge given that Landry is really the only thing Houston gave up to get K-Mart.

"Sports do not build character. They reveal it."
-John Wooden

don't know much about him other than what a few draft sites say.

does he have the explosive leaping ability like Landry?