I actually love the Lamb trade. I think he is going to be a great shooter in the mold of a Ray Allen type. I assume K-Mart is going to be gone, and even if he isn't, he only has one year left. With that said, I will be surprised if White or Jones are Rockets by the time the season starts. If we assume White is a small forward, I don't see spot for him with Parsons likely to show improvements in year two. I might be okay with Jones if Scola is traded.

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

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What's the first thing you notice when looking at the picture?

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I was going to say that I first noticed that half of our team was white, but no Lowry or KMart was the second thing I noticed

dalembert..

That was the second thing I noticed pb. Makes it seem like even more of a slap in the face to Lowry and K-Mart.

How old is that picture? Could that have been updated while both Lowry and Martin were out for significant time with injuries? It may just be an old picture that hasn't been updated

Lowry doesn't want to play for the Rockets any more. Fk him.

Ship him off to Charlotte for free.

stolen from another board thought it was funny

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Can't really judge the draft until we see what team we have when the season starts. May have picked people for trades that have to wait until free agency begins and the cap holds are lifted.

I dont have a problem with the picks they made, but the goal was clearly to trade for a veteran or move into the top 10 and we failed on both points. I have no doubt that there are moves still to be made, but I doubt they yield an all-star caliber player.

good god thats funny

When Analysis of your picks include "If he didn't have an anxiety disorder, he would've gone 10 spots higher" you know you stole the draft.

Interesting Statistics on Royce White compared to guys drafted above him:

Head to Head games (2 games 1 Win 1 Loss)
Royce White: 18 ppg, 13 rpg, 4.5 apg
Thomas Robinson: 12 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 1 apg

Head to Head (1 game W)
Andre Drummond- 2/3/0
Royce White- 15/13/2 (on only 9 shots)

Head to Head (1 game L)
Anthony Davis- 15/12/5
Royce White- 23/9/4 (12 shots)

Not saying these guys were guarding each other the whole game but just showing how they measured up against each other.

Video Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TEFrnwTsU4

[This message has been edited by CFTXAG10 (edited 6/29/2012 10:58a).]

Houston is keeping Royce white. If they were looking to make a trade with that pick, they would have picked someone with better market value. Also, the fact that Morey used the 16 th pick when he probably could have waited and used the 18th pick says that he really wanted to secure Royce.

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The Houston Rockets are actively looking to trade veteran power forward Luis Scola, according to league sources briefed on Houston's plans.

Although a specific trade partner for Houston has not yet emerged, sources told ESPN.com that the Rockets -- stocked with big forwards after coming away with Royce White and Terrence Jones in the NBA draft earlier this week -- are working to find a new home for Scola as they rebuild their roster.

Veteran guards Kyle Lowry and Kevin Martin have also been made available in various trade scenarios by the Rockets as they continue to stockpile young assets as part of their well-chronicled intent to pursue Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard or another franchise player in trade scenarios.

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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8116393/houston-rockets-actively-shopping-luis-scola-sources-say

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stocked with big forwards

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I wouldn't say stocked... still a pretty big need to say the least

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Morey:PFs::Kahn:PGs

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Did a search for Kahn, this is the only thread (avoiding unnecessary new threads), but Kahn is out in Minnesota. Flip Saunders takes his spot.




http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2013/04/26/saunders-likely-back-to-timberwolves-replacing-kahn/