[Board Project] Top 20 All-Time Rockets (Spot #5) READ RULES

[TMU]

3 IMPORTANT RULES!!!
1. Members must consider former/current Rockets players only. Hence, PLEASE CONSIDER THEIR YEARS WITH THE ROCKETS ONLY!!!

2. We'll have a field of 5 candidates for each voting. Each member must vote one player from the field that is worthy to be in the Top 20 list.

3. Additionally, each member must nominate a candidate he/she feels should be added to the field for the subsequent ranking. This nomination is to replace the winner in the following vote.
(In each thread, we have a list of 5 candidates where one will be chosen as the winner. Since in every thread, we'll be voting one player off the list, it leaves only 4 candidates. Hence, the nomination is to include one player and make it a 5 candidate list for the next round.)

All former/current Rockets players are found here:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/tea ... ayers.html

Voting ends on June 9, 2008 @ 3:00 pm EST.

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Rankings
1. Hakeem Olajuwon: 14/14
2. Moses Malone: 6/8
3. Clyde Drexler: 8/16
4. Rudy Tomjanovic: 9/13

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THE CANDIDATES

Elvin Hayes

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... sel01.html
4 seasons (72', 82' - 84')
1x All-Star (72')
1 Playoffs Appearance

Tracy McGrady

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... atr01.html
4 seasons (05' - 08')
3x All-Star (05' - 07')
3x All-NBA (05': 3rd, 07': 2nd, 08': 3rd)
3 Playoffs Appearance

Calvin Murphy

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... hca01.html
12 seasons (72' - 83')
1x All-Star (79')
6 Playoffs Appearance

Ralph Sampson

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... sra01.html
4.5 seasons (83' - 87')
Rookie of the Year ('84)
4x All-Star (84' - 87')
1x All-NBA (85': 2nd)
3 Playoffs Appearance

Yao Ming

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... gya01.html
6 seasons (03' - 08')
6x All-Star (03' - 08')
4x All-NBA (04': 3rd, 06': 3rd, 07': 2nd, 08': 3rd)
3 Playoffs Appearance

[TMU]

Vote: Calvin Murphy
Nominate: Otis Thorpe

[Baller 24]

Vote: Calvin Murphy
Nominate: Otis Thorpe

[CJballa14]

Tracy McGrady

Otis Thorpe

[MaxRider]

vote: T-Mac
nominate: Otis Thorpe

[DraftBoy10]

Go for T-Mac
Nominate Maxwell

[tosweet68]

Yao

Barkley

[RoxFan08]

TMac, nominate Thorpe.

Tmac is seriously being underrated...even just looking at his career as a Rocket...Calvin Murphy!? Cummon. He was a great player. He was not in Tmac's class.

[YaoZai]

Tmac

nominate: Kenny smith

[Ribalding]

Vote: Calvin Murphy
Nominate: Otis Thorpe

[A.J.]

Thorpe

Nominate: Vernon Maxwell

[GMF]

Vote: Tmac

Nominate: Vernon Maxwell

[Vator]

Vote: Calvin Murphy
Nominate: Otis Thorpe

You read my mind.

[Baller 24]

TMac, nominate Thorpe.

Tmac is seriously being underrated...even just looking at his career as a Rocket...Calvin Murphy!? Cummon. He was a great player. He was not in Tmac's class.

Calvin Murphy is in the basketball hall of fame because of his career with the ROCKETS, not because of Orlando to (McGrady).

Also Murphy along with Moses Malone led the Rockets to the finals in 1981, where they were the underdog in the entire way (made the playoffs with the 8th seed, last place). Also along the path beat the show time Lakers, only to lose to Bird's Celtics.