[Board Project] Top 20 All-Time Rockets (Spot #12)

[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 25, 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
5. Tracy McGrady: 6/10
6. Calvin Murphy: 9/11
7. Yao Ming: 6/12
8. Ralph Sampson: 4/9
9. Elvin Hayes: 8/10
10. Otis Thorpe: 4/9
11. Steve Francis: 6/10

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THE CANDIDATES

Charles Barkley

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... lch01.html
4 seasons ('97 - '00)
16.5 PPG, 12.2 RPG, 3.9 APG
1x All-Star ('97)
3 playoffs appearance

John Lucas

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... sjo01.html
5 seasons ('77 - '78, '85 - '86, '90)
11.6 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 7.3 APG
2 playoffs appearance

Vernon Maxwell

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... eve01.html
5.5 seasons ('90 - '95)
14.9 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 4.3 APG
5 playoffs appearances
2x NBA champion

Mike Newlin

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... imi01.html
8 seasons ('72 - '79)
14.0 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 4.3 APG
3 playoffs appearances

Robert Reid

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... dro01.html
10 seasons ('78 - '88)
11.6 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.0 APG
8 playoffs appearances

Kenny Smith

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... hke01.html
6 seasons ('91 - '96)
12.6 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 5.3 APG
5 playoffs appearances
2x NBA champion

SINCE THERE WAS A TIE BETWEEN MIKE NEWLIN AND CHARLES BARKLEY, BOTH PLAYERS ARE ADDED TO THE CANDIDATE LIST. NO NOMINATION THIS WEEK!!!

[TMU]

SINCE THERE WAS A TIE BETWEEN MIKE NEWLIN AND CHARLES BARKLEY, BOTH PLAYERS ARE ADDED TO THE CANDIDATE LIST. NO NOMINATION THIS WEEK!!!

Changed my vote to Newlin

[Ribalding]

Vote Newlin - over Barkley because of length of service, over Reid because he was simply better, and over Lucas because of the Grizzly Adams beard. Don't under-estimate the beard.

[Tomas_11]

vote Robert Reid

[moofs]

Newlin
(next pick's gonna be fun)

[CJballa14]

Robert Reid

[MaxRider]

Reid

[A.J.]

Reid

[tosweet68]

Reid

[Baller 24]

Gotta go with Ried

[TMACFORMVP]

Reid, long tenure with the Rockets, and a big part of those Rocket teams that went to the finals.

[jove9]

This is tough. I'm going to do the unpopular thing and choose Kenny.

Why?

Pretty decent tenure, a big part of those Rocket teams that won two titles, fair numbers.

I think I'm going to vote for the TNT crew every time now until they get in.

[TMU]

Robert Reid wins.