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Asik the best offseason pickup???

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Asik the best offseason pickup??? 

Post#1 » by tha_rock220 » Fri Nov 16, 2012 2:50 am

He's the first legitimate big man the Rockets have had in three seasons, he's the first Rocket to average a double-double in four seasons, and Matt Bullard can't pronounce his name right(it sounds like he's saying "ahhhh ****".

Harden gives the Rockets someone dynamic, and Lin is a cash cow, but Asik has been the best pick up for the money in my opinion.
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Post#2 » by MaxRider » Fri Nov 16, 2012 2:53 am

marcus camby?
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Post#3 » by Guy986 » Fri Nov 16, 2012 2:54 am

I dont know if hes a better pick up than Harden since most people agree that Harden is our best player. But i think Asik has a strong chance for MIP. Definitely a bargain signing at 8 million per. He's so consistent. HE knows what he can do and what he cant do. And he has 2 elite or near elite skill at the nba level.

Cant say that about the other 13 guys on the roster.
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Post#4 » by TMU » Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:19 am

Asik is also the best rebounder in the league. MIP and the best off-season pick up, easy.
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Post#5 » by BaYBaller » Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:43 am

Yeah he's a virtual lock for MIP if he keeps up this pace.
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Post#6 » by rocketsballin » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:05 am

he's the best big black guy type player we had snice yao. im glad we got a player that dominates the boards. hoping his blocks go up as he gets used to starter minutes. when he has a career game, and hasn't even played 35minutes, he should never be benched in crunch time. i cant let that one go sorry :angry: , he wason his way to his first 20/20 . reminds me of dalembert and camby gettign benched end of last season in the 4th quarters

but yeah i'd say harden is our best offseason pickup. hopefully a 25/5/5 player as the season goes on, i'd say that's better than an elite defense/rebounding center.
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Post#7 » by Zubby » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:15 pm

I never wanna see Harden/Lin name in the same sentence as Omar "AHH SH*T"! until they show up every night like he does.

He is by far my fav offseason pick up so far, I love bigs.


He along with Lin, Parsons, Morris, 2Pat, & Jones are gonna make this a top 3 defensive team
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Post#8 » by pumpfake ersan » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:12 am

cant believe that he makes 24/33 freethrows , he shots under 45 % last year
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Re: Asik the best offseason pickup??? 

Post#9 » by Mr. E » Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:21 am

pumpfake ersan wrote:cant believe that he makes 24/33 freethrows , he shots under 45 % last year


I heard a report about him after the last game. The dude has put serious effort into improving his free throw shooting. He's out on the court before and after every game with a free throw routine.

He's basically doing a "muscle memory" type of workout. So far the results have been impressive.

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Post#10 » by inquisitive » Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:09 am

Asik and DJ are probably the two guys leading for MIP this year right now.
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Post#11 » by Ginger Bean » Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:02 am

Rockets would be lost without Asik, Harden or no Harden.
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Post#12 » by MaxRider » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:10 am

pumpfake ersan wrote:cant believe that he makes 24/33 freethrows , he shots under 45 % last year

look who jinxed him
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