Rockets to sign Dale Davis?

Rocketsterps · Post #1 » by **Rocketsterps** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:23 pm

We are working Dale Davis out today. Looks like we are releasing Justin Williams and going w/ a proven vet. Another good move by Daryl Morey.

No link yet, I just heard it on radio 610.

update:

here's the link...
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/spo ... 24778.html

moofs · Post #2 » by **moofs** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:50 pm

Yeah, I heard it too. Going by what we saw out of Williams, at the worst case, it can't be bad.

Alex_De_Large · Post #3 » by **Alex_De_Large** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:00 pm

i don't know, can he still play at high level? in his 2 last years in the nba he averaged nothing more than 7 minutes.
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dale_davi ... stats.html

A.J. · Post #4 » by **A.J.** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:03 pm

he is an upgrade over williams so im all for it

jove9 · Post #5 » by **jove9** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:45 pm

Wow.

The center position might be manned by Mutombo and Davis.

Wow.

MaxRider · Post #6 » by **MaxRider** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:51 pm

can Morey just talk Hakeem out of retirement?

Post #7 » by **Vator** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:53 pm

good...Justin Williams was scrubbish

Rocketsterps · Post #8 » by **Rocketsterps** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:01 pm

MaxRider wrote:can Morey just talk Hakeem out of retirement?

That would be sick! I'd name my first born Morey :lol:

jove9 · Post #9 » by **jove9** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:09 pm

Dream's skills diminished pretty quickly, remember. And he didn't just want to be a rebounding, shot blocking center.

I love Dream, but if Morey did find some way to get him to come out of retirement, it wouldn't take long for fans to want Justin Williams back.

Shabi__5 · Post #10 » by **Shabi__5** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:14 pm

Good , I trust him more if an injury happens or something.
I really like Juston Williams skils and size but the 6 minutes he played for us really didn't impress me , the guy was on a 10 day contract and he wasn't even trying.
Sign Mike Harris for the rest of the season BTW.

Baller 24 · Post #11 » by **Baller 24** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:22 pm

Well I dunno what to say about this one, I'm assuming that Davis will come off the bench for Deke? Just a big body to throw around?

jove9 · Post #12 » by **jove9** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:26 pm

Baller 24 wrote:Well I dunno what to say about this one, I'm assuming that Davis will come off the bench for Deke? Just a big body to throw around?

I don't think he'd play more than 7 mins. Adelman would probably still use Mutombo and Scola, with Hayes coming in after them. Davis would play spot minutes against PHX and SA and other teams that will get our big men in foul trouble.

A.J. · Post #13 » by **A.J.** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:34 pm

he is good for about 3-7 minutes

Rocketz973 · Post #14 » by **Rocketz973** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:36 pm

thank you Morey!!! I waited for this news ever since we signed Justin Williams. This will help us alot!!!!

texasholdem · Post #15 » by **texasholdem** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:28 pm

This seems to be a move made specifically for the playoffs so if Davis is in halfway decent shape then he's one of the twelve so who gets left off the playoff roster?

1. Mcgrady
2. Alston
3. Battier
4. Scola
5. Mutombo
6. Jackson
7. Landry
8. Head
9. Hayes
10. Davis
11. Harris
12. Novak or Brooks???

jove9 · Post #16 » by **jove9** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:15 pm

texasholdem wrote:This seems to be a move made specifically for the playoffs so if Davis is in halfway decent shape then he's one of the twelve so who gets left off the playoff roster?

1. Mcgrady
2. Alston
3. Battier
4. Scola
5. Mutombo
6. Jackson
7. Landry
8. Head
9. Hayes
10. Davis
11. Harris
12. Novak or Brooks???

I think both Brooks and Novak make the playoff roster. You need a 3rd pg just in case, and Novak is a great shooter. If Landry is healthy, Harris is the odd man out.

Amel · Post #17 » by **Amel** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:24 pm

vator wrote:good...Justin Williams was scrubbish

Davis is def an upgrade, I like the signing if it goes thru

Texas Longhorns · Post #18 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:46 pm

YES! Landry will play

moofs · Post #19 » by **moofs** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:55 pm

Yeah. I like Harris, it's just that he duplicates a lot of what other players we have already bring (particularly Landry), but not as well as they do it. I don't see him playing all that well together with Landry (because of the things he duplicates, and unlike our combinations with Battier, Hayes, Scola, and Landry, who all bring different things and could absolutely all be on the floor at once if needed), and we need the backup big and point guard more than the insurance backup backup SG/SF/PF. He's a good player, there's just no room for him on our team, sadly. I still wish we'd been able to keep Buike, but even he would be having some troubles getting PT on our team right now. Is there such a thing as "too loaded"?

Texas Longhorns · Post #20 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:59 pm

This means we will lets Williams go?