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Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#1 » by wadero » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:57 pm

Does anyone know who the Rockets have brought in for workouts regarding the draft?
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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#2 » by TMU » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:34 pm

http://hoopshype.com/past_workouts.htm
Stanley Burrell
George Hill
Tyrone Brazelton
Dion Dowell
J.R. Giddens
Dontell Jefferson
Robert Vaden

http://hoopshype.com/draft_rumors.htm
We also looked at Serge Ibaka and Nathan Jawai.
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Post#3 » by jove9 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:39 pm

Sounds like we're in for another few months of:

"What the hell was Morey thinking!"

and later:

"I was ALWAYS a fan of _____________, ever since Morey drafted him."
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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#4 » by TMU » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:41 pm

jove9 wrote:Sounds like we're in for another few months of:

"What the hell was Morey thinking!"

and later:

"I was ALWAYS a fan of _____________, ever since Morey drafted him."


So true... I'd say about 80% of our board members do that.
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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#5 » by moofs » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:48 pm

What? I was under the impression that these boards were generally very accurate about the NBA draft, particularly with regard to the Rockets.

(I openly do not know jack about the draft and could not care less before seeing the players play)
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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#6 » by TMU » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:52 pm

moofs wrote:What? I was under the impression that these boards were generally very accurate about the NBA draft, particularly with regard to the Rockets.

(I openly do not know jack about the draft and could not care less before seeing the players play)


And that's how it's supposed to be.
But a lot of these fans act like draft experts and saying that they have watched plenty of college games and draw conclusions about a player. They also plagiarize their opinions from sites like Draftexpress.

cough... cough... Luther Head, Rudy Gay, Aaron Brooks...
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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#7 » by Ribalding » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:56 pm

Rox also looked at a ton of guys at Minnesota a couple of weeks ago.

Plus they host the 21 guy workout at Orlando every year.

So there's that.
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Post#8 » by jove9 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:59 pm

I find that people who follow college basketball tend to overrate rookies.

I don't follow college basketball, so all I know is that Rose and Beasley are supposed to be good. Maybe they will even be as good as Charles O'Bannon, Adam Morrison, and Mateen Cleaves!
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Post#9 » by HTown_TMac » Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:25 pm

I don't follow College Basketball but I watch alot of it, and I think I have problems seeing some of the "NBA Ready" Players not nba ready...
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Post#10 » by moofs » Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:28 pm

Mateen Cleaves was one of the best ankle breakers the NBA has ever seen.

Bones lay strewn behind him in a surreal ossific wake.
How many men short of Diomedes can say that?

Too bad they were all his.
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Post#11 » by jove9 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:40 pm

moofs wrote:Mateen Cleaves was one of the best ankle breakers the NBA has ever seen.

Bones lay strewn behind him in a surreal ossific wake.
How many men short of Diomedes can say that?

Too bad they were all his.


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Post#12 » by Tomas_11 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:45 pm

Who the heck are these players lol..

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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#13 » by A.J. » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:49 pm

We have worked out:

Tyrone Brazelton, PG, Western Kentucky
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DSn1f97JXwc

Stanley Burrell, SG, Xavier
http://youtube.com/watch?v=10LsdmNKLt0

Darnell Harris, PG, La Salle - lights out shooter
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TRrD2eItQVY

George Hill, PG, IUPUI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2BlaAbbowV0
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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#14 » by TMU » Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:01 am

A.J. wrote:We have worked out:

Tyrone Brazelton, PG, Western Kentucky
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DSn1f97JXwc

Stanley Burrell, SG, Xavier
http://youtube.com/watch?v=10LsdmNKLt0

Darnell Harris, PG, La Salle - lights out shooter
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TRrD2eItQVY

George Hill, PG, IUPUI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2BlaAbbowV0


I don't know much about Stanley Burrell, but dude appears to be well-spoken and has the right attitude in approching the game. I don't think he's projected to be drafted, but I hope he gets drafted/signed by an NBA team.
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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#15 » by A.J. » Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:13 am

T-Mac United wrote:
A.J. wrote:We have worked out:

Tyrone Brazelton, PG, Western Kentucky
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DSn1f97JXwc

Stanley Burrell, SG, Xavier
http://youtube.com/watch?v=10LsdmNKLt0

Darnell Harris, PG, La Salle - lights out shooter
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TRrD2eItQVY

George Hill, PG, IUPUI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2BlaAbbowV0


I don't know much about Stanley Burrell, but dude appears to be well-spoken and has the right attitude in approching the game. I don't think he's projected to be drafted, but I hope he gets drafted/signed by an NBA team.


From what I have seen on youtube I hope we sign these players to play on our summer league team.
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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#16 » by MaxRider » Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:17 am

jove9 wrote:Sounds like we're in for another few months of:

"What the hell was Morey thinking!"

and later:

"I was ALWAYS a fan of _____________, ever since Morey drafted him."


not me
i did like Landry
this year i'm hoping we are getting CDR and Foster
remember i said it before the draft
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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#17 » by MaxRider » Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:20 am

A.J. wrote:We have worked out:

Tyrone Brazelton, PG, Western Kentucky
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DSn1f97JXwc

Stanley Burrell, SG, Xavier
http://youtube.com/watch?v=10LsdmNKLt0

Darnell Harris, PG, La Salle - lights out shooter
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TRrD2eItQVY

George Hill, PG, IUPUI
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2BlaAbbowV0


those are highlights
if they don't even look good on highlight
they don't deserve to be in nba
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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#18 » by jove9 » Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:03 am

MaxRider wrote:those are highlights
if they don't even look good on highlight
they don't deserve to be in nba


Right. You won't find youtube highlights of a guy turning the ball over, or blowing a defensive assignment, or dribbling the ball off his foot, or scoring on the wrong goal, or generally doing something stupid.... unless that guy is Lamar Odom.

Odom passes to the ref:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71SMu8A3VU4&NR=1

Odom walking the ball inbounds instead of passing it in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4-PBpe2oQI
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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#19 » by MaxRider » Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:06 am

jove9 wrote:Odom walking the ball inbounds instead of passing it in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4-PBpe2oQI


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Re: Any word on who we brought in for Workouts? 

Post#20 » by HTown_TMac » Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:32 am

CDR won't be much of a NBA Ready Player...
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