Who will be on the roster?

[cbs134679]

Knowing that theres only 15 roster spots, theres 18 guys that could potentially be in a rockets uniform at the beggining of the season, unless morey makes another move packaging multiple players for that 3rd scorer, who do you think will be cut before the season starts?

pg/alston,francis,brooks,jackson
sg/mcgrady,head,gerald
sf/battier,donte,novak
pf/scola,landry,dorsey,hayes,harris
c/yao,mutumbo,woods

[Young_Star11]

Will Deke come back for another season? Word is Boston are lining either him up or Zo.

Harris is immediately expendable with the draft of Dorsey. Woods too, but not much so. He is a 7-footer too, something we need.

There has to be another trade, involving some of our bench players. We have expirings galore to get something done.

[Dinky Bits]

Harris, Woods and Novak are the weakest links on that depth chart, so I wouldn't particularly miss any of them. I would hope that this isn't the roster we have going into next season, but I'll at least be somewhat happy if we re-sign Green. It's way too early to give up on him, and I still believe he can thrive in his hometown if we keep bringing him along. I would like our young core a lot more if Gerald was included, as I feel like he's the only one with true 'star' potential.

[ShaY]

Harris and Woods are goners.
And I doubt Gerlad will be on the roster , he is a free agent now and will have a much better chance at making someone else's team.

[TMU]

Here's the roster that I am expecting on opening day:

Starters
C - Yao Ming
PF - Luis Scola
SF - Shane Battier
SG - Tracy McGrady
PG - Rafer Alston

Bench
C - Dikembe Mutombo
PF/C - ZOMG Dwight Howard
PF - Carl Landry
PF - Chuck Hayes
SF - Steve Novak
SF/SG - Donte Greene
SG - Luther Head
SG/PG - Steve Francis
PG - Bobby Jackson
PG - Aaron Brooks

[Baller 24]

Here's the roster that I am expecting on opening day:

Starters
C - Yao Ming
PF - Luis Scola
SF - Shane Battier
SG - Tracy McGrady
PG - Rafer Alston

Bench
C - Dikembe Mutombo
PF/C - ZOMG Dwight Howard
PF - Carl Landry
PF - Chuck Hayes
SF - Steve Novak
SF/SG - Donte Greene
SG - Luther Head
SG/PG - Steve Francis
PG - Bobby Jackson
PG - Aaron Brooks

Very nice, but I'm going to have to tweak your team a bit

Starters
C - Yao Ming
PF - Luis Scola
SF - Shane Battier
SG - Tracy McGrady
PG - Rafer Alston

Bench
C - Dikembe Mutombo
PF/C - Joey Dorsey
PF - Carl Landry
PF - Chuck Hayes
SF - Steve Novak
SF/SG - ZOMG LBJ!
SG - Luther Head
SG/PG - Steve Francis
PG - Bobby Jackson
PG - Aaron Brooks

[Guy986]

You're both wrong... THIS will be the roster in opening days.

C - Yao Ming
PF - Luis Scola
SF - Shane Battier
SG - Tracy McGrady
PG - Rafer Alston

Bench
C - Dikembe Mutombo
PF/C - Joey Dorsey
PF - Carl Landry
PF - Chuck Hayes
SF - Steve Novak
SF/SG - Donte Greene
SG - WTF ZOMG KOBE BRYANT
SG/PG - Steve Francis
PG - Bobby Jackson
PG - Aaron Brooks

[tisbee]

One of the Pfs and one of the Pgs will be gone before the Season starts. Woods is back only if Deke doesn't re-up,and I don't see Deke moving his family for one yr. If he plays,it's for Rockets. Harris is easily disposable 15nth man.

The simplest option is Landry asks for more than Rockets are willing to pay and they let him walk. They dump Francis on a Memphis,Minn,Philly ala Phoenix and throw in cash to buy him out and an 09 draft pick-prob First as Suns set market.) Use the salary saved to get a SF/PF combo like Walter Hermann and go bargain shopping for a wing-Quinton Ross,Devin Brown. Or if Lux Tax is higher than predicted make a full MLE offer to JR Smith,Josh Childress. Make a $3-4mil offer to CJ Miles,Dorrell Wright and see if other team matches.

Rockets best hope is Landry takes LLE and they can package Francis,Hayes and an 09 pick for a vet wing. Sac's John Salmon,Portland's Martel Webster.

Some combo of above is most likely,w/Francis being dumped or bought out. Hayes or Landry(sign-n-trade)used to get a SG/SF. Hayes for JJ Reddick would be a salary match and an almost horrifying needs match.

These players will be on Opening Roster:
Yao,Dorsey,Motumbo
Scola
Battier,Greene
McGrady
Alston,Jackson,Brooks

Head and Novak are prob 75% certain of being on roster and Harris is 50/50. Either Hayes or Landry will make it.

Best guess is:
Yao,Dorsey,Motumbo
Scola,Hayes,Novak
Battier,Greene ,Harris
McGrady,?,Head
Alston,Jackson,Brooks

[jove9]

Kobe, Lebron, and Howard don't have anything on this guy.



Get it done, Morey!

[MaxRider]

C-YAO,MUTOMBO,woods
PF-SCOLA,LANDRY,DORSEY,hayes
SF-BATTIER,GREENE,novak,harris
SG-MCGRADY,head,green
PG-ALSTON,FRANCIS,brooks,jackson

i expect those in all cap are returning

[Guy986]

One of the Pfs and one of the Pgs will be gone before the Season starts. Woods is back only if Deke doesn't re-up,and I don't see Deke moving his family for one yr. If he plays,it's for Rockets. Harris is easily disposable 15nth man.

The simplest option is Landry asks for more than Rockets are willing to pay and they let him walk. They dump Francis on a Memphis,Minn,Philly ala Phoenix and throw in cash to buy him out and an 09 draft pick-prob First as Suns set market.) Use the salary saved to get a SF/PF combo like Walter Hermann and go bargain shopping for a wing-Quinton Ross,Devin Brown. Or if Lux Tax is higher than predicted make a full MLE offer to JR Smith,Josh Childress. Make a $3-4mil offer to CJ Miles,Dorrell Wright and see if other team matches.

Rockets best hope is Landry takes LLE and they can package Francis,Hayes and an 09 pick for a vet wing. Sac's John Salmon,Portland's Martel Webster.

Some combo of above is most likely,w/Francis being dumped or bought out. Hayes or Landry(sign-n-trade)used to get a SG/SF. Hayes for JJ Reddick would be a salary match and an almost horrifying needs match.

These players will be on Opening Roster:
Yao,Dorsey,Motumbo
Scola
Battier,Greene
McGrady
Alston,Jackson,Brooks

Head and Novak are prob 75% certain of being on roster and Harris is 50/50. Either Hayes or Landry will make it.

Best guess is:
Yao,Dorsey,Motumbo
Scola,Hayes,Novak
Battier,Greene ,Harris
McGrady,?,Head
Alston,Jackson,Brooks

Seems reasonable to me.

[Guy986]

Except i expect Landry to be our backup PF. I'm almost positive that he will return.

[McGrady2Head]

the only ones i want back are francis, t-mac, greene, scola, landry, yao, mutombo.

the rest are tradeable assets.
09 first round pick
battier
09 second round pick
09 second round pick from memphis
alston
brooks
jackson (expiring contract)
head
dorsey

and the following are nbdl players, aka complete garbage, and probalby wont make the squad..
novak
hayes
gerald
woods
head and brooks would be in the category also, but other teams who dont watch them may still think they have value

[Dinky Bits]

Wow. You hate quite a large percentage of the team, McGrady2Head.

Impressive.

[Guy986]

Yea, you sure you're following the right team McGrady2Head?

[McGrady2Head]

i didnt say i hated any of those players. im talking about just basketball. they all suck. we wont win with them. all those players i said that are bad, was i wrong? do people actually think they are good?
luther head averaged 1 point per game in the playoffs....
aaron brooks is a midget....
i dont even know who loren woods is....
gerald green didnt play one minute, even when he was on the t'wolves lol...
chuck hayes cant make a shot past 6 feet.....
we had the worst pf rotation in the league 2 years ago with chuck hayes and juwan howarad, and Steve Novak STILL couldnt get into a game....
battier is going to take this team to the promise land? who did he shutdown in the playoffs the past 2 years?....

[Guy986]

i didnt say i hated any of those players. im talking about just basketball. they all suck. we wont win with them. all those players i said that are bad, was i wrong? do people actually think they are good?


luther head averaged 1 point per game in the playoffs.... ok.. I want him gone as well
aaron brooks is a midget.... So are Allen Iverson and Chris Paul. Brooks is nowhere near the talent of those two but.... midgets are the devil right?
i dont even know who loren woods is.... someone who throughly owned and absolutely dominated Yao Ming in practice.... according to Pryuen from clutchfans
gerald green didnt play one minute, even when he was on the t'wolves lol... True, i dont see us resigning him
chuck hayes cant make a shot past 6 feet..... Ok... i have a feeling he's gone as well. Hello Dorsey
we had the worst pf rotation in the league 2 years ago with chuck hayes and juwan howarad, and Steve Novak STILL couldnt get into a game.... It took Jason Kaponon 3 years to get mins in the NBA, i have faith in Supernovak
battier is going to take this team to the promise land? who did he shutdown in the playoffs the past 2 years?.... which SG or SF torched us in the playoffs? None.... So in essence, Battier shut all of them down.

[Dinky Bits]

-Head actually averaged less than 1 point per game in the playoffs, but whatever.
-Aaron Brooks was impressive in stretches, and believe it or not, midgets actually can survive in this league. Just look at Earl Boykins for confirmation.
-Loren Woods is an oaf. Luckily for him, he's a tall oaf so he gets a contract.
-Gerald Green played 3 minutes in a Rockets uniform and absolutely dominated. 6 points on 100% shooting!
-Chuck Hayes has reportedly developed a devastating jumper, and can even hit the three with consistency now. Even though he still has that same hitch in his shot, and it takes him about ten seconds to release it, he'll be deadly next year.
-Novak's a spot shooter, and played his part. If you were expecting Peja, then I apologize.
-Battier against the Jazz isn't a very good example of his defensive capabilities. They don't have any star swingman who the offense is run through. About 90% of the other teams in the league do, however, making him a necessary evil.

They're role players. They play their role, and every team has them. You aren't going to have a bench of McGradys.

[jove9]

the only ones i want back are francis, t-mac, greene, scola, landry, yao, mutombo.

the rest are tradeable assets.
09 first round pick
battier
09 second round pick
09 second round pick from memphis
alston
brooks
jackson (expiring contract)
head
dorsey

and the following are nbdl players, aka complete garbage, and probalby wont make the squad..
novak
hayes
gerald
woods
head and brooks would be in the category also, but other teams who dont watch them may still think they have value

Apart from what everyone else has said, I'm amazed that you're choosing to keep Francis over Alston. Wow.

If this were 2001, I'd agree with you, but right now? Let me say it again. Wow.

[McGrady2Head]

the only ones i want back are francis, t-mac, greene, scola, landry, yao, mutombo.

the rest are tradeable assets.
09 first round pick
battier
09 second round pick
09 second round pick from memphis
alston
brooks
jackson (expiring contract)
head
dorsey

and the following are nbdl players, aka complete garbage, and probalby wont make the squad..
novak
hayes
gerald
woods
head and brooks would be in the category also, but other teams who dont watch them may still think they have value

Apart from what everyone else has said, I'm amazed that you're choosing to keep Francis over Alston. Wow.

If this were 2001, I'd agree with you, but right now? Let me say it again. Wow.

to be honest, alston is the one player on that list i actually do like alot as a player. the only reason he isnt on my keeper list is becauase id be interested to see what we can get if we throw in him and bobby jackson's expiring. If i had to add one more player to my keeper list, it would have been alston. the reason francis isnt on the trade list is because he makes like 2 mill. hes too good of a bargain if he comes to camp in shape, where as alston makes about 5 mill. with all those assets, i dont think its out of the question to think we could land 2 VERY good players.