[Board Project] Top 20 All-Time Rockets (Spot #7) READ RULES

[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 13, 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

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THE CANDIDATES

Steve Francis

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... cst01.html
5 seasons ('00 - '04)
Rookie of the Year ('00)
3x All-Star ('02 - '04)
1 Playoffs Appearance

Elvin Hayes

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... sel01.html
4 seasons ('72, '82 - '84)
1x All-Star ('72)
1 Playoffs Appearance

Ralph Sampson

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... sra01.html
4.5 seasons ('83 - '87)
Rookie of the Year ('84)
4x All-Star ('84 - '87)
1x All-NBA ('85: 2nd)
3 Playoffs Appearance

Otis Thorpe

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... pot01.html
6.5 seasons ('89 - '94)
1x NBA Champion
1x All-Star ('92)
5 Playoffs Appearance

Yao Ming

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... gya01.html
6 seasons ('03 - '08)
6x All-Star ('03 - '08)
4x All-NBA ('04: 3rd, '06: 3rd, '07: 2nd, '08: 3rd)
3 Playoffs Appearance

[TMU]

Vote: Yao Ming
Nominate: Vernon Maxwell

[MaxRider]

vote: Yao Ming
nominate: Robert Reid

ps
i know Reid is not famous
but he played 10 seasons for Rockets

[A.J.]

Vote: Ralph Sampson
Nominate: Vernon Maxwell

[CJballa14]

Sampson

Reid

[Baller 24]

Ralph Sampson..sorry Yao, but Ralph was a solid center, and had potential to end up as one of the greatest centers of all time at 7'4. terrific scorer, rebounder, and plus he has the finals appearance, lets not forget that big shot he hit in game 5.

Robert Reid is a solid choice Max, big part of both runs to the finals in '81 and '86.

[HTown4Life]

Ralph Sampson

Vernon Maxwell

[Ribalding]

Ralph Sampson

John Lucas (Nominated moreso for what he did for the organization and the community after he quit playing.)

[tosweet68]

Yao

Barkley

Maxwell quit on the Rockets during their run to their 2nd title.

[YaoZai]

Yao Ming

nominate: Kenny Smith

[Vator]

Yao

Reid

[moofs]

Hayes (consistency!)
Kenny Smith

p.s. Elvin played for the Rockets for 7 years, not 4, unless you're going with Houston only.

[TMU]

Hayes (consistency!)
Kenny Smith

p.s. Elvin played for the Rockets for 7 years, not 4, unless you're going with Houston only.

HOUSTON ONLY!!! FORGET SAN DIEGO!!!

[moofs]

OK SORRY!!!!!

[TMACFORMVP]

Vote: Yao Ming (I wanted to say Sampson, but I think considering everything, Yao has done more for the franchise. Kind of unfortunate since had Sampson stayed healthy, he'd have been no lower than #3 IMO.)

Nominate: Kenny Smith

[TMU]

OK SORRY!!!!!

OOPS, SORRY FOR THE CAPS.
oops, sorry for the caps.

[TMU]

Yao takes spot #7.
Robert Reid is the latest candidate.

[Ribalding]

Yao takes spot #7.
Robert Reid is the latest candidate.

Far be it from me to question the will of the people.

BUT....

If you can't even find a picture of the guy in uniform, maybe he wasn't that important in the pantheon of Rockets basketball history.

Or...

Maybe the Rockets have a crappy pantheon.

My bad. Reason #2 makes more sense.

Carry on.

[MaxRider]