[Board Project] Top 20 All-Time Rockets (Spot #10)

[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 20, 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
7. Yao Ming: 6/12
8. Ralph Sampson: 4/9
9. Elvin Hayes: 8/10

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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

Vernon Maxwell

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... eve01.html
5.5 seasons ('90 - '95)
5 playoffs appearances
2x NBA champion

Robert Reid

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... dro01.html
10 seasons ('78 - '88)
8 playoffs appearances

Kenny Smith

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... hke01.html
6 seasons ('91 - '96)
5 playoffs appearances
2x NBA champion

Otis Thorpe

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

[MaxRider]

vote: Robert Reid
nominee: Allen Leavell

[TMU]

Vote: Otis Thorpe
Nominate: John Lucas

[jove9]

Come on now. Franchise is (was) the best player of the available bunch.

Vote: Steve Francis

Nominate: Ribalding (does it matter who comes next? We're running out of quality guys. This is sad.)

[A.J.]

Vote:Steve Francis
Nominate: John Lucas

[Baller 24]

Steve Francis

Rodney McCray

[TMACFORMVP]

Man these rankings are starting to get depressing.....

Vote- Otis Thorpe
Nomination-John Lucas

Thorpe over Francis because he was still an all-star caliber player (around 17 and 9) but on a championship team.

[tosweet68]

Otis Thorpe

Charles Barkley

[Vator]

Otis Thorpe

Mike Newlin

[Ribalding]

Vote: Robert Reid

Nominate: Newlin

[TMU]

Otis Thorpe claims spot #10.
John Lucas has been added to the field.

[moofs]

Francisnewlinibtl!