Rocketeers

-I'm happy for the rockets getting Ron Artest the same way i was happy for the Nuggets getting Carmelo Antony, this is obviously a little different though. The nuglet twins + JR + Kleiza + even marcus camby basically tells us we need to pay a little more attention to these stat machines ala (the Hollinger/Berry's)and that two super scorers put together doesn't guarantee a thing... The Rockets to me, with I'm sure just about everyone, else are a conundrum in their own right. a Fairly average team with Yao Ming, and 21+ without him largely due to confidence and, *Dikembe voice*, Luis Scola. (To me last year's signing of Scola will have had more impact when everything is said and done than Artest's stint will have) Before I read John Hollinger's piece today on Truehoop i thought, well this just adds another piece into their already stacked squad along with a solid defender, but with the Carmelo Iverson aftermath along only one ball to go around, will this work? Hollinger describes Artest back in Indiana as an over achieving role player that struggled to maintain star power when being option 1. So basically, if Artest can get jump started back into his crazy defensive minded and nasty when called upon offensive game, he could be perfect for this team. Unfortunately, with Ron and Yao coming back, the rocket's crazy chemistry will have to be built anew, but if everyone gets on the same page and T-Mac is healthy this will be the number 3 team in the West behind OKC and Lakers.

-I know who Poot would pick but Beans or David Lee? Two different positions, but like said on truehoop today, both very active, smart players.

-Machine clips are amazing, he is honestly the biggest weiner in the NBA, post-game comments on lakers-fan.com cementing it. No doubt in my mind, no one else comes close.

-I like Kevin Martin and the potential of Donte Greene. Two extremely gifted scorers +another in Douby with the likes of Jason Thompson coming up to keep the inside under wraps and Garcia to distribute the rock... Spencer Hawes isn't bad either, but imagine if D'Antoni had this crew? I like them way better than his Knicks squad in terms of "Seven Seconds or Less"... Greene needs to go to New York with along with Ramon Sessions.

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Amidst being stuck on the bench for the last few years, damn man, JJ Redick killed it in college. Furthest I could remember his Duke team going was i believe the Sweet 16, but in ACC play he was unstoppable... even Chris Paul back in the day was no match for him