Big Tickey to Bean Town?

This is supposed to happen today or tomorrow. So, the Celtics will have Allen, Pierce, and Garnett! Does this immediately make them the favorites in the pansy East?

I would assume so.

I mean, who is there? Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Miami...Toronto?

Does Orlando crack in there with Lewis?

Seems like this spells big trouble if you aren't a Celtics fan and your team lives in the east.

On another note, what is this craziness about Arenas making 100,000 shots in 73 days?

More Rockets Talk. To the Extreme like Maximus James!

Well, since I don't know if anybody besides Patrick and myself are checking this, I'll keep focusing my posts about the Rockets. Mainly because the Rockets' Off-seasons tend to be more fullfilling than the Rockets' post-seasons. zing.....

So, the Franchise returns! I don't know what to make of this. I was a Francis fan when he played for the team, but when he got traded, I turned against him. Or maybe I didn't really turn against him, I just stopped caring about him. He turned out to not be very good. While he was with the Rockets he was considered a Franchise player. He was mentioned in the same sentences as AI and Kobe and VC. Then he lost all that and became another so-so player making max money.

Nevertheless, the Rockets are friggin loaded at PG. They have Alston, MJames, Francis, The Third, and the rookie Brooks.

The Third is definitely out. They are trading him somewhere for something. He said before the Summer league that he wanted out. Now it's obvious that the Rockets have no need for him

Alston in probably being traded as well. Which I'm not shedding any tears for. Nothing against the guy. I just didn't think he was that quality of a PG.

So does that mean that the promising rookie gets third string duties? kind of crappy for him.

The other thing is that MJames and Francis play like SG's not like PG's. we need a PG in the mold of Chris Paul or Steve Nash. We have plenty of guys who can score, we don't need our PG's scoring. So can those guys make the switch?

There's no doubting that we have the talent, now the question is, do we have the right talent.

Hello, anybody out there???

So yeah, who actually checks this thing anymore?

Anyways......pulled from the chron

POSSIBLE STARTING FIVE
Here's what the Rockets' starting lineup could look like this season with the addition of Luis Scola:
• F: Luis Scola — Brings toughness and offensive versatility to the position.
• F: Shane Battier — Team's best defender with shooting range now even more important.
• C: Yao Ming — Needs only to stay healthy; should love having Scola alongside.
• G: Tracy McGrady — High-scoring days could return with more up-tempo style.
• G: Rafer Alston — Could be early offensive trigger with Mike James bringing instant offense off bench.

I'm digging it. all except for Alston. but if Mike James can bring it off the bench, then that makes up for it. I am a little sad about "The Third" moving on though.

Plus, I forgot all about Bonzi. I'm not going to hold my breath that he'll not be a punk, but maybe just maybe he'll step up.

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