Sunday, June 19, 2011

WRG 2011 Mock Draft - #23 Houston Rockets

We were next.

We won the lottery, built the team, positioned ourselves perfectly to take over for our Texan neighbors as the best in the West, and - as everybody knows by now - it all fell apart.

But this slow-motion nightmare has yielded to morning and we took a new 7-footer with our first pick.

We think that solidifies our frontcourt.  We now have a great mix of young players and some good vets still hanging around.

We also have an interesting array of young guards we think could produce some gems.  They need playing time, so we don't want to bring in another young player to disrupt that.

What we could use is a little more toughness on the wing, where we have some scorers, but not a lot of defensive presence or physicality.

We don't see a bruiser available here, but we do see a player who can rebound and block shots extremely well and has the wiry frame that players like Matt Barnes and Tayshaun Prince have used very effectively to provide what we are looking for.  Plus, we like that he has a lot of room to grow both his game and his body.

The Rockets select Tyler Honeycutt - a great fit with a young team and key part of the next day.


Everything's in 3-D!

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