<font size=""2""><font size=""4"">Versatile Rocket could be answer at power forward</font></font> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">So often lauded for his ability to offer any answer with uncommon grace, Shane Battier artfully talked without saying anything. He often had been said to be as verbally agile as any politician, which is not really accurate because it's been awhile since politicians were so well-spoken. But when asked a simple question — will he be a power forward with the Rockets? — he did his best to duck. "I run through everything," he said. "Every play I try to rotate between the power forward and small forward positions. You have to understand, the wings are interchangeable. There's really four positions I'm trying to learn in a short period." That offered nothing definitive, but there are other clues available. After practice when the team goes off to shooting drills, the centers and power forwards usually head to one end, while the perimeter players take the other. Easy. That failed, too. After training camp practices, with 14 rims in Cooley Pavilion in Austin, Battier and most players shot alone. </div> http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports...kn/4244833.html It looks like we may have our small lineup, and Howard might be coming off the bench.
Bonzi's rebounding will make Battier's transition to PF less of a weakness of the Rockets. I said a while back that Bonzi woud benefit Novak in the same way. I think you have to have TMac Bonzi Shane and Yao on the court together as long as possible. That is four more than just quality guys that have to lead the team.
