Mavs, Rockets, Spurs, who gets Ruben Patterson

I think any of these teams should give the guy a chance, a 10 day contract at least.
He reminds me alot of a Bonzi Wells, plays tough, get rebounds as a undersized forward and occasionally make some mid range shots.
However, his attitude, to be cut from the clippers mid-season, will obviously be the determining factor.

Hmmm. Now that I think about it, it's been a while since a spur has been arrested for beating his wife. Maybe they SHOULD look into Patterson...

Patterson is actually a real good replacement for Bonzi.

He's the type of veteran, tough swing we need from the bench and despite his off-court problems, he'd be a great idea. He's not as good of a scorer, or rebounder as Bonzi, but he's a better defender and certainly a player that could play in our rotation.

How about Magloire guys..

A good banger, like Nazr, that can slip in under the basket and be low maintenance
just rebound, block and keep your hands in front of your chest on offense

Magloire would also be a good backup for Yao. I don't think anyone would be against that, for the minimum

Patterson would be a decent addition IMO. He plays very good defense and he plays hard. He can post up, slash to the basket(and actually make the basket instead of constantly missing layups/dunks).

He played well for the Bucks last year and would be a pretty good replacement for Bonzi. Plus he brings experience. It couldn't hurt trying to get him I suppose.

No thanks on Magloire though.

What? First of all, Ruben Patterson is old, he is not the same as Bonzi on the offensive end. He is not a great defensive player, nor is he a mismatch for almost every team.

Didn't you know? He's the "Kobe-stopper."

who cares, Bonzi wasn't even that good

Ruben in so no Artest, but he would also bring some much needed toughness to this Rockets team.

You're right. It's going to be tough to replace a 6'5 power guard.

I've really been impressed with Bonzi this year and was extremely disappointed with the trade. At any rate, as far as this thread is concerned, Patterson is no Bonzi. The only things they have in common are that they both have had off the court issues and both played for the same Jail Blazers team. Their games are totally different.

If we can't get Barry and the other alternative is a bucket of crap, I guess I'll take Patterson.

rockets should sign him to get some power in the line up since yao is gone