Rockets Mailbag Time~

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Mail Time: Why hasn't Battier gotten more recognition?
Rockets.com's Damien Pierce opens his mailbag to answer fans' questions

Rockets.com beat writer Damien Pierce opens up his mailbag each week to answer fans' questions.

So ask Pierce anything about the NBA or the Rockets. He’ll come up with an answer or an answer that sounds right. His answers, of course, are entirely his own opinion.

In this week's mailbag, fans want to know how it's possible that Shane Battier has never been a member of the NBA's All-Defensive Team and if the team would consider sending some of its rookies to the NBA Developmental League.

Pierce will be fielding questions again on Feb. 15, so send in your queries.

로켓츠 멜벡 타임입니다.. 매주 미국 현지 팬들이 로켓츠에 대한 질문을 올리면 느바휴스턴홈 담당 기자님이 답변을 해주시는.. 그런 프로그램이죠.. 가십거리로 즐기세요~

Why hasn't Shane Battier ever been named to the NBA's All-Defensive Team?
-- Mario Sanchez, Houston

Puzzling, isn't it? Battier clearly entered the league with a reputation for being a solid defender -- he was twice named college basketball's national defensive player of the year by the NABC -- but he has been overshadowed by other defensive specialists throughout his six-year NBA career.

What gives? NBA coaches choose the award and, judging from the remarks of opposing coaches when they're in town, they clearly view Battier as one of the league's solid defenders. But the guys in the suits are still influenced by media coverage and reputation. Battier doesn't get a lot of pub for his defense because he doesn't lead the league in steals or blocked shots.

He also hasn't been on a team that has been past the first round of the NBA playoffs. That might not sound significant and shouldn't go into the decision process, but the playoffs are where guys like San Antonio's Bruce Bowen built their reputations as defensive stoppers. If Battier is slowing down one of the game's best in a playoff series, the accolades will probably start piling up ... even though he didn't become a top-notch defender overnight.

첫번째 질문.. 왜 우리 완소 베리에는 느바 디펜스팀에 오른적이 없는걸까요?
베리에는 대학농구시절에도 2번이나 올해의 디펜더로 뽑힌적이 있는데요..
아마도 그가 느바 경력 6년동안 오르지 못한 이유는 다른 뛰어난 디펜더들 때문이겟지요..
또.. 베리에는 스틸이나 블락으로 리그에서 순위에 들지 못하기도 했구요..

그가 몸담았던 팀이 플레이오프에 나가지 못한것도 크지요..
별로 중요하지 않은거 같기도 하지만.. 매체의 영향도 크고 샌왕의 보웬처럼 플레이오프에서의 모습을 보여주지 못한것도 잇지요..
그렇기 때문에.. 만약 플레이오프에서 활약을 보여준다면..

굳이 정규시즌에서 매경기 최고의 디펜스를 보여주지 못한다고 해도 다른 유명한 디펜더들을 제치고 느바 디펜스팀에 오를수 잇겟죠? 하여튼.. 이번에 로켓츠가 우승해야겟네요ㅋㅋ

Would the Rockets consider assigning Vassilis Spanoulis or Steve Novak to the NBA's Developmental League? I don't see what harm that would do them. They would get some solid minutes and would probably improve their game.
-- Xin Kiet Tan

The NBA Developmental League is clearly beneficial to some rookies, but I believe the Rockets are better off keeping Vassilis Spanoulis and Steve Novak in town.

Novak's shooting range could wind up helping the Rockets down the road, especially in situations when the team has to quickly catch up on the scoreboard. Besides that, Novak clearly needs to add more muscle strength so staying in Houston will continue to give him an opportunity to work with the team's strength and training staff.

Spanoulis, meanwhile, does need to work on his shooting range and lower his turnovers. But he is an experienced international player and came to the U.S. to play in the NBA. He wants to be with his Houston teammates.

두번째 질문.. 스페놀, 노박을 디리그로 보내는게 낫지 않을까요.. 요즘 경기를 보면 그들의 출전시간은 극히 적죠.. 디리그로 가면 더 많은 플레잉타임을 얻게 될 것이구.. 능력도 향상될텐데 말이죠..
디리그는 많은 루키들에게 도움이 된다는건 사실이지만 로켓츠는 스페놀과 노박을 필요로 하기 때문에 잡고 잇는거겟죠...
노박은 슛터로써 로켓츠가 필요할때 득점원이 되어줄수 잇는 선수이구요..
스페놀은 슛팅력 향상과 잦은 턴오버를 줄이는게 우선이죠.. 그는 FIBA에서 드림팀을 잡을때의 핵심선수엿죠.. 그만큼 경험이 많고 로켓츠엔 필요한 선수가 될겁니다.. 물론 그도 로켓츠에 남아잇길 원하고 잇구요..

Are the Rockets considering getting a backup point guard before the trading deadline?
-- Edison T. Vallejos, Houston

The Rockets are always exploring options to improve and showed as much over the summer with their flurry of offseason moves. If the team can acquire a better reserve point guard before the Feb. 22 trading deadline, they will.

세번째 질문.. 데드라인 전까지 백업포가를 영입해야 하지 않을까요..
항상 찾고 있는 중인가보군요.. 2월 22일 데드라인 전까지 좋은 포가가 나타나면 영입할거라는... 짧은 답변..

Is there a reason why Kirk Snyder is not playing? I thought he was recovered from his broken hand. I know he plays the same position as Luther Head and Bonzi Wells, and there are not enough minutes to go around. But, since Wells got hurt on Monday night, I thought Snyder would replace him in Jeff Van Gundy's rotation for the next couple of games.
-- Mike Ault, Houston

Snyder simply hasn't been able to get back into the Rockets' eight-man rotation since returning from his hand injury.

Before Wells missed Tuesday's game against Memphis with a sore lower back, Snyder had made only a few cameo appearances since being cleared by the team's medical staff on Jan. 5. He's actually spent the majority of the games since his return on the inactive list. Snyder was activated for Tuesday's game because of Wells' absence, but didn't see any action.

Wells' recent emergence from the bench and Head's clutch shooting are certainly reasons why Snyder hasn't earned more playing time, but the third-year guard was hurt by not being on the floor for the past two months. The Rockets found a rotation that worked over that time and Snyder didn't have a place in the lineup because he was out. Snyder is also still trying to earn Jeff Van Gundy's trust to get back in the lineup. Snyder, who arrived from New Orleans/Oklahoma City over the summer in a trade, was still learning his role with his new team when he got hurt. After being away from the team for nearly two months with his hand injury, he is still trying to find his way.

Wells, meanwhile, could return Friday night against Dallas, meaning that opening in the rotation was a brief one.

네번째 질문.. 컭스나이더 다 나은걸로 아는데 왜 안돌아올까요.. 헤드, 반지와 포지션이 겹쳐서 플레잉타임이 없는 걸까요.. 그럼 미네전에서 약간의 부상이 있었던 반지 대신에 다음 몇게임에 나올수 있지 않을까요?
스나이더.. 아직은 이른건가요.. 몇겜전부터 액티브리스트에 오르면서 팬들의 가슴을 설레이게 햇지만.. 코트에 나서진 못햇죠.. 게다가 반지가 약간의 부상을 당하면서 팬들의 기대감은 더 커졌구요.. 하지만 요즘 반지와 헤드의 플레이를 보면 스나이더가 나올 시간이 없다는걸 이해할 수 잇죠.. 워낙 벤치에서 활약해주다보니..
그는 밴건디님의 신임을 얻기 위해서 계속 노력하고 잇구.. 본인도 팀에서 자신의 자리를 찾기 위해 열심히 해야겟죠..
여튼 반지는 내일 댈러스전에 돌아올거 같답니다..

I know this is worn-out question, but can you give a time table on Yao Ming's return?
-- Chris Rikard

Sure. The Rockets center's fractured right tibia is healing on schedule and he is expected to return in mid- to late March. That means Yao will likely play the final month of the regular season.

For now, Yao is working out on an underwater treadmill and catching footballs on the practice court. No word on whether an NFL career is in the works.

마지막 다섯번째 질문.. 야오 도대체 언제 돌아오나???
음.. 이번 올스타전에도 출전하지 않는다죠.. 팀을 위하는 야오의 마음.. 그는 3월 중순에서 말에 돌아온다네요..
이 말은.. 정규시즌 후반기에 나타나겟다는..
요즘 야오는 물속에서 걷는 연습이나 공을 가지고 가볍게 놀고 잇군요-_-..
얼른 돌아와서 맥이 좀 도와줘~

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내일 댈러스전..

홈경기도 아닌 원정이네요..

요번 시즌 댈러스 홈경기 성적이 굉장히 좋은걸로 알고 있는데.. 무패이던가? 몇연승이던가?

여튼 내일 그거 끊어주길-_-..

담날 바로 샬롯 경기도 있는데..

잘 치뤄야 할텐데.. 걱정되네요ㅡ.,ㅡ 

여튼 Go Rockets!!

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잘봣습니다 ㅋㅋ

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텍사스 더비가 되겟군요;; 휴스턴 vs 댈러스라;;

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수고!

[정육점주인]

야오 복귀가 늦춰지네요 어쨋든 좋은 컨디션으로만 오면되죠 ㅎ 완소배티어 올해의 수비상도 받아주세요 ㅎ

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맥아 믿는다! 댈러스 꺾어줘 ㅠㅠ 그나저나 야오는 이렇게 되면 경기수 모잘라서 퍼스트팀 못드는거 아닌가..