Rockets close to adding Eglseder

[williebat]

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That is what the roster looks like right now. By my count there are 20 names there and I beleive that number will be cut to 15 for the start of the season (Could be wrong..don't follow the NBA much). It will probably be very tough for him to avoid the axe with there only being 4 rookies on that roster (two of whom they drafted and are probably higher on). This is all just my speculation but I would assume those five they cut would be sent down to the D-League team. Maybe E will be able to make the roster..but if not..at least he can count on Yao getting injured at some point which would open up a roster spot for a center.

true but they did not draft a center.

I hope Jordan can make it and be the first panther in the NBA!! Despite all that how cool would it be to be on a roster with yao and the Houston rockets. Pretty awesome stuff. Training league or not pretty great so far!!

Go get em Jordan!!!!

[FOTY]

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Where's SpanishMoon in all this?????

[Trapped in California]

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The restraining order, apparently...

[Panther-Sheik]

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Maybe he goes by Grinch now.

[OH BABY! I luv this team!]

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That is what the roster looks like right now. By my count there are 20 names there and I beleive that number will be cut to 15 for the start of the season (Could be wrong..don't follow the NBA much). It will probably be very tough for him to avoid the axe with there only being 4 rookies on that roster (two of whom they drafted and are probably higher on). This is all just my speculation but I would assume those five they cut would be sent down to the D-League team. Maybe E will be able to make the roster..but if not..at least he can count on Yao getting injured at some point which would open up a roster spot for a center.

Here is the roster info for an NBA team. If Jordan doesn't make their 12 man active roster I would guess they would have him go to their NBA-D league team to be playing on a regular basis and not have him be one of the three guys they could keep around for practice etc as part of their maximum 15 man roster.

In the NBA, there must be a minimum of 10 players on a team and a maximum of 15 players. Only 12 players can be active to play a game, and 10 players must be active with 5 starters and 5 reserves, or bench players.

[9YRPLAN]

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i think the league lets them have pretty much anyone on the three man injured list as well

[Panther4ever]

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Congrats to Jordan. Hopefully he can make it through training camp and get a spot on the roster for the regular season.

[TravelingPanther]

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Anyone able to find any stats?

[Panther789]

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I could be wrong, but I would be surprised to see any of these 12 not make the 15 man team (although I may not be up to date on injury info)

1. Battier
2. Brooks
3. Budinger
4. Jordan Hill (Top 10 pick a couple years back)
5. Jerod Jeffries (Played in 70 games last year)
6. Courtney Lee
7. Lowry
8. Martin
9. Miller
10. Patterson
11. Scola
12. Yao

Hopefully, Jordan can find a spot or continue to develop in the D-League.

[SteinPizza]

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i think the league lets them have pretty much anyone on the three man injured list as well

Correct. Unless this has changed, NBA teams play all kinds of games with phantom injuries to change the makeup of their roster. I'm not sure of the nuances as to why, but it's different than the NFL or MLB. 10 game contracts are another difference - and a chance for a guy like JE to show his stuff that he might not get in the other sports.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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http://thegnuru.com/Fantasy-Basketball/rockets-part-with-eglseder/

Unfortunately, Jordan was waived by the Rockets. Thankfully, this happened early enough that he has time to find his next gig (or should I say, early enough to have several choices, whereas if it were later, there might be fewer available opportunities). Best wishes Jordan in whatever is next.

[06panther10]

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Jordan has signed with the NBA D league Champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers, according to coach Netten's twitter.

[porkchop]

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If Jordan doesn't make their 12 man active roster I would guess they would have him go to their NBA-D league team to be playing on a regular basis and not have him be one of the three guys they could keep around for practice etc as part of their maximum 15 man roster.

Unfortunately, Jordan was waived by the Rockets. Thankfully, this happened early enough that he has time to find his next gig (or should I say, early enough to have several choices, whereas if it were later, there might be fewer available opportunities). Best wishes Jordan in whatever is next.

Jordan has signed with the NBA D league Champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers, according to coach Netten's twitter.

The Rockets "Waived" him so they could assign him to their NBA-D League Team the Rio Grande Valley Viper ..... essentially he's still a Rocket allocated to the minors. Jordon is one of three allocated players on the The Vipers 17-man training camp roster.

http://www.nba.com/dleague/riograndevalley/draft110110.html

(Eglseder noted towards the bottom of the article)

The Viper play in Des Moines against the Iowa Energy Fri. January 28 and Sat. January 29 ........ assuming Jordan is still on the Vipers Roster at that time it would be cool to see him play at that level.

[SpanishMoon]

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He wil make it if he doesn't let himself go. He has to stay in good shape.

[Trapped in California]

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Yao injured again http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5789926