Houston Rockets

July 20, 2012 – Dan Favale The New York Knicks allowed Jeremy Lin to continue his career with the Houston Rockets, yet this wouldn’t have been the case if the team had landed Steve Nash. Nash is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, but he almost joinedthe Knicks. And had he done so, [...]

July 12, 2012 – Griffin Gotta The only thing promised with the end of another wave of Dwight Howard near-trades and “imminent talks” is that, since the center remains on Orlando’s roster, there will be more to come. The Magic organization appear to have gotten tired of looking at essentially the same package of Brook [...]

July 5, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The Phoenix Suns and Steve Nash seem to be parting fairly amicably. On the surface it might appear that Nash was traded for ‘just’ a bunch of draft picks and cash, but given his impending free agency, Nash’s agreement to a sign and trade was one final assist [...]

June 20, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors As we prepare for Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals, here are the Top 10 Individual Performances in NBA Finals’ Game 5’s over the last 20 years (1991-2011): 10. 2009 Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol (Los Angeles Lakers) Closing out Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic in [...]

May 30, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Tonight, a bunch of bouncing ping-pong balls will decide the drafting fates of the NBA teams who did not qualify for the postseason. The draft lottery process itself isn’t much to watch; we are introduced to the folks representing each franchise, explained the rules again, take a few hundred [...]

April 25, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Remember Steve Francis? I know it’s a struggle but think long and hard. I prefer to remember the dynamo point guard from his days with the Houston Rockets. The fearless attacker of the rim, the dunk contests, the one-two punch with Yao Ming. I try and forget the [...]

April 17, 2012 – Griffin Gotta In the grand scheme of things, you could say fretting so much over who will sneak into the Western Conference playoffs as the eighth and final seed is misspent energy. [...]

April 13, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Before we get to the weekend, a quick word on the Miami Heat and the “statement game.” Clearly, last night’s inability to overpower the Chicago Bulls’ bench unit is not going to look good on the resume, seeing as how they may need to defeat these Bulls — with [...]

February 7, 2012 – Griffin Gotta On Saturday night, Minnesota Timberwolves’ likely All-Star forward Kevin Love, frustrated with being the recipient of a few too many shots that sure must’ve felt like fouls, lost control of himself for a moment. Unfortunately for Houston’s Luis Scola, this temporary loss of judgement on Love’s part resulted in [...]

January 24, 2012 – Griffin Gotta Kevin McHale, the newest head coach of the Houston Rockets, returned to his former coaching residence in Minnesota last night, where, at the time, he left a burgeoning All-Star in Kevin Love. The Timberwolves also have a new coach this season in Rick Adelman, whom the Rockets let walk [...]