James Harden must be the most conflicted player in the NBA. His former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder are a league-leading 24-6, while his current team, the Houston Rockets are 17-14 and headed in a different direction. While he watches his former teammates try to chase down a championship; Harden’s Rockets are trying to chase [...]
January 3, 2013
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Before the Rockets snagged their franchise 2-guard, they were seen as something of a stumbling experiment in off-season missteps. Jeremy Lin was signed to an extravagant deal, one that Houston deemed fit after Lin’s 35 games as a Knickerbocker (25 started). They went and signed Carlos Delfino in the dead of night. Houston also traded [...]
December 27, 2012
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Heading into the game, these teams had identical records. On paper, the Lakers are Hall of Fame; the Rockets are Sixth Man of the Year. But when the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets took the floor of the Staples Center Sunday night, there was a playoff-type atmosphere. Both teams were there to win. [...]
November 19, 2012
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Blogs, R.S. De France
James Harden and Jeremy Lin have transformed the Houston Rockets into a playoff contender. A couple years from now. Despite an impressive three game stretch that has seen the Rockets go 2-1, Harden average 35.3 points and Lin dish out 7.3 helpers, Houston is not playoff-bound. Not this year. I love a lot of the [...]
November 5, 2012
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Remember Omer Asik? The Chicago Bulls do. They showed restraint and decided not to overpay him like the Houston Rockets did. Now they must show that same restraint with Taj Gibson. I won’t go as far as to say Gibson is overrated, because his abilities are not exaggerated. He’s an athletically inclined forward who can [...]
October 19, 2012
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Not too long ago, I wrote about how Jeremy Lin is the undeniable face of the Houston Rockets franchise. And I stand by that column, but there’s been a common misconception surrounding it, and Lin in general. As sure as I am that Lin is the face of the Houston organization, I am, by no [...]
October 5, 2012
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September 20, 2012 – Dan Favale Jeremy Lin is notoriously humble, but no matter how hard he tries, or how coy he attempts to be, there’s no denying he’s the face of the Houston Rockets. [...]
September 20, 2012
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September 5, 2012 – Check out 8 NBA players poised for huge seasons in 2012-13… [...]
September 5, 2012
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August 31, 2012 – Rob De France After a series of new moves this off-season, we revamp our count down of the Top 10 trades or free agent signings: 10. Louis Williams to Atlanta Hawks The Hawks brought in the offensive engine that made the Philadelphia 76ers go last season, as he scored a career-high [...]
August 31, 2012
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August 14, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim According to an anonymous source, Carlos Delfino has signed with the Houston Rockets. This signing adds to what can only be described as a confusing off-season for the Rockets. [...]
August 14, 2012
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