Rockets Daily – Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Daily Factoid: This September, Team USA will make their trip to Istanbul for the FIBA World Championships with the hope that talent can overcome experience. The average age of Team USA after the cuts made Wednesday morning is 24.1, while the average age of Spain’s National Team (the reigning champions) is 26.0.
Rockets Daily- Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Daily Factoid: The ten tallest players in NBA history (ranging from 7′4 to 7′7) have played, on average, a total of eight seasons. To date, Yao Ming, the third tallest player in league history, has been in the NBA for eight seasons. read more
Rockets Daily – Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Daily Factoid: During the 2005-2006 season, Brad Miller dished out 6.1 assists per 48 minutes, the highest mark among all centers in the league. To put this in perspective, Steve Francis averaged 5.3 assists per 48 minutes during that same season. read more
Red94 year one in the books
It was in October of 2009 that I created Red94, born through a fortuitous whim. In December, I was welcomed into the TrueHoop family.
For seven months, you’ve welcomed me into your homes, offices, and classrooms, every morning and night to share my thoughts and opinions on the team we know and love.
First Edition of ‘Rockets Daily’; Welcome, Royce Chang
Since the inception of Red94 into the ESPN TrueHoop Network, the central dilemma I’ve grappled with pertains to the nature of the blog. Is Red94 strictly editorial or do I deliver the news as well? If assuming the latter role, in what manner do I provide it?
Chris Paul speculation gains life, will Houston Rockets pursue?
When Paul was quoted a few weeks ago as saying he’d be open to a trade if the Hornets aren’t committed to building a championship team, it was only a small hint as to the size of the chasm that exists between the franchise and its cornerstone player. Paul, in fact, has put into motion an aggressive exit strategy that will accelerate in the coming weeks, and his clear intention is to be traded before the start of the 2010-11 season, a person with direct knowledge of his plans told CBSSports.com Wednesday.
Update at 7:15PM on Sunday afternoon
Rockets.com Podcast
I was a guest again, along with Tom Martin (of SB Nation Houston), on the Rockets.com podcast, hosted by Jason Friedman. Click here to listen.
Thanks again for your patience these past few days. As you can see, I was doing some renovating that took a bit longer than expected. Ironically, Chris Paul officially went on the market during my hiatus – go figure.
Houston Rockets Trade Possibilities
I am loath to do this. Trade speculation is the nadir of analysis. It’s also fun and logic would dictate that the Houston Rockets hope to make a major acquisition before the deadline.
Update at 12:15PM
Houston Rockets sign center Brad Miller: 3yrs, $15million
Most interesting is that like the Lowry and Scola deals, the final year is partially guaranteed, adding more proof to the theory of manufactured assets.
Update at 3:46PM
Houston Rockets reach deal with Luis Scola: 5 years, $47million
Just tweeted by Jonathan Feigen of the Chronicle. He originally tweeted “5 years, $57million”, leaving me scrambling to pick my jaw up from off the floor. Still, this is quite a hefty price-tag for the 30 year old.
Update at 10:02AM on Friday morning