Every Friday all season long I’ll be ranking every active player (who sees the floor) on the Houston Rockets based on his performance from the previous week. If you missed last week’s installment, here you go. 12) Ronnie Brewer (Last week: 11) Brewer played one minute this week, and in that time he was unable to [...]
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A closer look at Terrence Jones
November 21, 201311:37 amTerrence Jones is an athletic mutant. That’s the most complimentary description that springs to mind whenever he’s racing around a basketball court on my television. Jones makes the difficult look effortless, but turns simple situations into a sticky Rubix cube. Two weeks ago he wasn’t in Houston’s rotation. Two nights ago he scored 11 points [...]
Player Power Rankings: Week 3
November 15, 20139:41 amEvery Friday all season long I’ll be ranking every active player (who sees the floor) on the Houston Rockets based on his performance from the previous week. If you missed last week’s installment, here you go. 12) Greg Smith (Last week: 10) Greg Smith, a favorite of mine, logged a single minute this week before awkwardly [...]
Intriguing Takeaways From Philadelphia
November 14, 20139:30 amLast night the Houston Rockets were James Harden-less, but lost a very winnable game against the (Michael Carter-Williams-less) Philadelphia 76ers. Here are two takeaways from that game. Both are related to Dwight Howard. Both Howard’s offense in the post and his pick-and-roll defense helped shape this singular contest, and not necessarily in a good way. (Please keep [...]
Player Power Rankings: Week 2
November 8, 20139:52 amEvery Friday all season long I’ll be ranking every active player on the Houston Rockets based on his performance from the previous week. If you missed the first installment, here you go. 13) Donatas Motiejunas: When Dwight Howard signed with Houston, I imagined Donatas Motiejunas doing cartwheels in his living room. Playing beside a dominant defensive/rebounding [...]
