Monthly Archives: March 2010

Video breakdown of the Houston Rockets’ final act

With the Rockets-Wizards game tied at 92 with 33 seconds left, the Rockets had a tough decision to make.  With 22 seconds on the shot clock, they had to figure out if they wanted to go quick to preserve the two-for-one opportunity, ensuring that they will get the ball back, or if they just wanted [...]

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Luis Scola vs. Andray Blatche

This jumped out at me immediately last night during the pre-game, because, since the trade deadline, one of the hottest storylines around the league has been the emergence of Blatche. Did not realize that Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola has actually played better, and by a pretty wide margin at that. Like I have said [...]

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Washington Wizards at Houston Rockets – 8:30 CST

Please post all Wizards-Rockets related discussion here.  I’m trying to figure out how I want to do things next year when the Houston Rockets figure to be in contention.  We could create a game thread designated for each game, then I could update the morning after with my recaps.  Not sure.  In any event, I’ll [...]

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A closer look at the Nets’ new owner

The Prokhorov portrayed in that “60 Minutes” story is someone plenty of NBA players would love to get to know better. And that’s where Prokhorov’s most famous misstep could even serve him. Besides buying the Nets, the thing he may be best known for is getting arrested at the French ski resort of Courchevel in [...]

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Houston Rockets’ Draft Class of 2009

I hate doing this.  Really.  If you’re reading this, you’re well aware that I try to stay as grounded as possible.  But watching Jermaine Taylor and Jordan Hill these past few games for the Houston Rockets, in light of what we saw from Chase Budinger earlier in the year, I just can’t help but wonder [...]

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