Chandler Parsons just unleashed one of the most noteworthy individual games of the season against the Dallas Mavericks, torching them for 32 points on a mind-blowing 92% shooting from the field. Given his offensive improvement in the offseason, his new scoring prowess seems to be of great aid to the Houston Rockets. A brief scratch [...]
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Rockets vs the Calendar: Starters’ Minutes on Back to Backs
In January, the Houston Rockets slogged through six sets of back to back games, five of them in a row. After winning the first three games of that stretch, the Rockets embarked upon a notorious seven-game losing streak, only snapping it with a win over the Charlotte Bobcats. Now that the grueling stretch is over, [...]
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Houston’s Quiet Positional Revolution: Part 2 – Moving Forwards
The NBA is changing. Defenses, offenses, guards and forwards all look different than they did just a few years ago. The positional revolution has swept through the league and Rockets are quietly embracing it. Last week we examined their use of the backcourt rotation, and the unique place Toney Douglas fits into it (which has [...]
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Trying to predict Chandler Parsons’ future
Who’s the last rookie to unexpectedly grab a spot in his team’s starting rotation, play with the intelligence and aura of a 10-year veteran, and fail to show a single significant weakness in his game? Seriously, can you think of anybody? Before this season, had this player even existed? This is barely the tip of the [...]
Analyzing A Second Round Pick: The Chandler Parsons Story
The uphill path of an NBA second round draft pick is lonely; filled with obstacles and non-guarantees. It’s dark. It’s tantalizing. These players are so close to the dream they’ve dreamt since their tiny brains were capable of processing dreams and remembering them later. It sits on the tip of their tongue as they come to [...]
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