January 29, 2014 11:49 am
I spent much of yesterday discussing Amin ElHassan’s proposed trade of Kyle Lowry to the Houston Rockets, both on Twitter and in a podcast. Again, a disclaimer: this is not an actual scenario that has been reported to have been discussed. Don’t run with this. It’s merely speculation and Red94 is a blog. I’m just [...]
January 29, 2014 9:26 am
Stein Rankings – This week’s rankings from the Committee of One are out, and the Rockets continue their ping-pong back and forth, dropping a spot to number nine after getting leaped by the Memphis Grizzlies. Houston had the West’s best record in January (8-2) until losing both of its weekend home-and-home games with the Grizz. [...]
January 27, 2014 8:22 am
Meet and Greet – Before last Friday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, GM Daryl Morey met with season ticket holders for a Q&A discussion. As has become his calling card, Morey was open and honest (and a little bit humorous) when discussing a wide range of topics including Omer Asik, Chandler Parsons and Royce White. [...]
January 24, 2014 11:29 am
Down to the Wire – When the final voting for the NBA All-Star game starters was announced last night, the biggest surprise on the list was that Dwight Howard’s spot had been usurped at the last minute by Kevin Love. Despite trailing Blake Griffin by only 17,000 votes for the final frontcourt spot last week, [...]
January 24, 2014 9:38 am
Every Friday, I rank every active Rocket (who sees the floor) based on his performance from the previous week. If you missed the most recent installment, here you go. 12) Isaiah Canaan (Last week: 12) Canaan averaged two points per minute this week. An outstanding number. (Related: he played one minute.) 11) Robert Covington (Last week: [...]
