In the seven games between March 13th and March 24th, spanning from the point Trevor Ariza returned from injury and joined Kevin Martin in the Houston Rockets’ starting lineup, up until the day Martin went down with an injury, Ariza shot 47% from the field and 34% from deep in averaging 13.1ppg. Overall on the [...]
Since Martin arrived, Ariza has been taking far less shots per game. He has also cut his amount of long two-point jumpers per game in half, and has slightly increased his number of three-point attempts per game. This is a good thing for the team – less shots from Trevor, period. So, while having Martin [...]
This needs to be nipped in the bud before it gains legs. I’m having flashbacks to the first half of this year when the ‘go-to guy’ myth was put into circulation and perpetuated to the point of acceptance as fact.
With the return of Kyle Lowry and Trevor Ariza, the Houston Rockets seem to have regained the mojo they had had back in 2009. Aaron Brooks led the way for Houston with 31 points, while Kevin Martin and Luis Scola had 29 and 23 respectively. Carmelo Anthony led the Denver Nuggets with 45.
My greatest fear came to fruition last night with my internet going out midway through the 3rd quarter. The funny thing is that I had predicted this would happen prior to the Portland game as I had been having problems with the connection for some time. I’m publishing this post from a wifi spot, so [...]
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