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Ten Reasons Why The Houston Rockets Rock

The Houston Rockets haven’t seen great success since they won back-to-back NBA titles in 1993 and 1994. They have remained competitive throughout the years, and 2013 looks like they’re back in great form.

Personal reasons forced head coach Kevin McHale to miss some games early in the season, but his return has been crucial to the development of the team. McHale has experience coaching young talent and it definitely shows as this squad has gelled over the season. Read the rest of this entry »

Why The Houston Rockets Are The Best

If you live in Houston and are a basketball fan, then there’s no doubt you love the Houston Rockets! Have you ever been to a game at Toyota Center? Leslie Alexander, the Rocket’s owner, has brought excitement to the fans and to the City of Houston with a winning team! There’s something so special about watching the Rockets Power Dancers and Clutch at a home game.

Do you have a favorite player on the Rocket’s team? Luis Scola, Kyle Lowry, Goran Dragic, Courtney Lee, Patrick Patterson, Chandler Parsons, and Chase Budinger are all worthy of praise. Chandler Parsons had an Read the rest of this entry »

The Most Valuable Players On The Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets are at an interesting point in their history. When discussing the most valuable players on the Rockets, there are four that emerge as worthy replacements. The first is Argentinean Luis Scola. Scola, a veteran, who has seen his career scoring improve every year with just over 18 ppg last season. In addition, Scola is a gritty player who is involved in many scrambles while averaging close to 9 rpg. When it comes to scoring though the second name on the list is Read the rest of this entry »

Everything You Need To Know About The Rockets

The Rockets are going to be a dangerous team this year. They acquired Marcus Morris, a strong forward from Kansas, to help bulk up a frontline which is going to miss the retired Yao Ming. With the addition of Morris, the Rockets hope to be able to battle the bigger teams in the West such as the Lakers and Mavericks.

The Rockets will rely heavily on Kevin Martin this season. Martin is one of the premier scoring guards in the league and looks to help jump start the Rockets offseason. With a great shooting touch, Martin can Read the rest of this entry »

Houston’s NBA Rockets Past, Present, and Future

The Rockets are a storied franchise. Winners of two NBA championship in 1994 and 1995, the Rockers were led by Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon. Olajuwon was one of the best centers to ever play the game as he used an array of post up moves to leave defenders flabbergasted. Olajuwon used his array of moves to dominate Shaquille O’Neal in the 1994 finals.

The Rockets are currently led by Kevin Martin. Martin is a dynamic guard who can score and pass with the best of them. With a combination of different skills, defenders do not know how to adequately guard Read the rest of this entry »

Things You Can’t Miss in Houston

You’ve spent the last few months watching all the Rockets’ games on Directstartv.com satellite and you think it’s time you made a pilgrimage to Houston yourself. While you’re there, these are a few of the things we thin, you’d be a fool to miss…
Houston Zoo – Particularly if you’ve got the kids in tow, the zoo is a great place to get a break from bball and get outside. With a view of Read the rest of this entry »

Houston, We Have A Problem

The Rockets are a darn good basketball franchise, excuse me for saying so. Perhaps it’s not the most humble approach for a fan to take, but as a fan base, we have been relatively spoiled by the team’s performance and resiliency in recent years. Since 2002-2003, the Rockets have had exactly one “down” season. No, the team hasn’t powered its way to playoff glory, or even to the playoffs in every case for that matter, but each season, save for 2005-2006, the Rockets have finished the season above .500 and at least in contention for a playoff spot, even in the hotly contested Western Conference. Bear in mind, the Atlanta Hawks actually made the playoffs with an under .500 record in the East just 3 years ago (and took the top seeded Celtics to 7 games), thus putting up a positive mark in the West cannot be casually dismissed. A year ago, with a Yao-less unit, a preseason subtraction no one in the organization had accounted for, the Rockets still mustered a 42-40 record, good for 9^th in West (or 1 out of post-season play), finishing better than the 8^th seeded Bulls (again, Eastern Conference). Read the rest of this entry »

2010-2011 Season Preview

A year ago, the Rockets came up just shy of the post-season in a very competitive Western Conference. Approximately 4 months removed from season’s close, have the Rockets done enough to improve their playoff posture headed into 2010-2011?Fortunately for the Rockets, the off-season didn’t necessarily have to include a home run newcomer in order for the team to expect improvement. With Yao at least contributing, though it remains to see exactly how many minutes and at what level as he returns from an extended absence, the Rockets automatically gain at least one key asset going forward. Furthermore, Yao has continued to play a valuable role over the course of his past 4 seasons played, despite missing significant chunks of time in 3 of those years due to injury. Though he has never attempted to come back from an injury in which he missed so much time, Yao has at least has success in rehabbing past ailments, and shown the ability to be a difference maker even in a limited capacity. Read the rest of this entry »

A Nugget of Hope

Aside from the USA National Team in 2012, no one outside of the heavens knows exactly where Carmelo Anthony might be playing basketball this fall, much less next year. Though Nuggets have denied speculation that they are looking to move Anthony, who is set to become a free agent at the end of the 2010-2011 season, most analysts suspect that the face of the Denver franchise will not resign with the organization. Anthony has so far been unwilling to sign what’s been reported as a 3-year 65 million extension to stay in Colorado for at least the foreseeable future. This leaves the Nuggets with two clear-cut options, either chance that the pundits are wrong and Anthony’s heart remains in Denver or deal him while they can and get something in return for one of the league’s premier players. The Houston Rockets are apparently on a short list of teams to which Anthony would welcome a trade, along with the Knicks most notably, a landing destination may forecasters have been calling for months. With Houston having at least registered on Carmelo’s map, the question remains, “What, if anything, should the Rockets to bring Anthony to town?” Read the rest of this entry »

Yao Officially Cleared to Play

The Rockets most significant change in the starting lineup this coming season will likely not be in the form of any free agent or draft acquisition, but rather the return of center Yao Ming, who missed the entire year after undergoing foot surgery in July of 2009. In late August, team doctors officially gave Yao the go ahead to resume basketball activities, welcome news for the Rockets, Rockets fans and the big man alike. Since the 7’6” Yao went down, the Rockets have faced serious size issues in the middle, featuring no other legitimate 7-footer on last year’s roster. In an effort to compensate for their looming loss, the Rockets mixed and matched a host of players who are probably better suited to play power forward than center. While Luis Scola posted admirable numbers, standing just 6’9” he faced an almost nightly mismatch against some of the more vertically endowed players. The now departed David Andersen, a first year player from Australia added more size at 6’11” 245 lbs., though he appeared in only 63 games logging close to 14 minutes per contest. Neither player, nor anyone else in the Rockets lineup, could come close to matching Yao’s 310 lbs. frame. Read the rest of this entry »