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With the season winding to a close, Rocket fans have come to the realization that the playoffs just weren't meant to be this season. So as a result, many have turned their attention towards the 2010 NBA Draft. With recent success in the draft, Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry in 2007, the second round steal of Chase Budinger in this past year's draft, it'd be hard to justify the Rockets trading their ...
A few weeks ago in a Saturday morning matinée, the Houston Rockets and New York Knicks squared off in the “Mecca of Basketball,” Madison Square Garden. Aside from it turning out to be a rather entertaining game, the drama went beyond the clutch shots exchanged between both teams.   It marked the eventual comeback of Tracy McGrady to the Houston Rockets, but this time as an opposing player on the Knicks. T-Mac ...

Rockets Stuck in Mediocrity: What’s in Store for the Offseason

Posted: 12th March 2010 by Vikram Dimba in NBA
The clouds are beginning to clear, and the sun is beginning to shine. It symbolizes the passing of winter, and the coming of spring. In other words, it represents the final stretch of a grueling 82 game NBA season with teams jockeying for the ever so important playoff positioning. In a time where losses are more closely examined, the Rockets have chosen a wrong time to start losing. Having ...

Rockets Pull Blockbuster with Kings, Knicks Possibly Involved As Well

Posted: 18th February 2010 by Vikram Dimba in NBA
In a night dominated by McGrady-to-the-Knicks rumors, Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey kept his cards close to his chest and unveiled a blockbuster deal sending Tracy McGrady and Carl Landry to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Kevin Martin. The full deal will consist of sending Kevin Martin, Kenny Thomas, Hilton Armstrong, and Sergio Rodriguez to the Rockets for Tracy McGrady, Carl Landry, Joey Dorsey, and an undisclosed amount of cash. The ...

Tracy McGrady Leaving Houston Rockets: What’s Next for Both Parties?

Posted: 29th December 2009 by Vikram Dimba in NBA
It's finally over; well, almost. McGrady clamored to play, and the Rockets finally caved in. Granting him seven to eight minutes per game, the Rockets had a chance to see his production while potentially having an ulterior motive: the ability to showcase T-Mac to potential suitors. In his return, the deal was, in the first six games McGrady would play six to seven minutes during the first quarter, and that would be ...

Landry Knocked Out, Cuban Crying, T-Mac Back: Latest in Rockets Land

Posted: 19th December 2009 by Vikram Dimba in NBA
Dirk and Landry, What Happened? When Dirk Nowitzki drove into the lane and collided with Landry mid-air, the collision seemed rather minor. Then Dirk would bend to the floor, and blood would begin to pour. Landry seemed fine, but called to the bench, with apparent bleeding coming from his mouth, as well. The initial reaction would be that Dirk knocked out Landry's teeth and bit Dirk in the process, which created the bleeding. That's ...

Everything’s Good In Houston, but Do Rocket Fans Want T-Mac Back?

Posted: 7th December 2009 by Vikram Dimba in NBA
After Yahoo reported that Rockets coach Rick Adelman wanted nothing to do with McGrady, and were actively looking to trade him, less than 24 hours from that initial report, T-Mac and Adelman are reportedly on the same page. There's still no deadline, but it's more apparent that Tracy will return within this month barring he hasn't been traded already. Adelman mentioned he did not want to play him in the four in ...

Allen Iverson Retires from NBA: Reflections on a Misunderstood Career

Posted: 25th November 2009 by Vikram Dimba in NBA
Stephen A. Smith of ESPN is reporting that Allen Iverson has officially retired from the NBA. His last game in the NBA was against the Los Angeles Lakers, and Iverson scored eight points on two for five shooting in just 21 minutes of play. This was a game in which Kobe Bryant ironically surpassed Iverson on the all-time scoring list. It's easy to point out the flaws in Iverson's game. He's a ...
Nov. 23, 2009. The date Tracy McGrady was scheduled to go through with his first full practice with the team and get the results of his ever so anticipated MRI. On a day in which was supposed to answer many questions, only more came afloat. The first set of news was that McGrady practiced with the team, but Adelman and Battier were not present, Battier due to a sore ankle, and ...
The Rockets are fully amidst the playoff picture in the Western Conference, something many analysts, and so called "experts," claimed wouldn't be the case. People are still trying to find the answers to how the Rockets continue to win without both Tracy McGrady or Yao Ming. The defense? That can't be it, the Rockets numbers are down across the board from previous seasons. So then the answer becomes consensus, the ...