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Here's a detailed list of each NBA club's payroll. All credit goes to Wyn Douglas of Canis Hoopus.
Rockets Schedule
Next 5 Games
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Miami
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Tue 02/09 | 6:30 PM CST |
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Utah
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Tue 02/16 | 7:30 PM CST |
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Milwaukee
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Wed 02/17 | 7:00 PM CST |
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Indiana
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Sat 02/20 | 7:30 PM CST |
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New Orleans
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Sun 02/21 | 6:00 PM CST |
Last 5 Games
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Philadelphia
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Sat 02/06 | L 95 - 102 |
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Memphis
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Fri 02/05 | W 101 - 83 |
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Golden State
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Tue 02/02 | W 119 - 97 |
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Phoenix
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Sun 01/31 | L 111 - 115 |
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Portland
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Fri 01/29 | W 104 - 100 |
Southwest Standings
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Dallas
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31 | 19 | .620 | 0 | Lost 1 |
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San Antonio
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29 | 20 | .591 | 1.5 | Won 1 |
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Houston
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27 | 23 | .540 | 4 | Lost 1 |
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New Orleans
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27 | 24 | .529 | 4.5 | Won 1 |
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Memphis
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26 | 24 | .520 | 5 | Lost 3 |
(updated 2.8.2010 at 4:14 PM CST)
Whoops, almost forgot the second one...
NBA: Where Motion Happens
"What about players who play like superstars (high efficiency, high usage) but don't get much run? Look for the green spot by the intersection of 120 ORtg, 25 USG%. That's Carl Landry, hanging out in the cluster of Chris Paul, Steve Nash, and Chauncey Billups. That's some elite company."
I think that should get your attention. Hoopdata writer Tom Haberstroh, creates this wonderful tool that statheads (and non statheads) can enjoy. I'm sure Only_A_Lad or Xiane can further elaborate on this, if you still don't understand what the writer was trying to get at.
Now, I urge you guys to check out various combinations using our beloved Rockets and former Rockets (I'm looking at you, Rafer Alston). Some player lines can be a bit depressing (McGrady, for example) but it's a fun exercise, to say the least.
Taking The Road Less Abused On The NBA Trade Machine
by Tom Martin on Feb 8, 2010 2:00 AM CST
in Player Analysis
23 comments
Andre Iguodala might be a perfect fit in Houston. He can create. He can defend. He doesn't admit to drinking Hennessey at halftime. And while we're at it, he can probably speak Chinese, teach Trevor Ariza how to be selective, and solve Daryl Morey's unfinished math equations on the blackboard. A true renaissance man.
Problem is, I don't want Andre Iguodala. Trade him to Phoenix, Ed Stefanski. Get him off the market, and as far away from the heads and hearts of Rockets fans as possible. I don't want to see Andre Iguodala in a Rockets uniform any time soon.
Atop my wish list, I have someone else in mind. His name is Caron Butler, and, if you really think about it, he is no different from Saint Iguodala. Actually, no, that's wrong - he costs $4-5 million less per season, and is off the books in 2011. Yup, I'm drinking Caron Butler's kool aid.
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Rockets to add Rio Grande Valley's Garrett Temple
Garrett Temple will be called-up to the Houston Rockets tomorrow. This doesn't surprise me one iota.
While Temple is averaging a rather pedestrian 14.9 points, 3.7 boards and 3.4 assists while shooting 43% from the field and 37% from beyond the arc, he knows the system and fills a void with both Trevor Ariza and Kyle Lowry expected to not be available until after the all-star break.
Temple started his career with the Rockets as a Vegas Summer League invite, where he averaged 4.6 points per game over the course of five games. He apparently impressed Rockets GM Daryl Morey enough to get an invite to play for the Rockets this Fall, however. In the preseason, Temple appeared in four games with the Rockets, though didn't make much of an impact averaging 2.5 points over four appearances, though he was released in the first round of cuts.
1 day ago
Scott Schroeder
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NBA Owners Lose Their Minds
The proposal, a source familiar with talks said, includes rollbacks that could reduce maximum guaranteed salaries, both for veterans such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, as well as up-and-comers like Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose, to almost a third of what they would have been eligible for under the current agreement.
Perhaps the biggest shocker: The owners' proposal includes a provision that would require any pre-existing deals to be revised to conform to the new deal's limits.
1 day ago
Only_A_Lad
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Game 50 Recap - Rockets 95 - Sixers 102 - "The objects of our affection."
by Xiane on Feb 7, 2010 1:39 AM CST
in Game Recaps
16 comments
This is a game the Rockets should have won.
Here's the story in a nutshell - Kyle Lowry lead a bench comeback and 26-4 run against the Sixers. The Sixers looked like a beaten team, like they had given up. Lowry twisted his ankle, gutted out two free throws, left the game. The Sixers chipped away, then got hot in the 4th just as the Rockets were getting sloppy. Iguodala hit a big three at 1:37 left in 4th to put the 76ers up 6 and basically seal the deal.
This is the sort of loss that annoys me. Houston had a somewhat typical flat start to the first. Philly shot about 70% on mostly open looks, the Rockets, with all of 2 effective offensive players in, shot about 35%. Philly built a big lead, as we've seen so often. Then the benches came in and the Rockets got within 4 by the end of the quarter. Here's my beef - play Battier, Ariza and Hayes all at the same time, as starters, but if they're not defending you've GOT to get more offense on the court. When the Rockets did this, the tide turned, of course it helped that a very hot 76er team stopped moving the ball and getting open looks as they had for most of the first. The second unit, or higher offense unit at least, seemed to defend just as well.
The second quarter rolled around and the Rockets stepped up their defense, and their offense as well, ending the half up 57-47, lead largely by Lowry and Brooks operating in tandem. At this point the 76ers appeared to have broken. It may seem odd to say that, but it certainly appeared that way.
The third quarter seemed almost desultory, with the 76ers appearing to effectivelyt lose interest in the game. The Rockets, too, seemed unfocussed, but appeared to be well on their way to winning. The crowd was subdued, especially for a weekend game, and the lower section looked about half full. As usual, the upper section was well-attended, but TV viewers can't see that.
At any rate, it appeared that the 76ers were content to play sloppy basketball, and accept a split of back-to-backs on the road. Then, with seven minutes left in the 3rd Kyle Lowry turned his ankle on a drive. The Rockets called a timeout and Kyle, tough guy that he is, walked out and drained 2 FT. He then headed straight off the court and immediately started hopping, putting no weight on his injured ankle. Hopefully this is not one of those lingering ankle sprains, and Kyle will rejoin us soon.
The loss of Lowry changed everything, in my opinion. The 76ers couldn't contain the tandem of Lowry and Brooks, and Landry, too, feasted off the chaos the two PG created in the Philly D. With Lowry, and his tough D, out the 76ers started chipping away. Mainly they did this by turning up the defensive pressure, making it hard for Brooks to move the ball, and with Budinger as the secondary ball-handler. The loss of Lowry showed very prominently here, as Brooks finally appeared to tire in a game - with 43 minutes played on a back-to-back its understandable.
he Rockets responded to the pressure by turning the ball over on sloppy passes, and missing easy shots. Suddenly in the 4th the game was tied. Philly got hot shooting again, the Rockets couldn't get stops, couldn't buy a shot and it was game over with a bad taste lingering with some bad memories. This was the Rockets game to win and they let it get away, and they let it get away mainly because they were outworked. This hasn't happened often this season, but it did tonight, and against a team that we simply have to beat.
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Game 50: Rockets vs. Sixers
by Only_A_Lad on Feb 6, 2010 7:00 PM CST
in Game Thread
91 comments
The Sixers took down the CP3-less Hornets last night, giving the Rockets third place in the SW Division. Let's hope the Rockets thank them by handing Philly another loss.
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From Daryl Morey's twitter: "Proud of Joey. Long road to go but he put the work in and earned a chance. Team defensive effort carried us. Def rebs keyed trans game."
Courtesty of ClutchFans.net, here's Dorsey's highlights from last night's game. The first in what we can only hope is a long series of solid games from the Kraken.
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Only_A_Lad
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Game 49 Recap: The Rockets Win 101-83, and the Gorilla Dunk Returns
by Only_A_Lad on Feb 5, 2010 10:41 PM CST
in Game Recaps
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After the victory over Golden State, I wasn't ready to say that the Rockets were truly playing like the Rockets of yore (yore = December). But tonight was real evidence. The Houston squad poked at loose balls (heh heh) and defended its way to a victory, easily crushing the hapless Grizzlies. After a month of tough victories and hard-fought losses, this was a refreshing change.
The game actually started off close enough. The Rockets were only up by six at the half, and the Grizzlies mounted another serious challenge to Houston's lead early in the third quarter. Turns out, bench play is perhaps a lot more important than I thought. I think I greatly underestimated the difference between the two teams' respective benches - as the (awful idiotic annoying charming) Grizzlies announcers pointed out, the Grizzlies have the worst-scoring bench in the NBA. The Rockets, however, have a remarkably balanced attack, and it showed tonight.
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