The Dream Shake: FanShots

McGrady & Adelman Respond to Woj's Article

2009-11-20T19:59:56Z

McGrady & Adelman Respond to Woj's Article

"Adelman said on Friday that when they met, the conversation did not get loud, but that McGrady did not want to wait for next week to make his season debut. McGrady could not have played at the time he put on the uniform on Wednesday because that night's inactive list had already been turned in."

McGrady unsure whether Rockets want him

2009-11-20T16:12:41Z

McGrady unsure whether Rockets want him

Tracy McGrady and coach Rick Adelman engaged in an emotional and sometimes loud closed-door confrontation about the star’s uncertain status on Wednesday night, sources told Yahoo! Sports.

The Rockets played with their usual heart, energy and unselfishness. Those things may be their...

2009-11-18T14:06:05Z

The Rockets played with their usual heart, energy and unselfishness. Those things may be their trademark.

They can beat almost any team when they're perfect. That is, when the perimeter shots are falling, everyone contributes and the lack of size isn't exposed.

This was one of those nights that reminded the Rockets what they don't have and that there are going to be occasions when teamwork and passion can't overcome size and strength.

Rockets are 6th according to Hollinger

2009-11-17T19:41:11Z

Rockets are 6th according to Hollinger

Ariza gets ring, and Rockets get the win!!!!

2009-11-16T21:13:43Z

Ariza gets ring, and Rockets get the win!!!!

Ariza and Crew look solid this season
What do you guys think????

What a class act, Artest throws Ariza's shoes in the stands

2009-11-16T18:50:45Z

What a class act, Artest throws Ariza's shoes in the stands

ROCKETS WAVE POPS

2009-11-14T02:28:10Z

ROCKETS WAVE POPS

Pops is gone and Dorsey has been signed

Pops, we hardly knew ye

2009-11-13T23:07:07Z

Pops, we hardly knew ye

Via Jason Friedman's twitter. Pops Mensah-Bonsu has been waived for "roster flexibility" purposes. Thoughts, predictions, and wild-ass guesses go below.

McGrady: "It's a target date"

2009-11-10T19:55:01Z

McGrady: "It's a target date"

I'd rather not devote more space and energy to this, but McGrady has clarified his earlier statement about his return.

T-Mac wants to play

2009-11-09T23:24:19Z

T-Mac wants to play

In an e-mail to Yahoo! Sports, McGrady said, he would play Nov. 18 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

"Excited to get back and compete at a high level again," McGrady said in the e-mail.

The team didnt clear him yet.

Western Conference Power Rankings

2009-11-07T08:39:57Z

Western Conference Power Rankings

"Led by 6-foot dynamo Aaron Brooks and Lakers cast-off Trevor Ariza, the Rockets are making a strong case for playoff candidacy. Already they have a better record than both the Jazz and the Blazers, teams considered to be playoff locks. If Rick Adelman can continue to get this kind of effort from his players and avoid further injury, the Rockets will sneak into the playoffs and give the Lakers hell in the opening round."

Thanks Hakeem; sorry Rockets

2009-11-06T18:29:36Z

Thanks Hakeem; sorry Rockets

Followup article to Hakeem's tutoring, post Laker game

EmptyTheBench likes the Rockets so far

2009-11-04T19:03:18Z

EmptyTheBench likes the Rockets so far

Empty The Bench is on board with what the Rockets are doing this year and what Daryl Morey did to make it happen.

Though I do disagree about people not agreeing with the Rafer Alston trade. It was pretty blatantly the right thing to do.

Budinger is going to miss the LA game

2009-11-04T19:03:12Z

Budinger is going to miss the LA game

We might get a chance to see JT, Landry might also be playing the 3

Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #houston_texas #sports...

2009-10-29T22:06:42Z

Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #houston_texas #sports #basketball #nba #houstonrockets #anal
about 7 hours ago from WeFollow

Our illustrious GM discussing his interests via Twitter

Excerpts From The Book The NBA Doesn't Want You To Read

2009-10-29T21:53:18Z

Excerpts From The Book The NBA Doesn't Want You To Read

While publisher Random House will reportedly not publish Tim Donaghy's book "Blowing the Whistle: The Culture of Fraud in the NBA" because of liability concerns, deadspin.com printed what it calls excerpts of the book.

I find it pretty interesting, even if there is no supporting corroboration.

Charles "the Rockets are the worst team in the West..."

2009-10-28T18:25:16Z

Charles "the Rockets are the worst team in the West..."

Check out this video, he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about...

Guarding Greg Oden

2009-10-28T16:31:12Z

Guarding Greg Oden

Solid article by Wendel Maxey on how the Rockets chose to defend Greg Oden last night

Basketball Prospectus "Outliers" Article

2009-10-23T21:34:38Z

Basketball Prospectus "Outliers" Article

Good discussion of the huge gap in player usage rate on offense of Memphis (very high) and Houston (very low w/o Yao, TMac). For the stats oriented amongst us, this is the defining question of Houston's 2009-2010 season.

It's Official

2009-10-23T17:44:11Z

It's Official

The Rockets waived Brent Barry today. So the roster is finally official and Joey Dorsey can breathe easy.