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 	Written by Ryan McNeill <br />
The Rockets&#8217; came out with a small backcourt against Milwaukee with Rafer Alston and Aaron Brooks and the duo combined to hit four-for-20 from the field and 1-for-10 from beyond the arc. After that didn&#8217;t pan out Rockets head ocach Rick Adelman switched Luther Head into the starting five t...
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<pubDate>02 Jan 2009 19:30:15 PST</pubDate>
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 	Written by Ryan McNeill <br />
The Rockets&#8217; came out with a small backcourt against Milwaukee with Rafer Alston and Aaron Brooks and the duo combined to hit four-for-20 from the field and 1-for-10 from beyond the arc. After that didn&#8217;t pan out Rockets head ocach Rick Adelman switched Luther Head into the starting five t...
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<pubDate>02 Jan 2009 19:30:15 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Opinion: Houston Rockets: 2009 NBA Champions</title>
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 	Written by William Sevidal <br />
Yao Ming was just as ecstatic as any player on the Rockets. &quot;I&apos;m very happy right now. Before the season started, Mcgrady and Artest came up to me saying, this is our year and they were exactly right. I wanted to represent for my country in the playoffs this year and I feel like I did a good job.&quot;, Yao...
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<pubDate>29 Dec 2008 22:48:36 PST</pubDate>
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 	Written by Brandon Gallawa <br />
Rick Adelman is unequivocally the best coach the Kings have had during their time in Sacramento.&#160; During his eight seasons with the Kings, Adelman won 395 games with a .633 winning percentage.&#160; He took the Kings to the playoffs every season and led them to the Western Conference finals in 200...
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<pubDate>19 Dec 2008 09:53:47 PST</pubDate>
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 	Written by Brandon Gallawa <br />
Rick Adelman is unequivocally the best coach the Kings have had during their time in Sacramento.&#160; During his eight seasons with the Kings, Adelman won 395 games with a .633 winning percentage.&#160; He took the Kings to the playoffs every season and led them to the Western Conference finals in 200...
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<pubDate>19 Dec 2008 09:53:47 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Opinion: T&#8217;d Off (Warriors 112, Rockets 131)</title>
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 	Written by Adam Lauridsen <br />
fans are well versed from years of experience in the various gradations of losses: good, bad, and utterly depressing.&#160; The first seven losses of this streak were filled with Ls of the bad and utterly depressing variety.&#160; Friday&#8217;s defeat in Houston, however, was a good one.&#160; In a young season...
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<pubDate>05 Dec 2008 20:48:50 PST</pubDate>
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<pubDate>05 Dec 2008 20:48:50 PST</pubDate>
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Fans got it right with this one, choosing to see the Rockets and C&apos;s on NBA TV over the possible Spurs/Mavericks or Suns/Nets contests in an NBA.com poll.

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<pubDate>04 Nov 2008 14:00:13 PST</pubDate>
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 The recalibrated Dallas Mavericks, scoring fastbreak points as if it were 2003, accomplished at least one goal in Thursday&#8217;s opener against the tough Houston Rockets by putting on a high-scoring and entertaining display for the sellout crowd.
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<pubDate>30 Oct 2008 21:41:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>30 Oct 2008 21:41:00 PDT</pubDate>
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 	Written by Tom Ziller <br />
Filed under: Hornets, Jazz, Lakers, Mavericks, Rockets, Spurs, Suns, Trail BlazersThe Knights of the FanHouse Roundtable have assembled to consider the NBA in &apos;08-09. In this dispatch, we discuss the contenders of the Western Conference. Be sure to also check out the hub of our NBA Previ...
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<pubDate>09 Oct 2008 08:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>09 Oct 2008 08:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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 	Written by Matt Moore <br />
The addition of Ron Artest to a basketball team is analogous to a fighter pilot willing to go into battle with Maverick. I can just envision the conversation between GM Daryl Morey and Head Coach Rick Adelman last July, summed up thusly:
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<pubDate>02 Oct 2008 15:18:00 PDT</pubDate>
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The addition of Ron Artest to a basketball team is analogous to a fighter pilot willing to go into battle with Maverick. I can just envision the conversation between GM Daryl Morey and Head Coach Rick Adelman last July, summed up thusly:
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<pubDate>02 Oct 2008 15:18:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Opinion: Headlines to Watch: Southwest Division</title>
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 	Written by Matt Moore <br />
Can We Play Six Players?: The Rockets either have to bench Luis Scola and put Ron Artest at the power forward position where he&apos;s undersized, or bench Shane Battier, which is kind of insane. You can try benching Ron Artest, but, um, he might protest. Loudly.
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<pubDate>01 Oct 2008 04:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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Herald New set of stripes for Tim Donaghy
Bobcats, Emeka Okafor agree on 6-year, $72 million deal
CelticsBlog No Melo, but Nuggets-Knicks deal intrigues
ESPN Rockets agree to send pick, Greene, Jackson to Kings for Artest
Artest makes it a trio, boosting Rockets&apos; offense, title hopes
Artest gives Rockets a missing element
Sports of Boston Celtics player review: Gabe Pruitt
Hoopsworld Rockets acquire Artest
Cassell to be player coach?
Ode to the purple: A Celtics fan throws in the towel
Sports The Boston Celtics: A team shaping up for dominance in the NBA circuit
Start Playing Leon Powe dot com Celtics championship DVD review
Hoopsvibe What Artest trade means for Houston, Sacramento and rest of NBA
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 	Written by David Friedman <br />
The Houston Rockets once again lost in the first round of the playoffs and a significant portion of the blame for this will no doubt be put squarely on the shoulders of Tracy McGrady, whose teams have never won a playoff series--but it is wrong to act as if these losses are mostly McGrady&apos;s fa...
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<pubDate>04 May 2008 02:26:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Opinion: It was &apos;on me,&apos; last year, but now Rockets&apos; star says it&apos;s a team game - Houston Chronicle</title>
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 The Rockets will face the Jazz, Spurs or Suns in the first round, and without Yao Ming are not expected to be favored in any matchup. ...
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<pubDate>15 Apr 2008 22:32:32 PDT</pubDate>
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Here are comments found around the Rockets&apos; boards during their game with the Celtics. The Rockets had an incredible streak and are to be commended for it. There isn&apos;t an asterisk on this one either. Yes, the Rockets didn&apos;t have Yao but the Celtics didn&apos;t have Ray Allen, either. And 10 of those wins were without Yao so it isn&apos;t like he just went out. Like the Houston fans, though, I questioned Doc keeping KG on the floor with less than 2 minutes left in the game and up 20+ points. KG is too valuable to the Celtics to risk an injury in garbage time.

If the Celtics are in the west I don&apos;t think the&apos;d be in the top 5. The record doesn&apos;t mean much.

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<pubDate>19 Mar 2008 05:51:00 PDT</pubDate>
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Here are comments found around the Rockets&apos; boards during their game with the Celtics. The Rockets had an incredible streak and are to be commended for it. There isn&apos;t an asterisk on this one either. Yes, the Rockets didn&apos;t have Yao but the Celtics didn&apos;t have Ray Allen, either. And 10 of those wins were without Yao so it isn&apos;t like he just went out. Like the Houston fans, though, I questioned Doc keeping KG on the floor with less than 2 minutes left in the game and up 20+ points. KG is too valuable to the Celtics to risk an injury in garbage time.

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Houston Rockets: The Rockets are actually in a tight little race if you look at the Southwest Division. Only 4.5 games separate the Rockets from the Hornets ...
Other Voices: Suns risk all for a run-down Shaq Seattle Post Intelligencer
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2) The Houston Rockets are 13-12 this season with Tracy McGrady in the lineup and 1-3 with Tracy McGrady out of the lineup; this is McGrady&apos;s fourth season in Houston and his career numbers are even more telling: the Rockets are 139-82 with McGrady and 12-42 without him. Projected over an 82 game season, the Rockets would theoretically be 51.6-30.4 with McGrady and 18.2-63.8 without him. In plain English, with McGrady the Rockets are an elite team and without him they are one of the worst teams in the league. McGrady is rarely mentioned as a top five MVP candidate but if winning is the ultimate &quot;value&quot; one could make a case that McGrady is the most &quot;valuable&quot; player because his presence or absence has such a direct, immediate impact on whether or not...
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<pubDate>29 Dec 2007 18:14:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Opinion: Blind squirrel finds an acorn: Rockets 88, Clippers 71.</title>
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 	Written by Fran Blinebury(fran.blinebury@chron.com) <br />
Rafer Alston owns the game. So you run out and buy a lottery ticket. Rafer Alston owns the game. So you dash across the freeway on foot during rush hour. Blindfolded. Rafer Alston owns the game. So anything can...

Rafer Alston owns the game.

Rafer Alston owns the game.

Rafer Alston owns the game.
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<pubDate>26 Nov 2007 22:25:56 PST</pubDate>
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Tracy McGrady has talked about running freely. Steve Francis has sung the praises of an up-tempo offense. Everyone from Rafer Alston to Mike James is itching to get after it this way.

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 I have no idea how it&apos;s all going to shake out as far as minutes. I&apos;m guessing the top eight players will include: Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming, Luis Scola, Mike James, Shane Battier, Bonzi Wells, Rafer Alston and Luther Head. Aaron Brooks and Steve Novak could carve out lesser roles for themselve...
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