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Houston, Meet Rick Adelman
Published 12/12/2007 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... is on the verge of imploding because of this sloppy 11-11 start, complete with two straight losses to get there. Columnists are ripping Tracy McGrady for ruining their championship predictions by spraining his ankle, Yao Ming is grousing about his team turning soft-minded and soft-muscled overnight. Everyone's looking for answers. If they're looking to Rick Adelman? They're looking the wrong place. I mean, if you're a Adelman connoisseur, this quote doesn't exactly surprise you: "This team has to evaluate itself," Adelman ...

Wednesday Bullets
Published 12/12/2007 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Tracy McGrady, as reported by the Houston Chronicle's Jonathan Feigen: "'It seems like a lot of teams have figured us out now,' McGrady said. 'Double-team myself. Double-team Yao. They do that; that puts the onus on the other guys to make plays. It's not happening. It's really not happening. I got off to a hot start (Monday), and they started taking the ball out of my hands. We don't know what to do. It's been going like that the past few games. Maybe I need to start (games) not making shots and pass the ball so they could single-cover everybody.'" ...

NBA Front-Row Seat: Rasheed Wallace, Andray Blatche, Andrew Bynum, and More
Published 12/13/2007 by Brian at Empty the Bench
... which is near the bottom of the league and just 3 more than the NBA-worst Nets at 90. If Wade can stay healthy and Shaq can start trying again, that number is bound to go up, but the Heat desperately need someone, anyone, to step up and be at least somewhat of a consistent scoring threat; maybe Wright is that guy. - The Houston Rockets, mired at 12-11 and still adjusting to new coach Rick Adelman, sound like they have two rather fed-up/unhappy superstars on their hands. Yao Ming had this to say after his team was walloped by the 76ers Monday night in Philly: “When you are ...