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Houston Rockets Take Control of RGV Vipers
Houston Rockets Take Control of RGV Vipers
View full size photo uploaded June 29, 2009 This news broke last night, but the Houston Rockets have taken over control of the basketball operations for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers .  They're not going to own the team outright, ...
Rockets could lose Yao for season, if not longer - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
Rockets could lose Yao for season, if not longer - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com — As the NBA draft approached, the grim truth about Yao Ming s (notes) broken left foot hung... like an anvil over the Houston Rockets . The fear isn t that he s just lost for next season, but longer. The Rockets and Yao s reps are frightened over his ... (more) Rockets could lose Yao for season, if not longer - NBA - ...
Yao could miss entire season with foot injury | NBA Basketball |  Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Yao could miss entire season with foot injury | NBA Basketball | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
chron.com — Rockets center Yao Ming’s left foot injury could be severe enough to be season ending or even... career-threatening depending on the success of potential treatments chosen, Rockets team physician Tom Clanton said Monday. "At this point, the injury has ... (more) Yao could miss entire season with foot injury | NBA ...
Rockets could lose Yao for season, if not longer - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
Rockets could lose Yao for season, if not longer - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com — As the NBA draft approached, the grim truth about Yao Ming’s (notes) broken left foot hung like... an anvil over the Houston Rockets . The fear isn’t that he’s just lost for next season, but longer. The Rockets and Yao’s reps are frightened over his ... (more) Rockets could lose Yao for season, if not longer - NBA - ...
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Links for an Offseason Monday
Rufus on Fire — ... for every single player. If Ricky Rubio thinks you play in the US equivalent of Siberia, there's a reason for that. If Allen Iverson thinks Charlotte is a town apathetic to pro sports and won't come here because of it, there's a reason for that. Not to get all Michael Jackson on you, but HP has it right that we've got to start with looking in the mirror and acknowledging what everyone else thinks about us before we begin to think about who we can convince to play here. Houston Rockets Take Control of RGV Vipers - Ridiculous Upside Breaking down the ...

D-League-O-Rama-Rama: Rockets’ Firing of Clay Moser in Rio Grande Valley Is Indicative Of Imperial Influence
Hardwood Paroxysm — ... on his feet, since the dude knows just about everyone, everywhere, and if Ruland can get back into college coaching, Moser will find himself a gig. But here’s where this gets really interesting (with apologies to coach Moser; best of luck, bro!). The article quotes Moser as saying Rockets GM Morey informed him that there wasn’t anything Moser was doing wrong, but they had someone more experience they wanted to install. For the uninitiated, the Rockets purchased the basketball operations of the Vipers, making them the first hybrid model in the ...

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