The Dream Links - June 12th, 2009
The Dream Shake — ... about his playing time, a Joey Dorsey interview, and the 10 Best "Bad" Shot Shooters in the NBA.  Send any links you have to tommartin@thedreamshake.com or to my ...

We now enter the offseason. I already miss basketball.
The Dream Shake — ... Unfortunately the Kobes put an end to Rafer Alston's team too fast!  I wanted to watch two more games!  Alas, now we enter the lengthy off-season.  No more NBA basketball until October.  Unless you count the Las Vegas summer league.  Which better include Joey Dorsey gorilla-dunking (hey, ...

The Rebound Guy
At The Hive — ...  Most of the 2007/2008 leaders (Blair, Harangody, Griffin) returned to NCAA for one more year. In 2006/2007, the top rebounding rate belonged to Joey Dorsey. He hasn't panned out so far due to disciplinary issues, but he's rebounding decently in the D-League. The 2nd best rebounding draftee of 06/07- ...

NBA Draft Stock: The Ups and Downs of it all
Ridiculous Upside — ... and Joey Dorsey lifting, squatting and jumping at the private facility in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood. We understand that the workouts are big on injury-prevention and improving the player's "Athleticism." ...

Free Agency begins: What do we really know about the Houston Rockets?
The Dream Shake — ... Tracy McGrady is still under contract for one more season (at $23M).... 5.  ... Tracy McGrady is still a whiny bitch.  Whether healthy or not.   6.  The following players are still on the roster.  And, presumably, healthy:  Luis Scola, Shane Battier, Aaron Brooks, Carl Landry, Kyle Lowry, Brent Barry, Chuck Hayes, James White.  I'm not sure about Joey Dorsey.  He hasn't said much recently. 7.  I'd have ...

Are there any *other* tall players the Rockets can pursue now?
The Dream Shake — ... refuses to step inside the three-point line.  Scola and Hayes will battle you, but they simply are not true centers and are undersized at the "4" position to begin with.  Joey Dorsey would probably do anything (other than giving up strippers cold turkey) to get on the court, but he's not an NBA center.  ...

Why overpaying for Trevor Ariza makes sense in the long-term
The Dream Shake — ... we could afford to overpay Ariza, with the long-term in mind.  Though we pay Ariza 5.8 million dollars per year, we only have a few other players locked up over the next couple of seasons.  Aside from Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming (potentially), Luis Scola comes off the books in 2010.  So do Brian Cook and Brent Barry.  The next season, Shane Battier, Carl Landry, and James White will become free agents, with Joey Dorsey, Aaron Brooks, and Chuck Hayes receiving team ...

Phoenix Suns Summer League: The Game Plan
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... despite being drafted 20th by Charlotte. I can't wait to see what happens this year.  Here's some guys I am going to watch for... Chicago - Taj Gibson and James Johnson Denver -  Coby Karl, Sonny Weems and Ty Lawson Detroit - Will Bynum, Austin Daye and Jonas Jerebko Golden State - Stephen Curry and Anthony Randolph Houston - James Flight White, Joey Dorsey and Chase Budinger LA Clippers - Blake ...

When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It
The Dream Shake — ... NBA teams will rarely shock you. In between the preseason and postseason, there might be a few surprises. Nothing is totally predictable. Von Wafer is a prime example of this. Joey Dorsey is not. You have to be honest about these things. On the first day of the season, you have a realistic goal, and then you have an optimistic goal. Realistically, I thought the Rockets could make it to the Western Conference Finals this season. Optimistically, I thought they could win the whole thing. Neither prediction was correct. ...

Warriors vs Rockets Recap - Your Summer League Kickoff
Pounding The Rock — ... Joey Dorsey had 12 rebounds to go with his 8 points as the Rockets out rebounded the Warriors 45-29.    The Warriors were able to lead for long stretches because of the Rockets 27 turnovers. ...

Summer League: Rockets 73 - Warriors 69
The Dream Shake — ... Boxscore Golden State of Mind   I didn't see much of the game.  From what I did see, it appeared that: A. Joey Dorsey needs a lot of work offensively. B. Chase Budinger plays exactly as he was scouted: jump-shot happy and soft in the lane. C. Garrett Temple and Will Conroy could make some noise pretty soon. D. Maarty Leunen is no Steve Novak.  But the Chronicle likes him nonetheless. E. Boom Tho needs to pay attention in the huddle.

NBA Summer League Day One Recap - It's A Grind
Pounding The Rock — ... game was how physical the play was.  I didn't know if it was being so close to the action under the basket or if it was because Joey Dorsey was playing.  After watching the rest of the games the answer became apparent.  This is how the game is played.  They flat-out beat the crap out of each other.  I mean, there was a ton of hard contact that was not called as a foul.  Tons.  The most physical players, guys like Joey Dorsey, didn't even blink at the hard fouls they dished out and received.  They didn't get ...

The Dream Links: Summer League Edition - July 11th, 2009
The Dream Shake — ... "Joey Dorsey was strong inside for the Rockets, finishing with 8 points and 12 rebounds and 2 thunderous dunks, though his skill level doesn't appear to have developed a great deal from college." ...

Summer League: Rockets 98 - Mavericks 95
The Dream Shake — ... think he would be playing, but after a while, I had to find out who this guy wearing number five was, because he looked miles ahead of everyone else on the offensive end of the court.  Turns out it was Taylor.  Even if he's not scoring, you can tell that he's a much more refined scorer than someone like White.  It may make the difference in who makes the team and who doesn't.  Oh, and Taylor made some impressive passes.  Didn't see that coming. -- Joey Dorsey is an animal.  Even more so than I thought. -- Haven't ...

NBA Summer League Day Two Recap - The Breakouts
Pounding The Rock — ... Joey Dorsey - The Beast Mugabi had a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds.  He reminds me of the OLD ...

Game Day and Lynx Wrap Up
Canis Hoopus — ... Well folks, it's finally here: The first Summer League game for Our Beloved Puppies.  Tip-off is at 5 PM against the Houston squad that features Joey Dorsey, ...

Vegas Summer League Recap: Day 3
Ridiculous Upside — ... Joey Dorsey had another very good game, with eight points on two field goals (he shot 4-6 from the line), 16 rebounds and four blocks.  He could stand to reduce his fouls and turnovers, but so far he might be having the best Vegas Summer League.  ...

The Real Recap - San Antonio Spurs Summer League Game One
Pounding The Rock — ... the Spurs game. The Timberwolves first round pick, and 6th overall, Jonny Flynn is a very interesting looking player.  He's small powerful looking guy.  He looks like a pure point guard with an outside shot.  I really liked his demeanor and I want to pay closer attention to him. Corey Brewew has a LONG way to go.  He took some horrific shots.  It had to have been almost embarrassing for the coaching staff to see. Joey Dorsey is just a beast.  He had 8 points and 16 rebounds ...

Houston Rockets 2009-2010: Are we over/under-rating what the team will be?
The Dream Shake — ... season) Under Contract PG:  Aaron Brooks (3 more years), Kyle Lowry (2 more years) SG: Shane Battier (2 more years), Brent Barry (1 more year) SF:Trevor Ariza (5 more years), James White (2 more years) PF:Luis Scola (1 more year), Carl Landry (2 more years), Chuck Hayes (2 more years) C:  Joey Dorsey (3 more years though he's really not a C)f Rookies that ...

Summer League Recap: Budinger, Dorsey shine in Vegas
The Dream Shake — ... had another underwhelming scoring output, with only nine points on 2-11 shooting.  And Joey Dorsey continued to wreak havoc underneath the basket, collecting 20 rebounds...to go along with five assists.  I'm already picturing it: Dorsey and Andersen, the next C-Webb and Divac.  It's fun to dream. ...

So Yao is out... what next for the Rockets?
The Dream Shake — ... to be the answer to all of our problems, Luis Scola has raved about him, and dammit that's good enough for me right now. As of today, our lineup next year will be: PG - Aaron Brooks SG - Shane Battier SF - Trevor Ariza PF - Luis Scola C - Chuck Hayes off the bench we will have a plethora of bodies, just none taller than 6'10".  Kyle Lowry, Carl Landry, Brent Barry, Jermaine Taylor (?), Joey Dorsey (?), James White, Chase Budinger (?) and the ...

NBA Summer League Day Six and Day Seven Recap - Spurs still undefeated
Pounding The Rock — ... Joe Alexander got the microscope treatment in this game.  Repot coming shortly. The Raptors beat the Suns in a back and forth affair 74-73.  Ekene Ibekwe had the game-winning block shot of Goran Dragic at the buzzer.  He left on a stretcher in a neck brace for his efforts.  He was wearing wrist braces the next day, but otherwise is reported to be fine. The Rockets beat the Blazers in another rugged affair.  Joey Dorsey and Dante Cunningham went at it pretty ...

ATS Summer League Microscope - Jerryd Bayless - Portland Trail Blazers
Pounding The Rock — ... has been solid and seems to be an effective big man at 6' 10".  He's doesn't shy away from the rough stuff although I think he wasn't quite prepared for Joey Dorsey. ...

The Dream Shake Interviews Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle
The Dream Shake — ... And then Joey Dorsey's attitude on the court was different in that he was looking for things to do to help.  You could just see him looking for things to do to help *here*, to crash the boards *here* (...) He's got to do that, and then some more; he has to be the hardest working player on the court when he's playing, and he took a lot of important steps in that direction. ...

In the absence of Rockets-related news: Here's a poll!
The Dream Shake — Topics beaten to death on this here blog: Yao Ming's feet Tracy McGrady's knee/heart/tears/back/loyalty Luis Scola's badassery Joey Dorsey's Ruminations Everyone being vertically challenged Von Wafer's agent having no clue The Econony and how it affects trades Daryl Morey's genius (and how we trust it) How much we hate Rafer Alston Rick Adelman's narcolepsy Why we think Trevor Ariza will be good/bad Really stupid trade ideas Really awesome ...

The Rockets Are Apparently Serious About This Affiliate Thing
Ridiculous Upside — ... and forward Joey Dorsey. Brooks played in two games for the Vipers during the 2007-08 season while Dorsey was with the Vipers for seven games this past season. Both were NBA-assignees. Brooks returned to the Rio Grande Valley on June 4 to sign autographs for fans for free. ...

Ruminations from the Bench - the NCAA can't vacate my gorilla dunks!
The Dream Shake — [scene:  Joey Dorsey gets the news that the NCAA might force Memphis to vacate everything from its 2007-08 basketball season] Joey [sees story on ESPN about Memphis]:  What the f--k?  They want to take our whole season away?  Can they do that?  Where's Jesse Jackson and the dude with the weird hair to fight for our rights?  This is like a violation of my civil rights or some s--t! [pause] Joey [no one in the room... talking to ...

What happened to the "big trade" that has yet to materialize?
The Dream Shake — ... was making public statements on facebook about how he had a feeling he would be traded during the summer.  Yet none of that has happened.  Which, for personal reasons, sucks - because it's given us no material to work with.  I can only write fake conversations with Joey Dorsey so many times before it stops being funny! ...

Not too much longer to wait now
The Dream Shake — ...  -- and a bunch of other short guys that might run circles around the rest of the league by finally utilizing Coach Sleepy's offense.  Plus, with Joey Dorsey getting playing time (???), that will only give me more ...

What to do about the salary cap albatross known as "Brian Cook"?
The Dream Shake — ... 218 6-7 Arizona Brian Cook 43 F 12.4.80 250 6-9 Illinois Joey Dorsey 15 F 12.16.83 268 6-8 Memphis ...

30Q: Can Jon Brockman Be a Rotation Player?
Sactown Royalty — ... Only one player rebounded better per minute than Brockman in the Summer League (Joey Dorsey). And no, I don't think Brockman's defense will be as good as Evans's has traditionally been. But damn this team needs some rebounding, and I daresay because of that Brockman has a shot at the rotation. We know Paul Westphal likes him. We'll see what shakes out come preseason. ...

Brian Cook Goes to Practice, Awkward Encounters Ensue
The Dream Shake — ... "What's up fellas?  Good work day, eh guys?" says Cook with a goofy smile on his face.  Nobody responds.  Cook passes by Joey Dorsey and shoots him a dorky Arthur Fonzarelli smile while nodding his head.  Joey flips him the bird and goes back to his Hustler. ...

The Dream Shake's 2009-2010 Houston Rockets Preview
The Dream Shake — ... athletic, and can shoot the ball well.  If you send him through screens and get him open, he'll knock down the jumper.  But Bud Light isn't quite as good on the isolation, as he has a tendency to be a bit soft on the drive.  Luckily, Budinger won't be asked to do such things.  He'll be fighting to see any minutes, but he picked the right year to be a Rocket - any scoring will be welcome.  If he can find a niche on the team, he'll play. Joey Dorsey - PF #15 Summer League ...

Finally! Are You Ready for Some Basketball?!?
CelticsBlog — ... guess as to who would start and went with that.  In the Rockets'  opener, Chuck Hayes started at center, Chase Budinger started at small forward and Trevor Ariza was the starting 2 guard.  That doesn't mean anything because Rick Adelman has said that he may have a different starting lineup for each preseason game until he settles on a rotation.  Off the Bench Brent Barry Chase Budinger Will Conroy Brian Cook Joey Dorsey Chuck Hayes Carl Landry Pops Mensah ...

Does Joey Dorsey make the Rockets' roster?
The Dream Shake — ... is an option if Les Alexander can afford the $3.5M hit).  We all know that Luis Scola and Carl Landry are secure in their roles in the Rockets' frontcourt.  And more and more it looks like Chase Budinger is going to stick with the team and continue the great tradition of tall token white guy shooters for the Rockets. That leaves seven players that would compete for playing time in at the C and PF positions. That also means a certain Joey Dorsey might be on the outside looking in.  It's already ...

The Rockets' roster seems to be set, doesn't it?
The Dream Shake — ... The one really big piece of bad news is that Joey Dorsey has most likely sulked and half-assed his way off the team.  Leaving me with about 50% less material to write about this upcoming season.  As if I weren't already facing an uphill climb without Yao to praise and T-Mac to belittle?!?! ...

Ruminations from the Bench: Can Joey survive cut day?
The Dream Shake — ... [scene:  Rick Adelman's office.  Daryl Morey is also present for the meeting with Joey Dorsey.] ...

Hey, Utah - your team just got beat by a bunch of midgets. HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!
The Dream Shake — ... The only way this could have been better would have been if Joey Dorsey got to play... got a gorilla dunk... and then impregnated all of Salt Lake City.  To mark our newfound territory. ...

Joey Dorsey Assigned to Rio Grande Valley
The Dream Shake — ... Via Jason Friedman's twitter: Rockets have assigned Joey Dorsey to D-League Vipers It's a disappointing, but not surprising move.  Dorsey was rotting on the bench - at least now he'll see the floor.  You have to wonder, though, exactly how much longer the Rockets are willing to wait on a guy not so different from two other young players already on the roster. Haven't heard anything about who will be replacing him on the roster.  Perhaps Will Conroy?  Guess we'll ...

Ridiculous Transactions: 11/9 - 11/15, Plus Trade Analysis
Ridiculous Upside — ... camp would seem to put the team in a tight spot.  They may not have been counting on him being there, but they didn't really bring in any strong point guards through allocation or the draft, so one would assume that they were.  Oh well.  This leaves JamesOn Curry as the team's starting point guard, I'm guessing, even though Curry's not much of a distributor.   November 14: Houston Rockets - waived Pops Mensah-Bonsu and assigned Joey Dorsey to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers Goodbye, ...

More Fun with Preseason Boxscores
Ridiculous Upside — ... and Joey Dorsey played a little better than their teammates, with Harris scoring 20 points on 16 shots with seven rebounds (five offensive) and two blocks, and Dorsey adding 15 points on 11 shots, six rebounds (five offensive) and a pair of blocks of his own, though Dorsey also picked up four fouls in a little over 20 minutes. ...

It's (Almost) D-League Opening Night, Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ridiculous Upside — ... I'm actually not having sweet potatoes this year, just like I'm not going to the Toros game (so that I can watch the rest of them on Futurecast).  That works as a parallel, right?  Anyway, this is another pairing that's a repeat of the preseason, and to be honest I expect a similar result.  I expect Curtis Jerrells and Dwyane Jones both to be a little better than they was in the last game, but other than that Alonzo Gee should play well again, as should Joey Dorsey.  I'm still not what to make of Kurt Looby's bad ...

Last Night in the D-League, Where Potential Meets Blowouts
Ridiculous Upside — ... Rio Grande Valley really could've had this one.  Why didn't they?  For starters, Joey Dorsey struggled on the offensive end, shooting 3-9, and he also had a hard time handling Jones on the glass early on.  ...

Previewing Tonight's Action, with some Rematches
Ridiculous Upside — ... is a talented point guard, so it's entirely possibly that Austin will improve on last night's game (did I mention that they won?) and share the ball a little more, but Rio Grande Valley should be mad that they lost last night when so much went right for them.  I'm still not crazy about the Vipers' three-point shooters, but they should do better than 21 percent.  Joey Dorsey also should come out motivated to perform better offensively and also take some of those rebounds away from ...

Austin Toros beat Rio Grande Valley Vipers 93-82 in season opener
Pounding The Rock — ... The rebounding numbers at the half were ugly and they are something to keep an eye on as the season goes along.  The Vipers had a 31-19 edge at the break with 11 offensive boards.  Joey Dorsey had 8 total and 4 offensive for the Vipers -- he's down on assignment from the Toros.  But, I really expect this to be a constant problem as the Toros are very short.  They only have two players over 6' 6" and they never saw the court at the same time. ...

Recapping Last Night's Games, Where Bob MacKinnon Picked Up Where He Left Off
Ridiculous Upside — ... played well from the jump and finished with 28 points on 20 shots and 10 rebounds, six of which came on the offensive glass.  Frontcourt-mate Joey Dorsey cleaned up as well, scoring 22 points on 9-11 shooting, with seven offensive and 17 total rebounds.  Austin's ...

Rockets stop slide in Oklahoma City - 100-91
The Dream Shake — ... hurt him on practically the first play of the game.  I think we may miss Pops a bit right now.  Will we see Joey Dorsey and his wallet full of $1 bills?  The fictional side of TDS certainly hopes so.  Get well Luis. ...

Previewing Tonight's Games: Somewhere, Dan Reed Smiles
Ridiculous Upside — ... I'm not sure how likely that is, though, as the Flash have played pretty well without getting spectacular performances from everyone (Luke Nevill has been okay but not great), so a few of their guys could be due. Tulsa 66ers at Austin Toros Byron Mullens has been horrible offensively on his assignment but a beast on the boards.  I suspect he'll have a slightly tougher time tonight against Dwayne Jones, but then both Joey Dorsey and Mike Harris were able to get theirs against the ...

Partying With The Toros
Pounding The Rock — ... We had great seats though as we were all in the second row.  Unfortunately, the team lost to the Joey Dorsey led Vipers.  Joey had 18 rebounds in the game. ...

Previewing Tonight's Games; Featuring the NBA Players of Both Tomorrow and Yesterday
Ridiculous Upside — ... for Springfield, but who are we kidding; this one could get ugly. Tulsa 66ers at Rio Grande Valley Vipers Tulsa won a few days ago, but if you didn't read my write-up of the game (and it's understandable if you didn't; it's really long), there weren't a whole lot of players I was all that impressed with.  Mustafa Shakur is good, certainly, but the Vipers have some defenders (like Antonio Anderson) who could keep him in check.  Joey Dorsey and Mike Harris also should kill Byron ...

Last Night in the D-League; Free Throw Disparities Abound!
Ridiculous Upside — ... This wasn't the blowout I expected (though it was briefly in the third quarter), but Joey Dorsey did grab 12 board.  Unfortunately, he also had eight turnovers and shot 3-9.  ...

Tonight's Games Previewed - I Hope You Like Rematches
Ridiculous Upside — ... missed seven of his 11 outside attempts. That could go either way, with Temple making a higher percentage or the rest of the team not picking up his slack.  Wasn't that insightful?  Joey Dorsey started the last game slowly, and ...

Last Night in the D-League; Big Men Run This League
Ridiculous Upside — ... ).  The guys up front also played well, with Joey Dorsey collecting 12 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks and ...

Recap: RGV Vipers 97, Austin Toros 88
Ridiculous Upside — ... Jones played well for the Toros, finishing with 29 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 11-13 from the free throw line and holding Joey Dorsey to just 10 points on 2-6 shooting and zero offensive boards.  But even though ...

Last Night in the D-League; Break up the Vipers? They'd be better off breaking up the Armor.
Ridiculous Upside — ... and a 4-6 Jonathan Wallace.  It also helps that one of their strengths (rebounding) mirrors one of Albuquerque's weaknesses.  Joey Dorsey (oh, and it also helps to have an NBA player on assignment on your roster) finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds, and ...

Last Night in the D-League; Mo Almond Could Put the Spring in Springfield
Ridiculous Upside — ... Joey Dorsey had a field day in this one, as one would expect given how thin Albuquerque is up front.  18 points and 18 rebounds, and he had 14 of each at halftime.  Six turnovers aren't great, but I'm sure coach Chris Finch will take that if it comes with 7-9 shooting.  The entire RGV starting five scored in double figures, as did Stanley Asumnu.  ...