chron.com - 12/19/2008
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Almost no one is happy with how the Rockets have played. All of us keep waiting for them to turn a corner.“Until we get everyone on the basketball court, it remains to be seen how good we can be,” Tracy McGrady said. There’s the rub.“You never know who you’re going to have on the team any given ...
blog.cleveland.com - 12/22/2008
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blog.cleveland.com —
Tuesday night the Rockets come to town. Who
better to chat with than the people responsible for...
our first ever pre-game Q&A - The Dream Shake. Lee and Dave have moved uptown since we last spoke and dropped the "blogspot" from their name. And One, on the other hand, is a creature of habit.
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Dream Shake - Rockets Pre-Game Q & A
waitingfornextyear.com - 12/24/2008
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waitingfornextyear.com —
Cavaliers 99 Rockets 90 [box] In a game
that often felt like a playoff game in both...
atmosphere and in physical and intense play, the Cavaliers were able to hang on to beat the Houston Rockets 99-90. The game was everything it was supposed to be. A tough, back and forth affair between two
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Home Perfection Remains Intact
chron.com - 12/24/2008
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chron.com —
Steve Francis proved you can go home again
when he returned to the Rockets last season. But...
after one year-plus of an unsatisfying reunion, the former All-Star guard was sent packing once more. The Rockets traded Francis to the Memphis Grizzlies on ...
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Rockets trade guard Francis to Grizzlies | NBA ...
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First Cup: Friday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle: "It's easy to say all the Rockets need is to keep their best players on the floor for two or three months. The truth is, we don't know how good they are because that hasn't happened. After all the disappointment of the last few years, after all the good things they've done in personnel decisions, they seem to need just a few breaks. 'Maybe we need some holy water sprinkled on us,' Tracy McGrady said. 'It's crazy.'" ...
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BallerBlogger.com —
... Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle: “With the Lakers on a 72-10 pace, Rockets coach Rick Adelman does a head count before practices and games. He might have Brent Barry back tonight against the Sacramento Kings at Toyota Center, but Rafer Alston is out and Ron Artest questionable. Changing the mix every other game has robbed the offense of its flow. The Rockets are 16th in scoring, 26th in field-goal percentage. None of the NBA’s top 25 scorers play for the home team. If you’re looking for a silver lining — and in these uncertain times, who isn’t? — that’s easy to ...
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