NBA Power Rankings: #19 Houston Rockets
thesportsbank.net 9/30/2009 — by: David Kay 2008-09 Season Summary: The Rockets valiantly tried to be the best NBA team in Texas but fell short in the end, finishing one game behind the San Antonio Spurs. Tracy McGrady only played 35 games before having season ending microfracture surgery on his knee but maybe that ...

BDL's 2009-10 NBA Preview: Houston Rockets
sports.yahoo.com 10/13/2009 — Once again back is the incredible ... Ball Don't Lie's NBA previews, outlining off-season moves, projecting win totals, spinning tracks and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. Today, the Houston Rockets . 2008-09 Record: 53-29, second place ...

Rockets waive Brent Barry
insidehoops.com 10/24/2009 — Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey announced today that the team has waived guard Brent Barry. Barry (6-7, 210, Oregon State) signed as a free agent with the Rockets prior to last season on July 10 and averaged 3.7 points and 1.4 assists in ...

T-Mac Is Back
nbatoday.net 27 days ago — Not quite yet, but Tracy McGrady self-proclaimed himself eligable to return from knee surgery on November 18th against the Timberwolves in Minnesota next week. Any time you get a player of Tracy McGrady’s calibur back it’s usually a great team but the question is will this affect ...

Hill Fails To Impress (& Knick Tidbits)
knickerblogger.net 10/23/2009 — Knick fans that hoped the 2009 #8 pick would pay immediate dividends are going to be disappointed. Mike D’Antoni said Jordan Hill “got a ways to go” with regards to being NBA ready. A quote like this would be expected if New York grabbed a teenager from Europe like Ricky Rubio ...

7 Reasons the Knicks Will Continue to Struggle This Year
ltsports.net 10/15/2009 — As a long-time Knicks fan, I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. From trends over the last few seasons, it is obvious to me and most basketball fans, that the Knicks will once again miss the playoffs this season. Here are the 7 reasons I came up with: 1. Their starting shooting guard ...

Match Ups – Toronto Raptors v/s Houston Rockets
heelsonhardwood.com 10/19/2009 — With 10 teams to go in the Match Up series, this felt like the perfect time to do this Raptors-Rockets preview. The teams went head to head a few days ago in a pre-season game where the Rockets came out victorious. Many thanks go out to Mark for the guest preview. Mookie ( @ASternWarning ) ...

Preseason Game 6 Scouting Report
netsarescorching.com 10/21/2009 — Preseason Game 6 vs. New York (4-2) Projected Starting Lineup 1. Chris Duhon: 6′1″ | 185 lbs | 28.8 MPG | 5.2 PPG | 4.8 APG | 42.1 FG% | 39.1 3% | 85.6 FT% Pure point guard, looking to set up his teammates at all times. Can’t leave him open though, hits open shots. ...

The Baseline Sees All: Houston Rockets
sportingnews.com 10/5/2009 — Elsewhere in our web of basketball knowledge, you'll find comprehensive team previews by experts intimately acquainted with what makes these NBA teams tick, where they've been, and what might be next for them. So why another set of previews? Because ...

Boxscore - Los Angeles @ Houston on Nov 04, 2009 | NBA
thescore.com 11/5/2009 — Houston Rockets Player Min FG 3Pt FT OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts Shane Battier, F 47 4-10 2-8 4-4 3 5 0 0 1 1 3 14 Luis Scola, F 36 7-15 0-0 2-3 2 13 2 0 0 3 6 16 Chuck Hayes, C 38 7-9 0-0 0-0 5 14 2 2 1 2 6 14 Trevor Ariza, G 48 5-21 2-7 3-4 3 9 5 ...

NBA, Referees Agree to Deal, Ending Lockout — NYT > Pro Basketball 10/24/2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- The real referees will work the real games.

Knicks keep Gallinari, Chandler — NY Post: Sports 10/24/2009
The Knicks exercised their options on forwards Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler for the 2010-11 season, keeping two of the team's key building blocks under contract for what management hopes will be a turnaround season. The moves ensure that G...

Handing out preseason grades for the Knicks — Knicks Nation - NY Daily News Blogs 10/24/2009
You know it's a strange preseason when we can't get the coach of Maccabi to leave the court and we can't get Eddy Curry to take the court. In other Knicks related news, LeBron James apparently has swine flu and NBA Commissioner David Stern ...

Knicks look ahead to 2010 early — NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 10/25/2009
The Knicks, perennial losers since 2001, could very well make history in 2009-10 if they finish below .500. That would mean a ninth straight losing season, a first for one of the NBA's charter franchises. Their failure would be unprecedented if not ...

LeBron to N.Y.? Odds against it — NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 10/24/2009
A Las Vegas bookmaker has installed the Cleveland Cavaliers as a 2-5 favorite to re-sign James, who can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. According to Bodog.com, the odds of James joining the Knicks next summer are 9-4.