chron.com - 6/29/2009
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Seeking another way to help develop one team, the Rockets are about to begin running another. Today in McAllen, the Rockets will announce an agreement to take over the basketball operations of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League, making the Rockets the first NBA team to ...
sports.yahoo.com - 6/29/2009
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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 - ...
chron.com - 6/29/2009
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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 ...
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Yao could miss entire season with foot injury | NBA ...
sports.yahoo.com - 6/29/2009
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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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Houston Rockets Take Control of RGV Vipers
Ridiculous Upside —
... 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, but instead will operate under the league's new "hybrid affiliation." (There's a press conference today at 1:30 p.m. to make an official announcement.) ...
Monday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... This could be very interesting. The stat geeky Rockets are taking over operations of their own D-League team. Now they'll have a place to test theories and stash projects. ...
Daryl Morey Loves The D-League
Dan Shanoff —
I'm an unabashed fan of Rockets GM Daryl Morey. Here's one more reason he's smarter than the rest of the NBA: The Rockets will run their own D-League team. That means they can develop their own players (and coaches) the way they want to, test out stastistics-based theories and play sets -- and test new ways to collect and analyze information. It is a (mostly) true minor-league affiliation, ideal both for the parent club and the D-League. As for players who want to make the NBA, why wouldn't you want your career trajectory to rely on a league (and a team front office) incented to ...
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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, ...
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gofor2.net 7/2/2009 — So, the Houston Rockets are clearly very worried about the grave news surrounding Yao Ming’s foot. We knew that, what we didn’t know was just HOW worried the Rockets were.
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Rockets are Nuts for Gortat
downswinging.com 7/1/2009 — Center Marcin Gortat, formerly of Orlando Magic fame, is now a Free Agent and the Houston Rockets have made no secret of their Admiration for the big man. Clearly , the Rockets are in search of size, and Gortat could be just what the doctor ordered. Despite his unimpressive numbers last year, ...
Final Thoughts on the 2009 NBA Draft —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/29/2009
The 2009 NBA Draft has come and gone. While some questioned the talent in the draft, there were a lot of story lines that made it an exciting one to cover. Between the trade talks and the speculation of where the plethora of point guards ...
Rockets taking over D-League team (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 6/29/2009
The Houston Rockets are taking over basketball operations of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in what it says is the first partnership of its kind with an NBA Developmental League team. The move will give the Rockets control over the players assigned to ...
Bad News For Yao Ming: Career Could Be Over —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/29/2009
According to an article written just today by Adrian Wojnarowski titled "Rockets Could Lose Yao for Season, If Not Longer", Yao Ming's career may be over.
In the article Wonjarowski states that the Rockets have stated in private to league peers ...
