Chris Mullin breaks down the Miami Heat‘s and Houston Rocket’s 22-game winning streaks.
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Houston Rockets
Rockets trade Patrick Patterson to Kings for Thomas Robinson and a second-round draft pick as well as Marcus Morris to Suns for a second-round draft pick.
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ESPNNewYork.com’s Ian Begley on Knicks GM Glen Grunwald’s comments regarding the decision to let Jeremy Lin go to the Rockets.
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The Houston Rockets have reached a verbal agreement with Chicago Bulls restricted free agent center Omer Asik reportedly worth $25 million over three years. Asik cannot officially sign the deal until July 11th, at which time the Bulls will have 3 days to match the offer.
This is a ton of money to be throwing at a paper thin center that averaged only 14 minutes and 3 points per game in his two seasons in Chicago. Even though Asik is praised for his tough defense, he averaged 6 fouls per 48 minutes last season, which leads me to believe he will be in a lot of foul trouble when his minutes increase. He shoots a miserable 48% from the charity stripe, often struggles catching the ball in the post and puts the ball on the floor when he shouldn’t.
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I’ve blasted the Rockets for using numbers instead of using actual talent scouting to figure out who they should draft and sign. So, of course I’m going to question why they picked who they picked at numbers 12, 16, and 18. They took a shooting guard, small forward, and a power forward. On paper, it’s like they’re drafting a brand new team. I mean, you could kinda make that work. Bring them all up together and you have your own big three. It would take some developing, but, it would be worth it.
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1. Consensus #1 Pick, 100% sure he will be selected here and has not worked out for any other team.
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2. I think MJ will take MKG under his wing and try to develop him into a star. Has the attributes to defend, rebound and attack the basket, however he has an unusual shooting stroke. With the help of MJ, this can be corrected at the age of 18, as he has plenty of time to develop. May reach for Beal for greater offensive power or a big man in Robinson.
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If the Blazers wanted any kind of momentum to climb further out of the depths of the Western Conference seeding, tonight was the night, but one of the two teams was clearly the better. Portland (27-31) needed to beat the Houston Rockets (32-25) as the Rockets were soaring on a 3-0 road trip and would try to avoid a season sweep.
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It was a sad day last July when Yao Ming was forced into retirement because of recurring foot and ankle injuries.
The former No. 1 overall pick from the 2002 NBA draft was an all-around good guy and had it not been for his constant battles with injuries, he could have gone down as one of the greatest centers to ever play in the NBA.
But Yao’s not feeling sorry for himself. So what exactly has the 31-year-old been doing since he ended his career with the Houston Rockets last summer? Well, when he’s not busy studying and going to classes as a university student, he’s either overlooking the wine business he started or checking in on the professional Chinese basketball team he owns.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etQDEBwUKpA
Everyone, including Yao Ming himself, knew that this day was coming.
But that didn’t prevent emotions from getting the best of Yao at various moments throughout his official retirement announcement from Shanghai.
With his family by him for support, the words “Ming xie” were printed on a large banner behind the podium where Yao gave his parting words. The large Chinese characters, loosely translated, mean “Yao Ming, thanks, the end.”
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The “get the big guy at all costs” era is over in basketball. If you’re seven feet tall, you are no longer guaranteed anything anymore. With Yao Ming annoucing his retirement from basketball, it’s pretty safe to assume that the “big guys gets hurt alot” train has left the station.
He was a phenom, but he never reached his full potential because of nagging injuries that came back just as soon as he got back on the floor. He sold plenty of tickets in Houston, and he kept that franchise relevant when they were constantly losing in the playoffs, but his retirement (though it has not been communicated to the league office yet) should signal the end of big guys getting their way in basketball.
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