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Basketball season can't start soon enough. I'm more excited for the Rockets than the Texans this year
Official Houston Rockets 2013 Offseason Thread: Welcome D12 to Houston!
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For real though
Why you think I've hardly updated the Texans thread (hardly any relevant news coming out anyway) ?
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Training camp starts next week tho
But Matt Schaub is still our OB |I
But Matt Schaub is still our OB |I
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[h1]Rockets GM Daryl Morey: 'Expectations High' [/h1]
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I wish it was opening night already lol.. I think we'll see Lin back up Harden some nights, roll up with Brooks/Lin/Harden/Parsons/Howard, that will be crazy uptempo lineup..I'm curious about who's going to start at pf this year, I think it will be Smith at the start of the season, then it's a toss-up between Donuts and Jones
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26 nationally televised games...FU comcast!! I was only able to see like 2-3 regular season games last season. Smh.
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It's a damn shame we can't even watch our own team play 
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It was posted on CF, but what's your guys' input on Pek for Asik? I personally wouldn't trade Asik for a C, I think Morey should flip him for a pf while his value is still high
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CSN can eat a ****. Jim Crane too. Money hungry scum.
I wouldn't mind Asik for Pek at all, other than flipping Asik to the same conference to a team we play a lot. Dude is a big bruiser, and I've been a fan of his ever since him and love both put 30 burgers on us.
I wouldn't mind Asik for Pek at all, other than flipping Asik to the same conference to a team we play a lot. Dude is a big bruiser, and I've been a fan of his ever since him and love both put 30 burgers on us.
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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/spo...McHale-still-4840981.php?t=7a029e2ef8cba496f0
Crazy how Mchale hasn't even spoken to Omer
Crazy how Mchale hasn't even spoken to Omer
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McHale kind of comes off as a butthole in that article
do work son
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Im ready for this season!
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aw ****, i just realized i'm the OP. anyone want to take my place for the new season
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Probably rubbed McHale the wrong way that a first year starter asking to be traded. Regardless if it came from him or his camp, poor tact for a player that hasn't built enough equity to be asking out.http://www.houstonchronicle.com/spo...McHale-still-4840981.php?t=7a029e2ef8cba496f0
Crazy how Mchale hasn't even spoken to Omer
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Looking forward to watch Lin + D12 on the P&R. Hopefully McHale integrates Lin on offense more, he needs more plays ran for him, as well as D12 on the block. No more Iso plays for Harden during crunch time... Please. I'll rip my scalp off.
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I didn't know Omer was the general manager...
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I'm gonna need to see less Harden iso and Lin airbalLIN
doworkson I really did forget you were the OP
I'm gonna need to see less Harden iso and Lin airbalLIN
doworkson I really did forget you were the OP
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THIS! LOL
Won't be a Harden iso but a p&r with D12. Harden is going to have the rock in his hands during crunch time though.
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Per clutchfans, I'm so stoked for the season to start
http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/basketball-back
http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/basketball-back
HOUSTON - This is it. The long, slow grind of August and September has nearly come to an end. Media day is tomorrow. Training camp begins in less than 48 hours. Basketball is back. Hallelujah.
So to get you ready for the onslaught of news and coverage that is about to flow forth through the electronic ether and onto your screen, here are a handful of observations culled from having spent a healthy portion of the summer months watching the Rockets players work out on their own and play pick-up ball on the club’s practice court:
-- James Harden will always be known more for his otherworldly efficient scoring prowess and overall basketball IQ than for high-flying dunks or other aerial acrobatics, but the 24-year-old enters this year’s camp with noticeably more bounce than we’ve previously seen from him. That’s not to say he’s suddenly morphed into the second coming of Dominique Wilkins, but there’s certainly more spring in his step when he does lift off to throw one down. But forget leaping ability – it’s his remarkable core strength that gives him the necessary body control to perform that balletic Euro step or bully his way past defenders on those unstoppable forays into the lane, and he's stronger than ever in that area, too. Perhaps the most important takeaway, however: Harden is clearly on a mission, showing absolutely zero signs of contentment after turning in the best season of his career a year ago. He's in great shape both physically and mentally, incorporating a businesslike approach to ensure that he and his teammates are on the same page and taking this title contention stuff seriously. Hard as it may be to believe after watching his breakout season with the Rockets, the best is still yet to come from Houston’s All-Star two-guard.
-- Speaking of All-Stars arriving in phenomenal shape, Dwight Howard still looks like he walked straight out of a superhero comic book. That’s no newsflash, of course – Howard has been a physical freak since the moment he entered the league. Also not at all surprising: He’s been unstoppable when running the pick-and-roll with Houston’s perimeter players – but hey, what else would you expect in pick-up situations when combining the league’s preeminent roll man with the likes of Harden and Jeremy Lin? More meaningful is this subtle but massively important potential development: Howard has done a superb job this week recognizing double-teams and hitting the open man along the perimeter for unobstructed 3s – that’s the kind of oft-overlooked skill that can pay enormous dividends for Houston this season. Last but not least: it will truly be fascinating to watch the big man battles that will ensue when Howard and Omer Asik get to go toe-to-toe when camp begins. That sort of elite competition should only serve to bring out the best in both of these behemoths.
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So to get you ready for the onslaught of news and coverage that is about to flow forth through the electronic ether and onto your screen, here are a handful of observations culled from having spent a healthy portion of the summer months watching the Rockets players work out on their own and play pick-up ball on the club’s practice court:
-- James Harden will always be known more for his otherworldly efficient scoring prowess and overall basketball IQ than for high-flying dunks or other aerial acrobatics, but the 24-year-old enters this year’s camp with noticeably more bounce than we’ve previously seen from him. That’s not to say he’s suddenly morphed into the second coming of Dominique Wilkins, but there’s certainly more spring in his step when he does lift off to throw one down. But forget leaping ability – it’s his remarkable core strength that gives him the necessary body control to perform that balletic Euro step or bully his way past defenders on those unstoppable forays into the lane, and he's stronger than ever in that area, too. Perhaps the most important takeaway, however: Harden is clearly on a mission, showing absolutely zero signs of contentment after turning in the best season of his career a year ago. He's in great shape both physically and mentally, incorporating a businesslike approach to ensure that he and his teammates are on the same page and taking this title contention stuff seriously. Hard as it may be to believe after watching his breakout season with the Rockets, the best is still yet to come from Houston’s All-Star two-guard.
-- Speaking of All-Stars arriving in phenomenal shape, Dwight Howard still looks like he walked straight out of a superhero comic book. That’s no newsflash, of course – Howard has been a physical freak since the moment he entered the league. Also not at all surprising: He’s been unstoppable when running the pick-and-roll with Houston’s perimeter players – but hey, what else would you expect in pick-up situations when combining the league’s preeminent roll man with the likes of Harden and Jeremy Lin? More meaningful is this subtle but massively important potential development: Howard has done a superb job this week recognizing double-teams and hitting the open man along the perimeter for unobstructed 3s – that’s the kind of oft-overlooked skill that can pay enormous dividends for Houston this season. Last but not least: it will truly be fascinating to watch the big man battles that will ensue when Howard and Omer Asik get to go toe-to-toe when camp begins. That sort of elite competition should only serve to bring out the best in both of these behemoths.
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