Rockets Notes on Hayes, Nene and Team Direction
It’s been awhile — I realized I didn’t even have a Twitter app still on my phone when I got to the Toyota Center yesterday. Here are some notes picked up from Rockets circles… Nene The first order of...
View ArticleKobe Bryant praises Chandler Parsons
In rookie Chandler Parsons, the Rockets may have uncovered a gem. The 6-foot-10 small forward has been playing out of his mind in March, averaging 12.3 points on over 60.5% shooting, including 42.9%...
View ArticleHouston Rockets Media Day Interviews
Monday’s Media Day for the Rockets, the annual ritual introducing players to the media before training camp opens, was set up a bit differently than it has been the last several years. Rather than take...
View ArticleThe Chandler Parsons Contract, Take Two
Parsons has not only been one of Morey's best finds, but one of the best bargains in the league Back on December 23, I made my first formal attempt at explaining the intricacies of the NBA player...
View ArticlePodcast: The Dwightmare for Thomas Robinson
Well played, Rodman23 Here we go. Yet another very important offseason for the Houston Rockets is underway as we’re just a few weeks shy of the draft and less than a month away from free agency kicking...
View ArticleParsons on if the Rockets have a shot at landing Dwight Howard: “I think so”
Perfect hair and all, Chandler Parsons was on Jim Rome’s show on Thursday, talking about the Rockets, Team USA mini-camp and, yes… the free agent pursuit of one Dwight Howard. Houston’s starting...
View ArticleTracking Down Houston’s Dwight Howard Caravan
The Rockets had a caravan in Los Angeles tonight in their attempt to sign the most coveted free agent of 2013 – Dwight Howard. As a Rockets fan that has been living in this town for 28 years, I know...
View ArticleFor Rockets, pushing Parsons to early free agency suddenly makes sense
Chandler Parsons has several reasons to be excited about his future in Houston, including a new contract in either 2014 or 2015. Restricted in 2014, or unrestricted in 2015? That’s the Rockets’ dilemma...
View ArticlePodcast: Breaking Camp
Dwight Howard is laced up and ready to go as training camp for the much-anticipated 2013-14 Houston Rockets season is in full swing and the first preseason game is this Saturday at the Toyota Center....
View ArticleDay 7 of Houston Rockets Training Camp
We didn’t get to see any scrimmage today after getting to see plenty of it on Day 6. We’ll get our first real look soon enough as the preseason opener is Saturday against the Pelicans. The real shock...
View ArticleThe Chandler Parsons Contract: Salary Cap Implications of Exercising or...
The decision on whether to exercise their team option on Chandler Parsons’s contract is among the Rockets’ biggest quandaries heading into the summer of 2014 Back on April 8, 2013, I (re)wrote a piece...
View ArticleHey, Remember when Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik were on the Rockets?
No doubt by now you’ve heard the Yahoo! Sports report that the Rockets plan to decline the option on Chandler Parsons‘ contract by the end of this month, which would make Houston’s starting small...
View ArticleRockets honored Dwight agreement with agent in letting Parsons out of his...
The Houston Rockets made one — and only one — mistake this offseason, and it was a big one. There’s no shame in coming up short on Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh. The Rockets should be praised for...
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