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February 23, 2012 at 11:41 am

McHale on why Rockets cut Jeremy Lin

The Rockets are 20-14 at the All-Star break and the team’s biggest story is still about who isn’t on the team. No, I’m not talking about Pau Gasol and Nene, but the Jeremy Lin story continues to roar and it … Continue reading

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February 22, 2012 at 12:04 pm

MVP Sergio Llull and his future with the Houston Rockets

Good news, Rockets fans — Sergio Llull is looking sharp. The Rockets hold the 6-foot-3 point guard’s draft rights after trading for him on draft night in 2009. The Denver Nuggets took Llull with the 34th pick, then sent him … Continue reading

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February 20, 2012 at 12:13 pm

Terrence Williams doesn’t want to go, but he reads the writing on the wall

The Houston Rockets had plans for Terrence Williams this season. The team anticipated that T-Will would be filling the role that Chandler Parsons has taken, but the surprising defensive emergence of the rookie has kept Williams on the bench. In … Continue reading

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January 18, 2012 at 12:04 pm

Keep an eye on Deron Williams, because the Rockets sure will

Just before the lockout started, the Summer of 2012 was shaping up as the Howard & Paul Free-For-All, but it was made emphatically clear to me then that neither player was considered the key get for the Rockets. Houston’s top … Continue reading

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December 21, 2011 at 12:40 pm

Terrence Williams reads you, but that doesn’t mean you’re right

If you’ve been following our training camp coverage in the forums, you probably know by now that Rockets guard/forward Terrence Williams has been dropping out a few shoutouts to the ClutchFans community. This started harmlessly with a tweet that, through … Continue reading

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December 1, 2011 at 12:08 pm

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…

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November 30, 2011 at 9:11 am

For the Rockets, winning in 2012 would be nice, but losing might be better

Pardon the dust around here – I confess I had very little love for the NBA during the lockout. I can’t think of anything that drains a fan’s passion more than watching pro sports greed on full display, to the … Continue reading

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June 24, 2011 at 5:16 pm

Motiejunas to Dwight Howard: Catch me if you can!

Donatas Motiejunas stole the show at Friday afternoon’s press conference at the Toyota Center when the Rockets introduced their three draft picks, Motiejunas, Kansas forward Marcus Morris and Florida forward Chandler Parsons, along with point guard Jonny Flynn, who was … Continue reading

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