June 29th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon putting in one his finest showings in the NBA Playoffs. An absolute clinic. Dream finished with 41 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks on 18-31 from the field. Rockets won 106-96. David Robinson was presented with the ’95 NBA MVP Award right before Game 2. Hakeem made [...]
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Rockets Pick Up Option For Dragic; Injury Concerns Surrounding Flynn?
Goran Is One Of The Top Backup Point Guards In The NBA NBA sources revealed to FOX 26 Sports that the Rockets picked up the option on guard Goran Dragic’s contract for the 2011-2012 season. The crafty point guard will make around $2.1 million. Goran played in 22 games for Houston and averaged 7.7 points [...]
Rockets New Draft Pick Donatas Motiejunas Speaks
Good to see “D-Mo” has a sense of humor. Let’s see if his easygoing nature translates over to the basketball court. The seven-footer is a shooter, so he’s going to need to possess a short memory and display confidence as a stretch-four. I guess he has the latter down already.
Rockets Pursuing Warriors Center Biedrins; Wanted International Center In Draft
Interior Defensive Presence Near? Houston Chronicle’s Richard Justice via Twitter: Rockets came close to trading for Golden State C Andris Biedrins last night and will continue discussions in the days ahead. GM Daryl Morey knows the team still lacks a true center, a legitimate defender of the basket. It’s good to know the pursuit of [...]
2011 NBA Draft: Rockets Land Steal In Morris; Trade For Flynn And Motiejunas
Shocked To See Marcus At #14 My thoughts on Marcus Morris: Dropped due to being considered a “tweener.” Can stretch the floor and score in a variety of ways. Will find a way to be a viable piece on a good second unit in Houston. Similar to last year’s pick Patrick Patterson. More of a [...]
Biyombo And Thompson On Rockets Radar; Arizona Forward Still Top Target?
Trading Up For Biyombo? With all of these rumors popping up, Houston is stealing the show with their aggressive efforts to trade up in tonight’s NBA Draft. Talks with Milwaukee were initiated, now it’s on to Detroit. According to Ken Berger from CBS Sports via Twitter: Seeking a big man, Rockets interested in swapping 14th [...]
Rockets Attempting To Trade Draft Picks With Milwaukee; Eyeing Singleton?
Self-Proclaimed “Modern-Day Scottie Pippen” Clearly, GM Daryl Morey wants to move up in Thursday’s NBA Draft. Who knows, could he possibly be seeking another Shane Battier clone? So much is in play that we have to dig deep, so much, I found it absolutely fascinating to figure out who the Rockets are after and how [...]
Drafting Marcus Morris: “Home Run”
David Thorpe: Marcus Is A Small Forward In The NBA The insight analysis and commentary is from ESPN’s David Thorpe, a personal coach for NBA players; including Rockets’ guard Kevin Martin. Complimentary of the Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen: “Marcus was the No. 1 points per possession in the post player in the entire draft. That [...]