TrueHoop: Rocket Time

Post #1 » by **Optimism Prime** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:11 pm

Remember the Rockets who gave the Lakers all that trouble in the playoffs a while back? They're just about all gone.

At the trade deadline, the Rockets traded away Aaron Brooks and Shane Battier. They had already lost Yao Ming to injury. What's left of Tracy McGrady is in Detroit, and after a stint in Sacramento, Carl Landry is filling in for an injured David West in New Orleans.

In return they got long-term investments: draft picks, a prospect who's in the D-League (Hasheem Thabeet) and a benchwarmer (Goran Dragic).

And yet, the Rockets are suddenly one of the NBA's best teams, on an 11-4 tear.

http://espn.go.com/blog/TrueHoop/post/_ ... ocket-time

texasholdem · Post #2 » by **texasholdem** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:20 pm

McGrady had nothing to do with that playoff series vs LA other than picking the Lakers to win.

Kal El · Post #3 » by **Kal El** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:21 pm

we have to take care of philly. i didn't even know we lost the last 6 out of 7 against them.

College Boy · Post #4 » by **College Boy** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:38 pm

It's good for the Rockets to get some national attention for their efforts. But this is all for naught if we miss the playoffs.

zapatasblood · Post #5 » by **zapatasblood** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:01 pm

texasholdem wrote:McGrady had nothing to do with that playoff series vs LA other than picking the Lakers to win.

It still counted for Tracy's first playoff victory. :lol:

texasholdem · Post #6 » by **texasholdem** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:15 pm

zapatasblood wrote:
texasholdem wrote:McGrady had nothing to do with that playoff series vs LA other than picking the Lakers to win.

It still counted for Tracy's first playoff victory.

No that would be the Portland series before the LA 7 game series.
It sucks that ESPN gives TMac any credit at all for that playoff run.