What A Difference Two Seasons Make

Yao Ming's broken foot could not have come at a worse time for the future of the Houston Rockets. Before Ming broke his foot during the playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Rockets were finally going to be able to break up their two superstar partnership, which has netted them one playoff series win, four playoff series losses, and countless overtime hours for the Rockets training staff because of the competition Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady are in to see which of them can miss the most games. At a time when it was imperative that the Rockets divorce themselves of the rapidly deteroriating Tracy McGrady and his bloated 2009-10 salary of a little over $23.2 million, they may now wrongfully feel they need to depend on him to carry the team with Ming most likely out for the season. Unfortunately for the Rockets, they will find out if they do not already know that McGrady is no longer up to that task.Over two years ago, I wrote that between the two players, McGrady an...