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Reading between lines on the Rockets' long list of coaching candidates
As you look over the long list of coaches the Rockets have interviewed or plan to interview, the quality that jumps out more than any is that it is long. We're up to 14 names on the interview wish...
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April 27, 2011
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April 19, 2011
Rockets move on, leave next guy a tough act to follow
Kevin Martin was willing to keep an open mind, or maybe he was just curious, but he does want to see what Daryl Morey and Leslie Alexander come up with as they seek to replace Rick Adelman. For now, however,...
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April 19, 2011
With Rockets season over, what's next. We'll start with Morey/Adelman get together. (I'll bring the wine.)
Sometime in the next 48 hours, Rick Adelman and Daryl Morey will get together to ask tough questions, provide needed answers and see where they go from here. They don't need to go to a public place for a civil...
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April 14, 2011
Maybe they deserved better, but as with season, Rockets rally, fall short
In at least one way, the Rockets deserved to leave the Toyota Center court for the last time until who knows when with a win. They could have packed in this season long ago, and certainly since they found it...
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April 12, 2011
Rockets believe they have "one of the best coaches ever." It's time to figure out how to keep him.
Sometime next week, Rockets owner Leslie Alexander will start the "process" of deciding what to do with Rick Adelman and his coaching staff. This is an important decision. It is a serious question. There is, however, a sense that he...
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April 10, 2011
As the sounds of celebrations fill the halls, Rockets suffer quietly; better but not good enough
The Rockets fell into their seats in the New Orleans Arena visitors' locker room. Little needed be said. They were not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, but realistically, they were done and they knew it. The locker room was quiet....
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April 07, 2011
Sweep April? Nope. Rockets instead add another bad loss to the many that got them needing a sweep.
Now, we know. Perhaps it should have been obvious all along. Though it had long seemed clear - or at least likely - that the Rockets were not going to steal the last Western Conference playoff spot, it was...
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April 06, 2011
Rockets rally, keep hope alive. But can they sweep April? Would that be enough?
By now, there seems little doubt that the Rockets were right; they really do need to sweep April to steal a playoff spot. They played the second half on Sunday as if driven by that harsh reality. They came...
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April 04, 2011
Rockets finally break through against Spurs, get sort of win they wanted as much as needed.
Perhaps this why the Rockets refuse to let go of this season. There was just a glimmer of hope left when Courtney Lee came up with the steal in the last minute, taking his theft to a layup that cut...
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April 02, 2011
Latest loss to Philly makes Rockets task clear: Sweep April.
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Not that the Rockets' playoff hopes are entirely extinguished. They have, however, become faint. After they lost against the 76ers, they said they would have to win out. Having never won more than...
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March 30, 2011
With a wince and grimace, Kyle Lowry displays the determination of Rockets revival
Kyle Lowry said he was in pain and then corrected himself, saying instead that he was "sore" and "hurting." I'll translate. He was in pain. When he slipped on a shower shoe after sitting out Tuesday's shootaround, he winced. This...
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March 30, 2011
Rockets playoff hopes fading after loss to Heat, but we've thought that before
Since we figured the Rockets' playoff chase was over so many times this season, only to have them breathe life into their quest, we won't go there now. If Kyle Lowry is out, then yeah, it's over. But he seemed...
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March 27, 2011
Lowry and Hayes continue Rockets roll with a triple-double scoop of (over?) achievement
Kyle Lowry had been pretty clear last weekend that he didn't like the "overachiever" label. He in fact did not like it enough that he brought it up again after Wednesday's game. Some writer asked about the Rockets being led...
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March 24, 2011
Lowry keeps getting better and better, bringing Rockets with him.
All those times the Rockets could not beat the Jazz in close games, the difference was clear. The Jazz had Deron Williams. The Rockets did not. They do now, but they call him Kyle Lowry. Whether Lowry actually is playing...
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March 21, 2011
Rockets see green, respond with maybe best of season. Purple welcome on Sunday.
Perhaps the Rockets can arrange for a few busloads of Jazz fans to fill select, highly visible seats in the Toyota Center lower bowl on Sunday Get them to make some noise, especially in the introductions, and wear purple, maybe...
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March 19, 2011
Rockets decide winning ugly can be beautiful. Bring on the Celtics?
As ugly as it might have been to watch, there was something worse to come out of the Rockets night against the woeful Bobcats on Wednesday. Of the teams at Toyota Center, the Bobcats have the better chance at earning...
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March 17, 2011
For Rockets, it's finally better to be lucky than good. It's about time, but was it in time?
Man, Saturday's game was terrific. Intense. Tight. Loaded with interesting and unexpected twists and turns. The Rockets also played Monday. It was sort of interesting in its own way, or at least it was close as the Rockets tempted...
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March 15, 2011
See you in San Antonio? Rockets would love it, but time to get there is running out.
Well, that first-round series has some added spice. Man, that Spurs-Rockets first-round playoff series will be epic. OK, I didn't think anyone would buy that. If you did, you can hold off a bit before booking hotel rooms in San...
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March 13, 2011
Yao Ming 'will try' another comeback. In Yao-ese, he might have explained why.
In some ways, Yao Ming had seemed to make his peace with his fate. He might not be able to make it back. He might not be able to stay healthy when running up and down NBA courts. His career...
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March 11, 2011
With margin for error (in game and season) slim and shrinking, Rockets make some huge ones.
One bad play, not matter how atrociously bad, does not cost a game and one loss, no matter how devastating, doesn't ruin a season. The Rockets problem, however, is that they have sliced their margin for error razor thin, with...
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March 09, 2011
Adelman joins exclusive club. Rockets resurgence shows one way he did it.
The numbers are beyond question, not that anyone seems to be questioning them. Rick Adelman moved into a tie with Dick Motta for 10th in all-time coaching wins. Among the members of that exclusive club, only Phil Jackson and Red...
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March 08, 2011
Hayes to Hibbert: "I'm going to (mess) you up." Do the new Rockets have their slogan?
All 7-2, 278 pounds of Roy Hibbert bodied Chuck Hayes, trying to get the position inside that he could not in the opening minutes. Next to Hibbert, Hayes looked like he was standing in a hole, but at the time,...
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March 06, 2011
Rockets take step back with road-weary loss. But this time, they expect another winning streak.
The immediate tendency might be to drop the loss to the Clippers in the category of all the other "should have" or "could have" games that got away. It does not belong there. It was a win the Rockets could...
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March 03, 2011
Rockets revival hits five games, record finally back at .500. Who knew?
When the Rockets return to Staples Center tonight, they will bring a nice winning streak and an even more impressive road winning streak. And finally, for the first time in 2011, they won't have a losing record. They have gone...
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March 02, 2011
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