Entries Tagged as 'Houston Rockets'

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

A Look at the Austin Experiment in Houston

Over the course of the season Gregg Popovich has shuffled through 20 different lineups with varying degrees of success, or in the case of Friday night’s lineup, lack thereof.
A degree in advanced NBA statistics or a talk with Wayne Winston isn’t necessary to conclude a box score in which three of the five starters read [...]

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Houston Rockets 109, San Antonio Spurs 104

Ugh.
Here I was, all ready to post a piece about how Manu Ginobili’s block of Kevin Durant against the Thunder on Wednesday was the turning point in the season. After their latest “best win of the season,” the Spurs were going to sweep the week against their Western Conference foes and solidify their place in [...]

Monday, October 19th, 2009

On Winning the Division

During today’s live chat, 83% of readers said the Spurs would win the Southwest division. Given that it was mostly Spurs fans tuning in, that isn’t terribly surprising. But the general consensus throughout the league seems to be that the Spurs are the best team in the division.
The response reminded me of a conversation I [...]