Ariza Out

Rockets Guard Trevor Ariza will be out of the Rockets lineup for 3 games and maybe more with what the Rockets are saying is a severe hip pointer. Rick Adelman said that Kevin Martin will step in to the starting line up in Trevors place. Also point guard Kyle Lowry will have his ankle rechecked later this week after reports say the the ankle is not getting any better after he turned it on Febuary,7th vs the 76ers. Rockets will host the Spurs tonight at the Toyota Center.

Good Trade or Bad Trade?

With the Houston Rockets Recent trade with the Knicks and Kings who got the better end of it so far? Carl Landry is 0-2 so far with the Kings and scoring 18 points last night vs the Suns. Tracy Mcgrady is 0-1 with the Knicks scoring 26 points in a overtime effort vs the Oklahoma City Thunder. And as for our guys, Kevin Martin, Jared Jeffries (the only 2 of the 4 that have played) are 0-2. Martin is really struggling with the Rockets shooting is down since joining the Rockets and his free throw attempts are down as well. Is it just a matter of time till all the guys involved in the trade settle down and start to fit in and play like they did back with their old squads? Only time will tell. The Rockets won't play again till Wed. So the new player will have some practice time and hopefully get the game plan down and will be able to perform well vs the Spurs at home.

Rockets Strike Gold?

The Houston Rockets yesterday on the NBAs trade deadline managed to pull off a three team trade with the Sacramento Kings and the New York Knicks. The Rockets shipped 6th man of the year canidate Carl Landry, Joey Dorsey to the Kings and injury prone guard Tracy McGrady to the Knicks for Kings guard Kevin Martin and Hilton Armstrong and the Knicks rookie forward Jordan Hill and Jared Jeffires. Rockets also managed to get 2 first round picks from the Knicks one coming in 2011 but its a top pick protected and the other in 2012 and that one is top 5 protected. In my mind the Rockets did very well yesterday on getting what they did, but losing fan favorite Carl Landry was a huge blow to the team and the city who have been there watching Carl grow into the player he is today, since the Rockets traded for him on draft night a few years back. My grade for the Rockets today will be a B+ because not only do you get back draft picks but you save money and now are under the cap for this years free agent class. I wish Carl and Tracy nothing but the best with their new teams. Maybe 2 years from now we could see Carl back in a Rockets uniform! (one can only hope!). The Houston Rockets will be in action tonight at home vs the Pacers at 7:30pm on ch. 678 (DirecTv) and maybe tonight we will see Kevin Martin and Jordan Hill in Action.

Whats To Come For The Rockets?

With the All-Star game this Sunday in the new Texas Stadium in Arlington, The Rockets sit at the break with a 27-24 record and 4.5 back to the Mavericks in the southwest division. Next Thursday is the NBA trade deadline and the Rockets are in talks with more than 5 teams right now for the rights to Tracy Mcgrady, most recent talks come from the New York Knicks and the Washington Wizards that will include all 3 teams in a three team deal that would send Mcgrady to New York and Caron Butler and Brandon Haywood and the expiring contract of retired guard Cuttino Mobley, Washington would get forward Al Harrington from the Knicks. Like i said these are all rumors and nothing will happen most likely till Thursday on the trade deadline. I think the Rockets need to trade Shane Battier and get something in return for him cause he is not bringing anything right now to the table and the Rockets should use him while some teams might want him for there playoff run and get a young talent or a future draft pick. In other Rockets news point guard Aaron Brooks was passed up for third time by the NBA on replacing yet another guard who will miss the All-Star game due to injury! Aaron should take this and use it as yet another reason to show all those coaches who passed him up in the draft and again this year. Aaron is scoring career highs this year with 19.4 points a game and making .391 percent of his 3's. The Rockets have allot of work to do if they want to make the playoffs and for that to happen they have to get back up point guard back from the injured list in Kyle Lowry who has a sprained ankle and will be out for another week or so. In my mind the best is yet to come for the Rockets and after they get the Mcgrady issue taken care of they can concentrate on basketball and not have to hear all that's being said back and fourth from Mcgrady and the team! The next game for Rockets will be on 2/16/10 at home vs the Utah Jazz, that game will be a 7:30 start and will be on ch.678 on DirecTv...

Joey Dorsey Is For Real!

The Houston Rockets now have back to back 20+ points wins in their last two games. Last night the Rockets beat up on the Memphis Grizzlies beating the young team 101-83. The Rockets got a huge surprise from second year power forward Joey Dorsey who has spent most of his two years in the D-League and last night finally got his chance to show what he could do and he did not disappoint! Dorsey finished the game with 7 points and 12 Rebounds and 1 block shot! Aaron Brooks had AB night scoring 15 points of his 19 in the third. Ariza as of late is playing allot better with controlling his desire to fire away from 3 point land and is taking the ball strong to the basket. Ariza finished the night 17 points 8 rebounds. The Rockets have now started playing the same type of defense that they played in the beginning of the season and now it shows in the Rockets play as of late. Also last night the Rockets got great news when injured guard Kyle Lowry return to the lineup from a strain knee. Rockets will be at home tonight to host the Philadelphia 76ers and that will be a 7:30 start and will be shown on ch.678 if you have DirecTv.