Houston Rockets 2006-07 Preview
The franchise appears to be at a crossroads of
uncertainty. This time last year, the team appeared to be headed towards the
league’s elite. Now, it’s uncertain whether they will even make the playoffs.
The Rockets are one of only six teams in the entire NBA to have
not won a playoff series in over a decade, and the inept front office may waste
away the primes of both Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming
The Rockets big problem is staying
healthy, so what did they do, they went out and signed Bonzi Wells. Wells has
missed 53 games over the past three seasons and averaged about 12 points a game
over that span.
McGrady is who this team’s hopes rely upon. If he’s healthy
(along with Yao), the team will win 50 games. The question is whether he is
truly healthy and there are a lot of doubts about that. He seems to have lost a
great deal of his athleticism and settles mainly for jumpshots these
days. However, when at full health, he is one of the top 3 talents in the game
Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady played
just 31 games together a year ago (according to ESPN.com); they were 21-10 in
those games, according to the Houston Chronicle. But can they stay healthy? If
not, the Rockets will struggle, because they have little depth. Besides Wells,
the Rockets' scoring off the bench is limited to second-year guard Luther Head
and rookie Steve Novak, neither of whom have proven to be consistent scorers.
Season Opener:
Nov. 1 @ UTA (9 p.m. ET)
Home Opener:
Nov. 4 vs. Dallas (8:30 p.m. ET)
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