Anthony Davis is enjoying his rookie season and hopes to experience success in New Orleans for years to come … Jodie Meeks getting comfortable in Los Angeles … James Harden recruiting stars to Houston?
Dec 062012
Dec 052012
The Toronto Raptors have begun the NBA season with a very familiar 4-14 start, and it is time to start the blame game. The Raptors at the start of this season were talking about contending for a playoff spot. They look more like a contender to win the NBA lottery at this point.
In order to have a draft pick at all, that is what they will have to do because if they do not land in the top three, their pick now belongs to the Oklahoma City Thunder. This is a result of the Kyle Lowry trade and Houston using that pick as part of the package to acquire James Harden.
The Raptors could also make the playoffs and retain their first-round pick, but that is rapidly looking like an unrealistic goal.
Fans face another season where while not mathematically eliminated, Toronto seems destined to be virtually eliminated by the end of the calendar year. This is when the idea of who to blame becomes the focus. So why wait? Let’s get a jump on things and break down who is most to blame for the Raptors’ woes.
Some obvious candidates are Bryan Colangelo, Andrea Bargnani and maybe even Dwane Casey. We will try to make the case for reasons to blame them and maybe a few others along the way.
Who we won’t blame is the Raptors fans that once again have been promised more than they are getting from their basketball team. On some level, long-time fans of this franchise have become far too accustomed to these broken promises over the years.
Dec 042012
HOUSTON (AP) — Toney Douglas had a season-high 22 points and Greg Smith added a career-best 21 to help the Houston Rockets overcome a tough outing by James Harden and rally for a 107-105 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Dec 042012
HOUSTON (AP) — Toney Douglas had a season-high 22 points and Greg Smith added a career-best 21 to help the Houston Rockets overcome a tough outing by James Harden and rally for a 107-105 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Dec 022012
HOUSTON (AP) — There’s a lot more to the Houston Rockets’ offense than just James Harden.
Nov 302012
In early 2008 I wrote up a TrueHoop post about how much NBA players love the Cheesecake Factory. It ends with a collection of bulleted examples of players being spotted there. Since 2008 Twitter has exploded, and now players check in from Cheesecake Factory at least once a week. What was true in 2008 is truer than ever now. That list of bullets could be hundreds long at this point.
The phenomenon had its day in the sun earlier this week when ESPN’s Marc Stein asked James Harden where he was when he learned the Thunder had traded him to the Rockets.
Nov 292012
Kevin Durant matched his season high with 37 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Houston Rockets 120-98 on Wednesday night in James Harden’s first time back in Chesapeake Energy Arena since being traded before the season.
Nov 282012
Nov 28 (Reuters) – Kevin Durant greeted former team mate James Harden with 37 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder blasted Houston Rockets 120-98 on Wednesday to spoil the shooting guard’s return to the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Harden returned to Oklahoma City for the first time since being traded just before the season and it was a forgettable night for him and the Rockets. Powered by Durant’s hot shooting, the Thunder blew open a close game in the second quarter where they led by 18 before keeping the visiting Rockets at bay. …
Nov 282012
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant matched his season high with 37 points, and Oklahoma City beat the Houston Rockets 120-98 on Wednesday night in James Harden’s first game back in Chesapeake Energy Arena since being traded by the Thunder before the season.
Nov 282012
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant matched his season high with 37 points, and Oklahoma City beat the Houston Rockets 120-98 on Wednesday night in James Harden’s first game back in Chesapeake Energy Arena since being traded by the Thunder before the season.