Yahoo http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ba...t=AlWQam4RQqMb9jzyrzvVpfi8vLYF?urn=nba,140179 10 - Houston Rockets — The Dream Shake, none to impressed with giving up 124 points to a Bogut-less, Redd-less, Ridnour-less Bucks team: "As much as I love Carl Landry, he does not play help defense. As much as I love Luis Scola, he does not play help defense. And if there is yet another thing I can pin on Tracy McGrady, it is that he does not play help defense. Ever notice how our opponents get a billion points in the paint per game? It's not just Yao's fault. True, he may not be the best help defender, but he does get over in time to at least change the shot. Whenever Yao isn't on the floor, teams go painting like it's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." [J.E.] SportingNews http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...g=nbapowerpolllakersareokw&prov=tsn&type=lgns 11. Houston. (9) Here’s what Yao Ming told the Houston Chronicle about the Rockets’ utter lack of progress this year: “We’re still stuck in here and talk about we still have time to fix it, from first game of the season and 10 games in the season and 50 games into the season. We still talk about we need to fix it.” ESPN Marc Stein: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/powerranking?season=2009&week=15 8 (8) 31-20 Houston is as healthy as it's been in ages, but there's another problem: Wednesday's loss in Memphis means that four last-place teams (Grizzlies, Pacers, Wizards and Raptors) have inflicted six losses on the Rockets.
I laughed when I saw the comment on NBA.com that Rockets are unpredictable after the loss to Memphis. Now I laugh at myself...
