Expectations shouldn't have been high on this team. Especially when news broke of Yao's 24-minute limit. Still, people shouldn't freak out so much. We haven't even reached December yet.
Did you have prior knowledge of this meeting? http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/7309013.html One by one, the Rockets' young reserves were called to Rick Adelman's office Sunday afternoon. First Courtney Lee, then Chase Budinger and finally Jordan Hill were brought in for meetings that a day later Adelman called "give-and-take." The coach would give them more minutes of court time. They were ordered to take advantage of the increased opportunity. "It meant a lot," Lee said. "He's holding us accountable. Us three guys, we've been waiting for an opportunity to get out there and try to impact the game and help the starters out. It was a good feeling. "By the time Jordan came out, it was like, 'Hmm, he just talked to us three. We have to turn it up.' " To varying degrees they did. Lee scored a season-high 16 points during Monday's 123-116 loss to Phoenix. Hill had a season-high 14 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Budinger, however, continued to struggle, missing all four of his 3-pointers to finish with six points in his 19 minutes.
