I think this deserves its own thread. Please Close if Admins feel otherwise. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl...kn/5603689.html March 8, 2008, 11:35AM Rockets sign Rice product Harris, release Green Forward signed for depth with Landry injured By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle With surging rookie forward Carl Landy out for tonight’s game against the New Orleans Hornets, the Rockets moved quickly to shore up the thinning ranks of their frontcourt. The Rockets signed former Rice forward and fan favorite Mike Harris, who impressed in training camp this season, to a 10-day contract, releasing guard Gerald Green to make room on the roster for Harris. Landry has developed swelling in his left knee and will be evaluated further. He bruised the knee against Indiana on Wednesday, but played the next night in Dallas with little difficulty. “We’re making this move because of concern about tonight,” Rockets vice president of basketball operations Sam Hinkie said. “We’re making this move because Mike Harris is someone we’ve always liked. We need live bodies, and he’s more than just a live body.” The Rockets also signed center Justin Williams to a 10-day contract on Friday. But without Landry – who has averaged 13.8 points on 68.4 percent shooting since Yao Ming went out for the season – the Rockets could be very short-handed in frontcourt scoring, with only Luis Scola considered a scoring option at the power forward or center positions. “(Harris) is a guy we’ve liked for a long time,” Hinkie said. “We thought played very well for us. He brings a level of energy, toughness and athleticism and we like his rebounding. Our coaches always liked him and are very positive on him, as well as was the staff on basketball ops side. We targeted him, as someone that we if needed help, he’d be on the top of the list.”
"...Landry will be evaluated further" That kind of concerns me. Further as in a month or two, or when Landry decides it's ok to get X-Ray's? hell who knows with these guys.
What I want to know are: 1. Are the Rockets better without Carl Landry? and 2. Do you enjoy the season more now that Carl Landry is out?
I hope this isn't anything but I am a little bit concerned. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury is extreme stretching or tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee. A tear may be partial or complete. Early symptoms: * A "popping" sound at the time of injury * Severe pain * Knee swelling within 6 hours of injury Landry looked in pain to me on Thursday and now is reported having swelling.
It was way more than six hours because he got the bruise during the Indiana game. He didn't have it when playing Dallas. I'm not too concerned.
I think there's reason to be concerned. The Rockets didn't cut Green to bring back Harris for one game - especially since he's not even playing tonight (I don't think?). They might be thinking that Landry might be down for a while..
What the hell is wrong with the Rockets medical staff? Why do they keep letting guys play on these injuries, undiagnosed until things get worse? This can't be common... can it?
Exactly what I thought. Though it could be that they are preparing for the worst. Even Landry is ok, our front line is still very thin.
These injuries out of nowhere are getting anoying! No clues leading to Yao's problem and now this with Landry. Every Rockets player needs a full physical and MRI scan .
I don't think there's anything at all extreme about it. The Rockets are already thin up front and this injury probably shocked them into realizing how thin we really are. Even if Landry is fine the Rockets are going to have to be able to cut his minutes and Dikembe's minutes.
Actually there was clues.Right before they announce yao injury we made a thread saying yao looked bad in that Bulls gm.We made a thread saying laundry didn't look like himself in that Mavs gm.The Rockets medical staff is full of idiots.
