Grade: 23-17 Not bad for the one of the youngest teams in the NBA. Also not too bad for a team starting a rookie center, who missed training camp, and an underweight, second year power forward. I see the Rockets struggling to define themselves as a team, now that it has a low post threat. I suspect that the Rockets will continue to "struggle" for the rest of the season, though they should post a better record in the second half and make the playoffs.
I agree with GMNot, but I got called a troll for posting pretty much the same thing. Francis and Ming need to stay and everyone else is expendable to be traded for a good point guard and power forward. I like Rudy and I hope he gets things going soon. My coisin jokes around and says maybe Rudy should start drinking again so he can coach better. I won't even kid around about that. I'm thankful that he has quit and wish him well. As far as the Rockets I give them a C. To much inconsistantsy and when they were 3rd and 4th in the west they should have used that as a confidence builder and as a focus to play well as a team and stay on top. Instead they are slowly slipping away from the playoff run.
