HoopsAvenue » ron artest http://www.hoopsavenue.com NBA Blog - NBA News & Opinion Sun, 28 Nov 2010 23:04:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Is Artest the Answer for the Rockets? http://www.hoopsavenue.com/2008/07/is-artest-the-answer-for-the-rockets/ http://www.hoopsavenue.com/2008/07/is-artest-the-answer-for-the-rockets/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:57 +0000 HoopsAvenue http://www.hoopsavenue.com/?p=55 On paper, the Rockets look like championship contenders, but, then again, this is Tracy McGrady’s Rockets and not Hakeem Olajuwon’s. With the addition of Ron Artest yesterday, the Rockets undoubtedly have one of the best trios in the league. Artest-McGrady-Yao, when healthy, probably only falls behind the Celtics trio of Allen-Garnett-Pierce. The Wizards, Lakers, and Spurs all have decent arguments, but whatever your opinion, the Rockets are going to be right up there. The supporting cast is not bad either with Rafer Alston at the point, and the up-and-coming Luis Scola at power forward. Then, you’ve got a great defender and role player in Shane Battier off the bench. Brent Barry and Luther Head can come in and hit some shots, too.

All the pieces are there and Rick Adelman is a good, experienced coach, but I’m not putting my money on the Rockets to win it all. You’ve got to worry about the fact that T-Mac is probably going to miss a fair chunk of games, same goes with Yao, and then even if they do get to the playoffs healthy, T-Mac has never gotten out of the first round!

No question this is an intriguing move and the Rockets could have a magical season, but Rockets fans shouldn’t hold their breath.

What do you think? Can McGrady finally do it?

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