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| Pistons name Hill assistant coach |
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08/10/2009 |
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| g staff and players in a variety of ways." Hill has a 36-year coaching resume, including head coaching stints in Orlando (1993-97, 2005-07) and Vancouver (1997-99). He has also held assistant positions with New Orleans, Atlanta, Orlando and most recently served as an assistant with the Nets for the last two seasons. His total head coaching record is 298-315, including an 18-22 mark in the playoffs. Hill guided the Magic to their first NBA Finals appearance in 1994-95, eventually losing to the Houston Rockets. |
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| Rockets sign G Jermaine Taylor |
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08/05/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - The Houston Rockets signed guard Jermaine Taylor to a multi-year contract on Wednesday. Financial details were not disclosed. Taylor, who was taken with the 32nd overall pick (second round) in the 2009 NBA Draft out of Central Florida by the Washington Wizards, had his rights traded to Houston on June 25. The 6-foot-4 Taylor spent four years at UCF, finishing with a school-record 251 three-pointers and amassing 1,979 points to complete his college career as Central Florida's car |
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| Bulls and Bears in the NBA offseason |
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08/04/2009 |
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| ost underrated players. The Raptors also added the extremely athletic DeMar DeRozan in the draft, a defensive-minded backcourt player in Jarrett Jack and one of the game's toughest and energetic, albeit unskilled, players in Reggie Evans. THE BEARS: HOUSTON ROCKETS: It's not really Daryl Morey's fault, but losing All-Star center Yao Ming to a career-threatening foot injury is too tough to overcome. Meanwhile, Artest bolted for Hollywood and Tracy McGrady is a broken down shell of his former self. Ariza was a n |
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| Yao undergoes successful left foot surgery |
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07/21/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair the broken bone in his left foot. While no timetable has been set for his return, he is expected to be available for the team's training camp in 2010. The fracture -- originally discovered following Houston's Game 3 loss to the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals -- was originally supposed to be healed during the offseason but grew worse despite treatment. "Everything went according to plan, a |
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| Yao to have surgery on left foot |
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07/17/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will have surgery to repair the broken bone in his left foot, and he will likely miss all of next season. The surgery will be performed next week by team physician Dr. Tom Clanton at the Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute in Houston. The procedure will be two-fold: it will involve a bone graft to promote bone regeneration, and will reduce the arch in the foot. Clanton said the surgery should allow healing of the fracture and improve mechan |
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| Rockets make it official with Ariza |
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07/08/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - The Houston Rockets made it official on Wednesday and announced the club has signed guard/forward Trevor Ariza, who was a key part of Los Angeles' championship run this season. "Trevor is a young, athletic wing player who will thrive in Rick Adelman's system," said Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. "Each year in the league Trevor has improved. What he has accomplished at a young age is already impressive and we expect his improvement to continue." Although financial terms of |
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| Rockets fall from the penthouse to the outhouse |
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07/08/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA - (Sportsbooks) - After watching the postseason play out, Houston Rockets boy wonder general manager Daryl Morey boldly "tweeted" that his club was the second-best team in the NBA. I chuckled at first after reading Morey's boast, but quickly realized it was a defensible position. Despite heading into their series with the Lakers without Tracy McGrady and Dikembe Mutombo, and then losing Yao Ming in the set, the Rockets gave the eventual champs a far tougher time than either Denver or Orlan |
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| Artest joining Lakers |
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07/03/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - Free agent forward Ron Artest is leaving the Houston Rockets to join the Los Angeles Lakers and will provide the team with more offensive firepower next season, as he'll join Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol on the defending NBA champions. Artest announced on ESPN's SportsCenter in Los Angeles that he has reached a verbal agreement with the Lakers and will play for the mid-level exception. He cited the fact that Houston offered him only a one-year contract, while the Lakers jumped |
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| Report: Artest joining Lakers |
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07/02/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbooks) - Free agent forward Ron Artest is reportedly leaving the Houston Rockets to join the Los Angeles Lakers and will provide the team with more offensive firepower next season, as he'll join Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol on the defending NBA champions. Artest told CBSsports.com via text message he was in Los Angeles to join the Lakers and didn't "care about the money" and that he would "play there for nothing." According to the Los Angeles Times, the Lakers could finalize a deal with |
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| Report: Yao out for 2009-10 campaign? |
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06/29/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - The hairline fracture in Houston Rockets center Yao Ming's left foot could reportedly keep him sidelined next season and may be career-threatening. The Houston Chronicle on Monday quoted Rockets team physician Tom Clanton: "At this point, the injury has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career threatening. One of the things we are trying to get is a consensus opinion on that, to make certain there is no option we are overlooking that would provide an ea |
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