Because of Yao Ming, I used to follow the Houston Rockets pretty closely. But my interest in the team and their viability as a contender, has waned since Yao's retirement.
The pick-up of Jeremy Lin earlier in the year did little to capture my attention. The story of the Rockets seemed to be tragically uninteresting. Yes, Lin would be a young talent surrounded by other young talent. But the team felt a bit, incomplete. This team was almost destined to lose in the first round of the playoffs, if lucky, in a completely forgettable way.
But now that James Harden has been traded to the Rockets, everything has changed. Harden and Lin are incredibly interesting. Young, trendy, smart and they can ball. I have no evidence to suggest that they will play well together, but I have a feeling that they will mesh. Both are pretty good spot up shooters, and both are good at driving and kicking out to spot up shooters.
As a sign of my new found enthusiasm, I have just re-subscribed again to red94.net, a pretty great Houston Rockets blog that I used to read regularly. I suggest you do the same.
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