Houston, We Had A Dynasty - Officially Retired

[Axel The Great]

I don't think Z looks that bad in a Hornets jersey. He looks much better in a Cavs jersey though (no homo).

[Lamrock]

Looking primed to repeat. Loving the Brad Halstead chronicles!

[Axel The Great]

Losing to under .500 teams isn't much a of a repeat team to me.

[Andrew]

Seems elite teams always drop a couple of regular season games to basement teams though, can't be on your game every single game.

[Axel The Great]

But to struggle against New Orleans and Golden State is just unacceptable.

[Houndy]

Ticket prices will rise if Brad doesn't suck

[Axel The Great]

More money for the franchise!

[Andrew]

But to struggle against New Orleans and Golden State is just unacceptable.

It happens. For the best of the best, games like that are ultimately forgotten.

[Axel The Great]

Pretty much, considering that under .500 teams are usually one-man teams. Basically the reason for the struggle in all of those games, is that each team's best player was scoring at will. 3-game recap on Saturday hopefully.

[Axel The Great]

One more story before Saturday's 3-game Recap:

Heaven for Halstead

"Ladies and gentlemen what a close game this has been." It was Tuesday night, 5:00 p.m. at Houston, a few hours before the Rockets were set to play against the Utah Jazz. The Rockets were in the locker room before their shoot around, and Kevin Martin had turned on the Rio Grande Valley Vipers game to see Brad Halstead embarrass himself in his first game. "This Halstead guy has got some talent. Wonder how he dropped to the second round," said an amazed Kyle Lowry. "This is the D-League Kyle, c'mon, if he were to play with us, he wouldn't be doing that well," replied an unconvinced Kevin Martin.

"Game is tied at 86, Vipers get the last possession of the game with 6.6 seconds left here in the 4th. The Vipers are undefeated this season, a perfect 5-0. We'll see what Chris Finch will come up with to win the game," Vipers play-by-play commentator said. "I'd get the ball to Brad Halstead, he's got the hot-hand right now. 11/14 from the field, and 8/12 from the line with 31 points. That's a very good stat line," said the color commentator of the Vipers.

"For a scrub in the D-League," K-Mart muttered to himself. "Antonio Anderson will inbound the ball. Full timeout over for the Vipers. They need a basket, or else it's overtime. The reigning champion wants to continue to show why they're the champions," continued the play-by-play commentator. "A good screen to get a shooter open should do in this situation. You have enough time to run a play to create an open shot, but the shooter must not be afraid to fail." replied the color commentator.

"Either Will Conroy or Brad Halstead can pull through here," said the play-by-play. The referee blew his whistle to start the last play of the game. "Anderson finds Halstead. And he dribbles it, 5, 4, 3, 2, Halstead... for the win! YES!!!" the crowd at Rio Grande jumped to their feet. Brad Halstead had made the game-winner from the top of the key. "NO!!! What the fuck!" whined Kevin Martin. "What's wrong man, don't you want our affiliate to win?" asked Donte Greene, who applauded at the outcome. "Fuck our affiliate. Brad just got lucky." replied an angry K-Mart.

Brad Halstead was pulled over for an interview. "Brad, in your first professional game, you score 31 points, pull down 13 rebounds, and drop 12 dimes, and score a game-winner, that must feel very refreshing." said the interviewer. "It does, it shows that I should've been taken earlier in the draft. The game was just easy for me tonight, a great individual effort helped me win. I go on to the next game with confidence," said Brad, full of nothing but swagger.

"He's full of shit. He didn't even mention the team effort. Douchebag," said Kevin Martin, and turned off the TV with the remote. "Hey man, I put up those types of performances when I was in the D-League, and I'll tell you, it makes you feel on top of the world," said Greene. "Well I'd understand why you put up those performances, you're a great player Donte," said Martin. "What I don't get, is how Brad put up that many numbers. His shooting technique has no consistency, and a selfish player dish out 12? That's puzzling," said Martin again.

"Don't worry your head over that game man, we need you mentally and physically for every game Kevin," said Shane Battier, who was already prepared for the game. "When Brad comes back, I'm sure he'll rub it all in your face, but I'll help you change his attitude. Arrogance doesn't get you very far in basketball," Battier patted Martin on the back, and Kevin Martin looked at him, and nodded. "Now come on team, let's get ready to play basketball," Yao stood up, and motioned for his team to get ready for the game.

In Rio Grande, Brad Halstead was thinking of the look on Kevin Martin's face, imagined he would get a good laugh out of it, and got on the team bus, with a grin on his face.

[Andrew]

Good update. You've definitely got me wanting to read about Halstead being taken down a peg/getting his comeuppence.

[Houndy]

Say Willie Lewis is Halsteads agent. We want more!

[Clutch]

K-Mart's gotta be the most insecure MVP nba champion EVER! catching up on the Brad-icles, i'm beginning to think he (Martin)'s the one with issues, not the good-for-nothin' greenhorn

btw, niiice triple-Doub by Yao; shame about teh loss though

[Axel The Great]

Good update. You've definitely got me wanting to read about Halstead being taken down a peg/getting his comeuppence.

Glad to see you're on the edge of your seat.

Say Willie Lewis is Halsteads agent. We want more!

You want me to include you in the story?

K-Mart's gotta be the most insecure MVP nba champion EVER! catching up on the Brad-icles, i'm beginning to think he (Martin)'s the one with issues, not the good-for-nothin' greenhorn

btw, niiice triple-Doub by Yao; shame about teh loss though

I don't think K-Mart has issues. If somebody who was arrogant picked on nobody but you, you'd go insane sooner or later.

[Houndy]

Include me
Willie Lewis says: The D-League makes Halstead even better. Heh

[kibaxx7]

What a game by Halstead. Looking forward to see your Rockets back in action!

[Axel The Great]

Include me
Willie Lewis says: The D-League makes Halstead even better. Heh

Okay then. Anybody else who wants to be included to the story, ehh... I'll see how I can fit you in.

What a game by Halstead. Looking forward to see your Rockets back in action!

Good thing, I have Monday off (Labor Day), so hopefully I'll be able to provide another 2-3 game recap.

[Andrew]

K-Mart's gotta be the most insecure MVP nba champion EVER! catching up on the Brad-icles, i'm beginning to think he (Martin)'s the one with issues, not the good-for-nothin' greenhorn

btw, niiice triple-Doub by Yao; shame about teh loss though

I don't think K-Mart has issues. If somebody who was arrogant picked on nobody but you, you'd go insane sooner or later.

He's perhaps become a little too obsessed with seeing Halstead fail. He's certainly been given reason to dislike him though.

[Helios3D]

In your face K-Mart!
With that kind of performance from Brad, I think he'll get recalled to the team.

[Axel The Great]

He's perhaps become a little too obsessed with seeing Halstead fail. He's certainly been given reason to dislike him though.

It's fun watching people fail when they deserve it.

In your face K-Mart!
With that kind of performance from Brad, I think he'll get recalled to the team.

I'd say pretty soon.

[Houndy]

My client is getting a pretty soon from GM Money..... I'm not gonna tell Halstead anything though

[Stress Fracture]

Halstead's performance was just a first game luck. He will now start to fail in the succeeding games.

[Axel The Great]

5-game Recap

[13-2] Houston Rockets 101-86 Utah Jazz [4-9]


Despite D-Wil's 38-point game, the Jazz were still outplayed.

After struggling against under .500 teams, the Rockets continued the tradition. All of the scores in this recap are lies, the Rockets did struggle. This game, like all games, the Rockets were getting outplayed by the Jazz. Deron Williams scored 18 points in the first quarter alone. In the 2nd half though, the Rockets pulled away, slowly. With Yao's near triple-double, and Kevin Martin's go-ahead points, the Rockets make it 3 wins in a row.

SPOTG-

Yao Ming
19 points | 15 reb | 6 blk

Top Scorers-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 24
Jazz: Deron Williams- 38

Board Crashers-
Rockets: Yao Ming- 15
Jazz: Al Jefferson- 13

Assists-
Rockets: Aaron Brooks- 7
Jazz: Al Jefferson and Andrei Kirilenko- 5

Box Scores-
26 27 27 21 101
27 16 23 20 86


Donte Greene contributed 11 points off the bench.

I simulated the next game, which was against the Jazz at home. Last game I'll ever simulate in this dynasty, as the sim engine only allowed K-Mart 2 points.
Rockets defeat Jazz 75-51

[15-2] Houston Rockets 97-81 Charlotte Bobcats [8-10]


Carl Landry wishes he could play in Houston again.

The Rockets opened up this game on a 23-7 run. The Rockets shot 38% in the 1st, and the Bobcats 23%, yikes. The shooting picked up in the 2nd for both teams, but more for the Rockets. Kevin Martin dishing a career high 10 assists was a key to victory, but a good run in the 3rd by the 'Cats would put the Rockets back on their heels. The Rockets took care of business in the fourth though, and now extend to 5 wins in a row.

SPOTG-

Kevin Martin
27 points | 10 ast | 7 reb

Top Scorers-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 27
Bobcats: Carl Landry- 22

Board Crashers-
Rockets: Yao Ming- 9
Bobcats: Tyson Chandler- 8

Assists-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 10
Bobcats: Gerald Wallace and DJ Augustin- 5

Box Scores-
25 30 22 20 97
13 21 31 16 81

[16-2] Houston Rockets 90-79 Miami Heat [9-7]


VERY tough defense was played by both teams in this game.

This game was just another blow-off game, not much effort was needed for the Rockets to win. The Heat were taking really bad shots early in the shot clock, and the Rockets were shooting poorly as well. A low scoring game was the outcome.

SPOTG-

Yao Ming
19 points | 13 reb | 5 ast | 1 blk

Top Scorers-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 20
Heat: Michael Beasley- 24

Board Crashers-
Rockets; Yao Ming- 13
Heat: Jermaine O'Neal- 11

Assists-
Rockets: Yao Ming- 5
Heat: Dwyane Wade- 9

Box Scores-
29 23 18 20 90
20 16 23 21 79

[17-2] Houston Rockets 108-82 Toronto Raptors [15-6]


Dirk Nowitzki was held to a quiet 6 points.

The score in this game tells a lie, the Rockets did struggle once again. The lead switched back and forth in the first half, and the game was tied at 44 at halftime. But like in all blowouts, the Rockets went hot in the third, while the Raptors went cold, and that pretty much wrapped up the game as the Rockets are now on a 7-game win streak.

SPOTG-

Yao Ming
14 points | 12 reb | 2 ast | 1 blk

Top Scorers-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 27
Raptors: Andrea Bargnani and Hedo Turkoglu- 23

Board Crashers-
Rockets: Yao Ming- 12
Raptors: Dirk Nowitzki- 13

Assists-
Rockets: Kyle Lowry- 9
Raptors: Jose Calderon- 15

Box Scores-
18 26 32 32 108
19 25 17 21 82
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7-wins in a row so far. More stories and an extra 2-3 game recap to come.

Next 5 games-
Wizards
@Mavs
@Grizzlies
@Hawks
@Nets

[Houndy]

Dirk looks ugly in Black

[Axel The Great]

November Recap

A very successful month of November it was for the Rockets. With the new players on their new teams, we'll take a look at how that's working out. So far, the Big 3 in OKC is not working, as the Rockets are way above them. This monthly recap will disappoint a fellow Admin.

East Player of the Month-
Dirk Nowitzki [TOR]- 14.8 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 4.6 APG, 1.7 BPG
East Rookie of the Month-
Alade Aminu[ATL]- .6 PPG, 3 RPG

West Player of the Month-
Amar'e Stoudemire [SAC]- 28.8 PPG, 12.8 RPG, 1.9 BPG, 1.1 SPG
West Rookie of the Month-
Amory Miller [LAC]- 11.8 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 3.7 APG, 1.3 BPG, 1.4 SPG

MVP Candidates-
Chris Paul [NOH]- 30.5 PPG, 9.8 APG, 1.8 SPG
Amar'e Stoudemire- (see above for stats)
Ben Gordon [DET]- 28.1 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 5.3 APG, 1.8 SPG
Andre Iguodala [PHI]- 25.2 PPG, 4 RPG, 6.1 APG, 1.5 BPG, 1.3 SPG
Danny Granger [IND]- 27.5 PPG, 7 RPG, 1.5 BPG, 1.7 SPG

League Leaders-
PPG- Amar'e Stoudemire(28.4), [MIA]Dwyane Wade(28.3), Chris Paul, Ben Gordon(27.6), Danny Granger(26.9), Kevin Martin comes after this.
RPG- [UTA]Al Jefferson(13.2), [SAS]Tim Duncan(13), [CHI]Joakim Noah(12.6), Amar'e Stoudemire(12.4), [PHI]Samuel Dalembert(12.2)
APG- [SAC]Tyreke Evans(10.1), [OKC]Russell Westbrook(10), [LAC]Baron Davis(9.4), [TOR]Jose Calderon(9.3), [NOH]Chris Paul(9.1)
SPG- [NJN]Devin Harris, [DEN]J.R. Smith, Tyreke Evans (2.1) [CHA]Gerald Wallace, [ATL]Joe Johnson(2)
BPG- [WAS]Andray Blatche, [IND]Roy Hibbert(3), [MIA]Jermaine O'Neal(2.6), [MIL]Andrew Bogut, [ORL]Dwight Howard(2.5)

Standings-
East-
Pacers 14-6
Raptors 15-7
Nets 13-10
Magic 12-10
Pistons 11-10
76ers 12-12
Bucks 11-11
Heat 9-9
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Cavs 10-11
Wizards 10-11
Knicks 11-12
Bobcats 8-12
Celtics 9-14
Hawks 8-14
Bulls 6-14

West-
Rockets 18-2
Suns 15-6
TrailBlazers 14-8
Lakers 12-9
Clippers 13-11
Thunder 11-10
Grizzlies 11-11
Warriors 10-10
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T-Wolves 10-11
Kings 9-12
Hornets 10-15
Nuggets 9-13
Spurs 7-13
Jazz 6-12
Mavs 6-14