Houston Rocket Fans, Roll Call.

[Roxsfan]

Preseason action is almost here. We will see how Adelman will tinker with his rotation and assimilate Big Ron into the line up.

What are you most excited about?

For me, getting Landry's deal done and retaining that bad ass. Also, acquiring Ron Artest.

With health, a little luck, this is going to be one hell of a season.:toast

[TMAC-YAO-ARTEST]

Oh, don't forget Rick Adelman and Daryl Morey.

Daryl Morey is a genius and Rick Adelman is an extremely intelligent/masterful player's coach.

[Flight3107]

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[Many PackYao]

I'm excited about our big three and all the marquee games vs Celts, Spurs,Lakers etc.

I can't wait to see Ron vs Kobe. Rons looking for big money so you know he's gonna give his best effort.:toast

[sook]

scola, landry and artest.

I also wanna see how tmac plays when he has one of the most talented teams in the leauge :hat

[Matchman]

This will be our Year!

[cze1860]

big 3

[angelbelow]

good luck this season. im a big fan of yao and tmac and i dont think we have enough so hopefully you guys will win it all.

[cze1860]

good luck this season. im a big fan of yao and tmac and i dont think we have enough so hopefully you guys will win it all.


yes,"Get Red",it's Houston Time ......

[Caltex2]

Present. Ready for liftoff in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 weeks and change.:lobt2:

[The Franchise]

Odabo jack!!! I can't see us being beat. :king

[wireonfire]

good luck this season. im a big fan of yao and tmac and i dont think we have enough so hopefully you guys will win it all.

Thanks!

[TMAC-YAO-ARTEST]

good luck this season. im a big fan of yao and tmac and i dont think we have enough so hopefully you guys will win it all.

thanks!

[GuerillaBlack]

reporting for duty.

[Roxsfan]

reporting for duty.

thx, but what are you most excited about this upcoming season?

[Mad_Hatter]

thx, but what are you most excited about this upcoming season?

seeing the rockets bench dominate the other teams starters. and some guy named Ron Artest.

[Roxsfan]

Dont get your hopes too high kid. Its lonely in Houston after after the first round.

It's lonely in LA after FINALS-FAIL too.

love to see what the fakers would have done without their best player last year dip shit.

[GuerillaBlack]

thx, but what are you most excited about this upcoming season?

Artest and seeing what Dorsey can do.

[Hemotivo]

Scola!

[TMAC-YAO-ARTEST]

Scola!

Hey, Scola's a bad ass with big heart.

[KB24 MVP]

Well hopefully ur main 3 get healthy come playoff time and pass the 1st round lol and just maybe we might see eachother in the 2nd or 3rd round but 2 the finals dont even dream about that one

[sook]

mcgrady will break his shoulder, Yao will become depressed, artest will get frustrated on being the loner.

hope my antijinx works :bking

[TMAC-YAO-ARTEST]

Well hopefully ur main 3 get healthy come playoff time and pass the 1st round lol and just maybe we might see eachother in the 2nd or 3rd round but 2 the finals dont even dream about that one

bring it bitch:toast

[KB24 MVP]

bring it bitch:toast

hahaha Bring it 1st bring urselfs outta the 1st round 2 start talking shit..
I like H town is aight i aint disrespecting but whatever its fun 2 hear u guys talk shit

[Roxsfan]

hahaha Bring it 1st bring urselfs outta the 1st round 2 start talking shit..
I like H town is aight i aint disrespecting but whatever its fun 2 hear u guys talk shit

:toast

[IronMexican]

Notice Laker fans didn't make a gay ass thread like this:hat:toast

[Roxsfan]

Notice Laker fans didn't make a gay ass thread like this:hat:toast

Notice I don't even give a little bit of a fuck.:toast

[duncan228]

Rockets Notes: Yao goes with flow at camp (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/6039421.html)
By JONATHAN FEIGEN

Rockets center Yao Ming returned to practice Friday, saying he felt none of the soreness he had after the first two days of practices and seeming to embrace this season’s plan to have him take more breaks than in the past.

“My goal is to play 82 games and then the playoffs,” Yao said. “I need myself fresh in March and April, and hopefully more, May and June.

“It (cutting back on his workload) is a new experience for me. Before, I didn’t need to think about it. I just worked harder and worked hard, got more experience, got more skills and training and used them in the game. Right now, I need more balance. Should I go now or should I stop?”

Yao said he has had no soreness in the right foot, site of the stress fracture that forced him to miss the final 26 games of last season, but wanted to avoid pushing through muscle fatigue.

“When muscles get tired, all the pressure goes to the bone. I think that’s when last season’s injury happened. But you ought to go ask a doctor.”

Yao did, however, feel stronger after taking most of Thursday off.

“In my body, I felt fresher, but I don’t want to get too many off,” he said. “When you get the first day off, you’re looking for the next, then you’re looking for a third, then looking for a week, then looking for a month. Then, you’re retired.”

Abdur-Rahim fan
Ron Artest said he was pleased to hear that former Kings teammate Shareef Abdur-Rahim joined the Kings coaching staff, but still thought about what could have been in Abdur-Rahim’s injury-marred career.

“Man, he would have been a career 20 and 10 guy,” Artest said. “As much as I know he wanted to win championships, I feel for him. I would have loved to see him have a Hall of Fame career. I played with him that one season with coach (Rick) Adelman. He had a great (playoff) series. He was dominant in the post against Tim Duncan. His knee just didn’t let him finish.”

Open scrimmage today
The Rockets will hold their annual open scrimmage today. Doors open at Toyota Center at noon for auditions for membership in the Red Rowdy fan group.

The scrimmage, part of a larger rally, is scheduled to begin between 1 and 1:30. The first 500 fans in attendance may receive vouchers for player autographs.