This is What Happens When You Build Your Team Around a Loser
Last season, the Houston Rockets made the playoffs, first time post-Covid, post-James Harden, post-Daryl Morey, post-haste. 7-game battle with the Golden State Warriors but lost in the first round. The problem was clear: Houston needed playmaking in the halfcourt. Their defense could generate turnovers—getting Amen Thompson out for highlight reel fastbreaks—but when the game slowed […]
