I’ll start this piece by breaking my own rule and typing in the first person. I’m doing so because this one is a little more personal for me.
I want to be clear that it brings me no pleasure to criticize a Houston Rocket. Ever. I wish I believed that every member of this team was exactly right for its present and future, at every moment, during every season.
I don’t.
The NBA’s trade deadline came and went yesterday, and it was relatively quiet on the Rockets’ front. The team did make one deal, a savvy move to get off of Daniel Theis’ unnecessary long-term pact.