Rocket Fuel is back after an extended summer vacation — not a whole lot to read anyway, plus you should be at the beach reading a book — prompted by a turn in the tides. Out is washing the negative media stench of 2015-2016.
Coming in with the waves is the redemption story of the fall. The Rockets have a new coach, new focus, new contract for their star — who seems to have exorcised his summer demons, with an assist from Kevin Durant — and, a new narrative.
Great, long piece by Ian Thomsen on how Golden State’s title gave Mike D’Antoni the confidence to jump both feet into his system.