A few months after looking like the league’s best answer to the Warriors, the Rockets have been awfully disappointing to start this season. Houston is 4–5 entering Wednesday, and even that sub-.500 record is misleading. Four of the five losses have been by double digits, and three of the four wins have come against the East, with two of those against likely lottery teams. Meanwhile, Daryl Morey is catching insults from writers on Twitter, and Chris Paul’s insurance commercials are no longer providing catchphrases or Backstreet Boys carpool karaoke.
I believe the Rockets can right the ship, or at least want to believe they can.