Can the Rockets go further in the nba next season?

Team information:

Houston rockets (Houston rockets)

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Division: Southwest Division of Western Army.

Arena: Toyota Center.

Capacity: 18500.

Team building time: 1967.

Time to join the NBA: 1967.

Number of wins: 2 times

Head Coach: Rick Adelman (annual salary: USD 3 million, contract term: three years).

Strength and Physical Fitness Coach: David Macha

Sports coach: chris jones.

Team doctor: Tom clanton.

Jersey colors: red, white and silver

Owner: leslie alexander.

Playoffs: 23 times

Team profile:

From moses malone, Ralph Sampson to hakeem olajuwon, the Rockets have a tradition of high center, and Yao Ming, the center of China, was selected in the first round in 2002.

Rocket 1967 joined the NBA and settled in San Diego. After four dull seasons, they moved to Houston at 197 1. Like many teams, the Rockets' first season was disappointing. 1967- 1968 season, the rockets only won 15 and lost 67. In the second season, the Rockets won the "Big E" elvin hayes from the University of Houston. The rookie season averaged 28.4 points per game, and the performance of the Rockets began to rise. 1968- 1969 season, the rockets made a record of 37 wins and 45 losses and reached the playoffs.

1970 Rocket 27 wins and 55 losses, 197 1, 40 wins and 42 losses. Starting from 197 1, the Rockets moved to Houston. Houston people prefer to watch football, so the Rockets didn't get much welcome when they moved here.

In the 1976- 1977 season, the Rockets won the legendary moses malone. At that time, the Rockets also had Tom Janovich and others, who won the 1977 Central Championship with 49 wins and 33 losses, but lost to the 76ers in the Eastern Conference finals.

1977- 1978 season, Tom janovic was seriously injured by Comite Washington and rested for five months. The strength of the Rockets was greatly damaged, with only 28 wins and 54 losses that season.

1978- 1979 season, moses malone averaged 24.8 points and 17.6 rebounds, and won the MVP in the regular season. The Rockets entered the playoffs again, but were eliminated in the first round.

1980- 198 1 season, under the leadership of moses malone, the Rockets entered the finals again, but in the finals, the Celtics of larry bird won 4-2. The Rockets reached the finals for the second time eight years later.

1983 and 1984, the Rockets won two consecutive top picks, Ralph Sampson and Olajuwon, and two players with more than 2. 10 formed the "Twin Towers". Rockets 1985 reached the playoffs, but were eliminated by Jazz in the first round.

1986, the rockets reached the finals, but this time they met Celtic and failed.

It was not until 1994 that the Rockets won the first championship trophy. Olajuwon averaged 27.3 points 1 1.9 rebounds and 3.7 1 blocks that season. In the finals, the Rockets met the new york Knicks. Olajuwon defeated Ewing and the Rockets won the team's first championship 4-2.

1995, the Rockets got the "glider" drexler from the Trailblazers, but the defending champion struggled in the regular season, with only 47 wins and 35 losses. The playoffs are also very difficult. The first round defeated the Jazz with 60 wins, and the second round lost to the Suns with 1-3, but the Rockets won three games in a row. In the Western Conference finals, Olajuwon played david robinson, the MVP of the regular season, and the Rockets beat the San Antonio Spurs 4-2 to advance. In the finals, Olajuwon met the young O 'Neill, and the Rockets swept Orlando Magic 4-0 to win the championship again.

After four seasons, the Rockets scored well in the regular season, but they didn't go far in the playoffs. 1999 Pippen, Olajuwon and Buckley also stopped in the first round. Although the Rockets selected steve francis as the second overall pick in the 1999-2000 season, they failed to enter the playoffs for the first time since the 2000 season. Rocket reorganization, Olajuwon also joined the Raptors in 200 1 and retired in 2002 1 1.9.

In the 2002 draft, the Rockets hand-picked Yao Ming from China as the top pick, and then introduced a high center. A new era has begun. In the 2003-2004 season, Rudy resigned as the head coach of the Rockets due to illness, and former Knicks coach Van Gundy became the head coach of the Rockets.

In the 2004-05 season, Francis moved to Magic for two-time scoring champion McGrady. But in the five seasons with Yao Ming, the Rockets' best record was only in the first round of the playoffs, and in 2006-2007, the Rockets were turned over by the Jazz in the first round! So Van Gundy finished class, Adelman came out again, and Francis returned to the Rockets. Although the Rockets won 22 consecutive victories in 2007-08, Yao Ming was injured and missed the playoffs. The Rockets were defeated by Jazz 4-2 in the first round of the playoffs. We are looking forward to the 2008-09 season!

Active players:

Quantity, name and location

1 tracy mcgrady striker-defender

1 1 Yao Ming center.

12 Rafer Alston defender

Steve francis is a point guard.

Luther head's shooting guard.

3 1 shane battier striker

44 Chuck Hayes power forward.

55 dikembe mutombo Center.

14 carl landry power forward

4 luis scola power forward center

Aaron brooks is a point guard.

19 mike harris small forward

17 brent barry shooting guard

Artest shooting guard/small forward

1 McGrady

McGrady shooting guard/small forward 2.03m/6ft 8101979-05-2419013 years 63 million, 2004/163 million.

1 1 Yao Ming

Yao Ming center 2.26m/7F6/KOOC-0/34/KOOC-0/980-09-/KOOC-0/2/KOOC-0/376 was signed in September, 2005/0/KOOC-0, 20/KOOC-0.

3 1 shane battier

Shane battier's small forward is 2.03m/6ft 81001978-09-09588. 37 million yuan in 6 years, signed in July 2004/15, and expired in the summer of 20/1.

12 Rafer Alston

Rafer Alston point guard1.88m/6ft 2771976-07-24,455,630,000, signed in July 2004/ 14, and expired in the summer of 20 10.

4 luis scola

Luis scola power forward/center signed 2.06m/6ft91041980-04-30 292 on July, 2007, with a total investment of 9.3 million yuan in three years; 20 10 expires in summer

3 steve francis

Steve francis point guard1.91m/6ft3891977-02-21243, signed in July 2007, expired in summer 2009, player option in summer 2008.

44 Chuck Hayes

Chuck Hayes small forward/

Power forward1.98m/6ft 6109.81983-06-1175 4 years 8 million, signed at 20/kloc on August 3rd, 2007.

55 dikembe mutombo

Dikembe mutombo Center 2.18m/7ft21201966-06-251221year, 2007/10/kloc-0.

Luther head

Luther head point guard/shooting guard1.91m/6ft 3841982-1-26112451

0 Aaron Brooks

Aaron brooks point guard1.80/5ft11721985-0/-149745150,000, signed on July 7, 2007. 10 Summer Team Options

14 carl landry

Carl landry power forward 2.03m/6ft 811983-09-19433 2-year base salary, signed on September 29th, 2007, expired in the summer of 2009, and the team has options in the summer of 2008.

19 mike harris

Mike harris small forward1.98m/6ft 61091983-06-1643 summer team option, which expires in summer of 2009.

17 brent barry

Brent barry shooting guard in 2002 2.01m/6ft795kg/209lb1971-kloc-0/2-365438+3.9 million.

96 Artest

Artest shooting guard/small forward 2.01m/6ft 718kg/260lb1979-1-13740002/1.

Retired jersey number:

Clyde clyde drexler.

23 Kelvin Murphy.

24 moses malone.

Hakeem olajuwon (hakeem olajuwon)

Rudy rudy tomjanovich, 45.

CD carroll dawson (former general manager)

Champion member:

1993- 1994: Hakim Olajuwon, Otisop, Vernon Mequezweil, Kenny Smith, Robert Horry, Mario Elli, Sam Kassel, Scott Brooks, carl herrera, Matt Brad, Eric Riley, Richard Petruska, Chris Jane, Larry Robinson, Earle.

1994- 1995: Hakim Olajuwon, Vernon Mayquezweil, Kenny Smith, Sam Kassel, Clyde drexler, Robert Horry, Mario Elli, Otisop, Carl Herrera, Pat Cherkut, Chucky Brown, Tim Blake, Scott Brooks, tracy murray, Zan.