i’m confuse about tracy…..i like the guy, he’s a good ball player and a great playmaker…but he takes too many jump shots lately and trash talk about yao vs. howard a little too much….

this season, rocket is a much much more fun team to watch…..i forward to every single rocket game and starting to watch as many bucks game as well….got to support chairman yi too…..

He used to have a nice arch on his shot but now it’s turned into line drive and a lot more bricks off the side of the rim. It looks like someone has convinced him to throw line drive shots at the basket instead of shooting it up. I haven’t seen him shoot the jumper consistently this season. He used to run off 3 to 4 jumpers in a row with ease. Now I see him hit maybe two in a game. Why has he changed his shot all of the sudden in his 6th season?

John, you get close to Yao for interviews. Can you ask him why his gone from a soft feathery nice arch shot to a line drive brick?

I’ll start watching to see if I see the same thing you’re seeing. I will hopefully start going to Toyota Center near the tail-end of the season where I can see Yao and ask him these kinds of question. — John

Yao was a stud tonight, playing with the flu.

I’m still not too fond of the hiring Rick Idleman ever since the beginning. Rick Idleman’s Princeton offense is not suitable for this Rockets roster that’s assembled to play half court offense. Right now, Rockets are struggling with this up-tempo offense and their defense took a back step from the Jeff Van Gundy days. Rockets needs to hire a coach that is good at coaching half court offense and stresses defense. The perfect candidate for our next coach in my opinion is Rick Carlisle and Phil Jackson. Of course Phil Jackson is out of the wish list, but Rick Carlisle is a good candidate.

I’ll use the “Idleman” name for those occasions he fails to make changes when he should, either with players in the line-up, or anything else that shows he’s being too laid back. That means in one part of my write-up, he could be “Adelman” and in another part of the same story, be “Idleman.” — John

I disagree with those who say that T-Mac has become a liability. I believe he’ll find a way to fit his considerable talents into Adelman’s system and make the Rockets that much better for it. Every player is still trying to figure the system out and some progress has been made. T-Mac is no exception.

Best of all, Yao is really a changed man this season. He is leading and is playing with the grit, determination and toughness we’ve all been waiting to see.