In case you missed it, Kenny Smith is interviewed in this Yahoo! Sports video about the injuries the Rockets have experienced this season and in recent years. There’s not much new here, but it’s interesting the national media recognizes that the Rockets on paper are better than their current record indicates.

Also, I have a slight beef with Rick Adelman. I can’t remember the game when it occurred, but I remember Ron Artest injuring his ankle, or at least making it worse, late in a road game that was clearly out-of-hand when starters should have been pulled. It was in the final minute of a game as he drove the lane, dished it off, and came down wrong on his ankle. He has played some games since that injury, but he’s never been the same. Now there’s a chance the “area of stress” in his ankle could be much more serious as we await word on more tests.

This kind of reminds me of last year when Yao was having routine tests done on his foot, and then he ended up missing the rest of the season, dooming the Rockets’ playoff chances.

No one in the media is bringing up the coaches’ no-no of playing a starter like this during garbage time because of the risk of injury, but I thought I would bring it up. What do you guys think?

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