Lin and Beverley will share a bulk load of the minutes, while rookie Canaan will presumably head down to the Rio Grande Valley and join the Rockets D-League team the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. During the pre-season both Lin and Aaron Brooks have shown what they are capable of, and in many ways could easily start for other teams. Beverley was responsible for four consecutive steals on All-Star Jrue Holiday in the first game of the pre-season. ![]() Throughout the pre-season Beverley got the start, and his tenacious defense quickly became an annoyance for opposing point guards. The Rockets would be a challenge each night with just those two players on the roster, but Daryl Morey has surrounded them with an extremely deep roster. The point guard position consists of Jeremy Lin, Patrick Beverley, Aaron Brooks, and rookie Isaiah Canaan. The last time the best shooting guard ( Kobe Bryant) and center ( Shaquille O’Neal) played on the same team they just happened to win three NBA championships in a row. Not only do the Rockets have the best shooting guard in the NBA according to NBA general managers, and ESPN, but they also have the best center. Some would argue that my prediction of the Rockets landing in the Finals is a bold, and biased one, but James Harden and Dwight Howard on the same team makes for a convincing argument. ![]() Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has done what many considered impossible and has the Rockets roster primed for a long-awaited return to the NBA Finals. For the first time the Houston Rockets slogan #anewage finally makes sense.
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