MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Rick Adelman parted ways with the Houston Rockets in the spring, he said he thought he had one more coaching job left in him. Most thought he would wait for the right opportunity with a veteran team on the brink of contending for an NBA title that has eluded him over 20 years in the business.

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Perth , Sep 29 (IANS) Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming said here Thursday that there will be no possibility for him to play for China in next year’s London Olympic Games .

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP)—When Rick Adelman parted ways with the Houston Rockets in the spring, he said he thought he had one more coaching job left in him. Most thought he would wait for the right opportunity with a veteran team on the brink of contending for an NBA title that has eluded him over 20 years in the business. Thanks to a little cajoling, and a lot of patience, from the Minnesota Timberwolves, Adelman decided instead to plunge into perhaps the biggest challenge of his decorated career

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MINNEAPOLIS — When Rick Adelman parted ways with the Houston Rockets in the spring, he said he thought he had one more coaching job left in him. Most thought he would wait for the right opportunity with a veteran team on the brink of contending for an NBA title that has eluded him over 20 years in the business.

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The Associated Press Posted: Sep 28, 2011 8:33 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 28, 2011 8:31 PM ET   When Rick Adelman parted ways with the Houston Rockets in the spring, he said he thought he had one more coaching job left in him. Most thought he would wait for the right opportunity with a veteran team on the brink of contending for an NBA title that has eluded him over 20 years in the business. Thanks to a little cajoling, and a lot of patience, from the Minnesota Timberwolves, Adelman decided instead to plunge into perhaps the biggest challenge of his decorated career

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Adelman discusses Minnesota’s youth, future Source: SI New coach Rick Adelman talks about Minnesota’s future and admits he’s excited to coach the younger players on the roster. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Rick Adelman parted ways with the Houston Rockets in the spring, he said he thought he had one more coaching job left in him. Most thought he would wait for the right opportunity with a veteran team on the brink of contending for an NBA title that has eluded him over 20 years in the business.

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Adelman discusses Minnesota’s youth, future Source: SI New coach Rick Adelman talks about Minnesota’s future and admits he’s excited to coach the younger players on the roster.

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MINNEAPOLIS – When Rick Adelman parted ways with the Houston Rockets in the spring, he said he thought he had one more coaching job left in him. Most thought he would wait for the right opportunity with a veteran team on the brink of contending for an NBA title that has eluded him over 20 years in the business.

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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 at 9:25 am  |  4 responses Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is going back into the classroom. Now, he just needs to figure out what subject to study. From Fox Sports: “Chinese basketball hero Yao Ming is returning to school, three months after retiring from the game that made him a global star, the state Xinhua news agency reported Monday, citing his agent

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On Tuesday, he delighted his fans in China by announcing he would return to Shanghai permanently to study at Jiaotong university, one of the city’s elite institutions. Yao had already enrolled at Jiaotong before leaving to join the NBA in 2002. “My [education] level right now is probably about the same as a high school student,” he said, noting that he had not done any formal studying since his childhood.

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KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) – The NBA has canceled its preseason game at the Sprint Center. The Miami Heat and Houston Rockets were slated to square off on Oct.

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POSTED: 10:13 am CDT September 23, 2011 UPDATED: 12:07 pm CDT September 23, 2011 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Basketball Association has canceled all scheduled games for the first week of preseason, including an Oct

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September 19, 2011 – NBA Development League (D-League) Rio Grande Valley Vipers MCALLEN, TEXAS – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers and their parent club, the Houston Rockets, announced in a press conference on Monday that 2011 Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year and NBA Development League champion Nick Nurse has been named the new head coach of the Vipers. Nurse spent the last four seasons as the head coach of the Iowa Energy and led the Energy to the NBA Development League championship this past season.

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HOUSTON – Houston Rockets rookie forward Chandler Parsons is already living his dream of playing professional basketball. What he could never have dreamed, was where his dream would take him. Parsons, the Rockets’ second-round pick in the NBA Draft, is playing for Cholet in France while the lockout continues

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The Houston Rockets will host open auditions at Memorial Hermann Wellness Center on Sept. 17 for all of their dance teams. Registration forms, general information, and audition day timelines for all teams can be found on www.Rockets.com

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This is the 48th post in a series of free-agent profiles that analyzes players and how they might fit in with the Lakers. Houston Rockets power forward Chuck Hayes Type of free agent : Unrestricted Positives : He epitomizes the grit, effort and pride on the little things that Mike Brown will need to maximize his defensive philosophy. Because the Rockets lacked other options, Hayes played in an unnatural position at center.

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