Haven't given much of an update on my NBA squad lately, i thought i might have to give up on them after the sickening yao injury but the fantastic return of tmac from his back spasms along with serious step-your-game-ups from juwan howard, luther head, and shane battier have kept us afloat and kept the team looking good. Current record is a very nice 19-12, good for third in our southwest division, where we have whupped the mavs and spurs and beat the lowly grizz twice. Mcgrady is playin like the old tmac again and it's fantastic to watch. i think all he really needed was a mental boost and a reassertion that he is the team's go-to-guy. he seems to have found his perimeter stroke again and he is driving and finishing (and dishing) with his phenomenal athleticism once again. very positive signs, but i still have to hold my breath whenever he takes the court because back spasms can come back anytime. juwan has played like the fab 5 juwan once again, providing consistent scoring with his automatic midrange shot and surprisingly hitting the boards pretty hard. luther head has been pouring in threes at a dizzying rate and making plays with his speed, while shane has stepped up his scoring and is shooting more threes and dikembe has done the best of abilties, grabbing boards and blocking shots. if our guys can continue to play this way and tmac stays healthy we should be able to stay afloat in the west, but unless yao returns on time and works his way back to dominant form before the playoffs i don't see us advancing too far in the postseason. i'm also sick of watching houston blow big leads, it started to show big time after losing to the lakers in multiple overtimes 2 weeks ago and it showed against the grizzlies last nite (we won) when we failed to put the game away by giving them threes and not making defensive stops. i could definitly see bonzi wells getting traded soon too, he has struggled to stay in shape and stay healthy and has stayed in van gundy's doghouse. he has gotten more technicals than anyone on the rockets so far and his defensive effort has been questionable, but he has shown flashes of the versatile inside scorer he can be. if he can't stay on the court though i see him getting traded. kirk snyder should also be back soon and inject the squad with some energy thanks to his driving.