Oct. 16, 1997 Rudy T has announced that he see's no reason to change the Starting Line-Up. Which means that Matt Maloney will retain his starting position. To get the full story click the link below. The Full Story

Oct. 17, 1997 Wait....not so fast, Rudy T retracted his statement and said the starting position is not set in stone. To get the full story click the link below. The Full Story

Oct. 25, 1997 Rudy T says that the point-guard situation is one of the hardest decisions he has had to make in awhile....whats the problem? Who to choose? All 3 (Maloney, Price and Davis) have all showed they have what it takes, each with his own indidvidual strengths and talents they bring to the court, but there is only enough minutes for 2. To get the full story click the link below. The Full Story

Oct. 26, 1997 The Houston Chronicle's annual Rockets Preview is a must read! Lots of great articles, a few are listed below. Just click the link below. Houston Chronicle's '97-'98 Rockets Preview

This is another great article by Eddie Sefko from the Houston Chronicles Rockets Preview about the predicament at the point-guard position. Point and Counterpoiunt

Here is a tibute to the best athlete to ever grace the Houston Sports scene Hakeem Olajuwon. Written by Eddie Sefko from the Houston Chronicle. A must read for anyone who loves The Dream and what he has meant to the city of Houston. A Houston Landmark

Nov. 1, 1997 Neil Hohlfeld from the Houston Chronicle reports that Matt Maloney, who started all 82 games last season, will retain his starting position for at least the time being. Rockets have no point-guard controversy, yet

Dale Robertson from the Houston Chronicle reports that the 3-pointers have dramatically dropped since the line has been moved as was apparent when Cleveland went 0fer13 from the 3-point arc is the Season Opener. Longdistance rates take a plunge with line moved

Nov. 5, 1997 When Matt Maloney ended last season he tied the franchise record for having at least one 3-pointer in the last 23 consecutive games of last season. In the season opener against Cleveland Matt broke that record and extended that record to 25 straight games. This went virtually unrecognized until today in Eddie Sefko's Rockets Summary. Houston Chronicle's Rockets Summary

Nov. 12, 1997 Rudy T has decided to let Emanuel Davis get some more minutes. Maloney will still most likely start but although Maloney and Price are playing well, neither has really outshone the other. Rockets to play Davis more often

Nov. 16, 1997 Rockets struggling with rotation options as Price has sat out for 2 straight games reports Eddie Sefko. Squeeze at point guard pushes Price to bench

Nov. 18, 1997 Michael Murphy says that the stats may not be telling the whole story at the point-guard spot. Stats don't point up whole story

Nov. 19, 1997 Eddie Sefko from the Houston chronicle says that the Rockets finally didn't cave in the fourth and greatfully break the losing streak. Rockets show no quarter in the fourth period

Micheal Murphy reports how Matt had a sensational game starting off red hot and finishing the same way. Maloney Strikes early, often

Dec. 8, 1997 Matt he is having soreness in his right ankle. The good news is that he has been X-rayed and there is no fracture but he does have some bone spurs and tendinitis. Hopefully a few days rest will be enough for the ankle to get better. The Rockets doctors haven't ruled out surgery, but would most likely wait until after the season as his ankle doesn't appear to be that bad at the moment, Eddie Sefko from the Houston Chronicle reports. Maloney's tender ankle blow to Rockets' guards

Dec. 13, 1997 Matt Maloney started his 100th game in a row against the LA Lakers placing him in the Top 10 in the NBA for most consecutive starts, in 9th place. Ahead of Matt on the list are such names as A.C. Green in 1st, Karl Malone in 2nd, Michael Jordan in 3rd, and Gary Payton in 7th. Eddie Sefko from the Houston Chronicle reports. When other's can't, Maloney does! Guard makes 100th start in a row.

Dec. 31, 1997 As 1997 comes to an end Eddie Sefko from the The Houston Chronicle writes how the Rockets have alot to look forward in 1998 with the return of Hakeem Olajuwon from knee surgery and rookie Rhodes coming. Year yields hope for Rockets in 1998