Omer Asik Rumors & News
- Houston Rockets
- #3 | C
- Height7-0
- Weight255
- Age26
- Experience 2 years
- Salary $8,374,646
- CollegeNone
Omer Asik vs. Dwight Howard: Who’s the better value?
NBA Blog | Houston Chronicle — The Rockets, who had hoped to land Dwight Howard last offseason and will make another run at the free-agent center this summer, may have gotten a pretty big value when they signed Omer Asik. A look at how much bang for their buck the Rockets got for Asik as compared to Howard last season. Salary [...]
Houston Rockets May 16, 2013
Blazer's Edge Mailbag: Improving Meyers, Defense, Trading the Core, Omer Asik
Blazersedge — Dave, Joel Przybilla seemed to improve tremendously as a defensive player after a summer of boxing training. (I only know this from some newspaper article years ago.) Since foot movement and balance is so important for big guys, I'm wondering if Myers Leonard would also benefit in some significant ways from similar training. Do you agree or not? Jerry Before we talk about this, let me take a second to acknowledge Jerry. Blazer's Edge covers a wide area and each section has its own stalwart heroes. Some folks are Fanpost kings, others Junk Drawer stars. Some live in the commen...
Portland Trail Blazers May 7, 2013Omer Asik not worried about Dwight Howard talk
NBA Blog | Houston Chronicle — With the Rockets expected to make a run in free agency at Lakers center Dwight Howard, Rockets center Omer Asik said he has not given a thought to how Howard might impact his position with the team or if they could play together. “It’s all things that happen out of my control,” Asik said. “I [...]
Houston Rockets May 6, 2013Things feisty already, including Perkins doing some pushups
NBA Blog | Houston Chronicle — Things are feisty already here in Game 6. Kendrick Perkins and Francisco Garcia got into it a touch after a dead-ball, and Omer Asik jumped in to break it up. Asik gave Perkins a shove. The refs stepped aside to discuss the issue. While they were doing it, Perkins did some pushups. Apparently, he wasn’t [...]
Houston Rockets May 3, 2013Mr. Ironman: Omer Asik only missed one game in career
NBA Blog | Houston Chronicle — Rockets center Omer Asik has not missed a game since the final playoff game of his rookie season, and has never missed a regular-season game, building the second-longest streak of consecutive regular-season games played in the NBA. Only Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook, who has never missed a game in the regular season, has a [...]
Houston Rockets May 3, 2013Before there was Hack-a-Shaq, there was fouling Wilt Chamberlain
NBA Blog | Houston Chronicle — Fouling the big guy, as the Thunder did to Rockets center Omer Asik during Game 5 of the Oklahoma City-Houston playoff series, is a time-honored tactic that even predates the Big Pontificator, Shaquille O’Neal, and his linear descendent, Dwight Howard. As with most outsized tactics in the NBA, it dates back to the greatest game-changer [...]
Houston Rockets May 3, 2013Back no issue for Asik
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Rockets center Omer Asik was able to play through a lingering back injury Wednesday, in Game 5 of the first round series against the Thunder. Asik was able to play 38 minutes in the game and finished second on the team in scoring with 21 points, as the Thunder sent him to the free-throw line 18 times. He made 13 of 18 free throws and was 4 of 6 from the field as well. Asik snagged 11 rebounds and blocked a pair of shots, in a 107-100 win.
May 2, 2013
TNT's Shaquille O'Neal questions strategy of hacking Omer Asik
Oklahoman — BY MEL BRACHTTNT studio analysts questioned Thunder coach Scott Brooks' strategy of continually hacking Rockets center Omer Asik in the fourth quarter of Game 5 Wednesday night. Shaquille O'Neal, who knows something about being hacked, said Asik was beginning to feel comfortable on the free-throw line. “When they do it that many times, you actually develop a little bit of a rhythm,” he said.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoma City Thunder May 1, 2013Durant calls Thunder’s strategy on Asik: “Hack-A-Whatever His Name Is”
NBA Blog | Houston Chronicle — Kevin Durant apparently doesn’t know Omer Asik. The way Asik is playing, Durant will soon. In the fourth quarter of the Rockets’ 107-100 Game 5 victory, Oklahoma City used a strategy of fouling the Rockets’ center intentionally in hopes of making a comeback. It didn’t work, as Asik made 7-of-12 free throws in the stretch [...]
Houston Rockets May 1, 2013OKC tries old-school strategy to try to get back in game
NBA Blog | Houston Chronicle — Oklahoma City has deployed a hack-a-Asik strategy in recent minutes, but it’s not working. OKC is fouling Omer Asik intentionally, putting him to the line, trying to catch up. Asik is 9-of-14 in the last two minutes, and the Rockets still lead 101-92 with about four minutes left.
Houston Rockets May 1, 2013Omer Asik played through back pain in Game 4
NBA Blog | Houston Chronicle — Jeremy Lin apparently wasn’t the only ailing Rockets player Monday night. Coach Kevin McHale said center Omer Asik’s effort (17 points on seven-of-10 shooting plus 14 rebounds) was emblematic of the team’s determination. “Our guys play hard. They compete,” McHale said. “I thought Omer had a fantastic game. His back was really bothering him the [...]
Houston Rockets April 30, 2013
OKC Thunder: Houston's third quarter too much for Thunder
Oklahoman — BY BERRY TRAMELHOUSTON — You can blame Serge Ibaka's short-armed follow shot at the buzzer, or the breakdown of the final possession that forced Reggie Jackson to drive into Houston pine tree Omer Asik, or the overall offensive tomfoolery that led to 31 Rocket points off turnovers. But the Thunder-Rocket series remains alive because the Thunder let down on defense for just a little bit of time. And in these no-Russell Westbrook times, that can't happen. Houston beat the Thunder 105-103 Monday night at the Toyota Center when Ibaka's wide-open rebound shot at the buzzer didn't make it above the ...
Oklahoma City Thunder April 29, 2013
OKC Thunder: Thunder takes a ride on emotional roller coaster
Oklahoman — BY JOHN ROHDE, Staff Writer, jrohde@opubco.comHOUSTON — Trailing by two with the game clock ticking inside its final three seconds on Monday night, Thunder point guard Reggie Jackson drove the lane and ran into 7-foot, 255-pound Houston center Omer Asik, who loomed even larger with both arms extended high as he jumped in front of Jackson. The 6-foot-3, 208-pound Jackson took the brunt of the collision and his running 5-foot attempt barely drew iron off the left side of the rim. The ball fell into the waiting hands of Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka who hurried the put-back to beat the buzzer...
Oklahoma City Thunder April 29, 2013Most improved? Rockets have three for consideration
NBA Blog | Houston Chronicle — The Rockets on Tuesday became the fourth team in NBA history to place three players in the top 10 in voting for the NBA’s most improved player – Omer Asik at No. 6, James Harden at No. 7 and Chandler Parsons at No. 10. Indiana’s Paul George won the award. Cleveland in 1995-96 (Terrell Brandon, [...]
Houston Rockets April 23, 2013Asik, Harden pick up votes for NBA’s Most Improved Player Award
NBA Blog | Houston Chronicle — Three Rockets received votes for the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award: Omer Asik, James Harden and Chandler Parsons. The award went to Indiana’s Paul George. Asik received nine first-place votes and finished sixth in the voting. Harden was next with eight first-place votes. Parsons was 10th overall, with four second-place votes.
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