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We're living in a scary, scary world when Kyle Lowry helps to set the agenda for the Houston Rockets .

That sound you hear is the sound of 29 teams' GMs heads whipping up like German Shepherds when there's a loud noise.

Barring a statistical miracle, Houston will be selecting with the 14th and final pick of the lottery in the 2012 NBA Draft .

In the Rockets' long search for their next face of the franchise foundation star Monday would have seemed to be a good day.

Although the Houston Rockets weren't able to claw their way into this playoffs, this season should be considered a success for the young team.

This story could have been written at any time after the Rockets imploded their way out of a possible 5th seed into their customary 14th pick.

Rockets forward Chandler Parsons is called for a charge as Memphis' Marreese Speights and Marc Gasol go flying like bowling pins.

The Houston Rockets , once considered a lock for a playoff bid, experienced a meltdown of epic proportions.

Houston Rockets General Manager, Daryl Morey, wasted no time showing his commitment to Goran Dragic.

Russell Westbrook is discussed every day, but what about James Harden? Tony Parker is getting MVP talk, but people forget about the impressive season Manu Ginobili had.

The Houston Rockets fell just short of the playoffs this season. They finished 34-32, two games out of the eighth spot in the Western Conference.

NBA teams have tanked all they can, but now their future lies solely in the hands of the dreaded draft lottery.

Goran Dragic / Rockets / SG -- The best of the bunch, Dragic had a terrific second half of the season.

Goran Dragic / Rockets / SG -- The best of the bunch, Dragic had a terrific second half of the season.

The best of the bunch is Houston's Goran Dragic, who had a terrific second half of the season.

Heading into the 2012 NBA Draft , the Houston Rockets disappointingly find themselves outside the playoffs looking in.

The Houston Rockets squandered a promising start to the 2011-2012 season, fading down the stretch amidst injuries to key players Kyle Lowry and Kevin Martin, and a talented yet inconsistent roster that couldn't get it done.

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2. Chandler Parsons emerged from his place as a second-round pick, the third of the Rockets draft choices, to become a starter by his rookie season's eighth game, a strength of the defense and a solid all-around contributor.

The team said after the procedure Tuesday that he was expected to return to normal off-season training in 6-8 weeks.