There He Goes

There he goes again.

Will Conroy back in the NBA. No surprise here considering Conroy absolutely ripped the league apart in six game after returning from his first 10-day contract with the Rockets.

Surprised that Garrett Temple was let go? Somewhat. His two 10-days were up, and let's be honest, with Ariza back soon, the Rockets are Kyle Lowry away from getting rid of all playing time for that spot, so why sign him for the rest of the season to not play when you can give Conroy the GATORADE Call-Up he deserves and send Temple back to the Vipers to continue to play.

Seemed like a good idea at the time, but Temple showed plenty during his time with the Rockets, and several teams took notice, including the Sacramento Kings. Perhaps Joey Dorsey put in a good word for him. I don't know. Either way, the Kings made a good move.

#1, they get a guy who has clear NBA talent.

#2, they get a guy who's been playing backup point guard for the last couple of weeks and knows the Rockets systems as well as anyone. And what do you know? The Kings visit Houston today.

Whether the Kings are making this move because they recognize Temple's talent or because they want some extra info on their next opponent, it's a good move on both sides. My guess is it's for the former, but if it's the latter, Temple still gets the chance to take advantage and show his ability to adjust to a new system on the fly to a new set of eyes.

Certainly the affect on the Vipers is huge. At this moment the Vipers roster stands at eight. Jonathan Wallace is the starting point guard again (he played well in this role at the start of the season, so I'm not overly concerned about that). I'm not sure who the third starting guard is now. I think it's too soon to worry about it.

Let's wait to see if the Vipers acquire anyone before Friday's game at Bakersfield. Then we'll worry about starters.