Rafael Stone is deliberate with his words as a longtime lawyer before his rise to general manager of the Houston Rockets. Stone's style makes his assertion early Tuesday afternoon all the more notable.
"I will give you an inside betting tip: continuity is very, very likely," Stone said to open his end-of-season meeting with the media at Toyota Center. "Last summer, we didn't make changes because we were really comfortable where we were, and we'd seen really good things from our team in terms of a good progression. I think we saw more of the same this year.