Preseason shouldn't be the barometer for the Rockets

Every preseason, we have the time-honored tradition of fans and media overreacting to players going 2-for-10 from the field or their team losing by double digits while sitting everyone but the ball boy. It is no different for the Houston Rockets as they are heading into the final preseason game with a 3-1 record after falling to the Spurs on the backend of their back-to-back games in San Antonio.

Team success or failure in the preseason doesn't always translate to the regular season

When judging preseason play, you should always take it with a grain of salt. For instance, last season, the Rockets went 3-1 in preseason and looked leaps and bounds better than the previous season. They had…