Editing Houston Rockets (section)

===2009–2012: Competitive rebuilding===
During the [[2009–10 NBA season|2009–10 season]], the Rockets saw the departures of Artest in the off-season and McGrady, [[Joey Dorsey]] and [[Carl Landry]] during mid-season trades. Despite great play by [[Kevin Martin (basketball, born 1983)|Kevin Martin]], who arrived from the Kings, and [[Aaron Brooks (basketball)|Aaron Brooks]], who would eventually be chosen as the Most Improved Player of the season, the Rockets could not make it to the playoffs, finishing 42–40, 3rd in the Southwest Division. At that time, the Rockets set an NBA record for best record by a team with no All-Stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/14795/houston-rockets-make-history-while-missing-the-playoffs|title=Houston Rockets make history while missing the playoffs|date=April 8, 2010|work=ESPN|access-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2010/04/thats-a-wrap-but-whats-next-what-should-be/|title=That's a wrap. But what's next? What should be?|work=Ultimate Rockets|date=April 15, 2010|access-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref> The Rockets would also finish ninth in the Western Conference for the following two seasons,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/ball-dont-lies-2011-12-season-previews-houston-rockets?urn=nba,wp11994|title=Ball Don't Lie's 2011-12 Season Previews: Houston Rockets|date=December 19, 2011|first=Kelly |last=Dwyer|work=Yahoo! Sports|access-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://legacy.khou.com/story/sports/2014/07/19/11704416/|title=Rockets fall to Heat, eliminated from playoff contention|date=April 23, 2012|work=KHOU|access-date=June 30, 2015|archive-date=April 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419113809/http://legacy.khou.com/story/sports/2014/07/19/11704416/|url-status=dead}}</ref> with Yao Ming getting a season-ending injury seven games into the [[2010–11 NBA season|2010–11 season]] and deciding to retire during the 2011 off-season.<ref name=ap_07202011>{{cite news |title=Chinese great Yao Ming retires from NBA|date=July 20, 2011 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=CBC |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/chinese-great-yao-ming-retires-from-nba-1.1029363| access-date=July 20, 2011}}</ref> Said off-season, which saw the [[2011 NBA lockout|NBA going through a lockout]], had Adelman dismissed,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=6384752|title=Rick Adelman won't return as Houston Rockets' head coach|date=April 18, 2011|work=ESPN|access-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref> and general manager [[Daryl Morey]] deciding to start a revamp of the Rockets based on advanced statistical analytics (similar to [[sabermetrics]] in baseball) in player acquisitions and style of play. Kevin McHale was named head coach, and the roster saw significant changes.<ref name=moreyball>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9024190/moreyball-how-houston-rockets-became-nba-most-exciting-team|author=Mason, Beckley|date=April 5, 2013|title=The Rockets are ready for liftoff|work=ESPN|access-date=June 30, 2015}}</ref>