I know this is just an example that you presented in the article. So I have a recommedation ( learnt over time).
When you are working with connections to the database using the command object, I would sincerely recommend the following technique . The following practice will keep the connection pool in better control:
Instead of myCommand.Open(); or myCommand.Close(); directly
Use this while opening connections:
if( myCommand.Connection.State == ConnectionState.Closed)
myCommand.Open();
Use this while closing connections:
if( myCommand.Connection.State == ConnectionState.Open)
myCommand.Close();