The Houston Rockets Are TAKING OFF

The Houston Rockets Are TAKING OFF

So we’re recording this right after the Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder for their 10th straight win they’ve somehow clawed their way back into competing for the playing tournament after being like 10 games behind the Warriors I mean what is going on in Houston right now I don’t know but I’ll

Tell you what Adam Silva right now he’s got to be sh himself he was playing It All season LeBron vers steep playing game win or go home and the rockets might be spoiling that Before we start talking about the Houston Rockets if you haven’t already make sure to leave this video a like give us a subscribe and hit that notification Bell so you never miss out on one of our videos so I don’t think we were alone in questioning the Rockets

Offseason free agency decisions I mean they were coming off a season where they won 22 games and I kind of get why the organization had the mindset of oh we want to compete immediately because they don’t own a lot of their first round picks but I mean they were in the rumors

For guys like James Harden and Jaylen Brown I mean they missed on both of them but still signed up Fred Van vet to 3 years 128 million Dylan Brooks to four years 86 million I mean I thought these signings were questionable at best and awful at worst yeah they looked pretty

Damn bad I mean especially based on the fact like you’re bringing in Van vet yeah he’s a veteran Championship experience but you already have a lot of guards like Jaylen green at the time they had Kevin Porter Jr we’ll talk about what happened with him and they drafted amen Thompson and cam Whitmore

It seemed like there was just a complete Log Jam at the guard position then you had Dylan Brooks they gave him all that money he was coming off a terrible season and a disaster of a playoffs I mean I was convinced he was going to get

The minimum I was fully convinced I mean I was even thinking like Blazers could take a flyer on him if we get him for the minimum and then they give him over 20 million a year also like you said they had a little bit of a turbulent offseason because they had Kevin Porter

Jr’s legal issues they got him off the team so going into the year I mean I thought they were going to be terrible and our predictions video before the year I said bottom three in the west yeah I didn’t know how good they were going to be I probably would have said

Like 11th 12th seed and that’s where they were for a while at the end of February they were 25 and 34 they were the 12 seed and I think most people ourselves included just wrote them off as being in any sort of playoff contention then they just you know what

They’re like let’s go on a 10 game win streak why not unbelievable I mean it’s all the more impressive considering they lost senon only two games into this win streak now I will say as impressive as the win streak has been it’s kind of been against the light schedule I mean

There’s good wins in there there’s Sacramento there’s Cleveland there’s OKC even though shayen play but in there you also got two wins against the Blazers we know how easy those are to get nowadays two against the Wizards and then wins against the Spurs Chicago Utah still

Though for a team that was nine games under 500 winning 10 games in a row against anybody will always be impressive yeah and like you said sanon only played two of those games senon I would say most people leading up until this win streak would definitively say

He’s their best player I mean he was averaging 21 points nine rebounds and five assists but Jaylen Green in this win streak dude’s been playing like an all NBA first teamer 31.5 points 7.4 rebounds four assists and he’s been shooting the lights out from three yeah

48% from three on 10 attempts per game if anyone wants any context Steph this year 40% from three on 12 attempts per game unbelievable and the rockets as a whole I mean Green’s not the only one who’s playing well offensively the Rockets offensive rating during this winning streak has been second in the

League because the Celtics just exist on their own Island at this point I mean it’s unbelievable but before that they were 24th in the league with an offensive rating of only 112 So the offense has been clicking during this winning streak I mean yeah they were kind of more of a defensive team

Honestly earlier in the season their offense wasn’t very good and I don’t even know really what happened I don’t know if it’s senon Bing out or Jaylen green just flipping a switch but the offense has been clicking yeah Jaylen Green’s been the big story but also got

To give some love to amen Thompson I mean he got to give some love to amen Thompson I mean his NBA career start off a little slow on the offensive end of course he’s a brilliant Defender still is but I mean he was a 20-year-old rookie on a team that was pretty stacked

At that guard small for position that he kind of plays so you know Bri Allstar break he only averaged 7 and A2 points 5 and a half rebounds per game still still trying to learn the ropes as a rookie right but in the last 10 games 15 and 1

12 points per game 10 boards all while still being an incredible Defender also this stat is just amazing to me pre-all-star break his offensive rating was 108 and post Allstar break it’s 124 that’s what you call Improvement yeah that’s ridiculous I mean usually there’s that whole like rookie slump CU they’re

Not used to playing this many games but dude’s done the exact opposite like late in the season playing insanely better gobbling up rebounds as a Rockets fan you love to see it and you also got a a little bit of love em OD doa’s way I

Mean early in the season he was getting praised for taking a young team and basically convincing them to finally play some defense because last year they were a horrible defensive team and now that he’s got the offense run through Jaylen green I mean he’s got them playing like one of the best offensive

Teams in the league and it is a small sample size but it kind of makes you asked are the Rockets a better team without senon I mean maybe at first thought you would say like absolutely not because sanon it’s like a homeless man’s yic he can score inside he can get

Boards he can facilitate you can kind of run and offense through him a little bit but at the same time just given the recent performance eight straight wins without him in the lineup I mean you got to take note of it yeah and a lot of the

Players on the rockets and Jaylen green especially like I won’t lie it’s one of the reasons why he’s never really been my favorite player in the league I mean he’s kind of part of that archetype of guys who can score and really can’t do anything else and it’s really my least

Favorite archetype of player but I do have to admit when you do run your offense through Jaylen green he’s showing you exactly what he can do and also got to give a shout out that he is improving as a playmaker now he’s not what like James Harden was in Houston

For example where he’s going to lead the league in assist but he is getting better at it and it’s opening up the offense for Van vet for Javari Smith for Whitmore could be a big reason why Alman Thompson’s playing so well I mean that was a big knock on him for years and

Like like you said that archetype not known for being Playmakers so if he can keep this up that is huge for his development if you run your offense through senon are you limiting Jaylen Green’s potential cuz I mean Shang can do other stuff without the ball he can

Set screens he can rebound and I mean obviously this is all going to depend how the rest of the season goes but I mean the Rockets could have a little bit of a decision on their hands this offseason because both green and senon are up for extensions I mean I think you

Got to sign them both just reup because you don’t want to lose them for nothing someone will trade for both of them they got trade value but I honestly think maybe they don’t fit together like Jaylen Green’s a guy you got to put the ball in his hands he’s either getting to

The hoop he’s shooting threes zon same thing you got to put the ball in his hand as well so maybe we’re overreacting here but I don’t know if it’s a great fit but you re up both of them no doubt about it it is going to be interesting

To see what happens over the last couple weeks of the season I mean Rockets fans who are hoping they push for the playoffs are probably pissing themselves because we’re making a video about them and we we got this little Jinx going so far so apologies in advance but I will

Say the schedule of the rest of the year is pretty brutal also it’s worth noting Jaylen green will not continue to shoot at this clip he just won’t because if he does he’s the best shooter of all time just bu the numbers he’s not going to

Shoot four 48% on 10 attempts a game like it’s going to come back to earth at some point I will say though we are going to be rooting for him to keep shooting like this because we have the Warriors pick if they get in the lottery

So we’re going to be rooting hard for the Rockets yeah come on Jaylen green just keep up this shooting so we can get two lottery picks we deserve it and we need it right now we’ve had a rough season okay not a lot to smile about in

Rip City and if they do make the play in in all likelihood they’re going to have to go to La and beat the Lakers so not exactly the easiest thing to do and the bigger question is going to be what happens if senon comes back and their

Form dips even if he’s not the problem their form might still dip because again the schedule gets tougher and so if he’s back and they’re not playing as well as they were before I mean naturally there’s just going to be people being like well maybe maybe he is the problem

Maybe he does need to go I don’t know there’s going to be a lot of questions on him and speaking of their schedule the rest of the year I’m hyped for that Warriors game April 4th I think is what it is that’s going to be a hyped game

But yeah they got some decisions to make for them at least like tanking and missing the plan it doesn’t really do them that good OKC owns their pick it’s top four protected they do have Brooklyn’s pick though from that James Harden trade that’s completely unprotected so who knows what ends up

With that but 100% though if sanon’s form dips like they come back and they’re playing worse spotline is going to be on him and there’s going to be a lot of questions entering next season that’s video guys do you think the Rockets can catch the Warriors for

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The Houston Rockets are somehow the hottest team in the NBA. Despite being seemingly out of the playoff race, the Rockets have closed down the gap with the Warriors for the 10th seed and are on the verge of miraculously the Play-In Tournament. All this despite missing Alperen Sengun. In Sengun’s absence, Jalen Green has taken the reigns of the offense and he has the Rockets taking off.

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