Houston Rockets Postseason Run? Best & Worst Playoff Matchups? Jalen Green Turning The Corner?

[@minhnguyen-mk9om]

JG is not turning the corner, he is just getting better and more mature as he plays more, stop being harsh on this kid only 22 years old, consistency comes with age and maturity, if Senguin has a bad game why no one ever mentioned it, he struggled all the time, other players on the team too, this kid is not even at his prime yet but still team leading scorer.

[@Joseph-n4j6l]

Gatlin must owe Sengun money or be engaged to his sister. he can do no wrong. And Sengun listening to his nonsense has thought he was someone he was not. teams are not falling for his fakes this season. he used to catch them off guard but now they know all they have to do is wait until he comes out of his trick bag and he will still be releasing his shot below the rim. Calling him the Wizard like he has earned respect like that. You see this year he is actually hurting the team most games.

[@minhnguyen-mk9om]

@@Joseph-n4j6l i have no idea what you are talking about lol

[@tits1661]

Confused? U say he he not turning the corner then proceed to compliment him and say he’s growing?

[@832Zo]

Facts bro , I love my team but Sengun been playing wild these past games, missing easy shots, fts. Yet it don’t get mentioned , only JG’s

[@justech]

​@@832Zohe was 20, 9, and 8 assists with 2 steals in 24 minutes tonight. I think he's doing just fine.

[@MrJuandiego1988]

I remember y’all wanted to trade JG for Mikal Bridges. Stay on that side.

[@minhnguyen-mk9om]

these people are stupid enough, JG can take Mikal to school and eat him for breakfast any day

[@orenzauda]

we are bro

[@MrJuandiego1988]

@ bet

[@SiriusBlack-wh6uh]

im a detroit fan and him and cade are destined to clash in the finals so im a believer in jalen and i have seen alot of growth in him .

[@KNTKBEATS]

I don't care how bad GS is right now, i don't want to see them in the first round.

[@Mr.SoloDolo9439]

Jackson this is a question to you, How does it feel reporting or being a journalist of your Favorite Sports team? That has to be an awesome job

[@Fetemart]

If you tell me Amen is getting 19pts 13 rebounds, unlocking JG, and Sengun is doing his thing, I think the Rockets can beat any team, possibly with the exception of OKC. Throw in a healthy Tari, Bari, and Cam, even against OKC I'll call it even.

[@Emir-vc8db]

As someone become fan of basketball because of Sengun, Jalen grow on me in time. I did watch every single match this season live, if they trade Jalen I'm done being Houston fan aswell

[@REAL0223]

He’s a 22 year old SG.

[@jonshields437]

Health and a version of Jalen close to the past month throughout..they can go to the championship

[@felipecornejo7309]

No point of trading for stars. They mess up the chemistry built, they deprive all your assets, and they cost too much. People forget the Westbrook trade, the Paul trade. That is why we were in purgatory for 3+ teams. Good team add players, develop and add what’s needed to succeed

[@bradfordross2088]

Great pod you never disappoint Jackson. I just wanted to point out I always appreciate your grounded takes and genuinely can see your passion and knowledge for the rockets. Thank you!

[@Fetemart]

Agree! Except when you imply Amen is overrated lol

[@bradfordross2088]

@ amen is literally a future super star the dude is insane im so happy to have him

[@RedNationBlogga]

Go Rockets and great podcast as usual Jackson.

[@Fetemart]

My main concern with this team was related to paying everyone, but if the contracts break down the way Jackson mapped it out, then it may be feasible to keep everyone. If you can't sign everyone, that's when you need to make a trade to try to upgrade talent. As of now however, this team seems to grow and gel their games to each other more and more with each passing game. You just have to let this thing grow and become what it will become, because the synergy developing is off the charts!

[@sonwabisentuku546]

2nd Round thats how im feeling at the moment but definitely not counting out this team in even surprising us again, cause us being 2nd seed is a suprise😅 but gotta see how our young core takes on the pressure of playoffs

[@mrgold6407]

I wish people would stop instigating about trade let’s chill till the offseason we should be thinking about a dynasty that’s going to last a long time

[@j_smooth7133]

I like my rockets against anybody in the west. The only team I'm afraid if is OKC!!!! 🚀🚀🚀🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿

[@JonceeCortez]

How about getting Lonzo Ball coming off our bench?

[@AreolaGrande94]

if they shoot the way they've been shooting the past few games, the ceiling is the roof

[@hupao17]

Rockets are really playing well this season but what's compounding Rockets' success is the underperformance of veteran/playoff teams (which is of course a good thing). But I do agree Jackson that the caveat of that is if and that's a big if those teams peak in the playoff. Regardless, 1st round or 2nd round exit, I'll still consider this a successful season. Then get our star in the off season. Just hoping that semifinals in season tournament experience gave them that juice to really make some noise in the playoffs 🚀

[@Admiralcwells]

I love watching you but you gotta stop hating on jg and give him his respect, he our best player bro. Keep up the good work im a watch every show!

[@pv2500]

Jackson, what's wrong with Tari?

[@slimeykeez7943]

Go Houston im so proud of us

[@warlock4hire211]

"James Harden is a proven playoff performer." Yeah, he's proven that he chokes every time and Kawaii will last 2 games before he starts limping. We mop the clips.

[@DaContentGod]

Be careful what you wish for. Harden for all his failures, he has multiple conference finals appearances and never misses playoffs and rarely loses in first round

[@warlock4hire211]

@DaContentGod I'm wishing you'd go back and Google that Hardens last 4 years of playoff runs he averaged 20 pts and a bunch of choke artist moments in the end of those. And that over his total 160 something playoff games he averages 22 pts. And now he's even older and more washed.

[@Fetemart]

@@warlock4hire211 Completely agree!!

[@DaContentGod]

@@warlock4hire211 so no context huh? Just going to act like he hasnt played with the 2 most load managed mf who both missed the first round of the playoffs (Embiid and Klaw). I'm a rockets fan but Harden is my 2nd favorite rocket of all time and he has carried more garbage players to relevance more than any player in the past decade not named LeBron

[@frobeusns6404]

Rox ceiling this year is the WCF, unless OKC suffers some serious injuries during the season. The only 3 players I'd trade for are Cam Johnson, Devin Booker & D Fox, but Booker/Fox are looking like off-season only moves & what I'd be willing to give up for Johnson decreases every day. If Durant asked for a trade though, idk

[@AreolaGrande94]

no thanks on KD. it doesn't match the timeline of this team. we don't need a guy in his mid 30's that will only play a few more years, maybe 1-2 at peak level, and plays 50-60% of games.

[@frobeusns6404]

​@@AreolaGrande94That would be the point of Durant. A 1/2 year that you bring in to beat teams like OKC, Boston or Cleveland. Zero chance of signing him for longer

[@AreolaGrande94]

@ no thanks. no guarantee that you're better than those teams with him, and after he's gone you take a huge step back again in 1-2 years. OKC is set up to be good for a decade+ you have to compete long term. more bites at the apple and keep improving the team like you have instead of taking a swing at something that isn't likely to work right now.

[@elitetv1735]

Would love to get cam Johnson this season if we can get him, he’d improve our spacing sooo much

[@brettdryburg8857]

Go Rockets!

[@blackrambo9363]

With what I’m seeing we can go all the way

[@rgtamayo]

what do you think about putting jalen green at pg

[@jonshields437]

I want everyone in the first two rounds except OKC. I'd really like to see both teams healthy and playing in the WCF. I think a healthy Rockets team will handle both LA teams even with kawi

[@CedricGates-k8z]

Let’s talk about Jalen moving to pg after a ton of ball handling drills in the offseason. Dillon at the 2, Amen - 3, Bari and Sengun

[@williamdavis9562]

If you were to do that obviously amen would be at the 2 and brooks at the 3. Not saying Jalen can’t play the 1 but he will have to prove it. I’m not sure if his ball security issues will put him under undo pressure

[@DaContentGod]

Jalen, amen, brooks, bari, sengun. The Wizard and Twin can help with ball handling and setting up offemse. More tunrovers but higher scoring more variance

[@CedricGates-k8z]

@@williamdavis9562 Jalen can be a modern 1 where the score more than assist. I think Dillon at sg because he can shoot and get a bucket. Amen doesn’t really have an offensive bag he is about unreal athleticism for dunks, putbacks, and the occasional shot when he’s wide open

[@apdadonb.f.m.priorities.8116]

I still say if we do trade we should just get more shooting off the bench……if you’ve been paying attention I said I think Corey Kispert makes sense for this team. He’s an effort player who will willingly play hard and can shoot better than most of the players on the Rockets. Either way he just provides more depth and I’m sure we can get him for cheap this point. We can move a Jae’Sean Tate and a couple 2nd round picks and get him (I believe) but it’s just a thought. Anyway if we don’t make any moves I’m cool with it because it seems the chemistry of this team is getting much stronger, everyone is starting to believe that they are much more capable of playing at a higher level!!! Let’s go Rockets!! 🚀🚀⬆️⬆️

[@Fetemart]

I agree with you about the Chemistry. Honestly I had considered Kispert as well, but even Tate is pretty valuable. I mean he comes off the bench plays defense, never complains, and contributes. Every contending team needs players like that over the long haul of an 82-game season.

[@pattrickmerete]

How could we call a player that improved defensively, and had a longer good stretch that defied historical data inconsistent? 😭

[@JamesKemp-wu8dx]

We did to get rid of you as locked on rocket, all you do is break up our team, we doing good

[@peterdaynos5214]

As it stands, we don't need anybody.

[@jessegrace1222]

Go Rockets 🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@buzy6782]

I think we can make it past the first round but I wouldn’t want to play a 7 game series against Golden State

[@folusojoseph989]

OKC, Clippers, Mavericks and Golden State. Particularly Golden State. I don’t think the Rockets had beaten the Golden State since the James Harden days.

[@caedo7777]

Did I just hear that Harden is a proven playoff performer😂😂

[@HarlanStClair-vv3xp]

Watching Jackson navigate his trade scenario minefield ("haters") meanwhile his magic 8 ball keeps coming up Ask Again Later. street cred got 2 black eyes. you sure you wanna keep this up?

[@JWill29]

Fred, Dillion and expiring contracts should be only players available

[@KaiCyan-su1er]

I'd give up Dillon last out of all of those

[@AreolaGrande94]

is Udoka a shoe-in for COTY this year?

[@MsCF98]

Nope

[@daviddominguez5492]

Go 🚀

[@brettdryburg8857]

Go HOUnds!

[@thedan1000]

Unpopular opinion but I think a line up with Jalen, Amen and Adams is a more efficient line up offensively and defensively then a lineup with Jalen, Amen and Sengun

[@jerryvaldez921]

Wcf is the farthest i see

[@AnimeBronx]

Jokić destroys Şengün every time they play. But y’all keep drinking the copium tho’. 😂

[@AreolaGrande94]

oh... you really telling us that the greatest player on the planet outplays a 22 year old up and comer?! damn... that is some 200IQ level analysis right there. the nuggets TEAM after Jokic is mid. 2-10 the Rockets are leagues ahead of the rest of denver's roster. Houston is not a one-man team.

[@Fetemart]

@@AreolaGrande94 Thank you thank you thank you!!