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Are the Rockets For Real? | The Bill Simmons Podcast



The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Doc Rivers to discuss the Houston Rockets finding success early in the season, and foreign players in the NBA.

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24 Comments

  1. I understand the stigma with Doc as a coach, but the way he can paint a picture to make a convoluted idea simple is admirable 👏

  2. What if Van Vleet fixes his efficiency issues somewhat and acheives at least league average efficiency? That coupled with the rest of his contributions might earn him an all-star appearance. A Freddie masterclass can push Houston further up in the standings.

  3. It's amazing how incompetent the american system is. No clue how to teach people a TEAM sport.

  4. Only Dummies were saying FVv and Brooks didn't make sense.. it rounded out the starting 5 and gave them defense and toughness… I really wish the kings would've gotten Brooks

  5. Doc: “ Sengun is a Competitive, Foreign Player “.

    Heisenberg: “ Sengun has been on That “ No Defense-Playing “ Rockets Team, for a Few Years. “.

  6. Jabari and Jalen are still suspect. But Ime is smart enough to know when to bench them when needed.

  7. I'd REALLY like to see Houston trade Amen Thompson to Detroit and see what they can get back for him. They're clearly not going to play the young man for the next 3 years when they have Van Vleet + Jalen + Brooks taking minutes. If they can secure a future 1st and maybe get a back up big/flyer on someone young, that seems like a great move for them.

  8. Of course not! Season still early, most is making playoff. We seen many teams like this for decades, they definitely improved and playoff is their max.

  9. I don't understand, they're more talented but they don't know how to play
    If guys in the past knew how to play, isn't that a talent?

  10. I still don't think they should lower the season length from 82 games. Just reduce back to backs and space them out more. Broadcast national games every night. There's enough teams to make sure there's a set of games every night even if you space things out more. Get rid of the Preseason and give guys more rest and/or practice in early October.

  11. Ten games into the season and everyone thinks they know who the good teams are. It's not football.

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