How Far Can Houston Go In The Playoffs? | Chris Mannix
Chris Mannix and Ben Golliver discuss the phenomenal turnaround the Rockets have made under Ime Udoka and how far such a young team can make it in the playoffs
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16 Comments
What is this goofy talking bout? In what world is amen thompson better than senguin?
🎉let's go rockets
Houston has had lots of injuries, y’all are idiots
Wait till playoff jalen be the closer
This bum don’t know shi
I have the feeling that Houston is underestimated, the boys are only 22 years old and hungry
Houston is an awful matchup for denver not the other way around.
Hear me out. Jalen Green maybe is developing as a 22 year old guard? Crazy. 22 year old player is IMPROVING? I know… I know… Sometimes I have these crazy thoughts in my head,
Trust? I trust the player that is healthy and playing all the games. Compared to players that are out of shape and missing games.
Stephen Curry as a Rookie too skinny and injury prone ankles, off the bench, in trade rumors. Shai on the bench not playing for the Clippers got traded. Jamal Murray injury on his Achilles, missed so many games. Devin Booker off the bench, Zach Lavine injury prone, misses most of the season traded.
Let young Guards Develop until Age 25.
All I know they don’t want to see the kings in the playoffs
Amen Thompson is going to be a huge star. But saying he might be their best player right now is one of the DUMBEST takes i heard in a long time. You either don't watch enough Rockets games, or you just don't know basketball. There's no third option.
You cut Amen Thompson from Rockets right now, and they're still gonna be top 4-top 5 team in the West. You cut either Sengun or Jalen or even Fred from the team, and they'd be lucky if they get in to Play-Ins.
Houston is 2-1 vs OKC this year and 3-0 vs Memphis so far
I totally agree. Let’s see what this team does in the playoffs, THEN make changes based off those results. Making a change mid season changes the chemistry and almost certainly reduces performance. Do it post season and use the off season to rebuild chemistry with new players.
I expect the Rockets to end up with about 50 wins… maybe 5th place in the West. I hope they can win the first round but wouldn’t bet on it. The only thing that will change my mind is if we make a trade for someone like Fox or Booker or Yanis. I Love Green and want to trust him but he’s still up and down.
Keep under estimating Houston…