The Rockets are...fun???

YEAH I SAID IT. 🗣🗣🗣

this team is fun to watch.

my first blog post was somber in tone because i had no clue what kind of team i would be rooting for post-Harden. there didn’t seem to be a clear direction of a team comprised of undrafted rookies & injury-laden rotation players.

three weeks later, the Rockets are riding a 6 game win streak & have the second best defense in the NBA. they have also soared from the 13th seed to the 8th in a few week’s worth of time. please don’t ask me how. i honestly have no idea. i often watch the games in awe of the basketball being played by this group.

Wood is gunning for Most Improved Player; Jae’Sean Tate is one of the funnest rookies in the league to watch; David Nwaba carries handcuffs in his back pocket; & Eric Gordon remembered that the ball goes inside the hoop. W.O.W- Wood, Oladipo, & Wall are finally able to establish chemistry on the court & orchestrate offense that involves everyone on the team. & we have yet to see exactly what Mason Jones & Kevin Porter, Jr can bring to the group.

i can’t even begin to praise Stephen Silas for the refreshing lemonade he has managed to make out of the sour lemons he was given.

when you watch this team, it’s evident that they play with a chip on their shoulders. John Wall has no issue reminding everyone that *folks* didn’t want to be here. but now that the dust has settled & the thick, beard shaped smoke has cleared, we get a clearer picture of this team. they play hard. they grind from buzzer to buzzer. they play for each other & they play for themselves. they are turning bulletin board material into walking advertisements of their grit and tenacity.

this team is not elite, & i won’t dare call them a contender.

but this team is FUN.