Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

Surly Horns

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

2025-26 Houston Rockets Thread - Back to Contention?

Featured Replies

  • Replies 1.2k
  • Views 29k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Most Popular Posts

  • Went to first game of season last night. Good times. Reed Sheppard seems kinda dumb. Holiday needs more minutes still. KD "off" night and still drilled 2 of the biggest shots As we all know..

  • TonyTexas
    TonyTexas

    Lulz  

  • Went tonight. Good to pull that one out...tough win.

Posted Images

Solid professional win! Got up 20+, on the road you expect a good team to make that run at you. Then you slam the door on em for a double digit W!

Good win. The Cavs are a pretty good team, but still missing some key players. Mitchell was not good tonight, but credit to the defense for making him struggle so much. The Rockets seem like a legit #3 in the West, and with a bit of luck, they could make the WCF. 

9 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Lol are you including Van Vleet?

Maybe should have said top 8 but meant DFS and Eason.  

2 minutes ago, A-Tex Devil said:

Maybe should have said top 8 but meant DFS and Eason.  

Fred may have been a top 7 not having to try to recover for JG disappearing for entire games. 

Two head Reed and Hoiday monster > FVV? I’d yes. Finals FVV ain’t walking through that door again.

He’s still in Giannis, Jokic, and Wemby’s shadows but Alpie is going to get MVP votes if he keeps this up. One of the most remarkable weight room development stories in NBA history. 

Man this team is fun to watch. Alpi has developed into such a beast. As good as Donovan was in the fourth quarter, Aaron Holiday was even better. 🔥🔥

Udoka coaching a the most efficient offense in the league, just as everyone expected.

Helps to have someone like KD that can always get a decent shot with zero help.

3 hours ago, huge said:

Udoka coaching a the most efficient offense in the league, just as everyone expected.

The Athletic NBA Daily podcast went of their own to shit on the Rockets’ offense today. 
 

If I didn’t know better, I think Rockets at Cavs was the first Rockets game they’ve watched this year. 

Edited by billfromlaketravis

We replaced Jalen Green with Kevin Durant. What a fucking upgrade.

It's like breaking up with a Baytown stripper and you're now dating Charlize Theron. Life is good. And classy. I'm gonna go pour a bourbon. 

 

1 minute ago, Hank Kingsley said:

It's like breaking up with a Baytown stripper and you're now dating Charlize Theron. Life is good. And classy. I'm gonna go pour a bourbon

Age appropriate 




Baytown
 


Damn catching strays.

Also jokes on you....we have city ordinance that doesn't allow sexually oriented businesses so no strip clubs in Baytown.


2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

The Athletic NBA Daily podcast went of their own to shit on the Rockets’ offense today. 
 

If I didn’t know better, I think Rockets at Cavs was the first Rockets game they’ve watched this year. 

They should shit on OKC's offense since Houston leads them in both offensive rating and overall adjusted net rating. 

38 minutes ago, Scraps said:



 

 


Damn catching strays.

Also jokes on you....we have city ordinance that doesn't allow sexually oriented businesses so no strip clubs in Baytown.

 

 

As if Baytown needs more strikes against it. 

25 minutes ago, ztejas said:

They should shit on OKC's offense since Houston leads them in both offensive rating and overall adjusted net rating. 

Well let’s see what they focused on. 
 

- 3rd quarter stall against the Cavs. Welp, Durant played like shit for the first time this season. No other examples. That’s it. Just this game. Just this quarter.

- The female host kept repeating the Rockets are the worst 3 point shooting team in the league. They’re near the top in percentage. Near the bottom in attempts. 21st in made 3’s. So they’re not the worst, and nobody checked her once. I’m fine with them taking wide open 3’s and taking everything else to the basket. See the Celtics postseason. 
 

- People get paid well for this bullshit. Please teach me how. 

Edited by billfromlaketravis

Some idiot on NBA radio suggested the Rockets should trade Sheppard, Eason, and two 1sts for Ja Morant. I wouldn't trade Sheppard for Morant straight up. Morant would be like adding Jalen Green back into the picture. We don't need a PG because Sengun and Durant can get their own shots without the need for an initiator. Really we need a CG that can shot the ball more consistently than Okoge.

1 hour ago, Scraps said:



 

 


Damn catching strays.

Also jokes on you....we have city ordinance that doesn't allow sexually oriented businesses so no strip clubs in Baytown.

 

 

Ha Gay GIF

2 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

We don't need a PG because Sengun and Durant can get their own shots without the need for an initiator. Really we need a CG that can shot the ball more consistently than Okoge.

I think you need Amen to turn the corner with his offense a bit. He has struggled to make a consistent impact scoring and playmaking in some of these games and it puts a ton of pressure on KD and Sengun. You're still winning because that's just how good those two guys are. 

Not smoking open layups would be a start. 

I like Holiday - certainly more than Okogie. He's just small.

5 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Some idiot on NBA radio suggested the Rockets should trade Sheppard, Eason, and two 1sts for Ja Morant. I wouldn't trade Sheppard for Morant straight up. Morant would be like adding Jalen Green back into the picture. We don't need a PG because Sengun and Durant can get their own shots without the need for an initiator. Really we need a CG that can shot the ball more consistently than Okoge.

I wouldn’t trade a protected first for Morant. He’s washed. 

3 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I wouldn’t trade a protected first for Morant. He’s washed. 

 

i want those picks 

10 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

i want those picks 

We are going to need them to replace Eason. I just don't see him signing for what the Rockets will offer, and if I'm the Rockets I wouldn't want to commit a lot of resources to a guy made of glass, even with his improved shooting. 3 and D guys are like OFs in MLB, there are plenty.

Simmons and Lowe reranked the 2024 Draft and they had Reed 2nd behind Sarr. Better than Risacher is wild, but I’m there too. I guess Castle didn’t come up because of his injury. 

 

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Simmons and Lowe reranked the 2024 Draft and they had Reed 2nd behind Sarr. Better than Risacher is wild, but I’m there too. I guess Castle didn’t come up because of his injury. 

link to episode?

55 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

 

link to episode?

Great listen. They both give Houston flowers. Lowe was great all episode - they both check each other on their BS.

 

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Simmons and Lowe reranked the 2024 Draft and they had Reed 2nd behind Sarr. Better than Risacher is wild, but I’m there too. I guess Castle didn’t come up because of his injury. 

I think they just forgot about him. 

40 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I think they just forgot about him. 

Did they forget about Buzelis and Ajay Mitchell, too? I saw Risarcher live and in person last night and he looked like he'd never set foot on a basketball court before. 

20 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

Did they forget about Buzelis and Ajay Mitchell, too? I saw Risarcher live and in person last night and he looked like he'd never set foot on a basketball court before. 

They didn't actually rerank the entire draft the question was if you'd rather have Sheppard or Risacher. I'm thinking (now) they meant if you had to rerank the guys that went top 3. 

Risacher had a really nice rookie season he may just be sophomore slumping or had a particularly bad game. 

Edited by ztejas

Hate scoring 4 pts in 5 mins more

1 minute ago, Scraps said:

Hate scoring 4 pts in 5 mins more

That happens when shooting 27%

Refs are not calling a lot of fouls in favor of the rockets. Should have been an And 1 for KD 

We arent doing shit right except sucking

Poor shooting and getting crushed on the boards. Not a recipe for success. 

They’re clogging the paint and taking those rim cuts from the dunkers spot, etc away. Gonna keep packing it in until we can hit a few or at least penetrate it from some different angles

27 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Hate the red court

I do, too.  It hurts my eyes.  

Steven Adams needs to take the rest of the night off. Goodness he's just lost on the court on both ends.

Prime....a score bug would be nice fucksticks

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.