State Of The Rockets - A Houston Rockets Basketball Podcast

It's official! Our Houston Rockets are drafting with the 3rd overall pick ensuring that one of Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith Jr, or Paolo Banchero will be a Rocket by June 23rd! Hosts Kenny & Justin discuss the fallout of this draft lottery and why it is a huge win for the Rockets to be selecting 3rd, while pushing their own agendas as to why Paolo or Jabari are the most likely picks. Then they discuss Jalen Green's 1st Team All-Rookie selection as well as Assistant coaches Will Weaver and Jeff Hornacek leaving The Houston Rockets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The day is finally here and we will officially know whether our Rockets will pick from either 1-5.  Hosts Justin & Kenny discuss the big day and give insight on how the lottery works especially from the Rockets perspective. They also play a game through NBA tankathon to see how many simulations it'll take for the Rockets to get the number 1 pick. Then we go home on nba playoff discussion.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time to hop in the DeLorean once again as we are traveling back to 2007-2008 for our first Rocketspective of the off-season! Special guest Jackson Gatlin meets us at The Summit to discuss everything from transition from Jeff Van Gundy to Rick Adelman, to the rookie class of Aaron Brooks, Carl Landry, & Luis Scola. We also highlight the high of opening night to the struggles early on in the season. Which ultimately culminates in the most amazing win streak in Houston Rockets history with 22 wins in a row! An incredible time in Rockets history to an incredible episode with 3 fans remembering it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let's Catch up on everything that has been going on with our Rockets and around the NBA! Hosts Justin & Kenny Mirabueno discuss Tillman Fertitta's comments about the team's plan during the rebuild and when he thinks a big move should go down.  Then we discuss the current site of the draft and if its possible to move up or even down with the 17th pick. Then we go home on ex Rockets players performing during the playoffs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Summit goes Media and covers the OBL (Ones Basketball League) taking place in Houston Texas on the first of a seven city tour to find the ruler of the court. Hosts Justin and Kenny discuss their experience covering the first day and interview OBL founder and Houston Rocket legend Tracy Mcgrady. He discusses how the OBL came to life, as well as his legacy in Houston and voices his opinions on the current iteration of the Rockets. Then our hosts find 3 players in the OBL: Cam Wilder, Venders Christie, and C-Nelly to interview them on their experiences playing in the OBL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legendary episode as former PA Announcer for our Houston Rockets during the Championship era to the Harden CP3 era, and now current play by play radio announcer on SportsTalk 790, Matt Thomas meets us at The Summit! Matt tells us his history in becoming the PA Announcer for the Rockets in 1993 and provides incredible and unbelievable insight and stories regarding the championship run. Including 2 legendary stories that took place after the championship win that had our hosts facepalming in laughter! Matt also provides insight on the current Rockets as well as his favorite players to announce. He also talks about his NBA 2K PA announcer opportunity.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big time episode as The PA Announcer for our Houston Rockets Jonathan Sanford meets us at The Summit to discuss his career. He talks about his journey as a PA announcer doing high school games to working for the San Antonio Spurs. He also discusses his journey to becoming the Rockets PA announcer and his experience during his rookie season here. We also talk about Jalen Green, Josh Christopher, KJ Martin, and many more including his favorite games to call this season!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a game episode for our hosts as they use Tankathon to simulate the NBA Draft lottery and take turns calling in their draft picks from number 1-14. With the exception of the Houston Rockets pick where they argue who deserves to be selected at their draft slot. KPJ and Jae'sean Tate's contract also gets discussed from Kelly Iko's article on the Athletic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Resident Rocket Von Wafer returns to The Summit to catch up on what he's been doing and reviewing the Houston Rockets. Von gives his opinion on the Rockets season as well as insight on the rebuild and why he ultimately considered this season a success. He also gives his two cents on Jalen Green and why he believes he can be a superstar in this league. We also discuss Bill Simmons quote on Jalen Green as well as a refresher course for new fans who may not know who Von Wafer is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The season has officially concluded for our 2021-2022 Houston Rockets so it is time to hand out some awards. We discuss The Rockets Watch Party as well as the last game of the season with guest of honor Paulo Alves in town and it definitely ended in a bang with Jalen Green's 41 piece. Then we give our Rockets awards to our mvp, sixth man, defensive player of the year, most improved, and Disappointment of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five straight 30 point games for Jalen Green who continues to break records as he stands alone as the only player in Rockets history with 5 straight 30 point games.  We discuss our watch party coming up this Friday at Urban South Brewery as well as a post game chat on the Rockets loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Then we discuss Jalen's 30 point history as well as KPJ having a strong finish to his season as well.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first time ever, we welcome Sergen Kumas to The Summit!  Sergen talks about his history with his family from Turkey moving all the way to New Jersey and him becoming an NBA fan through the Philadelphia 76ers. As well as how he became a reporter who works for both US and Turkish market. We then talk about Alperen Sengun's rookie season on the Rockets, as well as his pal in the Turkish league prior and where his ultimate ceiling maybe. We then go home on 76ers talk and if this team is capable of winning a title this year.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Houston Rockets went 3-1 last week and improved their record to 20-55. With 7 games remaining, should the Rockets try to win or go into tank mode and lose? We answer and explain the process in tanking and how it helps us in the long run despite how some Rockets fans may feel. We also discuss last weeks games and break down Jalen and Sengun's continued progression, as well as Christian Wood earning some flowers through his play last week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First time guest all the way from Portugal, Paulo Alves aka ProdiG from the Apollo Launch Pad Podcast meets us at The Summit for the first time ever to discuss Rockets Basketball. We talk about how he became a fan of basketball and how he ultimately became a fan of our Houston Rockets. Then we discuss last nights game against the Grizzlies and the Kevin Porter Jr incident and what the repercussions of his continued actions does to the team. We then go home on NCAA and draft talk, as well as Paulo's upcoming trip to Houston. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was Rockets Social Media Night in Toyota Center and The Summit Bros were live in person to enjoy the in game and post game festivities. We talk about the Rockets losing to the Suns 129-112 and why it is good to lose while still remaining competitive. Then we talk about the post game Q&A with Modern Family star Rico Rodriguez, Alperen Sengun, Josh Christopher, and of course hosted by Craig Ackerman. We discuss the questions asked and why it was good for the Houston Rockets to host nights like these. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The vibes are immaculate because for the first time we welcome Will aka biased Houston at the Summit with resident on location guest Don Knock! Will gives us his story on how he became a Rockets fan and what led his way into Rockets Twitter and ultimately be crowned the King of Rockets Twitter as voted by the Twitter fan base. Then we discuss the last few wins for our Rockets against the Grizzlies and the Lakers. As well as spotlight The Rookies. Then we go home on a spirited debate on Christian Wood's future as Rocket. Big time thanks to Urban South for hosting us on location once again!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Houston Rockets laid the smackdown on the Los Angeles Lakers 139-130. The Summit Bros were at the game and discuss their personal experiences firsthand. As well as the environment and how the atmosphere was like. They also talk about Jalen Green's strides which culminated in the biggest game of his career as well as Alperen Sengun, Josh Christopher, and KJ Martin doing work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Houston Rockets finally break the losing streak in big time fashion by defeating the 2 seed in the West the Memphis Grizzlies. We review that game as well as the loss against the Miami Heat. Then we preview and predict the Rockets vs Lakers game as well as who will be the high scorer and who will win.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Houston Rockets have lost the last 11 in a row including the last 3 games against the Clippers and the Suns. But they fought hard in 2 out of the 3 and we review the last three games the rockets have played during the week. From Jalen's consistent effort from both ends to KJ Martin shooting the lights out from 3 since all star break. Then we preview the game tonight against the Nuggets, as well as give our mock board for the top 4 picks of this coming draft. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our first Houston Rockets NBA Champion has met us at The Summit! 1995 champion Chucky Brown discusses his NBA career leading all the way to The Rockets and talks about being teammates with Drazen Petrovic on the Nets.  Chucky gives the Summit Bros never before heard stories about being on the 1995 Rockets including how he learned how to guard hall of Famer Charles Barkley, as well as a hilarious story regarding Kenny Smith the night before game 7 of the WCSF against the Phoenix Suns plus many more!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Summit is on location and recording a live show! Jackson Gatlin of Locked On Rockets and Tim Keister join the Summit Bros to discuss the loss against the Orlando Magic by discussing both highlights and lowlights from the game. Then we preview the 2 game series against the Clippers, as well as play a fun Rockets game based on NBA 75.  On the second half we provided an open mic for fans to speak their minds on the team. Shoutouts to Ike, Dave, and Kush for meeting us at The Summit and giving us your opinion on the team and their future.  Special thanks to Be More Pacific for being great hosts and Shots & Thoughts for having a great live show as well!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our All Star row of podcasts continue on with Part 2 of our amazing episode with Locked On Rockets host Jackson Gatlin, as well as Apollo Launch Pad Podcast host Don Knock live at Urban South Brewery. We continue our discussion on our Houston Rockets, talking about our overall opinions of the season so far with their record of 15-43. Then we go home on predictions of what the team's overall record is going to be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All star weekend has come and gone and what better way to cap off All Star weekend than to bring on two great guests from two great Houston Rockets Podcasts for a two part episode! For the first time ever Jackson Gatlin, host of The Locked On Rockets Pod, joins us at The Summit as well as returning guest Don Knock from Apollo's Launch Pad Pod.  We discuss Jackson's history as a Rockets fan and what ultimately led him to working for Locked On. We also discuss All Star weekends highs and lows for our Houston Rockets.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis Schroder getting heavy pt? Josh Christopher only playing 9 minutes? What the culture is going on in Houston?  We take a deep dive into Silas's rotation, why Schroder got 18 minutes and what it means for the rest of our young players, and why setting a culture is so important for a young team. We also discuss Silas's future with the team and if we believe he can be our long term coach.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 2022 NBA Trade Deadline has officially passed and for the first time ever, we react to ALL the big trades that went down this deadline. With returning guests James Piercey and Nevin Lindberg from Above The Break Podcast, we talk about the Houston Rockets Deadline dud and whether it was smart to hold on to Eric Gordon and Christian Wood till the summer. Then we go around the NBA with the biggest deadline trades including James Harden to Philly as well as CJ McCollum to New Orleans and many more!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Trade Deadline is only 3 days away and we are here to discuss all the rumors that have been floating around this past week. The Summit Bros discuss Eric Gordon and Christian Wood's trade chances, as well The James Harden and Russell Westbrook saga ongoing in Brooklyn and LA.  We also talk about our first watch party's success as well as a review of the Rockets vs Pelicans game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're going old school for this episode as former Houston Rocket Eldridge Recasner meets us at The Summit to discuss his basketball career! Eldridge tells us great stories from joining the Houston Rockets when they were the defending back to back champions, to how Hakeem Olajuwon was as a teammate. He also talks about playing against the legends like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Eldridge also talks about the current iteration of our Houston Rockets and why he believes Kevin Porter Jr has all the tools to be successful. We then talk about his transition from NBA player to TV analyst for the PAC12 network.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are on location at Urban South Brewery, Site of our first Houston Rockets watch party this Friday February 4th! With special guest T-Smoove, we discuss our first ever watch party and what's to come this Friday. We also discuss Alperen Sengun's legendary workout with Hakeem The Dream and why it is more than just a small workout. We also discuss the game against the Blazers and we need to do to improve. Then we go home on a new game!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First time guest Bryson Jones aka Red Nation Blogga meets us at The Summit to discuss Houston Rockets. we talk about the last game against the Spurs, we also spotlight Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr's recent play. Then we go home on more trade deadline talk.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The GM is out of town so recurring Guest T-Smoove fills in as co-host! Join us as we discuss the loss against Golden State and Kevin Porter Jr's steady improvement game to game. We also discuss Jalen Green's slump and why rockets fans shouldn't push the panic button just yet. Then we go home on trade deadline talk from the possibility of Russell Westbrook for John Wall and why we should consider it. We also discuss NB Lindberg's latest article on spacecityscoop.com regarding trade value of our veterans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reunited and it feels so good! We are proud to have legendary Rockets tv play by play announcer Craig Ackerman and former Rocket Von Wafer at The Summit! This is the first time these 2 have seen each other in over 12 years! We discuss Craig's career and what led him to becoming the soundtrack to our Houston Rockets, as well as his thoughts on the Rockets season so far! Then we bring Von Wafer on to reminisce about that incredible 2008-2009 season. Great stories were told and we are proud to be the platform to reunite these two!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In true wrestling fashion, we are Don Knock(ing) down the forbidden door! We welcome to The Summit, host to The Launch Pad Podcast, Don Knock! We talk about his history as a Rockets fan and what led him to working with Apollo media. We also discuss our Houston Rockets and where they are currently trending on season. As well as the continued development of Kevin Porter Jr and Jalen Green. We go home on some great trade scenarios brought to us by Nevin Lindberg from spacecityscoop.com Available on spacecityscoop.com and all podcast platforms.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Resident Rocket Von Wafer returns The Summit to discuss what he's been up to as well as talk about the current state of our Houston Rockets. We discuss his take on the Kevin Porter Jr and coach John Lucas incident, as well as the mental focus it takes to stay the course on a rebuilding team. We also discuss his impact on the city of Houston and how it is still felt to this day!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The great part about partnering with Fansided is having great coworkers and for the first time ever we present 2 brand new guests to meet us at The Summit! Nevin Lindberg (Site Expert at spacecityscoop.com and host of Above The Break Podcast) and James Piercey (Site Expert at thejnotes.com the Utah Jazz Fansided website and cohost of Above The Break Podcast) join us to discuss the Houston Rockets season so far! As well as spotlighting Kevin Porter Jr's game winner and Jalen Green's progression.  We go home on who we would draft in the 2022 NBA draft if the Rockets won the number 1 pick! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First postgame coverage of the season and what a game we chose to cover! Our Houston Rockets beat the Washington Wizards 114-111 behind Kevin Porter Jr's incredible buzzer beater 3 pointer that iced the game! We discuss highlights as well as lowlights of this game and what we expect going forward with our 12-28 Rockets! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Houston and controversy have been hand in hand lately. The latest controversy surrounding Kevin Porter Jr. fighting with John Lucas and abruptly leaving during halftime, and Christian Wood quitting on the team. There's a lot to unpack and discuss but that's what we do and we timeline and dissect the entire incident that took place last Saturday.  Available on spacecityscoop.com as well as all platforms! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The prodigal guards for our Houston Rockets have returned and the returned in a big way! We discuss the impact Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr had on the team and in their exciting game against the La Lakers! We also discuss the game as a whole and we believe Christian Wood should be traded soon.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merry Christmas everyone and what better way to spend your Christmas than to listen to Summit State of Mind's newest episode! The Hoop Trust (special guests Devan White and Tim Keister) make their long awaited reunion on location at Texas Leaguer Brewery and it was an episode of epic proportions! We talk about the season and if our Houston Rockets are where they need to be standing wise. We also spotlight Josh Christopher an the return of Jalen Green. Then we go home on a long celebrated game called "Start, Bench, Cut".  Big time thank you to Texas Leaguer Brewery for hosting us! They are located at 13503 Pike Rd, Missouri City, TX 77489 . Listen to our podcast on https://spacecityscoop.com and on all podcast platforms!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our podcast is proud to announce that we have agreed to a partnership with Minute Media and its affiliate, Fansided! We are now the official podcast for Fansided's Houston Rockets website spacecityscoop.com. Listen to our story of how we got as far as we have and why our work has only begun. We also discuss this past week for our hometown Houston Rockets when they went 1-2. From Josh Christopher exceeding expectations to Daniel House's release and the long awaited signing of Garrison Mathews!   Listen to our podcast on https://spacecityscoop.com and on all podcast platforms!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Good Guys are playing well and we are here to recap the week our Rockets have had! Our resident "3rd host" Tim Keister meets us at The Summit to discuss the Hawks comeback as well as the last two losses against the Grizzlies and the Bucks.  It is also December 15 and this is an important day because it is the first day Daniel Theis can be traded. Where will he go? We discuss all scenarios during this episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you believe it? After losing 15 straight, our Hometown Houston Rockets have tacked off 6 straight wins! Join us at The Summit as we discuss the positives and negatives of this win streak as well as the possibility of losing our draft positioning. We also discuss the next 9 games and why they are important in regards to this teams future.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Houston Rockets have won 2 in a row so it's time to go streaking! It's been over 290 days since our last win streak so we have a lot to talk about. From the chemistry building of Christian Wood and KPJ to the emergence of Garrison Matthews, there's a lot of positives to take away from these last 2 games. We also discuss John Wall wanting to play on the team again and how it's more a non story than anything!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big time episode as we have special guest Michael Connor from SportsTalk790 meeting us at The Summit to discuss all things Houston Rockets and Astros. Michael details his love story with being an Astros fan as well his boyhood dream to work for 790! We also discuss Carlos Correa and his impending departure as well as the return of the Ace Justin Verlander! Rush Bowls The best fruit bowls and smoothies in Houston! Get 33% off your order when you mention our podcast. Day-Off Anime Streetwear Shop Day Off for your retro anime goods. Get a 10% off discount using code: dayoffsummit The Argyle League Barbershop Need a haircut? Book an appointment at the best barbershop in H-Town known as The Argyle League! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are we witnessing history? This Houston Rockets team is 1-13 and not even close to having any semblance to an identity. Join the Summit as the Bros break down the team so far from at the top with Silas, down to the lowly and unplayable player Danuel House. Rush Bowls The best fruit bowls and smoothies in Houston! Get 33% off your order when you mention our podcast. Day-Off Anime Streetwear Shop Day Off for your retro anime goods. Get a 10% off discount using code: dayoffsummit The Argyle League Barbershop Need a haircut? Book an appointment at the best barbershop in H-Town known as The Argyle League! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big time episode as Roosh Williams officially meets us at The Summit to discuss the X's and O's that play out on the court for our Houston Rockets! We also talk about his roots as a fan as well as Christian Wood's latest comments and how it's affected the team. This was a great episode in terms of basketball minds! Give Roosh a follow on twitter @RooshWilliams and follow his podcast Noble & Roosh Show! Rush Bowls The best fruit bowls and smoothies in Houston! Get 33% off your order when you mention our podcast. Day-Off Anime Streetwear Shop Day Off for your retro anime goods. Get a 10% off discount using code: dayoffsummit The Argyle League Barbershop Need a haircut? Book an appointment at the best barbershop in H-Town known as The Argyle League! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are proud to present for the first time at The Summit a very special guest from the Sports Trapp Podcast, Chris Rodriguez aka The Professor! He discusses with us his love for the Houston Rockets, the roots of his fandom, and why he believes Jalen Green will be a superstar! We also go home on a game where we create our own Mount Rushmore of our favorite wrestlers but through a draft! Rush Bowls The best fruit bowls and smoothies in Houston! Get 33% off your order when you mention our podcast. The Argyle League Barbershop Need a haircut? Book an appointment at the best barbershop in H-Town known as The Argyle League! Day-Off Anime Streetwear Shop Day Off for your retro anime goods. Get a 10% off discount using code: dayoffsummit See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been an eventful sports week for the city of H-Town! With our Houston Astros back in the World Series to our Houston Rockets playing their first games of the 2021 season! Join the Commissioner and The GM as they discuss the first few games of the Rockets season and Jalen Green's 30 piece. As well as jump into the JuiceBox to discuss the Astros back in the World Series. Available now on all platforms. Rush Bowls The best blended fruit bowls and smoothies in the entire city of Houston! The Argyle League Barbershop Need a haircut? Book an appointment at the best barbershop in H-Town known as The Argyle League! Day-Off Anime Streetwear Shop Day Off for your retro anime goods. Get a 10% off discount using code: dayoffsummit See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our hometown team Houston Rockets begin their season tonight and we are here to preview it! With special recurring guest Tim Keister, we dive Rush Bowls The best fruit bowls and smoothies in Houston! Get 33% off your order when you mention our podcast. The Argyle League Barbershop Need a haircut? Book an appointment at the best barbershop in H-Town known as The Argyle League! Day-Off Anime Streetwear Shop Day Off for your retro anime goods. Get a 10% off discount using code: dayoffsummit See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big time episode as we combine forces with the Summit (Houston Rockets) and JuiceBox (Houston Astros) state of mind for one episode! For the first half we discuss the last two preseason games for our Houston Rockets and the growing pains that will occur with this team. Then for the second half we discuss the golden era of Houston Astro's baseball as our Astros go to their 5th straight ALCS! Day-Off Anime Streetwear Shop Day Off for your retro anime goods. Get a 10% off discount using code: dayoffsummit The Argyle League Barbershop Need a haircut? Book an appointment at the best barbershop in H-Town known as The Argyle League! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After what has felt like an eternity, Houston Rockets basketball is officially back! With Game 1 of the preseason over, join us as we review and (over)react to the good and of course the bad that took place. We also go home to a JuiceBox state of mind and talk about our Houston Astro's playoff run starting this Thursday! Buckle up fans cause we are ready to ignite and light the fuse into the future!Day-Off Anime Streetwear Shop Day Off for your retro anime goods. Get a 10% off discount using code: dayoffsummit The Argyle League Barbershop Need a haircut? Book an appointment at the best barbershop in H-Town known as The Argyle League! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Media Day 2021 for our Houston Rockets has arrived and we are here to discuss and review it! Special guests Young Bucket and T-Smoove join us to talk about Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun vying for rookie of the year and of course John Wall and what he said regarding the season! Always a fun time with these two awesome guests!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.