Ben DuBose

In a more long-form version of last night's thread, here's an FAQ summary of why the #Rockets did the deal with the Nets and what the plan is. rocketswire.usatoday.com/lists/explaini…

@britrobotista Really good to see you, always enjoy your perspectives.

@PauloAlvesNBA Tate? 😉

For the offseason, my thoughts on roster overhaul as things stand. 🔴Alperen Sengun ➡️Trade 🟢Fred VanVleet ➡️Keep 🟢Jabari Smith Jr ➡️Keep 🟢Steven Adams ➡️Keep 🟢Amen Thompson ➡️Keep 🟢Josh Okogie ➡️Keep 🟢Aaron Holiday ➡️Keep 🟢Tari Eason ➡️Keep if under 20M AAV 🟡Kevin Durant ➡️Depends on the offer 🟡Reed Sheppard➡️Depends on other moves 🟡Clint Capela ➡️Depends on positional needs after major moves are done 🟡Dorian Finney Smith ➡️ Depends on positional needs after major moves are done

For second straight year, Houston’s playoff offense fails to launch 📸 Erik Williams-Imagn Images rocketswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/n…

@torres_luis87 @MadManLeaks To me clear, I said I could see Davis PLUS picks making more sense than Giannis MINUS picks. Combination of speculative + picks that are incoming/outgoing in relation to where the team is at Long story short, I am very hesitant to pay a Giannis premium after what we saw today

@MadManLeaks Ben dubose says sengun is getting traded for Anthony Davis.

Man I hope we keep alpi, I mean bruh gotta get better lol but I like him haha

So was Game 5 a must-win for the Lakers or nah

Not a fun one, but I will say, thank you to Dave and the viewers/listeners that stuck with us through an often frustrating season. If nothing else, they competed, just ultimately ran out of shotmaking. Again. Gonna be a fascinating offseason. We definitely won't be strangers.

It's over. Lakers adjusted by single-covering Sengun and Houston's offense, with limited shotmaking, could do nothing to make them pay -- and now the Rockets are headed to a crucial offseason. I'm live with @BenDubose to talk Rockets. youtube.com/live/kklNqySOW…

@SolbrotherUno Fair enough. I just think it's worth noting that they're already in the top 10% of comebacks from 3-0, so I do think it speaks well to their mental resilience, no matter what happens from here on out. But yes, there is still work to do

@BenDuBose I understand 1000% why you asked it but you know as well as I know there’s been a lot of criticism regarding the team as a whole. I just simply don’t like the question as we are in the middle of still in that battle. It’s not a knock on you, it’s your job

2nd thoughts on this as well is I find this question a bit tasteless TBH especially coming from a local person. I think media at times forget about the human aspect of this all and I understand sometimes you have to ask the hard ?s but time and place

@fyrebear Important line in that commentary: "We know where we came from."

Udoka's coaching and culture building are a massive part of this #Rockets team DNA. They are fighters. The players have that belief. Players are developing. Starts with Udoka and trickles down. Rockets Twitter have been way too hard on Udoka, IMO.

Jabari Smith Jr. on the Rockets’ chance to make history as the first NBA team to overcome a 3-0 deficit: “We’re just thinking about Game 6, tonight. The task at hand.” “We’re not thinking about Game 7. We’ll think about it tonight, when we’ve got to pack our bags. Not now.”

On Ime Udoka’s coaching, Alperen Sengun tells @BenDuBose: “He’s been doing an amazing job. With him, we’re fighters. We’re warriors. When we were down 3-0, everybody was still believing. We never give up. That’s our chemistry, and it comes from them (coaches) most of the time.”

@fyrebear Sengun wants a trade to GSW, smh (Please no one take this seriously.)

@BenDuBose He'll be rested and ready to go on Friday night!

Tony Brothers will be the crew chief for Rockets-Lakers game five

Scott Foster gets the assignment for Rockets-Lakers Game 6 tonight.

Why Not Us? 🎟️: bit.ly/Game6Rocketsvs…

Jabari could be a playoff riser sort of player. Eric Gordon was like that too

"But with each game, the #Rockets look a little older, and the Lakers a little less certain. Maybe Ime Udoka wasn’t wrong when he challenged his team to grow up after Game 3." 👀 nytimes.com/athletic/72426…

Under the NBA’s new TV deal, in-game broadcasts are exclusively national in the playoffs. No local calls. But local radio remains! Via @SportsTalk790, hear #Rockets radio voice @SportsMT call the second-half highlights of Game 5 in LA. Starts at 6:05: spreaker.com/episode/game-5…

Here's how it sounded last night with @SportsMT on the call as Reed Sheppard came up big late! @HoustonRockets #AllFire