Red Nation Hoops: A Houston Rockets Pod

Latest Episodes
Dissecting Rafael Stone's tenure, the Jalen Green conundrum, and Tari Eason's season-ending surgery
Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) and Forrest Walker (@DUNOTS) discuss:-Possible fallout from Tari Easons season ending surgery-Reacting to Jalen Greens latest scoring outburst-What is the proper way to react to these games?-Has Green put concerns about his st
Are the Rockets still not embracing Alperen Şengün? w/ Forrest Walker
Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) and Forrest Walker (@DUNOTS) discuss:-Rockets bench Alperen engn in crunch time-Houston's reluctance to embrace Sengun as the franchise player-The continued pushback of this reality-Why is Houston still feverishly pursuing cen
Should the Rockets make a panic trade? w/ Forrest Walker
Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) and Forrest Walker (@DUNOTS) discuss:-Why have the Rockets struggled so much since Christmas?-Is Houston regressing to the mean as a team?-If they miss the play-in tournament, is this season a failure?-What is a reasonable goal
Is Jalen Green still on the hot seat? w/ Forrest Walker
Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) and Forrest Walker (@DUNOTS) discuss:-Jalen Green's improved play-Has Green secured his starting spot?-Cam Whitmore's monster production-Is Whitmore a better prospect than Green?-How did so many teams pass on Whitmore?-The compe
Analyzing Jalen Green's struggles w/ Forrest Walker
Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) and Forrest Walker (@DUNOTS) analyze Jalen Green's recent struggles for the Rockets (late upload). Topics include: -The cause of Jalen Green's struggles -Do we still believe in Green the player? -How can the Rockets help Green o
Mapping out "Phase 2" of the Rockets rebuild w/ Michael Shapiro
Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) and Chron.com's Michael Shapiro (@mshap2) discuss:-What was the goal of Phase 2? Has that changed?-How long does Phase 2 last? What does Phase 3 look like? -Who are the "untouchables" on the Rockets? -How will extension negotiat
Re-thinking Rockets young core w/ Chuck (@ChuckingDarts)
Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) and Chuck (@ChuckingDarts) discuss:* A deep dive into how good the Rockets have been* Did either of us expect this? * Is Alperen Sengun the franchise player? * How should the Rockets build around Sengun? * What kind of roster
The Alperen Sengun victory lap w/ Dan Favale
Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) and Bleacher Report's Dan Favale (@danfavale) discuss:-How surprising is the Rockets hot start?-Is there an element of luck with some of this?-Dan recalibrates his views on Alperen Sengun-Has the Rockets front office regained so
Are the Rockets good now? w/ Adam Spolane
Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) talks with Sports Radio 610's Adam Spolane (@AdamSpolane) about the Rockets 4-game winning streak. Topics include:-What's changed from the first 3 games? -What's sustainable and what's unsustainable? -Why fans are overthinking J
5 Early Rockets observations w/ Michael Shapiro
Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) and Michael Shapiro (@mshap2) of the Houston Chronicle come up with 5 stat-free observations for the early season Rockets. Topics include: * Alperen Sengun's undeniability * Rockets concerning bench units * Cam Whitmore's absenc