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The Rockets and Ime Udoka are COMING
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Ime Really was the best pick up the Rockets had since James Harden
@edmundprince2392
4 ай бұрын
Fact
@DjEaZaMoney47
4 ай бұрын
Wish they had Ime during the Rockets Era
@SleepyJoe408
4 ай бұрын
James who????
@juqual78
4 ай бұрын
that and FVV. He is helping the young Rockets to find their game because he doesn't try to take over the show and just facilitates unless he needs to help score a bit. He can play off ball which is helping Jalen becomes the playmaker that he always was meant to me. Fred gives it to him and moves away to stretch the floor, allowing Jalen the space to work.
@dancleary4101
4 ай бұрын
@@SleepyJoe408 sleepy Joe is 1-0 against Maga
I was disgusted by the way they dragged that man through the mud over a relationship THEY reported as consensual
@mcsg5053
4 ай бұрын
The problem is that she worked pretty much for him lol not that he cheated and betrayed his wife/son, shitty father but had he cheated with someone else ( not working for him/ org ) he would have been fine lol
@Noodlezoop
4 ай бұрын
.@@mcsg5053 NO! The problem is that some moron leaked it and Celtics mgmt supported the leaker. My girl works in HR and she said you never discuss personal conduct like that publicly.
@radagilliam3692
4 ай бұрын
He was black and she was white. Boston media, what would u expect...
@jamiethomas5849
4 ай бұрын
@@mcsg5053 who the woman is was never reported
@miztlivasquez8682
4 ай бұрын
Having the Rockets and Kings in the Playoffs instead of the Lakers and Warriors will be absolutely terrible for ratings..
Them young boys coming
@Grandmaster_Vic
4 ай бұрын
ayo
@skii7602
4 ай бұрын
Forgot to say "no diddy"
@RealParadox85
4 ай бұрын
bro a catholic priest
@Jaymitch3
4 ай бұрын
Pause
@Felz97
4 ай бұрын
" what you say chuck"
Ime was the coach they needed during the Harden era
@user-od8mj3rr5h
4 ай бұрын
Celtics need Ime more than Tatum Facts
I am so proud of my Rockets and Udoka!!! I pray they continue to grow...
Yessir. As a Rockets fan, what I love about this team is that when players get injured, other people who don’t receive as many minutes step up. Like Jock Landale, who’s opened up some eyes and has had 17 pts in two games. And of course Jalen Green, the Western Conference player of the week! 🚀🔥
@MentalStillness
4 ай бұрын
A lesser Coach may have laid down but with Ime they have a Coach who knows how to maximize his team's talents.
@nahor88
4 ай бұрын
I like seeing my team getting praise in the national media, but hold the phones. They've been playing a SOFT schedule through this winning streak, with the majority of games coming against the Wizards, Jazz, Blazers and Spurs. Where are they in the standings? They've got the Thunder, Heat, Mavs and Wolves coming up. We'll see how THAT goes. Clowns are seriously questioning Sengun's value. They'll see that when going up against Chet and Gobert.
@psedoali
4 ай бұрын
That not sustainable he has a rotation for a reason Jabari will be back tonight but OKC will give them problems. The streak may end.
@leonardo_da_g9168
4 ай бұрын
I’m seeing Landale knock down 3’s , like wtf?? He was never outside the 3pt line in Phoenix. Shows you how you’re only as good as your coach allows you to be
@guillermoportillo7949
4 ай бұрын
@@leonardo_da_g9168 I know, I was seeing our game against the Blazers, and Jock had 13 pts in just the 1st quarter on perfect shooting! 🔥
"The rockets are coming, and its because of Ime Udoka"......dawg that phrasing bruuuuu....😂😂😂😂
@mbh427
4 ай бұрын
Pause! 😅😅😂😂
@bencromwell707
4 ай бұрын
I Cannot Breathe😂😂😂
@ayoadeogun2957
4 ай бұрын
No Diddy!!!!!!
@Jayfye_
4 ай бұрын
No Puffy !!
@malikwilliams6295
4 ай бұрын
No diddy
Stephen A actually listens to the people. Stephen held his ground on the Ime Udoka situation. Lol I still remember when he had to put Malika in check. I'm a Houstonian and early on I saw the potential that this Rockets team had. Honestly I stopped watching them shortly before the Allstar break. I was under the assumption they would be back next season but Ime said we're done yet. This is why a good coach matters.
Expose the woman too. Not just Ime. Double standards are real
@mado3623
4 ай бұрын
Hell yes I'm still not over that one we still cooking Malika and the other idiots who were so quick to excoriate udoka they were dead wrong for that one
@juqual78
4 ай бұрын
But is it a big deal? Again. A stern warning and everyone could have moved on. No crimes or people hurt nor did he have power over her job directly. Still some power dynamics involved but almost none.
@IdFightMyDad
4 ай бұрын
@@juqual78 One's a public figure. One isn't. The double standard exists for a reason, in this case.
@MrJuandiego1988
4 ай бұрын
@@IdFightMyDad you’re in the Celtics organization you’re hardly a private figure.
@IdFightMyDad
4 ай бұрын
@@MrJuandiego1988 Team service manager doesn’t get any airtime on sports news. Not a public figure.
Preach Preach !! Can I get an Amen !! Reverend Stephen A
Rockets are young and they have a hell of a coach,and Team.😂😂❤❤❤
“Ime Udoker” 😂
@lamontwilliams115
4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂 I can't breathe!😂😂😂😂😂
@FrigidHeights
4 ай бұрын
“Ime Udoker” “Victor Wembanyana” “Kawhi Lennid”
@MateMagyar88
4 ай бұрын
@@FrigidHeights “Luker Donchick”
@deedizeldafreak
4 ай бұрын
@@MateMagyar88Nikoler Jokic
Send this to Malika Andrews
@grahamcarmichael6567
4 ай бұрын
Plot twist Ime clapped her cheeks after the whole Boston thing
@jazz74gd38
4 ай бұрын
Maaannn💯💯💯
@grahamcarmichael6567
4 ай бұрын
Plot twist, Udoka clapped Malika after the whole Boston thing went down
GO ROCKETS!!! 🚀
Coach is great.. respect to all young players.. Alperen, Green and others.. it is so hard to play when you all under 21 years old..
@AlldatJazz-rw9wy
4 ай бұрын
Ime is guidance they need, and I like that he's the way he is. Ime seems like he ain't taking no 💩, and that's what a young group needs. Hell he even has Dillion the villain in check....🤣
The rockets have toughness with vanvleet and dillon brooks. Also it was smart for the front office to get vanvleet and jeff green, two guys with championship experience. Warriors need to be worried since these guys know how to beat championship level teams
Jalen game is the no.1 factor why Houston is winning in March he plays both ends of the court plus hitting crazy human highlights shot he carry this team in his back without sengun whitmore Eason
@feifeihydro6282
4 ай бұрын
Ime is the no. 1 factor because he created a system for Jalen Green, Jock Landale & Amen Thompson to succeed. Without Jock Landale & Amen Thompson, the Houston won't have this winning streak.
@awdrpepper
4 ай бұрын
@@feifeihydro6282 Disagree slightly with you. Jock Landale is the no1 reason why this team is winning - Ime is no2. I say that because Jock has been the Rockets most impactful player all year, but was barely getting ANY minutes until the last ~12 games, and surprise surprise, they started winning. Jock has the best +/- on the team by a huge margin... The Rockets are +13 points per 100 possession better with Jock on the floor vs off the floor. The next best player is Fred VanVleet at +5. Jalen Green is -3, Jabari -7 and Sengun is -4. Jock was also amazing for the Suns last year, especially in the playoff series against the Nuggets. He was +40 for the series and defended Jokic as well as anybody in the league. Compare that with Deandre Ayton who was -60 for the series. Ayton was benched and replaced by Jock in the final game because he was that bad.
@seankeeton7529
4 ай бұрын
Amen Thompson, Jock Landale and Jabari Smith Jr have had a lot to do with it, too.
Let's Go Rockets 🚀 💪
Rockets getting a healthy Steven Adams next season….Lord have Mercy!!!!!
OKC was the ascension story last year. Looks like it's the Rockets this year.
@AlldatJazz-rw9wy
4 ай бұрын
Them young studs, are running the floor. Those old teams better move out of the way.
Between Meco and Udoka, Houston has fallen into two insanely great cultures with two defensive masterminds who teach fundamentals. Hoping Espada is equally as good but Im not sure he is.
This is why the Cs will be cursed from winning a chip for what they did to Ime
@elai3147
4 ай бұрын
Cs already cursed with having tatum as their best player, they ain’t winning
@akendon7260
4 ай бұрын
Spirit of Isaiah sister won't let them win another chip for what they did to her brother.
@PrincejayFit
4 ай бұрын
Remembering this
Preach my brother preach !!!
“Them young boys, them young boys comin”- Charles Barkley
@user-od8mj3rr5h
4 ай бұрын
Some Star Wars fans: "Younglings"
Rockets looking like a future dynasty.
Imagine milwaukee hired IME UDOKA
You are completely right about this. Ime is great leader and it's being proven because in less than a year. He has done an amazing job to undo the damage of 2 years of having 0 accountability and a losing mentality under frankly terrible direction, where defense was just an afterthought. The Rockets are coming. Ime is leading the way and could just lead the Rockets to the promised land once again.
Sengun will be a superstar!
The NFL & The Texans 🏈: The NBA & The Rockets 🏀: The NCAA & The Cougars Basketball 🏀. It’s all Coming Together In HTown‼️❤️
@bryanprince5276
4 ай бұрын
@kain93>> unfortunately 4The ROCKETS. IT will probably B another 2 R 3yrs..The Texans didn't really blow me away in Free Agency . They didn't improve their RUNNING GAME [MIXON] [Pierce] is Just AVERAGE. They didn't get any WR THRU TRADE R FREE AGENCY
@AlldatJazz-rw9wy
4 ай бұрын
Yes sirrr!!!!Htown baby. A.ka. CLUTCH CITY!!!!
10 straight now!
Spot on love them
Dude can coach. I see the rockets soon enough.
ROCKETS ON FIRE!!!!!!
The future of this young team is very bright,under coach ime. Go go rockets.
❤OUR YOUNG ROCKETS 🚀 HEADED FOR GREATNESS
Love the scoring outburst of course but have you seen JG's defense lately?? 🔒
@juqual78
4 ай бұрын
💯Last game he shot terrible but still had the best +/- for the starting 5 because he is LOCKED IN on every aspect of the game, specially defense. Ime benched him a bunch and it seems that Jalen learned that without max effort Ime will not allow him to finish a game. I'm glad they kept starting him however. It gave him a chance each game to come out and prove himself to the team and coach. Seems like that is all water under the bridge now.
I agree 100 percent Mr. Smith!! The man definitely got “cancelled” so to speak and luckily his career wasn’t over because of it. My only thought on it as a whole; in this day and age You can’t mess around, nor can you be saying outlandish and inappropriate things to people, especially if you are a well known or famous person. Because for one, It’s just wrong in general. But due to social media, cancel culture, and everyone having a damn smart phone, it’s next to impossible to get away with anything these days.
Stephen MAGA smith is finally here!!! Thanks for the common sense and calling out the double standards and hypocrisy 🙏🙏🙏
Jalen Green is coming for sure. Everywhere he shouldnt
This proves Brad Stevens isn't as brilliant as some would say. This decision will cost them their 18th Championship. Mark my words. It ain't happening with Mazzulla.
@AlldatJazz-rw9wy
4 ай бұрын
I said the same thing, Joe ain't gonna cut it. Boston is just a team with talent, but they have no structure, and Joe is just filling in. The Heat may knock them off again.
The Ime factor! Great coach who knows how to bring out the best in his team. They beat OKC and Santo Antonio, then OKC beat The Suns easily, that's how I know they are not to be taking for granted. Let's go Rockets!!!
Ime is got this Rockets squad playing some superb b-ball lately! Go HTOWN!!
Go Big A
Well we in Houston are thankful that Boston did that. He has a group of mostly young guns, and some vets. Now that you brought up the disrespect, Ime has chip on his shoulder and the Rockets are playing like it. Not to mention they got big Steven Adams to start next year. Houston is putting the league on notice...."WE COMING"!!!!
This guy is a coach 👏 who knows how to coach.( " Great job Ime")
Most people forget that ime was assistant coach under Popovich. He was with the spurs as well when they won in 2014.
SAS gotta pause with the title of the video lol
@kevincol808
4 ай бұрын
Nah, it fits
@drewc2323
4 ай бұрын
Why can’t we all come together?
@Grandmaster_Vic
4 ай бұрын
@@drewc2323 why r u gae?
@khadeemsmith5305
4 ай бұрын
😂
@LaJuann162
4 ай бұрын
If you thinking about anything other then basketball you the real suspect here😭😂👎🏽
Let's go 🚀 Houston Stand Up!
Who's here after 2 more dubs? 10 in a row 🔥🔥🔥🤟🏾
Let’s goo baby !! PAPA green going crazy
Malika Andrews of ESPN is the pos SFA is talking about
Don't forget their big man went down a few weeks ago (Sengun) and he be putting in work..But now they are playing at a faster pace and scoring more points & still playing Good D...Future looking real bright
Joe Mazzulla will be the worst decision in Celtics history.
@LAMARViCK
4 ай бұрын
is it on joe mazzula or do Tatum and brown have to show up ? 😂😂
What are we doing with this title lmao🤣🤣🤣
@Bluhake
4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
Coach of the year
No Diddy for the title
Yes sir preach it SAS I've been die hard Rocket 🚀 fan 32 years I still believe confident positive Rockets 🚀 will win 3rd chip don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion we love the hate watch out America here comes the Houston Rockets 🚀 Clutch City 4life 🗣 🤘💪
CLUTCH CITY GO HOUSTON ROCKET'S
I have been waiting for this as a Celtics fan for a while. Now I'm just waiting for them to crap their pants and lose again in the playoffs. Just idiotic decision to replace Udoka with a Mazzulla.
The rockets playing some great basketball they need respect the rockets
Ime Udoker? Really SAS
@c-ray8324
4 ай бұрын
It his New York accent. He does the same thing when he pronounces Georgia😂.
Yes I Remember that
Ime Udoka comming That's nothing new 😂
If the f Boston did not fire this guy they would have bee a champion
They are coming and coming fast as heck...
amen Thompson
Tell them Stephen A! We know how they talk about us in mainstream media.
The NBA Today on ESPN should interview IME about his great coaching job in Houston.. Why I have a funny feeling that will NEVER HAPPEN in the near future..🤔
"REMEMBER", This is why I CAN"T stop listening to Stephen A. Smith! 💯💯💯💯💥💥💥‼‼
you get pumped just the right way hahaha nice ...
As of writing this... The Rockets have won 10 straight!
The Rockets have beaten a lot of teams that they should beat during this stretch. They're playing OKC tonight. We'll see if it's the team or the schedule.
If Ime U Doka was the coach last finals he would have won the chip for celtics
Thank you Stephen A. Loved when you said there’s a whole lot of getting loose, screwing around going on in professional sports. Thank you for bringing that out. Ime Udoka got called out because he is a Black man with great coaching skills. The Powers That Be don’t want to see any Black coach excelling. Oh Say Can You See…..
Sengun will make them even better when he comes back from injury.
Ime is the best coach in the NBA period....
“Them rockets are coming alright.” -Draya Michelle
“The Rockets are coming” Well alrighty then
My Rockets we coming
I respect the HELL out of you S A
Udoka is a natural born leader.
I've got a bet on the Rockets. To win the Western Conference. $5 bet pays out $2,500
Ime would have been great for the Mavs
And this is happening with their best player out injured
@judarod1
4 ай бұрын
He aint our best player. Never was. The offense need to go thru: - Green - FVV - Cam Sengun need to DEFER.
@darealliljable
4 ай бұрын
@@judarod1you have no idea what your talking about and your a straight up hater. I know what it is too. Seek help dude forreal. Stop hating on people. From a very basketball pov your saying that sengun wasn't the Rockets best player is simply not true. Either you lack the understanding or your emotions rob you of objective reasoning either way your not making sense need to cut it out. The same way people hate on Joker. It's sick and sad. Get help.
@danielnguyen772
4 ай бұрын
Jalen Green isnt injured.
@darealliljable
4 ай бұрын
@@danielnguyen772 what's up with the Sengun hate and shade? It's extremely immature and dosnt show any real basketball ball understanding from those who hop on that trash wagon. Dude accounted for over 60% of there offense on most nights and forced teams to double him. It wasn't his fault the team could by a bucket through out most of the season. Jalen hasn't proven himself yet while Sengun carried the team all season, with the level of efficiency from the shooters there is no doubt the Rockets would be much worse. Last season with all that running and gunning the Rockets were doing they sucked. The Rockets improved dramatically this season as compared to last and Senguns minutes went up exponentially. Green seen an uptick in mpgs and got worse. In fact from what I have been seeing green was destroying the rhythm no Sengun. On most of Senguns 1 on 1 offensive assignments he converted. The Sengun shade is real weak and lame because that dude is a baller and one of the best at his position, so much so that all the elite players have given him his due. What in the derp is wrong with this fanbase. 😐
@tajanperryman8638
4 ай бұрын
@@darealliljableJalen Green is the Rockets best player. He’s proved it every year
Great coach, but Stone’s gotta get a little bit of credit. You can’t win without great players. That’s why the coach came to the H in the first place. But I’m a Rocket fan of 50+ years. THANK YOU for the love! We’ll try to make you look like the genius you really are!
Udoka is a great coach
@genghiskhan802
4 ай бұрын
How many Rings?
Just WAIT TILL STEPHEN ADAMS PLAYS
The Nets blew a chance to sign him 😮
@juqual78
4 ай бұрын
And they could have traded Mikal Bridges and got their picks back from the Rockets for Jalen Green but they refused. Ime helps to unlock Jalen (with the help of Jalen's new dad card) and it looks like the Nets JUST CAN'T WIN.
In 2018 Houston was clearly the second best WC team behind GS but five years later after that epic 7 game WCF the Rockets are one of the youngest teams with so much upside . GS is one of the oldest and will face a rebuild I think after this year.
If Ime has to answer to anyone, it's to his wife and family, not to the media, or to any of us fans. That's that man's business, I don't care at all about any of that as a sports fan. A good % of guys in the same position would have messed around too. He's a hell of a coach, and that's quite obvious. I'm happy the Rockets have him. As far as I'm concerned he can go bang half the broads in Houston LOL. That's his business.
Was SAS referring to Malika Andrews..... she was going for Udoka at the height of the "scandal".
Stephen A cursing is so funny bro omfg
Say it louder stephen A for the people in the back!!!!
I would think this run was fluke if it wasn't for udoka i knw he legit rockets got one💐
Yo, I'm a die-hard Rockets fan, but this 9 game winning streak happened mostly because we fattened off crap teams. We'll see how they do tonight in OKC. I really want the Rockets to be good, but people are too excited. We haven't been fully tested yet by a good team yet. I want to see how we do against the Thunder before I get too optimistic.
@jacobjones5269
4 ай бұрын
It’s a process, brother, that they’re certainly progressing through.. Nicely, too.. I think you have to be a little optimistic, here.. For next year, if nothing else?..
@TVGoldMind
4 ай бұрын
You do realize we had the worst record in the league last year or close to it. We don't have the luxury of calling other teams crap teams or easy wins 😂
@RiceDaddy07
4 ай бұрын
You do realize we've improved our roster and have a better coach and yes, I would count beating the likes of the Wizards and the Blazers as easy wins. Those are not good measurements of a good team. The Rockets are expected to beat those crap teams because we are not a crap team. Everyone needs to calm down on this streak. It mostly happened because we fattened up. We'll see what happens with OKC before I start thinking otherwise. @@TVGoldMind
Appreciate the Love, we know ESPN wouldn’t let you say all of this on Air 🚀🧑🏽🚀
Did Nia Long consent to Ime's relationship with another woman? If not, it would be considered cheating
@peterguidry6084
4 ай бұрын
Yes it is cheating. But personal relationships has nothing to do with how well you coach or do your job While cheating is wrong, he did nothing illegal. Also the woman he cheated with was married and nobody attacked her and no word she got fired either
Nobody is perfect.
Sounds like he’s talking about Malika Andrew’s.
Jalen Green playing for that child support bag XD