Our Rockets End of Season Awards! | How can Amen & Cam Get Better? (w/ Cooper Klein)

Host Robert Land asks Rockets Chop Shop Contributor & Upside Swings Podcast Host Cooper Klein to give us his Rockets MVP, Best Defender, Most Underrated Rocket & Most Improved Rocket in our End of Season Awards.
(2:16) Rockets MVP
(4:24) Rockets Most Improved Player
(6:26) Rockets Best Defensive Player
(7:41) Most Underrated Rocket
(9:41) Most Memorable Rockets Performance
(12:19) Most Disappointing Thing about this Team
(15:32) Jalen Green Shot Selection
(17:07) How Cam Whitmore finished the season
(19:50) Can Amen Thompson improve his hands & handle?
(25:09) Hakeem's teammate Chucky Brown remembers playing with Dream
(27:29) Looking back at Hakeem's game
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[@kyleparrin4714]

Hakeem is the GOAT!!

[@dsstewbaby9]

Jalen helped win those 11 games in April

[@javierhuerta2608]

the dream shake was a thing of beauty

[@javierhuerta2608]

Yes, tari and amen should start next year

[@NexusMR653]

I do think Jalen should keep taking 3s and midranges. All 3 levels of scoring is what keeps him as the threat he’s perceived to be. He needs to work on all 3 this offseason but I don’t think his potential is just driving and passing. He’s more like Tmac, scorer first with passing ability to make plays but he’s not a point guard type shooting guard like harden. So he can bring the ball and play make when needed but he needs the jumper and scoring mentality plus defense to get him to where we need him to be

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

He works on 3's every offseason & it's not any better. I don't think he hasn't been working on it. thx for the take

[@NexusMR653]

He did change his shot though last offseason though, which isn’t always an immediate transition. Plus the issues with his personal life that we found out during this season, and the culture from the previous regime I don’t know how much this last offseason really benefited him. I think this will be the one where we really need him to lock in during the offseason and work on his craft and not get distracted by things like fashion week. A lot of players of his archetype also don’t really develop their 3 until the 4th year or so from what I’ve seen. He’s shown that he can hit it at high clip at times and I think the key is figuring out how to tap into that rather than avoid it

[@javierhuerta2608]

that's a great point about developing a floater

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take!

[@dsstewbaby9]

Praying you two Don’t JG to piss on next year

[@javierhuerta2608]

yes, tari is the core!

[@jalenjohnson0339]

I guess you can talk about Robert is what can the rockets do to improve the bench.
Like are they going to trade the pick to get a guy off of the bench etc.
Because honestly the only thing we need to do is improve the bench

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Yes, will def do it. Thx for the input!

[@julietasalomon5015]

The current line up is aleady a champion quality team but needs another back up center like Sengun.

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Adams will be the backup. Big upgrade. You can't just go find another Sengun. Thx for the take!

[@dsstewbaby9]

Praying that Jalen green can be traded somewhere else.. he will Never fit in with the rockets

[@muratunsever7423]

6.11 , u must good at offence/deffence, fast, at least ... points, more wisches ? Why do u wait and discuss, just trade him. Everybody happy, just trade him 😊

[@tolgag6245]

amen iyileşirde jaleen iyileşmez, umarım takas edip istikrarlı biri alınır alınmasa da olur.

[@dsstewbaby9]

It’s a no win situation for Jalen..he needs to move on

[@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk]

Thx for the take - but I don't know what you mean. If he proves he can CONSISTENTLY play at the level he played in March over the course of the season, he'll win a max contract in a yr. Pretty simple

[@patconlon7835]

shaq pompous---Olajuwon humble

[@prestonthomas746]

B.S I'm starting to think Jaylen just can't do Anything right in your Eye's! What a Ridiculous observation!! That kid played his ass off last few months if the Season showed Star potential!! Stop actin like AL P doesn't make mistakes like hold on to the ball to much!! Got news for ya Jaken Green not going Anywhere!! Stop being the get off my Lawn guy🤣🤣🤷🏾‍♂️

[@arseniosp6333]

Jalen says his legs hurt a lot but still play through it and play all 82 games even he had injured legs and ankle so eventhough he has small frame body he has a mamba mentality like kobe playing through pain so credit to jalen playing all 82 games iroman rockets

[@dsstewbaby9]

Hopefully Jalen can get traded to the lakers.. he just doesn’t fit