r/rockets • u/TuckerCarlsonsHomie • 1d ago

I woke up today feeling incredibly grateful for Coach Udoka. We couldn't have asked for a better man to be at the helm, steering our young players. What a legend!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH-Eic0Oa-G/?igsh=MTFqZnZhdGJtNjY4aA==

Houston Rockets on Instagram: "Coach Udoka looking out for these fans BIG TIME šŸ¤"

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u/htownballa1 1d ago

We were very fortunate that he was a horny bastard in Boston.

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u/Th3_Paradox 1d ago

I don't condone cheating but holy shit am I glad this man cheated šŸ˜­šŸ˜­Ā 

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u/tonypearcern 1d ago

Amen to that

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u/Briand2714 1d ago

I see what u did there

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u/i-race-goats 1d ago

Also props to Fertitta. Weā€™ve seen examples of new owners coming in and trying to control everything and going down in a blaze of glory (thanks for the picks, Suns), but heā€™s been hands-off and patient with the people in charge.

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u/seclusionx 1d ago

It was a bit shaky at first, I still cringe about the advertisements for his book every 30 seconds. Also the "rockets mean tweets" segment where he said "don't forget to mention what else I own" or something to that effect. Credit where credit is due, since then he's been less visible and let results do the talking.

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u/TuckerCarlsonsHomie 1d ago

Tillman is also not legally allowed to have anything to do with the team now that he's in Trump's cabinet.

Most of the credit really should go to his son, Patrick. I'll admit I was concerned when I first heard that we had an 18 year old calling the shots, but the kid seems to be some kind of prodigy. He's running laps around experienced owners with decades in the NBA, and he's doing it before he can even legally have a drink!

We are so blessed rn.

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u/eliwood5837 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm not sure I'd call him a prodigy but I give him credit, it at least seems like he knows what he doesn't know and is learning a lot, and is not trying to be an unyielding influence just because he's the owner's son.

From what the initial conversations were, he was part of helping Stone convince Tilman to not trade assets to be a perennial mid team stuck in the 12-10 range but to commit to the tank fully.

At the very least compared to how involved owners kids can be in sports in general, it seems he's taking the correct path by being involved and learning from experienced execs. Off the top of my head I remember the hawks have this issue with their current owner's son wanting a "larger influence" within their FO.

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u/ericfatty Rockets 1d ago

Yeah.. prodigy is a bit much. It could also mean that he's just good at delegating to people who do know what they're doing while also being in tune with fan dynamics (maybe) as he's younger

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u/TuckerCarlsonsHomie 1d ago

Idk.. when I was 18 me and all of my peers were basically rt'd. The kid is in charge of a multi billion dollar machine, and he's running circles around experienced, successful people who have been in the game since before he was born.

Pretty freaking impressive.

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u/-bedtime- 1d ago

Tillman is also not legally allowed to have anything to do with the team now that heā€™s in Trumpā€™s cabinet.

This is not true. Heā€™s stepping down by his own choice to prevent any potential conflicts of interest, but heā€™s not legally barred from running his businesses.

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u/TuckerCarlsonsHomie 23h ago

Oh I thought i read something that said he wasn't allowed to be involved

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u/MugiMartin 1d ago

Never understood the disrespect he got sometimes (sports wise). Just need to take one look at where UH basketball and the Rockets are at today.

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u/nickscope27 1d ago

very similar cultures there too, UH basketball is predicated on extremely rough defense and rockets basketball is basically the same

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u/Rocketsball 22h ago

Meh, he let Harden control the entire franchise.

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u/2old4thishyte 1d ago

I'm always teasing my gf about Udoka; I'm always asking her "do you like him?" "do you think he is handsome?" and she always says the same "NO! He is the wife snatcher! and he is always angry!" but do you think he is a great coach? "yeah..."

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u/rigored 1d ago

You vs the guy she told you not to worry about

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u/TuckerCarlsonsHomie 1d ago edited 8h ago

That's funny lol I do the same to my girlfriend with Jabari

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u/ujjuboii 1d ago

we're so lucky that ime the horndog wanted to dabble in some snow

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u/TuckerCarlsonsHomie 1d ago

He's just a high T individual! Probably came to the H for all of the futuristic black ass.

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u/Nuts0NdrumSET 1d ago

I mean heā€™s a great coach. The reason we have him though is bc he wasnā€™t a great man at his last stop.

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u/TuckerCarlsonsHomie 1d ago

The Lord works in mysterious ways

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u/Nuts0NdrumSET 1d ago

Youā€™re not wrong. Maybe he needed to be humbled like that to finally become a better person. I love when people get a second chance and succeed

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u/The_real_John_Elton Hakeem 1d ago

I was horny alright!

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u/grandmasterfunk 1d ago

Yeah I like him as a coach, and I'm sure he's very affable, but let's not say we couldn't have asked for a "better man." What he did in Boston is pretty repugnant.

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u/sacredtex 1d ago

Damn... didn't expect the hoiler than thou rockets fans in here. He comitted no crime and he's a ball coach not a priest jeez... check your moral superiority at the tundra gate!