Nathan Fogg
How Can the Rockets help Jalen Green?
Jalen Green is a bust. If you disagree, you are an apologist. Jalen Green is a star. If you disagree, you are a hater. What Jalen Green...
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Nathan Fogg
- 10 min
How Ime Udoka is Transforming the Rockets
Over the last three years, little changed in Houston. They rostered bad role players, raw prospects who were left to sink or swim, doing...
Nathan Fogg
- 7 min
Jabari Smith: The Case for the Defense
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Jabari Smith was a joy to watch at Auburn. He was dominant. The shot was beautiful; watching him...
Nathan Fogg
- 5 min
The Rockets Offense is Offensive to Basketball
I'm not going to do much setup for this blog. The Rockets don't really deserve it and I have Jaden Ivey film I could be watching....
Nathan Fogg
- 7 min
Jalen Green Went Back to Basics. Now He Looks Unstoppable.
The game slows down. How often have we heard this about a young guard, going into year 2 or 3 in the NBA? Every young athlete who can...
Nathan Fogg
- 7 min
That Stat You Found Isn't Coming To Save The Rockets
If you are a perpetually online Houston Rockets fan, which if you’re reading this you probably are, you will come across posts which...
Nathan Fogg
- 5 min
How the Rockets attacked the Lakers' show defense
Following on from my recent wildly popular blog post ‘here’s how the Rockets attacked the Lakers’ pick and roll defense’, I thought I...
Nathan Fogg
- 8 min
How the Rockets attacked the Lakers' ICE defense
This morning I got up and watched last night’s Rockets v Lakers game. I’ve been on a mini-holiday and my train journey back included a...
Nathan Fogg
- 17 min
Alperen Şengün deep dive: Everything you need to know about the new Houston Rocket
In the 2021 NBA draft the Houston Rockets swapped two future first round picks to snag Alperen Şengün at #16. As an international player,...
Nathan Fogg
- 11 min
D.J. Wilson deep dive: Everything you need to know about the new Houston Rocket
With their first pre-deadline trade in the bag Houston sold one of their veteran assets, PJ Tucker, for draft capital from Milwaukee....
Nathan Fogg
- 15 min
Victor Oladipo deep dive: Everything you need to know about the new Houston Rocket
It's firmly the start of a new era for the Houston Rockets, and thankfully in the aftermath of the James Harden trade we are still going...
Nathan Fogg
- 6 min
New coach, new season, same problems. Examining Houston's woes in their loss to the Lakers.
The Rockets came out flat yet again last night as the warts in their gameplan and roster were laid bare in front of the same defense that...
Nathan Fogg
- 5 min
How are the Rockets scoring? A film study of their season opener
So far Houston has started the season with a 119.6 offensive rating with James Harden on the court. We're seeing signs of what can happen...
Nathan Fogg
- 7 min
Pre-Season Film Study: How James Harden and John Wall can thrive together
The Houston Rockets aren’t the only ones still in preseason form. As I watched Tuesday’s warm up game against the Spurs I have to admit...
Nathan Fogg
- 7 min
Game 2 Film Study: A 1st Half Implosion Sinks Houston
The Rockets dropped game 2 on Sunday night, with most of damage done during the Russ led 2nd unit. Russ was a complete disaster...
Nathan Fogg
- 6 min
Game 1 Film Study: How Houston made easy work of the Lakers
The Rockets dominated game one against the Lakers on Friday night. The Lakers took the lead to start the game but that lasted only until...
Nathan Fogg
- 7 min
'We Got the Looks we Wanted': Breaking Down Houston's 4th Quarter Offense in Game 4
In another highly frustrating loss, the knives were sharpened and critics blasted Houston's offense and execution down the stretch - and...
Nathan Fogg
- 9 min
Game 3 Film Study: How James Harden and the Rockets can solve their Dort problem
The Rockets dropped game 3 in overtime on Saturday night, as the Thunder wrestled back some hope in the series. Their 3-headed monster of...
Nathan Fogg
- 6 min
Inside Houston's lockdown defense against Oklahoma City
Houston has a commanding lead in their first round series against the Thunder so far. In the 4th quarter of their latest win, the...
Nathan Fogg
- 9 min
Round 1 Film Preview: Houston Rockets v Oklahoma City Thunder
The most fascinating matchup of the first round starts tomorrow. Beyond playing in Orlando without fans, beyond the returns of Chris Paul...
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