Whether all of that is true, none of that is true, or something in between, the point still stands: media day sucks and is bullshit. It's the same thing every year. I guarantee you that last year and the year before and the year before, media day was used to hype up our young players. I specifically remember last year how Udoka said our greatest chance for improvement would be from internal growth. So we'll get the same stuff this year. That's my point. The whole point of Rockets media day is to provide talking points for local news puff pieces. It's dumb. Media day is dumb whether the team is good or not. Now, if you love media day because it signals the start of the season, I get that. I get that. That makes sense. But to get hyped for media day itself, because you think something great will come from it? That would be naive. I say this as someone who used to get hyped for it then got let down every year because I don't know wtf I was expecting. It's a show. It's a show of bs.
Sometimes players let stuff slip through the cracks. Amen did a little bit when it came to questions about his shooting or Alpy talking about working on Dirk/Jokic shots.
Who grew 2 inches this summer? Amen? Is he 7 ft yet? He can’t be the new Giannis until he is a 7 footer.
I found the summary quotes. Ime Udoka - “Not only do I plan to focus, perhaps foolishly, even disastrously, on defense, I plan to earn the nickname ‘Smilin’ Ime” this season. Also, I believe rookies are basically STDs. Avoid them if you possibly can. And in my case, I can.” Rafael Stone - “Whatever, just call me rah-fay-el, I don’t care. Also, I’m really sad I didn’t pull off the trade for KAT. I failed you.” Fred VanVleet - “This offseason, I asked myself, is it REALLY all about the grind? I decided it wasn’t. It’s all about fried food. This is my season of fried food, across the US, and Canada. Also, I may miss games for my second career as a Drake impersonator, fighting a Kendrick Lamar impersonator at state fairs, car shows, birthday parties, things like that. Because it’s about the journey, not the grind.”
Dillon Brooks - “I didn’t enjoy being ‘Smart Dillon’ last season. That’s over. Shirtless vests 24/7. Houston is the perfect climate for it.” Jalen Green - “I realized the problem wasn’t that I wasn’t making enough three pointers, but that I wasn’t taking enough three pointers. Volume is what matters.” Jabari Smith - “I spent the off-season working out with Michael Beasley, and I think I learned a lot.” Alperen Sengun - “No more English. This is one of the last sentences I’ll speak in English this season. Wait, also no interpreter. Learn Turkish, losers.” Steven Adams - “My main goal this season is to teach the Rockets to do a haka, like my beloved All Blacks. It’s really cool, actually, and I think it will help. I will not rest until this happens.“ Jock Landale - “If Steven thinks he’s going to get me to do a haka, he’s sorely mistaken, mate.” Jeff Green - “I am still in the NBA! I plan to remain in the NBA until an actual nephew of mine makes the NBA. However long that may take.” Tari Eason - “People say I’m clever and funny, and it’s true. But do you follow my mom on Twitter? You really should. No, I’m not calling it “X”, that’s stupid.” Amen Thompson - “I solved shooting sometime in July. Rest assured, it’s going to be excellent. That left the rest of my time free for solving the problem of large scale battery recycling, and I’ve got what I think is a workable pilot project underway.” Reed Sheppard - “I am pleased to be the first to tell you that my mom is joining the Rockets coaching staff as the shooting coach. Frankly, this is wonderful news, as you may have noticed that I can shoot, and the Rockets, largely, cannot shoot. This can only help. You’re most welcome. Also, I grew a mustache. You probably thought I couldn’t.”
I like your takes Haymitch, so I'm not looking to troll or pick a fight. But I have a question, do you get real angry when they play Christmas music before Thanksgiving? Like really angry? Just wondering.
