Ben DuBose

Yeah.

Maybe, especially if Katie doesn't handle it the right way behind the scenes.

Again, assuming that this is all or partially true.

Yeah, like this could be different.

All I'm saying is that I don't think it's fair to backfill and say, well, this proves blah, blah, blah over the first 50 some odd games.

And, you know, this explains X, Y and Z from the first half of the season.

No, I don't think it does.

I do think moving forward, now that this is out there, if it's not entirely refuted, yeah, it's something that might explain future issues, and so we'll all watch with raised eyebrows, but I just don't think that you can or should use it retroactively.

I've seen some folks doing that, and I just think that's unfair.

That's expecting way too much of these guys.

As you said, Paolo, they're human.

This is a part of venting, and in this case, I think Katie just got

you know, a little too loose, if it's true, with the people he's sharing those private thoughts with.

Again, not like he was trying to put these guys on blast if it turns out that this is all or mostly accurate.

But yeah, I don't think the underlying sentiment is just...

you know, terribly off-base or unforgivable.

I think it's just a natural part of venting, especially when you lose games at a rate more than you expect.

And I think that's certainly been the case with the Rockets, who are just 20-16 in their last 36 games, heading into this post-All-Star break starting tomorrow night in Charlotte.

And that's what I want to talk about now, because I can, you know, I can put on some rose-colored glasses and feel pretty good about this team moving forward, Paolo.

And the biggest reason why, the first two years of Ime Udoka in Houston honestly weren't that dissimilar.