Ben DuBose

In theory, it's a chance to address any deficiencies that your roster may have.

But then you also have to balance that if you're Rafael Stone.

you have to consider not just this season, but next season and future years and the blueprint for what they hope is a sustainable contender led by the likes of Amin Thompson, Alperin Shungun, and Reed Shepard.

So there's a lot that goes into it, and we'll try and unpack it not just on today's show, but our deadline recap later in the week as well.

Anyway, Paolo, I'll bring you in here.

The results have definitely improved the past couple of weeks.

Nobody can deny that.

But there's also that sense of unease with the way they've lost some of those bigger games.

And now knowing that neither Fred nor Steven is coming back to rescue you.

Well, I guess Fred still theoretically could, but I think you take that as a bonus if he somehow does.

You certainly don't set it as the expectation.

Just overall, Paolo, how are you feeling about this specific team and its ultimate potential, given the results of the last couple of weeks and as we head into the final hours before the trade deadline?

And on the turnover differential point, we should note that Amin Thompson has gotten much better in recent games at limiting those.

But it's not the same as having both Amin and Fred.

And also the schedule has been relatively weak of late with, you know, a couple of exceptions against the Thunder and the Spurs.

It's about to get much more difficult for the Rockets moving forward leading into and out of the All-Star break.

So we'll see how that trend of reduced turnovers holds.

As far as the trade deadline implications, Paolo, just a simple yes or no question for you.

If you stay the course...

Is your window more open next year than it is this year?