Summit State Of Mind (A Houston Rockets Podcast)

Our Houston Rockets get their 1st win in this NBA season and they celebrate the night in style for Filipino Heritage Night! Join hosts Justin and Kenny as they discuss the atmosphere of Filipino Heritage Night and why it was important to Jalen Green as well as the filipino community. They also discuss the 1st win of the NBA season against the Jazz and why fans are not celebrating a win as they would normally do. Check out our Rockets Inspired Merch! The Rising Son Tee (Jalen Philippines) https://apollohou.store/products/the-rising-son-unisex-jersey-tee Legion of Stops Tee (Jabari & Tari) https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee

Houston Rockets drop the season opener game to the Atlanta Hawks 117-107 and our Hosts decided to put out a postgame for everyone. Join hosts Justin and Kenny as they discuss the positives and negatives from this first game of the season including Kevin Porter Jr's fantastic game. As well as Bruno Fernando's shocking start over Alperen Sengun and that affected the latter during this game. They also discuss Jabari Smith's season debut and Jalen Green's performance. Check out our Rockets Inspired Merch! The Rising Son Tee (Jalen Philippines) https://apollohou.store/products/the-rising-son-unisex-jersey-tee Legion of Stops Tee (Jabari & Tari) https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee

Kevin Porter Jr gets his extension (4 years 82.5 Million) just in time for the upcoming season! Join Hosts Justin and Kenny as they discuss the barometers of KPJ's new deal and why it is a great contract for both the himself and the Rockets. They also discuss the upcoming Rockets season, their season predictions, and game 1 prediction against the Atlanta Hawks. As well as discuss the Astros continued dominance and who their Pre-season MVP is! Check out our Rockets Inspired Merch! The Rising Son Tee (Jalen Philippines) https://apollohou.store/products/the-rising-son-unisex-jersey-tee Legion of Stops Tee (Jabari & Tari) https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee

Tari Eason has been him this pre-season, Jalen Green continues to impress, and The Houston Astros return from the dead! Our hosts could not start this episode without discussing The Astros incredible comeback Win against the Mariners. Then they discuss the recent stretch by Tari Eason, as well as recent comments from NBA media about Jalen Green's ceiling. They also discuss who may be getting cut before the season and why fans should not worry about Alperen Sengun. Check out our Rockets Inspired Merch! The Rising Son Tee (Jalen Philippines) https://apollohou.store/products/the-rising-son-unisex-jersey-tee Legion of Stops Tee (Jabari & Tari) https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee

Houston Rockets are back and they Molly-wop the San Antonio Spurs 134-96! Jabari Smith is Him, Jalen Green made a huge impact, Tari Eason out hustles San Antonio, and Alperen Sengun is the funnel for our Rockets. Our Hosts discuss their takeaways from this game, as well as Jabari Smith's incredible pre-season debut and what it means for the Rockets moving forward. They also discuss the standouts from the last game, as well as Josh Christopher's brand new Merch line in collaboration with the Houston Rockets! Check out our Rockets Inspired Merch! The Rising Son Tee (Jalen Philippines) https://apollohou.store/products/the-rising-son-unisex-jersey-tee Legion of Stops Tee (Jabari & Tari) https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee

The Houston Rockets have bamboozled the Hosts as they make a shocking trade with the OKC Thunder to acquire a 2nd round pick and Derrick Favors. Join Hosts Kenny and Justin as they read between the lines of this trade and what it means towards our Rockets, as well as the implications of who may be affected on our team. They also discuss the potential of having Derrick Favors on this team and what it could mean for Usman Garuba. Check out our Rockets Inspired Merch! The Rising Son Tee (Jalen Philippines) https://apollohou.store/products/the-rising-son-unisex-jersey-tee Legion of Stops Tee (Jabari & Tari) https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee

Houston Rockets Media Day is officially here and The GM & Commissioner break down the interviews! Our Hosts discuss Jalen Green's interview, as well the interviews of Jabari Smith, Boban Marjonavic, Kevin Porter Jr, and many more! They also weigh in their opinions on KJ Martin's brief interview and what it means for the team moving forward. And how much stock we should be putting in during this Media Day. Check out our Rockets Inspired Merch! The Rising Son Tee (Jalen Philippines) https://apollohou.store/products/the-rising-son-unisex-jersey-tee Legion of Stops Tee (Jabari & Tari) https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee

Join our Hosts for the last Run It Back before the season! Our Hosts Run Back Rockets vs Jazz Game 4 Western Conference Finals 1997. Hakeem, Clyde, and newly acquired Charles Barkley's Houston Rockets square off against John Stockton and Karl Malone's Utah Jazz. Watch the entire 2nd half with Live Commentary, as well as the Immaculate reaction to Eddie Johnson's legendary game winner! Check out our Rockets Inspired Merch! The Rising Son Tee (Jalen Philippines) https://apollohou.store/products/the-rising-son-unisex-jersey-tee Legion of Stops Tee (Jabari & Tari) https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee

Jalen Green and Jabari Smith look shredded & NBA ready in the most recent training posts. Join the Summit Brothers as we break down the most important dates to look forward to before the start of the pre-season like media day & training camp. We also play a game if the expansion draft took lace this year and our Rockets were only allowed to save 8 players. The GM & Commissioner discuss who they'd save! Check out our Rockets Inspired Merch! The Rising Son Tee (Jalen Philippines) https://apollohou.store/products/the-rising-son-unisex-jersey-tee Legion of Stops Tee (Jabari & Tari) https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee

Special Guest & Native Houstonian Vator comes to The Summit to discuss his roots in Houston and how he's used his love for all Houston sports to elevate his platform on twitter! We discuss Jalen Green's latest progress during this offseason and why Vator believes his body has changed for the better going into the season. We also discuss the story lines to look forward to this upcoming Houston Rocket season! Check out our Rockets Inspired Merch! The Rising Son Tee (Jalen Philippines) https://apollohou.store/products/the-rising-son-unisex-jersey-tee Legion of Stops Tee (Jabari & Tari) https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee

The San Diego Rockets return in the form of an incredible hardwood classics jersey reveal! Summit Bros Justin & Kenny break down the new/old jersey reveal and why it is an incredible and welcome edition to the jersey threads for this upcoming season. They also discuss The RJ Barrett extension and its coronation with the Kevin Porter extension. Check out our Rockets inspired shirt https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee Rubbertoe Week is here at Apollo HOU Store! https://apollohou.store

We got a two-fer for this episode as special guest Matt Thomas meets The Summit Bros at Buffalo Bayou Brewing for a live show in front of a crowd! Matt Thomas talks about what he did during the offseason, as well as his opinion on the Rockets rookies. We also discuss what storylines to look for this Rockets season and Matt goes back to his roots for a 1995 Rockets championship player introduction! Then we go home on a game. Check out our Rockets inspired shirt https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee Follow Matt Thomas here https://twitter.com/SportsMT Listen to The Matt Thomas Show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-matt-thomas-show/id1589991907

Special guest Mat Issa comes to The Summit to discuss his 10 part mini series, Blazing The Trail, where Mat breaks down the most revolutionary players of the 1990's & 2000's. We spotlight former Houston Rocket Shane Battier and discuss what made him special as a defender, as well as a revolutionary talent that transcends individual statistics and what made Shane a winner everywhere he went! You can read Mat Issa's article on Shane Battier here! https://bit.ly/3QJqCn8 And follow the rest of his incredible 10 part series Blazing The Trail here. https://www.basketballnews.com/news/authors/mat-issa Buy our merch available now! https://apollohou.store/products/legion-of-stops-unisex-jersey-tee

Jalen Green recently took a trip to the Philippines for an Adidas Tour and was having the time of his life! All Filipino Hosts Kenny and Justin discuss the impact his trip has had on the children of the Philippines and what his future holds in regards to the Philippines. They also discuss recent news for our Rockets!

It's 2018, and our Rockets are down 2-1 against the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals with game 4 in Oracle. Join Hosts Justin and Kenny as they rewatch Rockets vs Warriors where James Harden dunked on Draymond Green, Chris Paul had another classic performance, & 2 comebacks take place in our latest RUN IT BACK.

The Champ Has Come Home! The inaugural OBL Champion John Jordan joins hosts Justin & Kenny Mirabueno in Studio at Apollo Media HQ to discuss the biggest Win of his career. John discusses his mindset during the 2 days in Las Vegas. As well as a deep dive into his preparation & gameplan which led to his championship win. John also talks about the first thing he purchased after winning the title and what his future holds.

It's an NBA 2K Season Simulation with our Houston Rockets on deck! But first our hosts discuss the latest news regarding KPJ and a possible contract extension. Then they dive into a full season simulation for the Rockets 2022-2023 campaign. What will their final record be? Who will be the high scorer of the season? Find out now!

It is an honor and a privilege to welcome Dave Hardisty aka the creator of clutchfans.net to The Summit for the very first time! Hosts Justin & Kenny discuss Dave's beginning as a Rockets fan and starting clutchfans, as well as when the website really started exploding. Then they discuss the Summer League outlook these past 4 games and what they are looking forward to the most this upcoming season.

Patience pays off for Jabari Smith and the rest of The Rockets as they win the last 2 games of the Summer League against the Spurs and the Thunder. Hosts Justin and Kenny review the last 2 games, all the highs and lows, and the Rockets watch party, They also discuss why Jabari Smith is where exactly he needs to be and why he is having a successful Summer League.

After 88 days since the last Rockets game, our Rockets step on the floor for some Summer League action! Join hosts Kenny and Justin as they react live to game 1 of the summer league between our Houston Rockets vs Orlando Magic. It's the battle of the 3rd & 1st pick, Jabari vs Banchero, and the boys will be reacting live!

John has been released and Jae'sean Tate's contract was declined for Tate to go into restricted free agency. We break down the latest news as well as free agency coming up!

Houston Rockets tv play by play announcer Craig Ackerman, returns to The Summit to discuss the 3 Rockets draft picks. They talk about the insane start to draft night, as well as a breakdown of Jabari Smith Jr, Tara Eason, and TyTy Washington. They also talk about the Summer League and what to expect this upcoming season.

Big time episode as we step out onto Urban South Brewery for a live show of epic proportions discussing The Wood trade, the outlook of next season, and last minute draft talk. An episode full of special guests as well as Houston Rockets fans voicing their opinions live on our platform! Special thank you's to Apollo Media for being the best partners, to Urban South Brewery for hosting us, to Don Knock, Will Biased Houston, and Dex Hinton, and to all of our Rockets who showed up and showed out.

Big time episode as we step out onto Urban South Brewery for a live show of epic proportions discussing The Wood trade, the outlook of next season, and last minute draft talk. An episode full of special guests as well as Houston Rockets fans voicing their opinions live on our platform! Special thank you's to Apollo Media for being the best partners, to Urban South Brewery for hosting us, to Don Knock, Will Biased Houston, and Dex Hinton, and to all of our Rockets who showed up and showed out.

Christian Wood has officially been traded to the Dallas Mavericks for the 26th pick, Boban Marjonavic, Trey Burke, and Marquese Chriss. Our immediate reactions to the trade and why it needed to be done sooner rather than later. Plus a theory from the Commissioner that has some legs to it.

On the 27th anniversary to the day of back to back championships, we reintroduce our fan favorite concept, The Run It Back! We replay the entire 4th quarter of game of the 1995 NBA Finals between our Houston Rockets vs The Orlando Magic. Catch our real time reactions as well as commentary on why it is important for Rockets fans to always remember our Clutch City Past so we can better understand our future!

It's a Rockets Podcast Collab! ClutchFans Rocket Fuel Podcast hosts Lachard Binkley & Anthony Duckett come through The Summit to discuss all things Houston Rockets. They discuss the NBA Finals, their history as Rockets fans and how it shaped their passions for basketball. As well as more Draft talk, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, and then go home on an All Time Rockets Draft!

Big time episode as Salary Cap Guru & Clutchfans blogger/podcaster David Weiner aka BimaThug meet hosts JP & Ken at The Summit! They discuss David’s roots as a Rockets fan and what led him to becoming a salary Cap extraordinaire. As well as his legendary team up with Clutchfans Dave Hardisty. They also discuss the 3rd and 17th pick for our Rockets this upcoming draft. As well as a salary cap update and what needs to happen for the Rockets to have 2 max slots next summer in 2023.

It is a double whammy of an episode as we welcome special guest and Houston Sports Media Legend Randy Mcllvoy to The Summit. As well as discuss our career shift to Apollo Media! Randy tells hosts Kenny and Justin his opinions on the rebuilding Houston Rockets as well as his personal favorite from this upcoming NBA Draft. Our hosts also discuss the move to Apollo and why it was the best step.

Champion of Houston’s OBL Tournament, 2016 D-League Slam Dunk Champion,and Native Houstonian John Jordan meets hosts Kenny & Justin at The Summit to discuss his basketball career and OBL experience! He talks about his career in the D-League and finding success with the Raptors Organization. As well as his experience playing Pro Ball overseas. He also talks about the Rockets and how good they can be. Then we go home on his personal experience from the OBL and his whirlwind week leading up to it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's official! Our Houston Rockets are drafting with the 3rd overall pick ensuring that one of Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith Jr, or Paolo Banchero will be a Rocket by June 23rd! Hosts Kenny & Justin discuss the fallout of this draft lottery and why it is a huge win for the Rockets to be selecting 3rd, while pushing their own agendas as to why Paolo or Jabari are the most likely picks. Then they discuss Jalen Green's 1st Team All-Rookie selection as well as Assistant coaches Will Weaver and Jeff Hornacek leaving The Houston Rockets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The day is finally here and we will officially know whether our Rockets will pick from either 1-5. Hosts Justin & Kenny discuss the big day and give insight on how the lottery works especially from the Rockets perspective. They also play a game through NBA tankathon to see how many simulations it’ll take for the Rockets to get the number 1 pick. Then we go home on nba playoff discussion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time to hop in the DeLorean once again as we are traveling back to 2007-2008 for our first Rocketspective of the off-season! Special guest Jackson Gatlin meets us at The Summit to discuss everything from transition from Jeff Van Gundy to Rick Adelman, to the rookie class of Aaron Brooks, Carl Landry, & Luis Scola. We also highlight the high of opening night to the struggles early on in the season. Which ultimately culminates in the most amazing win streak in Houston Rockets history with 22 wins in a row! An incredible time in Rockets history to an incredible episode with 3 fans remembering it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let's Catch up on everything that has been going on with our Rockets and around the NBA! Hosts Justin & Kenny Mirabueno discuss Tillman Fertitta's comments about the team's plan during the rebuild and when he thinks a big move should go down. Then we discuss the current site of the draft and if its possible to move up or even down with the 17th pick. Then we go home on ex Rockets players performing during the playoffs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Summit goes Media and covers the OBL (Ones Basketball League) taking place in Houston Texas on the first of a seven city tour to find the ruler of the court. Hosts Justin and Kenny discuss their experience covering the first day and interview OBL founder and Houston Rocket legend Tracy Mcgrady. He discusses how the OBL came to life, as well as his legacy in Houston and voices his opinions on the current iteration of the Rockets. Then our hosts find 3 players in the OBL: Cam Wilder, Venders Christie, and C-Nelly to interview them on their experiences playing in the OBL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legendary episode as former PA Announcer for our Houston Rockets during the Championship era to the Harden CP3 era, and now current play by play radio announcer on SportsTalk 790, Matt Thomas meets us at The Summit! Matt tells us his history in becoming the PA Announcer for the Rockets in 1993 and provides incredible and unbelievable insight and stories regarding the championship run. Including 2 legendary stories that took place after the championship win that had our hosts facepalming in laughter! Matt also provides insight on the current Rockets as well as his favorite players to announce. He also talks about his NBA 2K PA announcer opportunity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big time episode as The PA Announcer for our Houston Rockets Jonathan Sanford meets us at The Summit to discuss his career. He talks about his journey as a PA announcer doing high school games to working for the San Antonio Spurs. He also discusses his journey to becoming the Rockets PA announcer and his experience during his rookie season here. We also talk about Jalen Green, Josh Christopher, KJ Martin, and many more including his favorite games to call this season! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a game episode for our hosts as they use Tankathon to simulate the NBA Draft lottery and take turns calling in their draft picks from number 1-14. With the exception of the Houston Rockets pick where they argue who deserves to be selected at their draft slot. KPJ and Jae'sean Tate's contract also gets discussed from Kelly Iko's article on the Athletic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Resident Rocket Von Wafer returns to The Summit to catch up on what he's been doing and reviewing the Houston Rockets. Von gives his opinion on the Rockets season as well as insight on the rebuild and why he ultimately considered this season a success. He also gives his two cents on Jalen Green and why he believes he can be a superstar in this league. We also discuss Bill Simmons quote on Jalen Green as well as a refresher course for new fans who may not know who Von Wafer is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The season has officially concluded for our 2021-2022 Houston Rockets so it is time to hand out some awards. We discuss The Rockets Watch Party as well as the last game of the season with guest of honor Paulo Alves in town and it definitely ended in a bang with Jalen Green's 41 piece. Then we give our Rockets awards to our mvp, sixth man, defensive player of the year, most improved, and Disappointment of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five straight 30 point games for Jalen Green who continues to break records as he stands alone as the only player in Rockets history with 5 straight 30 point games. We discuss our watch party coming up this Friday at Urban South Brewery as well as a post game chat on the Rockets loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Then we discuss Jalen's 30 point history as well as KPJ having a strong finish to his season as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first time ever, we welcome Sergen Kumas to The Summit! Sergen talks about his history with his family from Turkey moving all the way to New Jersey and him becoming an NBA fan through the Philadelphia 76ers. As well as how he became a reporter who works for both US and Turkish market. We then talk about Alperen Sengun's rookie season on the Rockets, as well as his pal in the Turkish league prior and where his ultimate ceiling maybe. We then go home on 76ers talk and if this team is capable of winning a title this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Houston Rockets went 3-1 last week and improved their record to 20-55. With 7 games remaining, should the Rockets try to win or go into tank mode and lose? We answer and explain the process in tanking and how it helps us in the long run despite how some Rockets fans may feel. We also discuss last weeks games and break down Jalen and Sengun's continued progression, as well as Christian Wood earning some flowers through his play last week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First time guest all the way from Portugal, Paulo Alves aka ProdiG from the Apollo Launch Pad Podcast meets us at The Summit for the first time ever to discuss Rockets Basketball. We talk about how he became a fan of basketball and how he ultimately became a fan of our Houston Rockets. Then we discuss last nights game against the Grizzlies and the Kevin Porter Jr incident and what the repercussions of his continued actions does to the team. We then go home on NCAA and draft talk, as well as Paulo's upcoming trip to Houston. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was Rockets Social Media Night in Toyota Center and The Summit Bros were live in person to enjoy the in game and post game festivities. We talk about the Rockets losing to the Suns 129-112 and why it is good to lose while still remaining competitive. Then we talk about the post game Q&A with Modern Family star Rico Rodriguez, Alperen Sengun, Josh Christopher, and of course hosted by Craig Ackerman. We discuss the questions asked and why it was good for the Houston Rockets to host nights like these. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The vibes are immaculate because for the first time we welcome Will aka biased Houston at the Summit with resident on location guest Don Knock! Will gives us his story on how he became a Rockets fan and what led his way into Rockets Twitter and ultimately be crowned the King of Rockets Twitter as voted by the Twitter fan base. Then we discuss the last few wins for our Rockets against the Grizzlies and the Lakers. As well as spotlight The Rookies. Then we go home on a spirited debate on Christian Wood’s future as Rocket. Big time thanks to Urban South for hosting us on location once again! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Houston Rockets laid the smackdown on the Los Angeles Lakers 139-130. The Summit Bros were at the game and discuss their personal experiences firsthand. As well as the environment and how the atmosphere was like. They also talk about Jalen Green's strides which culminated in the biggest game of his career as well as Alperen Sengun, Josh Christopher, and KJ Martin doing work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Houston Rockets finally break the losing streak in big time fashion by defeating the 2 seed in the West the Memphis Grizzlies. We review that game as well as the loss against the Miami Heat. Then we preview and predict the Rockets vs Lakers game as well as who will be the high scorer and who will win. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Houston Rockets have lost the last 11 in a row including the last 3 games against the Clippers and the Suns. But they fought hard in 2 out of the 3 and we review the last three games the rockets have played during the week. From Jalen's consistent effort from both ends to KJ Martin shooting the lights out from 3 since all star break. Then we preview the game tonight against the Nuggets, as well as give our mock board for the top 4 picks of this coming draft. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our first Houston Rockets NBA Champion has met us at The Summit! 1995 champion Chucky Brown discusses his NBA career leading all the way to The Rockets and talks about being teammates with Drazen Petrovic on the Nets. Chucky gives the Summit Bros never before heard stories about being on the 1995 Rockets including how he learned how to guard hall of Famer Charles Barkley, as well as a hilarious story regarding Kenny Smith the night before game 7 of the WCSF against the Phoenix Suns plus many more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.