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On Monday’s (December 9, 2024) Houston Matters, we talked about hoops while the baseball community ponders Juan Soto’s rumored 15-year, 765 million dollar contract with the New York Mets, the most recent record-breaking, garish megadeal in the annual baseball silly season.
Ime Udoka, the coach of the Houston Rockets, described his team’s 99-93 defeat to the Golden State Warriors last Thursday as “one of our softest games since I’ve been here.” The Rockets trounced the Clippers 117-106 on Sunday night, and six of their players scored in double figures, suggesting that the callout had the desired impact.
But Wednesday night’s nationally broadcast matchup between the Rockets and those same Warriors could present a more interesting challenge.
In the aforementioned audio, Jeff Balke, co-host of the Bleav in Astros podcast and writer for the Houston Press, talks about Udoka’s remarks, the team’s response, and Wednesday’s rematch against Golden State.
The Soto contract and Aziz Al Shaair’s penalty for striking sliding quarterback Trevor Lawrence one week ago are also discussed.
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