Summit State Of Mind (A Houston Rocke...

A podcast of dreamshakes, stepbacks, and everything Houston Rockets. Meet us at The Summit where two brothers come together and discuss everything Houston Rockets related, from offseason to playoffs, as well as our ClutchCity past to our Light The Fuse future. We provide up to date information on our Rockets as well as retrospectives, Rockets playbacks, Pre and Postgame reaction news, and of course hearty good fun with special guests.

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Basketball
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Episode 87 (We Are So Happy) w/76ers Beat Write...
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.
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Episode 86 (Processing The Tank) Importance For...
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.
74 min
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Episode 85 (The Kid From Portugal) w/Paulo Alves
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.
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Episode 84 (Rockets Social Media Night)
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.
57 min
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Episode 83 (Immaculate Vibes) w/Will Biased Hou...
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.
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Episode 82 (Rockets Rookies Takeoff) Houston Kn...
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.
63 min
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Episode 81 (Building Confidence) Rockets beat T...
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.
57 min
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Episode 80 (Staying Competitive) Reviewing Last...
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.
61 min
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Episode 79 (A Champion's Tale) w/1995 Houston R...
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.
60 min
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Episode 78 (Summit Live Show) w/Jackson Gatlin,...
The Summit is on location and recording a live show! Jackson Gatlin of Locked On Rockets and Tim Keister join the Summit Bros to discuss the loss against the Orlando Magic by discussing both highlights and lowlights from the game. Then we preview the 2 game series against the Clippers, as well as play a fun Rockets game based on NBA 75.  On the second half we provided an open mic for fans to speak their minds on the team. Shoutouts to Ike, Dave, and Kush for meeting us at The Summit and giving us your opinion on the team and their future.  Special thanks to Be More Pacific for being great hosts and Shots & Thoughts for having a great live show as well!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
95 min
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Episode 77 Part 2(H-Town Pod Star Weekend) w/Ja...
Our All Star row of podcasts continue on with Part 2 of our amazing episode with Locked On Rockets host Jackson Gatlin, as well as Apollo Launch Pad Podcast host Don Knock live at Urban South Brewery. We continue our discussion on our Houston Rockets, talking about our overall opinions of the season so far with their record of 15-43. Then we go home on predictions of what the team's overall record is going to be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
57 min
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Episode 76 Part 1(H-Town Pod Star Weekend) w/Ja...
All star weekend has come and gone and what better way to cap off All Star weekend than to bring on two great guests from two great Houston Rockets Podcasts for a two part episode! For the first time ever Jackson Gatlin, host of The Locked On Rockets Pod, joins us at The Summit as well as returning guest Don Knock from Apollo's Launch Pad Pod.  We discuss Jackson's history as a Rockets fan and what ultimately led him to working for Locked On. We also discuss All Star weekends highs and lows for our Houston Rockets.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 75 (What The Culture?) Explaining The R...
Dennis Schroder getting heavy pt? Josh Christopher only playing 9 minutes? What the culture is going on in Houston?  We take a deep dive into Silas’s rotation, why Schroder got 18 minutes and what it means for the rest of our young players, and why setting a culture is so important for a young team. We also discuss Silas’s future with the team and if we believe he can be our long term coach.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 74 (NBA Trade Deadline Reaction) w/Jame...
The 2022 NBA Trade Deadline has officially passed and for the first time ever, we react to ALL the big trades that went down this deadline. With returning guests James Piercey and Nevin Lindberg from Above The Break Podcast, we talk about the Houston Rockets Deadline dud and whether it was smart to hold on to Eric Gordon and Christian Wood till the summer. Then we go around the NBA with the biggest deadline trades including James Harden to Philly as well as CJ McCollum to New Orleans and many more!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 73 (Rumor Mill Season) Trade Deadline I...
The Trade Deadline is only 3 days away and we are here to discuss all the rumors that have been floating around this past week. The Summit Bros discuss Eric Gordon and Christian Wood's trade chances, as well The James Harden and Russell Westbrook saga ongoing in Brooklyn and LA.  We also talk about our first watch party's success as well as a review of the Rockets vs Pelicans game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 72 (Going Old School) w/Eldridge Recasner
We're going old school for this episode as former Houston Rocket Eldridge Recasner meets us at The Summit to discuss his basketball career! Eldridge tells us great stories from joining the Houston Rockets when they were the defending back to back champions, to how Hakeem Olajuwon was as a teammate. He also talks about playing against the legends like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Eldridge also talks about the current iteration of our Houston Rockets and why he believes Kevin Porter Jr has all the tools to be successful. We then talk about his transition from NBA player to TV analyst for the PAC12 network.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 71 (Sengun & The Dream) w/Tim Keister a...
We are on location at Urban South Brewery, Site of our first Houston Rockets watch party this Friday February 4th! With special guest T-Smoove, we discuss our first ever watch party and what’s to come this Friday. We also discuss Alperen Sengun’s legendary workout with Hakeem The Dream and why it is more than just a small workout. We also discuss the game against the Blazers and we need to do to improve. Then we go home on a new game!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
80 min
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Episode 70 (Is It Panic Button Time?) w/Bryson ...
First time guest Bryson Jones aka Red Nation Blogga meets us at The Summit to discuss Houston Rockets. we talk about the last game against the Spurs, we also spotlight Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr’s recent play. Then we go home on more trade deadline talk.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 69 (Patience & Trade Season) w/Tim Keister
The GM is out of town so recurring Guest T-Smoove fills in as co-host! Join us as we discuss the loss against Golden State and Kevin Porter Jr's steady improvement game to game. We also discuss Jalen Green's slump and why rockets fans shouldn't push the panic button just yet. Then we go home on trade deadline talk from the possibility of Russell Westbrook for John Wall and why we should consider it. We also discuss NB Lindberg's latest article on spacecityscoop.com regarding trade value of our veterans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 68 (A Rocket Reunion) w/Craig Ackerman ...
Reunited and it feels so good! We are proud to have legendary Rockets tv play by play announcer Craig Ackerman and former Rocket Von Wafer at The Summit! This is the first time these 2 have seen each other in over 12 years! We discuss Craig’s career and what led him to becoming the soundtrack to our Houston Rockets, as well as his thoughts on the Rockets season so far! Then we bring Von Wafer on to reminisce about that incredible 2008-2009 season. Great stories were told and we are proud to be the platform to reunite these two!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 67 (Don Knocks Down The Forbidden Door)...
In true wrestling fashion, we are Don Knock(ing) down the forbidden door! We welcome to The Summit, host to The Launch Pad Podcast, Don Knock! We talk about his history as a Rockets fan and what led him to working with Apollo media. We also discuss our Houston Rockets and where they are currently trending on season. As well as the continued development of Kevin Porter Jr and Jalen Green. We go home on some great trade scenarios brought to us by Nevin Lindberg from spacecityscoop.com Available on spacecityscoop.com and all podcast platforms.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 66 (Von Talks Rockets) w/Von Wafer
Our Resident Rocket Von Wafer returns The Summit to discuss what he's been up to as well as talk about the current state of our Houston Rockets. We discuss his take on the Kevin Porter Jr and coach John Lucas incident, as well as the mental focus it takes to stay the course on a rebuilding team. We also discuss his impact on the city of Houston and how it is still felt to this day!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 65 (Fansided Squad) w/Nevin Lindberg & ...
The great part about partnering with Fansided is having great coworkers and for the first time ever we present 2 brand new guests to meet us at The Summit! Nevin Lindberg (Site Expert at spacecityscoop.com and host of Above The Break Podcast) and James Piercey (Site Expert at thejnotes.com the Utah Jazz Fansided website and cohost of Above The Break Podcast) join us to discuss the Houston Rockets season so far! As well as spotlighting Kevin Porter Jr's game winner and Jalen Green's progression.  We go home on who we would draft in the 2022 NBA draft if the Rockets won the number 1 pick! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 64 (Postgame Coverage Houston Rockets v...
First postgame coverage of the season and what a game we chose to cover! Our Houston Rockets beat the Washington Wizards 114-111 behind Kevin Porter Jr’s incredible buzzer beater 3 pointer that iced the game! We discuss highlights as well as lowlights of this game and what we expect going forward with our 12-28 Rockets! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 63 (Latest Controversy In Houston) KPJ ...
Houston and controversy have been hand in hand lately. The latest controversy surrounding Kevin Porter Jr. fighting with John Lucas and abruptly leaving during halftime, and Christian Wood quitting on the team. There’s a lot to unpack and discuss but that’s what we do and we timeline and dissect the entire incident that took place last Saturday.  Available on spacecityscoop.com as well as all platforms! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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