Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) and Sports Illustrated's Michael Shapiro (@mshap2) discuss: -State of the Rockets before the season stopped-How good are the Rockets?-What's stood out from the first two weeks of media?-Takeaways from the NBA's televised scrimmages-What do Salman and Michael want to see from Houston in their exhibition games?-How important is Eric Gordon? Listen to The Red Nation Hoops Podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, and Spotify. Promo code to BetOnline.ag - BLUEWIRELearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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