Tara is joined by Brit (@britrobotista) one of the co-hosts of Stepback Sisterhood (@stepbacksisters) to find out how things are going in Houston since Harden took off. Should we declare a cooling off period between Portland and Houston fan bases?

00:00 Catching up with Brit and comparing Roots sports stories

3:30 Icebreaker: Which NBA player would be really great at community theater? Answers: Eric Gordon, Donovan Mitchell

8:45 How are things going in Houston with James Harden gone? Losing 20 games straight ast season hurt a lot, other than that, pretty positive!

12:00 Comparing what it's like when other people want to trade your superstars

14:15 Schadenfreude?

17:00 Is there a former player that Houston Rockets fans don’t like? 

22:00 Ben McLemore’s time in Houston, how he might fit in.

28:30 Robert Covington in Portland

29:30 What storylines are we interested in this coming season? What will Dallas look like? Will Luka get similar criticism to what Harden got? 

32:00 How will Houston do if they go through another big losing streak?

32:45 Who will be the new young stars? The Lakers could be fascinating

38:00 Young fun players in Houston

44:00 John Wall and how he’s handling things (read her piece on Apollo Launch Pad)

49:30 Should this be a cooling off period between Portland and Houston fans? 

50:00 Closing thoughts

Find Brit: @Britrobotista

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