Andrew Soukup
@andrewsoukup.bsky.social
Husband, Dad. Technical Marketing. Mostly sports, environment, and some politics. #Rockets, #Astros. @asoukuptx on the old place
He's shot very well in 3 out of 4 games? What's your definition of 'very well'?
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
He's shot very well in 3 out of 4 games? What's your definition of 'very well'?
The #Rockets played at a 47-win pace without FVV last season and they've since added Kevin Durant. They should still win 55+ games without FVV.
Even were KD to be injured all season they should still be a ~52-win team this season due to trading away the 'dead weight' holding them back.
#NBASky
Even were KD to be injured all season they should still be a ~52-win team this season due to trading away the 'dead weight' holding them back.
#NBASky
October 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
October 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The extra inning ghost runner is good.
The pitch clock is good.
The pitch clock is good.
September 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The extra inning ghost runner is good.
The pitch clock is good.
The pitch clock is good.
There is no problem with a guy who cheated for the Astros once he puts on your former employer’s uniform.
The hypocrisy is as staggering as it is common.
The hypocrisy is as staggering as it is common.
September 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
There is no problem with a guy who cheated for the Astros once he puts on your former employer’s uniform.
The hypocrisy is as staggering as it is common.
The hypocrisy is as staggering as it is common.
The Biden administration and public health officials actually did a good job during COVID.
September 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Biden administration and public health officials actually did a good job during COVID.
August 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Top point guards since 1980:
Tier 1: Magic, Curry, Nash, Stockton, Thomas
Tier 2: CP3, Harden*, Luka*, Russ, Kidd, Iverson, Payton
Tier 3: K Johnson, Mark Price, Dame, Parker(Tony, not Smush)
Individuals within tiers are not in any order.
*If they are considered PGs.
#Rockets #NBASky
Tier 1: Magic, Curry, Nash, Stockton, Thomas
Tier 2: CP3, Harden*, Luka*, Russ, Kidd, Iverson, Payton
Tier 3: K Johnson, Mark Price, Dame, Parker(Tony, not Smush)
Individuals within tiers are not in any order.
*If they are considered PGs.
#Rockets #NBASky
July 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
4-year deal incoming, it appears.
June 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
4-year deal incoming, it appears.
Here are the names. Jabaris the most volatile but that's unfair because of January where he only played one game.
June 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Here are the names. Jabaris the most volatile but that's unfair because of January where he only played one game.
Let's project out further and see what the #Rockets cap picture looks like in 2026-27 with KD's new $112M/2y extension.
Assume Jabari gets $90M/4 and Tari $80M/4, they let Landale/Holiday walk, and fill the roster with minimum guys. They are well over the 1st apron.
Assume Jabari gets $90M/4 and Tari $80M/4, they let Landale/Holiday walk, and fill the roster with minimum guys. They are well over the 1st apron.
June 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Let's project out further and see what the #Rockets cap picture looks like in 2026-27 with KD's new $112M/2y extension.
Assume Jabari gets $90M/4 and Tari $80M/4, they let Landale/Holiday walk, and fill the roster with minimum guys. They are well over the 1st apron.
Assume Jabari gets $90M/4 and Tari $80M/4, they let Landale/Holiday walk, and fill the roster with minimum guys. They are well over the 1st apron.
Here is the #Rockets' financial picture for next season if they trade Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and the #10 pick in return for Kevin Durant.
Assume FVV signs a $90M/3y deal and Adams gets $45M/3y.
If they fill 4 slots with minimum guys they can just barely stay below the apron.
Assume FVV signs a $90M/3y deal and Adams gets $45M/3y.
If they fill 4 slots with minimum guys they can just barely stay below the apron.
June 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Here is the #Rockets' financial picture for next season if they trade Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and the #10 pick in return for Kevin Durant.
Assume FVV signs a $90M/3y deal and Adams gets $45M/3y.
If they fill 4 slots with minimum guys they can just barely stay below the apron.
Assume FVV signs a $90M/3y deal and Adams gets $45M/3y.
If they fill 4 slots with minimum guys they can just barely stay below the apron.
It is remarkable how laughably conservative every forecast for the growth of solar energy has been - forever.
For we Texans this has been the greatest undercover economic story of the last 5 years. Solar energy has kept the ERCOT grid alive during our brutal summers while also keeping prices low.
For we Texans this has been the greatest undercover economic story of the last 5 years. Solar energy has kept the ERCOT grid alive during our brutal summers while also keeping prices low.
May 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It is remarkable how laughably conservative every forecast for the growth of solar energy has been - forever.
For we Texans this has been the greatest undercover economic story of the last 5 years. Solar energy has kept the ERCOT grid alive during our brutal summers while also keeping prices low.
For we Texans this has been the greatest undercover economic story of the last 5 years. Solar energy has kept the ERCOT grid alive during our brutal summers while also keeping prices low.
Don't know how credible this is, but Giannis may indeed be thinking like that. Running from the Western smoke, lol.
May 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Don't know how credible this is, but Giannis may indeed be thinking like that. Running from the Western smoke, lol.
This news will not be well received in some quarters.
May 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This news will not be well received in some quarters.
I'm not a 'ship Sengun out' guy, either. He has had better efficiency than this season but when you compare him to other centers, he has never been above average in his career. I posted this data last season on the bad site. Their search engine is so bad that I can't find the tweet.
May 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I'm not a 'ship Sengun out' guy, either. He has had better efficiency than this season but when you compare him to other centers, he has never been above average in his career. I posted this data last season on the bad site. Their search engine is so bad that I can't find the tweet.
The Rockets played five lineups more than 100 minutes this season, and JG was in all of them. The only one with a negative rating was the starting lineup with Amen rather than Jabari.
What does that tell us?
What does that tell us?
May 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The Rockets played five lineups more than 100 minutes this season, and JG was in all of them. The only one with a negative rating was the starting lineup with Amen rather than Jabari.
What does that tell us?
What does that tell us?
