Interviews: Jalen Green, Daniel Theis, Stephen Silas on Day 4 of Rockets training camp
Head coach Stephen Silas, rookie guard Jalen Green, and veteran center Daniel Theis each met with the media on Friday afternoon to share their thoughts after day four of Houston Rockets training camp.
The Rockets are nearing the end of a week-long stint in coastal Galveston, which is designed to help the team bond off the court. Early next week, they return home to Houston’s Toyota Center, where the 2021-22 preseason opener is set for Tuesday, Oct. 5 against Washington.
The initial days of training camp have been focused primarily on practice drills for Houston’s very young roster. But with the preseason only days away, the Rockets will transition Saturday to game situations.
“It’s been a good four days,” Silas told reporters. “We’ve been working on a ton. We’ve been doing a lot of technique and organizational stuff. Now, it’s time for us, starting tomorrow, to just play.” He continued:
We’ve been doing drills, and they’ve great during those drills. They’ve been attentive, going hard, trying and all of that. But at this point, with Saturday as the fifth day of training camp, we’re going to just play. Hopefully we can get three quarters in, where they can use the things that we’ve been talking about, and then we can use some film to support that, and teach a little bit more on the back end of playing.
But so far, so good. It’s been a really, really good camp.
Here’s a roundup of videos and quotes from the post-practice interviews with Silas, Green, and Theis. Rockets training camp continues on Saturday, again from the Galveston Island Convention Center.
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Lead photo by Brian Barefield, Big Sarge Sportz
Stephen Silas
Stephen Silas on Rockets in Galveston: “The bonding process has been great. Wherever I go in the hotel, they’re together.” pic.twitter.com/4sIiB7loUF
— Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) October 1, 2021
Stephen Silas says while the Rockets have had a productive training camp with just drills thus far, everyone’s looking forward to tomorrow (scrimmages). pic.twitter.com/v0rMKnkGBp
— Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) October 1, 2021
Jalen Green
“Me and C-Wood (Christian Wood) talk all the time off the court, that’s my big bro,” Rockets rookie guard Jalen Green said about the chemistry he has developed with Christian Wood. #Rockets #Sarge pic.twitter.com/pSPZXnIIRc
— BIG SARGE MEDIA LLC (@BigSargeSportz) October 1, 2021
Jalen Green on Rockets training camp: “It’s everything I expected honestly. Everyone’s here. Everyone’s going hard. Trying to build chemistry and get it together before the season starts.” pic.twitter.com/1051K9a77T
— Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) October 1, 2021
Jalen Green says his first NBA training camp is pretty much what he expected. But he is learning some things as well. #Rockets #ChalkTalk pic.twitter.com/OoKWvK3Uno
— Kim Davis (@kimydavis) October 1, 2021
Daniel Theis
Daniel Theis on being a veteran on a young team: “It’s definitely a new role for me. I’m looking forward to it…. [The young players] have to put the work in. They can’t be happy and satisfied just being in the NBA.” pic.twitter.com/KtiLJLRqnI
— Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) October 1, 2021
Practice clips
Jalen Green 1s. pic.twitter.com/J6h8oqdxK1
— Kelly Iko (@KellyIkoNBA) October 1, 2021
The Rockets playing some Chicago. pic.twitter.com/KjOY0JJ5lB
— Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) October 1, 2021
Eric Gordon can still shoot. pic.twitter.com/ni8Ph7qK3C
— Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) October 1, 2021
And a few Jalen Green buckets pic.twitter.com/AHftHjbcnS
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) October 1, 2021
A bit more one-on-one action after today's Rockets practice. KPJ piling up wins pic.twitter.com/6akFGNBnaI
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) October 1, 2021
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