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One Rockets New Year's Resolution Must Be Fulfilled

The Houston Rockets need to get better in one specific area in 2025.

Jeremy Brener

Nov 20, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard (15) shoots the ball as Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) defends during the first quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
Nov 20, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard (15) shoots the ball as Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) defends during the first quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
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The Houston Rockets are launching into a new year, and they have to turn the corner on one specific detail as a team.

The Rockets have a lot of the tools needed to be a playoff contender, but they still are in need of some 3-point shooting, according to Bleacher Report writer Zach Buckley.

"The Houston Rockets have assembled one of the Association's deepest rosters with havoc-wreakers on the defensive end, explosive athletes all over the roster and a slew of skilled—albeit streaky—scorers and shot-creators," Buckley writes.

"The one thing they don't have, though, is shooting. Of any kind. This is a bottom-third shooting team from all three levels. And it's not like the Rockets compensate for a lack of quality with quantity, since they're bottom-third in three-point attempts, too."

If the Rockets can find that 3-point shooting, whether it comes from inside the roster from someone like Reed Sheppard or Cam Whitmore, or if they need to make a trade to push it forward, then they may be considered as a team that can not only make the playoffs, but act as a threat when they get there.

The Rockets begin the new calendar year with a game tonight against the Dallas Mavericks at home. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET from inside Toyota Center.

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Jeremy Brener
JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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