March 30, 2026 • 3 mins
Monday on The A-Team, Adam Clanton and Adam Wexler react to the Rockets’ recent surge and explore how a team meeting may have provided the spark they needed with the playoffs approaching.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I mean, I can't help but laugh just because how
you've presented it. A closed door meeting? Yeah, well what
does that mean? It means in my opinion, I'll tell
you what. I think you got to figure out what
it means. Because they had a meeting, they had a
team meeting.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Sometimes these meetings don't include the coaching staff. That's the
first point. Was the coaching staff in this one or not?
Because I think it's a very different meeting depending on
what you're talking about with the scenario.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Is so you're trying to say the closed door is internal.
They're closing some people internally out of the meeting. Yes,
and people that work for the team cannot come in.
It's a closed door meeting. You're not allowed in here.
Not you media, You're never allowed in here. If for
having a meeting, right, I mean somebody who works with
us every day, sits on the bench with us every day,
(00:47):
sits on the bus with us every day, takes flights
with us every day, and yells at us on some
days or smiles at us.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
You're not welcome here. That is a closed door meeting.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Something like that.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
I had a team meeting.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Because the team needed to talk about things. That's how
I took what they said last time. They did not
use the term closed door meetings. They said that exactly,
but I don't think the door is open. Well, the doors,
that's the other part of the semantics. I'm trying to
not jump off. I'm trying to leave it out there.
It's so obvious. I don't have to say that right now.
They I know what the setup is in most locker rooms,
and I know what the setup is at Toyota Center,
(01:19):
and I know what the setup is at the Memorial
Harmon Training facility. I don't know what the setup is
necessarily when they are on the road and on the plane.
Like if it's on the plane, I think they used
a hotel ball round was pretty much guaranteed that.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
It's not closed door.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
It's an open door meeting, open aisle. I mean, there's
nothing you can do about it. Well, let's let them
explain a little. Yeah, Tarry Easton he joined and was
welcomed into the Alpera and Shingoon postgame interview session after
Alpi had an outrageously successful game.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
And he is on a he's on a heater.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
I think you'd say, so we'll take a look at
some of what Alpi and a men for very specific
two players have been doing lately. But after what the
Rockets did last night one by thirty two, largest margin
victory this season, and Shngoon with his remarkable second quarter overall.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Game, a zero turnover game.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
On his way to thirty six points, he was the
subject of many questions after the game, and then Tarry
Easton sat next to him. They put their arms around,
or he put his arm around Tari and they continue
to answer questions together. And then clearly when the player
who's been struggling is sitting next to the player who's
crushing it, well, how'd you think his player did? And
he's sitting there and it's a good fun love and stuff.
But the idea that a team meeting was held was divulged.
(02:35):
While the two were speaking with the media.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
We had a team meeting, and you know, we kind
of got you got everything out and kind of understood
what expectations are. And you know, guys just told me,
you know, we need you and attack him.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
Yeah, they said we need you, and I saw.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
It was everybody knows. Everybody sees we need him, and
he kind of knows too. But he was just in
his hat too much, and we were just like, you know,
telling him like we really need you. And I think
he helped him a little bit. It comes from everybody head,
you know what I mean, and inside of everybody. We
don't just talk behind him.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Or like one on one.
Speaker 4 (03:12):
It was just like, you know what I mean, in
front of everybody. I think that's helped him a lot
more because we were just kind of in a point,
we really need you, you know what I mean. And
he's one of the guy brings the energy this team.
You know, that's what he's been doing last four years.
So you know we kind of just you know, tell
them to we need you to win.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
So I do like the fact that he not only
said he was in his own head, but he said
it right in front of him
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Which publicly, which he almost assuredly had told him during
this meeting and maybe many other times as well.
I mean, I can't help but laugh just because how
you've presented it. A closed door meeting? Yeah, well what
does that mean? It means in my opinion, I'll tell
you what. I think you got to figure out what
it means. Because they had a meeting, they had a
team meeting.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Sometimes these meetings don't include the coaching staff. That's the
first point. Was the coaching staff in this one or not?
Because I think it's a very different meeting depending on
what you're talking about with the scenario.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Is so you're trying to say the closed door is internal.
They're closing some people internally out of the meeting. Yes,
and people that work for the team cannot come in.
It's a closed door meeting. You're not allowed in here.
Not you media, You're never allowed in here. If for
having a meeting, right, I mean somebody who works with
us every day, sits on the bench with us every day,
(00:47):
sits on the bus with us every day, takes flights
with us every day, and yells at us on some
days or smiles at us.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
You're not welcome here. That is a closed door meeting.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Something like that.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
I had a team meeting.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Because the team needed to talk about things. That's how
I took what they said last time. They did not
use the term closed door meetings. They said that exactly,
but I don't think the door is open. Well, the doors,
that's the other part of the semantics. I'm trying to
not jump off. I'm trying to leave it out there.
It's so obvious. I don't have to say that right now.
They I know what the setup is in most locker rooms,
and I know what the setup is at Toyota Center,
(01:19):
and I know what the setup is at the Memorial
Harmon Training facility. I don't know what the setup is
necessarily when they are on the road and on the plane.
Like if it's on the plane, I think they used
a hotel ball round was pretty much guaranteed that.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
It's not closed door.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
It's an open door meeting, open aisle. I mean, there's
nothing you can do about it. Well, let's let them
explain a little. Yeah, Tarry Easton he joined and was
welcomed into the Alpera and Shingoon postgame interview session after
Alpi had an outrageously successful game.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
And he is on a he's on a heater.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
I think you'd say, so we'll take a look at
some of what Alpi and a men for very specific
two players have been doing lately. But after what the
Rockets did last night one by thirty two, largest margin
victory this season, and Shngoon with his remarkable second quarter overall.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Game, a zero turnover game.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
On his way to thirty six points, he was the
subject of many questions after the game, and then Tarry
Easton sat next to him. They put their arms around,
or he put his arm around Tari and they continue
to answer questions together. And then clearly when the player
who's been struggling is sitting next to the player who's
crushing it, well, how'd you think his player did? And
he's sitting there and it's a good fun love and stuff.
But the idea that a team meeting was held was divulged.
(02:35):
While the two were speaking with the media.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
We had a team meeting, and you know, we kind
of got you got everything out and kind of understood
what expectations are. And you know, guys just told me,
you know, we need you and attack him.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
Yeah, they said we need you, and I saw.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
It was everybody knows. Everybody sees we need him, and
he kind of knows too. But he was just in
his hat too much, and we were just like, you know,
telling him like we really need you. And I think
he helped him a little bit. It comes from everybody head,
you know what I mean, and inside of everybody. We
don't just talk behind him.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Or like one on one.
Speaker 4 (03:12):
It was just like, you know what I mean, in
front of everybody. I think that's helped him a lot
more because we were just kind of in a point,
we really need you, you know what I mean. And
he's one of the guy brings the energy this team.
You know, that's what he's been doing last four years.
So you know we kind of just you know, tell
them to we need you to win.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
So I do like the fact that he not only
said he was in his own head, but he said
it right in front of him
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Which publicly, which he almost assuredly had told him during
this meeting and maybe many other times as well.
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