Rockets fans

Verdict

n=26,913 comments by Rockets fans about tracked players

#6saltiest of 30

Who they talk about

No one player dominates what Rockets fans say: Victor Wembanyama leads at 6%, and 3 of their 10 most-discussed are Rockets.

1. 1Victor WembanyamaSAS
   1,681 n
2. 2Kevin DurantHOUown roster
   1,547 n
3. 3James HardenCLE
   1,528 n
4. 4LeBron JamesLAL
   1,284 n
5. 5Alperen SengunHOUown roster
   913 n
6. 6Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC
   863 n
7. 7Luka DoncicLAL
   771 n
8. 8Reed SheppardHOUown roster
   685 n
9. 9Nikola JokicDEN
   668 n
10. 10Stephen CurryGSW
    650 n

Bar length: his share of the leader's n. Segments: negative, neutral, positive.

Their own players

Rockets fans are less negative than rival fans on all 6 players: the widest gap on Alperen Sengun (-21 pts), the narrowest on Fred VanVleet (-2 pts). 3 more sit under the floor of 200 of their own comments.

Rockets fans on their own players, against every other fanbase

Player	Own fans	Rival fans	Δ
Alperen SengunC	32%n=913	53%	-21 21 points less negative than rival fans
Reed SheppardG	30%n=685	41%	-12 12 points less negative than rival fans
Amen ThompsonG-F	25%n=498	32%	-7 7 points less negative than rival fans
Jabari Smith Jr.F	38%n=220	43%	-5 5 points less negative than rival fans
Kevin DurantF	37%n=1,547	41%	-4 4 points less negative than rival fans
Fred VanVleetG	31%n=228	33%	-2 2 points less negative than rival fans
Steven AdamsC	24%n=169	23%	— under the floor of 200 of their own comments, so no gap is read
Tari EasonF	35%n=118	59%	— under the floor of 200 of their own comments, so no gap is read
Clint CapelaC	25%n=114	34%	— under the floor of 200 of their own comments, so no gap is read

Rival fans: every other flaired fanbase, summed. Δ in points, own fans minus rivals.

Grudges and flowers

Of the 21 players Rockets fans have at least 200 comments about, they are hardest on Lu Dort (+12 pts negative against his usual) and warmest to Dillon Brooks (+18 pts positive against his usual).

The league on them

Of the 28 fanbases with at least 200 comments about Rockets players, Suns fans are hardest on them (+7 pts negative against the Rockets' usual) and Grizzlies fans warmest (+4 pts positive against usual).