The Houston Rockets have taken a big step up this season with an infusion of talent along with Ime Udoka taking over as the team’s head coach, and Aperen Sengun had only good things to say when asked about the impact Udoka has made with the team this year.

“He’s like great off the court and on the court,” Aperen Sengun said, on Podcast P presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment. “He’s not that old, you know, he’s young. He’s acting like a player still. I can see the biggest part is he’s so professional. On the court, he knows what we gonna do off the court, like having fun with us, laughing with us, doing everything. He’s not going to lie to your face, which I like because I grew up in Europe and little bit if you guys know, Europe is tough. Like I said the biggest part right now is being professional.. he brings a lot of things. I can say he even brings happiness to us.”

It is a welcomed change for Rockets fans, who have seen a lot of losing over the last few years. Ime Udoka seems to be doing everything he can to help the youth and veterans mix to become a winning team this season.

The Rockets are currently 8-6 after a win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday. Up next for the Rockets are the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday in the In-Season Tournament, then a rematch with the Nuggets on Wednesday.

It will be interesting to see if this performance is sustainable for the Rockets throughout the season.