And honestly, I can't fathom Houston bball being really well attended absent an Olajuwon kind of team.
This city is SO diverse...international and people with so many collegiate ties outside this city. Getting around is a b!tch especially during rush hour on a weeknight. It's frankly just not worth it unless it's your team, IMO. We will probably just Uber which will be an extra $20 or so but we don't live way out in the burbs. If you're out there? Forget it for a random fan.
Football is different, a big all day outside weekend event. And refs haven't taken over that game like they have bball. That's not good for casual fans. You really have to like bball to make time in your schedule for that two hours when you could just watch at home...there's not really going to be anything about the UH game that would get me there if it isn't Tulsa or OSU. Despite having 7 times as many people, I think Houston has some additional issues that make bball attendance worse than in Tulsa metro.
FWIW, Thunder at Rockets was the most boring bball atmosphere ever back in November.