Tucker is playing out of position and teams are gameplanning better on him. House allowed Tucker to switch to a PF on defense but not play it exclusively. House helped rebounding wise and he could defend on an island with PJ backing him up. In other words no House means Tucker needs to go to the bench
The truth of the matter is the role players are off because House is not there. The way MDA uses players House fits. They are going to try Terrence Jones but we know who is needed and why
House is like a younger and longer Ariza without the experience, that's why he fits so well next to Tucker and why we look so good with him on the floor (last year anyone?) just like when we had Ariza. Now instead of just paying the man who's earned his contract and is dominating the Gleague, we're going to sign Terrence Jones.
Its impossible not to like Tucker tbh. I think he has the potential to play like this more if he is better rested. Hopefully the addition of Faried can provide him more rest. Having to defend the best player on the other team and hustle like he does should grant him more rest.
LOL! Freaking insane people think G League player is better than Tucker. When's the last time House scored 20 pts against GSW? That's right, never.
Dude House had 17 points in the Game where harden hit the last second Shot against the warriors. Its not about who is better What I am saying is when House and PJ were starting together They are better overall. Our team succeeds on everyone helping everyone, they depend on each other that way. Tonight that happened and the rockets won because they outworked the Warriors. House is a worker Pj a big time worker. You got to keep these guys fresh for the long haul and you will get performances like this all the time
Your post didn't contradict anything I said, it's still asinine to think a GLeague player is better than Tucker and to say Tucker needs to come off the bench just because House isn't on the team is so funny it's unfunny. When's the last time House scored 20 against the Warriors? That's right, never.
Tucker at PF is basically G-league level production -- maybe worse. Tucker at SF is arguably above average.
tillman acts as if house is holding out for a max contract or something. this guy is unbelievably cheap.
yea im really not that high on signing shump when house fits much better. we gave up a damn draft pick on top of that.... SMFH
He was great tonight, and always seems to have his best games against the Warriors. Against other teams though, he needs to play at the 3 and only the 3. He's just too small to be effective on defense/rebounding at the 4. Faried playing over 30 minutes was great since that will cut into Tucker's minutes. House returning should cut into more of his minutes.
Are you serious? House is the one with G League production cuz guess what, he IS GLeague. Tucker stats are almost negligible, he gives you so much on defense and heads up plays calling him anywhere near GLeague is a big joke. Tucker: 7.5 pts 6 rebs 1.3 assist House: 9 pts 3.6 rebs 1 assist Lol! Stop overrating House wtf
Tucker's defense, intensity and his ability to hit the corner 3 means the Rockets need him in the starting line up. House brings energy, hustle and has shown while on the Rockets can hit the 3. I do hope Morey is able to bring back House to the team, even if it is not on a multi year agreement but just to try to go for the championship this year. Having a forward rotation of Tucker/Faried/House/Shumpert/Green gives MDA a lot of ways to adjust playing time based on the game situation or if there is an injury. House/Shumpert/Green should come off the bench to provide energy and give the starters rest during games.
Greens decision making is atrocious but he can also get hot and drop 20 points in like 10 minutes. You have to take the good with the bad.
House needs to learn from guys like PJ. My point is if we need to gather THE most talented hard playing guys we can get and put them on the active roster. The West is so deep that if someone gets hurt you need the next man up to be able to play. We are better with House on the bench than playing for the Vipers. We don't have a better defender than PJ on Durant but if we went in a 7 game series with the Warriors PJ cant bring it to Durant the way he needs to because he will be worn down
