How important is JJ to the Rocket's success this season?

since T-Mac and Ward will be handling the ball most of the time this season, I don't see TO will be a problem for JJ anymore, he will have a soild season again.

 

very important.


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I expect JJ will be the third most important person on team behind Yao and TMac.

Rational:

1) He's easily better than Ward, Dike, Lue, Gaines, Boki, Spoon, Bowen, Barrett, and Padgett at this point in their careers.

2) Mo T and Howard play similar roles and thus could replace the other person's minutes if needed.

3) His knowing the offense and 3 pt shoot are keys to getting the offense going this year.

4) His backups haven't proven anything yet.

 

This will be Jim's biggest importance this season, much as it was last season. Maybe Sura will be able to help spread the rotation out if he can return effectively early in the season, but as it stands now, the Rockets have a swingman depth problem.

It's not a new problem; Cat and JJ both played loooooong minutes last season. I think it began to take its toll on JJ at the end of the season, but of course he was still one hell of a solid player considering especially he was playing more minutes than ever before in his long career.

I expect JJ will be that same guy this season. We all know why JVG loves the guy: Because he works hard, he's steady, calm and experienced. The turnovers are a problem, but they won't be as harmful now that we've replaced our most turnover players of last season.

JJ will have to deliver again this season, as will every single Rocket. I think he's up to it.

 

Ward will arguably have more importance than JJ since he will to be defending the point guard, and there are a lot of very good point guards in the West who can ball. Ward will also have to shoot a very good percentage from 3 point land in order to keep the opposing point guard from running around Yao's knees poking at the basketball. Many of the turnovers that Yao commits are from the opposing point guard swiping at the basketball when he puts it down on the ground to make a move towards the basket.

JJ will be important just because he has crappy backups.

 

The same as last year. He plays within the system. JJ doesn't seem to be the type of player that buys into "pressure". "Pressure" is a purely mental force that a person puts on himself by believing what the media and fans say about a certain situation.

 

JJ is the quiet leader on this team. I see him pushing our players to the level they need to be on. He is our MVP from last season and i believe his work ethic and mentality will carry on to this year as well.