Sengun/FVV-centric offense won't survive long term

There is such a logjam at the 3, someone needs to go to get Cam a firm rotation spot.

 

I'd like to see some Spain.

I'd also like to see more inverted PnRs. This probably wouldn't work with FVV, but I think using Cam, Brooks, Smith or Tari as a screen for Sengun would be an interesting thing to add to the playbook to get those guys to kick out for threes. Usually, inverted PnRs are usually with the screener popping out to 3 point land, but I wonder if the Rockets could use it as a way to get the ball to Jabari or Amen in the paint.

 

Yeah I would like to see that as well but I also think this would be more effective once Sengun extends his range - as much as people are fawning over his play this year, he really does need to add that 3rd level scoring capability to his bag to open up the offense if he is really going to be the SenHub of our dreams. Right now defenses don't respect his range out to three which is why we generally find our offense most effective with Sengun mostly operating within a pivot foot of the high post. We have to be able to extend range a few feet for both Sengun AND for our shooters in order to open lanes up to allow more cutting to allow us to take advantage of some of the athleticism guys like Jalen, Amen, and Cam can bring.

 

The Warlock can run the offense just fine.

DD

 

When your "star" shooting guard is considered to have a good game shooting 5-15, that is where the issue is. You have a slot for an offensive guard that is being utilized by someone that has not been efficient at all, if he was playing as advertised we would be a top 4-5 team in the conference right now. A couple of games we missed Dillon Brooks due to injury that I think we may have won with him. Jalen has to do better, or whoever is getting the minutes at SG needs to do better. If all else remained the same, and we did make that proposed deal for SGA for Jalen, we would be the best team in the league right now.

 

We just saw what if it won't work.

Keep shooting Jalen and Jabari. Maybe one day you made one.

If Sengun and FVV can't drops 20-25 per night, Rockets can't win any game.

 

no sht if u pay fvv that much money and he doesnt show up it's pretty obvious we arent winning

 

It literally doesn't matter. Any team with FVV ain't going anywhere.

We are just trying to play winning basketball so the kids can develop correctly.

FVV isn't a winning player when he is your top option. If he is like your 4th best player, sure he is fine.

 

Oh you mean the guy that won a championship?

 

Here you go, the game wasn't played through Sengun and FVV? What happened? Were you satisfied with the games played through green and jabari? Stop this nonsense.

 

So now we are going to blame this loss on Jalen?

Jalen's usage actually has a decent bump on wins vs losses.


Sengun for his standards had a sub par game. It wasn't the fault of "playing through Green". Sengun would blame himself not Green.

 

Lol I know this Melik guy is a troll but that's a hilarious comment. They approached this game no different than any other, Sengun just got shut down tn unfortunately.

Jabari barely touched the ball, I would like to have seen him and Green get up more 3s tn when the team is shutting down the interior.

 

He was the 5th scoring option that primarily came off the bench on that team.

Winning player? Yes
Ideal as a top option? Not likely

 

Did I accuse Green? Read my comment carefully.

 

I'm tired of this troll talk. You're the troll, loser. I said the game was 30 minutes on green and jabari. What didn't you understand? Don't write empty comments. Take a good look at the comments I wrote, are you the troll or me? Don't forget to include yourself in the evaluation. Empty guy.

 

This is a key point. There’s lots to like in the progress this year, and Sengun is an incredibly good offensive player for a 21 year old, but we can’t forget about spacing and how it affects everyone on the floor.

Generating offense via ground bound isolation moves in the paint has real negative externalities: cutting, offensive rebounding, and most importantly finishing for everyone else on the floor take a hit because the paint is always crowded with defenders in position.

Long-term, we’ve got to figure out ways to keep the lane as open as possible in a Sengun offense.

 

I just want to thank you and @Joe Joe for this dialogue (and others like @Mathloom for contributing to the thread). It is nice to read and learn something instead of seeing yet another perfunctory “Jalen sux”, “shooting is good,” or meme-based post.

That said, you assume too much knowledge (or I am just too ignorant). What is Spain action?