Banchero, Hardy, Holmgren. Certainly not as deep as last draft. But still better than draft prior to last.
Except for spacing. Great athlete and long but not very skilled or high BBIQ. Not a top 5 IMO. Good value in top 10.
As everyone knows, I wanted Mobley (and Jalen Johnson) the last draft. I'd have paired the 2 with Jaden Hardy. Banchero and Holmgren are sure fire top 2 picks, not a believer that Rockets will luck out with another top 2 pick. AJ Griffin and Ousmane Dieng are other players in mid to end of draft that I like.
I think the NBA is working really hard to make the traditional center position relevant. Really big bigs are making a comeback. Allowing the hand checking and the way the refs are interpreting the new rules is hindering a lot of the guard happy offenses. I like Duren as a defensive stopper and rebounder for this team. I think Holmgren would be better if there is hope he will put on weight. He will not be able to be nearly as successful in the NBA as long as he is that skinny. Cappella and Ayton are making the case that centers with limited offensive games can still make a big difference. I like Bonchero but he looks like a big SF to me more than the banger we need. Don't know much about Hardy.
How likely would it be that we get like a top 5 pick? I forget how the ping pong balls work. Do the worst teams get more ping pong balls?
Between Banchero and Holmgren who do you want to be our center? who do you think can play the better Defensive?
Neither are 5's IMO. Both are stretch 4's. Banchero is heavier/stronger but Chet has better defensive IQ.
tankathon.com is very helpful. In summary, the lottery is much flatter than it used to be. They draw the top four spots. The worst three teams all have exactly the same odds - 52% top 4, 14% 1st overall. After the bottom 3, the odds of getting a super high pick drop, but relatively slowly. After the top four spots are drawn, it goes by record. So if the Rockets are one of the worst three, which seems likely, they have roughly 1 in 7 odds of each of the top 4, then 50% odds of being number 5 (if worst), 5 or 6 (if 2nd worst) or 5-7 (if 3rd worst). If they start winning, their odds of top 4 drop a little (but not that much) but their worst case goes down a spot with every team they pass.
in this clip, sengun's passing is surreal, sorry for my ignorant, I've never ever seen one like that! it light me up, though no more than a casual kick, and couldn't be recorded as a dime... but look, hanging around and away from the bright side thread for 24 hours or more, only when i seen this clip i was being ignited and full engaged to initiate a post, pretty simultaneously. now what im thinking is that, in latest five yrs, tons rebuilding teams (before 2021-2022 season) in consecutive years could hardly bring back ONE SINGLE legit prospect outta their lottery, ONE SINGLE i mean it - cavaliers, bulls, okc, nyk, moto town, BKN, ya name it. tbf, jalen is a WIP, JayGup is raw, Garuba only one-dimensional...but SENGOOOOOOOON is a real gem, who is ready and go! got excellent court vision, soft hand, got 3ball, got post games esp great footsteps, his passing amazing, unselfishly creating opportunities for mates, in short, he got everything you could expect from a young prospect...not enough? he is only 19 yr old, man, we have been lucky enough, one bird in hand than ten in the wood, THE GLASS IS HALF FULL! at the end of the day, silas an interim, jalen an experiment, wood back to woods, vets can be changed into FRPs, SENGOON is still there. so, we'll be fine. (f silas)
There IS a BRIGHTSIDE. Last 5 games was like injecting adrenaline straight into my heart. Sengun, Tate, EGo and Mathews have all lit it up of late as well. I'm a happy Rockets fan!!! LFG!!!
