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KPjr has more to do with us winning games RIGHT NOW than anyone on the roster

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Plowman, Jan 6, 2022.

  1. amaru

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    he has been playing really well. Harden comparisons are bad KPJ seems to take way better shots. I am really impressed with his progress. He went from chucking **** like Wood and making dumb passes to ****ing maestro type of player I don't understand how is that possible but hey its great
     
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    He's played 37 games, if you break that into half

    The first half was trash - EFG 43%, A/TO 1.4

    The 2nd half is very solid - EFG 54%, A/TO 2


    KPJ has pulled a reverse Brewer and is running into talent mid-season

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  5. Mathloom

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    Great progress and great job by the coaching staff. Improved defender and shooter, better shot selection, clock management and passing.

    Hope we can get him more shots early in the clock going forward.

    Alpi is an important piece of the puzzle. He can relieve KPJ of some playmaking load and also find him for easier shots/cuts.
     
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    Amazing considering our coaching staff is apparently horrible and young players are set in stone, especially by the ripe old age of 21 and in their third year out of college.

    I still wish we had just cut him a few months ago so we didn't have to worry about his reaction when we bench him for a "real PG."
     
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    Playing really well lately. That being said, he’s still more of an off ball scorer. I don’t see him yet having an impact on controlling the flow of the offense and making the ball pop.

    I think we need to see Wood go though in order to really know how good he can be as the quarterback for the offense. What a ball stopper selfish player. I’ve taken notice to Silas playing KPJ more now with Sengun. That’s not such a subtle change in the rotation there to know where the teams head is at with Wood.
     
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    Now he just needs to work on his freebies at the line and some meditation. serenity. Easy fixin'
     
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    You might as well give up. Too many on this board have made up their mind that KPJ is sh*t and will ignore his obvious progress. The Rockets defense goes to hell every time he sits. Jaygup is high energy, but his defensive footwork and focus is still not there. Still want Jaygup to get his minutes so he can work on it. Please trade Gordon so we can get Nix a few minutes before the end of the year to see if we have something. We are going to have to sign him to keep him and I don’t see how we can know if he is worth the roster spot without NBA time. Brooks, Augustine, Nwaba, and Theis should be gone by the start of next season.
     
  10. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    Lebron recognizes talent when he sees it, and he thinks KPJ has it.......talent recognizes talent.

    DD
     
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    Got to say, KPJ has been playing so much better. He isn't playing "Harden-style" ball anymore. He is playing within the flow of the offense. Love it
     
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    Lebron brought on Westbrook.
     
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    I’ve enjoyed watching him improve over the last month. But 7 Turnovers last night is not progress.
     
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    that the most turnovers he had in a month.
     
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    For sure that was disappointing, but across the board he's been doing so much better over the past few months so I think he can get a pass for one bad game when it comes to turnovers, especially on a night when the team had 21 of them and the other team had 19 of them. It was just a sloppy game overall.
     
  16. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    See that is the exception that proves the rule.

    DD
     
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    Niiice. I see what you did there
     
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    Progress is usually not a straight line
     
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    Plenty of star players have 5+ turnover type nights if you actually go back and look at other teams stats
     
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    True, the key is limiting them.
     

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