Alperen is our best player.

Sengun looks slightly bigger and more aggressive than what we saw last NBA season. Great to see - and it makes sense given how young he was last season (teenager!).

His ability to create scoring opportunities by passing from the post is a very valuable skill. It creates a new way to get open looks in half court sets beyond just dribble-drive penetration and adds a new angle for defenses to have to contend with. Even more valuable in the playoffs than in the regular season.

 

look at all the spacing created by not shooting 3 pointers...he doesnt need to have a good 3 pt shot to have a shot at being a legit baller in nba

 

Yes, but Sengun is much heavier/stronger. Kostas’ length blocked/disrupted Sengun a few times though.

 

It wasn’t an assist because the guy missed it but he found a 3pt shooter behind the back from the OTHER block. It was an incredible pass and even more impressive because I think the float defender was aware it was coming and STILL couldn’t stop it.

 

wait so is he still the rox’s best player? i need to know this

 

He is one piece of the quartet which will make Rockets NBA Champion at the middle of the decade.

He was projected as "breakout star" in the latest edition of FIBA Euro22 power ranking.

Greek coach Itodous mentioned him as the player created the most problem for Greece in yesterday game although Korkmaz of 76ers scored 12 more points than Alpi.

It seems that outsiders value him more than Houstonians.

 

they do so just so his teams play him and he becomes a weak spot to exploit for the outsider coaches... but silas, stone and cf is having none of it

 

No no, real houstonians don't claim jontro. Carry on.

 

Yes.

 

and its not even close...

 

He doesn't need a 3 point shot to score and ball, he needs a 3 point shot to stay on the floor.

Without it, he clogs the paint for other players as his guy will double off of him when guards drive (he can't stand in the post all the time without killing the driving game of KPJ and Green). So yeah, the more he can extend the D, the more he can play.

 

Not if he has the ball. They swarm him, he finds the open shooter.

 

It's hard to see the offense running through him like it did for Yao or Hakeem. I can see it some times, but when you have guys like Green and KPJ, you're going to have to give those guys opportunities to playmake. And that's when Sengun's lack of range is going to be an issue.

If you want to run the offense through AP as part of the secondary unit, that's fine. But for him to be on the court for 25 minutes plus, he's going to have to extend his range in my opinion.

 

How does Sabonis stay on the court for more than 25 minutes?

 

lolololol so yanis 2 times mvp and a champ clogs the paint and is killing the driving game for the average scrubs so he needs a 3 pt shot to stay on the floor?

now ive seen it all..so fitting this is coming from 0 27 houston rockets fan

3 point game is just a fad just like postup game was in the past...its not a be all end all thing...no player needs to be elite in all aspects of basketball...

when you people gonna realize you can produce spacing in many ways... long range shooting is just one of them...

 

but why?! .. alpi is 10 times better at playmaking then them...your opinion is a slave to a form, youre just used to smallish bb players hogging the ball and chucking long range shots( and be a 'PG' LOL)...theres nothing rational, smart or basketball about it...

 

well said... its just hard for your(and silasses) stiffy bb mind to see it...nothing unrealistic about it ...

 

ps why reduce it just to bigs and insult alperen sengun?

 

Sengun has innate, elite passing skills. His ability to manufacture something out of nothing, especially when the play breaks down, is unique. His Turkish teammates trust that if they move, he'll find them. But when he's facing teams that scout him, the windows to make these passes will get smaller and smaller.

He is 20 years old, so it's not surprising that savvy teams will have some success when they body up and double him. The great post players have counters and can finish up and over defenders. Sengun's game is improving here, but he still has a long way to go.

That said, give Sengun the ball for 3 or 4 possessions in a row, and he'll score, draw some fouls, get others involved, etc. I think that's what we'll see as the Eurobasket unfolds. Hopefully, the Rockets staff will take some notes.