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Stephen Silas on KPJ: "He can have the ball a little bit more..."

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Tom Bombadillo, Oct 24, 2022.

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  1. DreamShook

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    yall ninjas just be saying anything. KPJ played the whole 4th qtr
     
    #101 DreamShook, Oct 25, 2022
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  2. DreamShook

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    You going have to show me this more controlled KPJ. KPJ is a bucket yes, but he is also a PG and never passes unless he is in the air and in trouble. That no pouting sh*t is probably incentive based.
     
    #102 DreamShook, Oct 25, 2022
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  3. Phillyrocket

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    If we don’t want ISOing 1 on 5 then we need to change the offense because that’s all we do.
     
    #103 Phillyrocket, Oct 25, 2022
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  4. DreamShook

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    Ill give you free throws (maybe), but KPJ has always been the rockets best ball-handler and he has always been a good rebounder and he has been an elite catch and shoot 3pter. He has not improved in the one thing we need him to improve at - being a good PG. (so far)
     
    #104 DreamShook, Oct 25, 2022
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  5. Verbal Christ

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    Jalen subbed out at the 54 second mark of the 3rd and then subbed in for KPJ at the 6:47 mark of the 4th. KPJ comes back in at the 4:49 mark and then froze Jalen?? Might want to watch the last 7 minutes of the game over again.
     
    #105 Verbal Christ, Oct 25, 2022
  6. DreamShook

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    EG and KPJ were running point.

    So Ill blame the trio of Silas, EG and KPJ for freezing out Jalen, my fault.
     
    #106 DreamShook, Oct 25, 2022
  7. Easy

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    I see Silas' vision too.

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    #107 Easy, Oct 25, 2022
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  8. Bobbythegreat

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    Just make sure you always have someone to blame.
     
    #108 Bobbythegreat, Oct 25, 2022
  9. DreamShook

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    Just the ones who deserve it, bobby.
     
    #109 DreamShook, Oct 25, 2022
  10. Verbal Christ

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    Jalen is not Jabari and dependent on guard play to determine his success. Kid had just dropped a quarter piece on the Jazz heads in the 3rd and you think they were going to let him roam free and keep killing them? How do you recommend the "point guards" remove the one and two defenders shading Jalen? Jalen was able to get to the rim at the 3:12 mark and missed the layup. Rest of the game the only ROX offense was a couple of layups, 1 KJ 3 pointer and a bunch of free throws - you want to force feed Jalen in order to lose games to "development" ??
     
    #110 Verbal Christ, Oct 25, 2022
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    That’s what I have been saying. He only got better at the things he was already good at. I don’t think the coaching staff asks him to get better at the things he is not good at. So everyone is happy.
     
    #111 AlperenSengun, Oct 25, 2022
  12. red5rocket

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    Sometimes it feels like they think KPJ is the franchise player
     
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  13. DatRocketFan

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    I want kpj to learn how to pass instead of driving into 5 guys in the paint just to waste a possession or two. It felt like the last few possession was him trying to b a hero and fail. When it works it works, but it looks awful when it doesn't. We should have won handily but they caught up cause kpj wanted to b da hero, instead of looking for open teammates.

    I recall some posters thought we were gonna lose near the end due to poor offense possessions
     
    #113 DatRocketFan, Oct 25, 2022
  14. Tom Bombadillo

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    KPJ isn’t going to play differently. That career 53 TS% is here to stay. We need to be using him differently, and we should not be sacrificing the development of our more efficient scorers to appease him. You don’t play a Luka/Harden system without Luka/Harden.

    With a slight adjustment to his shot profile and the elimination of his incessant dribbling via a corners-esque offense, KPJ would become hyper efficient. Optimize him and let everyone else touch the ball.
     
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    Actually he didn’t play the entire 4th. He started it, then checked out for a few min. He returned around 4:30 left in the game. Just get your facts right, come on
     
    #115 maj21, Oct 25, 2022
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    Yeah no one gets better or improves their stats from when they were 21 years old......WTF ever.

    DD
     
    #116 DaDakota, Oct 25, 2022
  17. Tom Bombadillo

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    Serious question my snarky friend.

    Do you expect that he will start making these mid-range shots, or any shots after 2-3-4 dribbles?

    If there was a yellow brick road to that ending, I’d change my tune, but I don’t see it. Fool’s errand to expect it, respectfully speaking. It is way more likely that Green/Jabari/Sengun develop high efficiency scoring.
     
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  18. DreamShook

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    what are you even talking about? Jalen was coming off Screens to get the ball, was open and KPJ would never make the pass. KPJ is looking at Jalen and would just run into the paint. At one point Kelly O was on Jalen and KPJ still didnt throw it to him.
     
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  19. Tom Bombadillo

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    If Silas wants Jabari/Sengun to “sacrifice” so that JG gets more time on ball, I totally understand.

    When we start sacrificing JG/Jabari/Sengun for more KPJ dribbling, I can’t help but be concerned. We don’t have to play that way. KPJ can still get his looks without him going Curly Neal every damn game.
     
    #119 Tom Bombadillo, Oct 25, 2022
  20. Denovo

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    You can’t disregard improvement because it’s not in the areas that you prefer.

    He’s not a natural PG. We’ve known that for 2 years.
     
    #120 Denovo, Oct 25, 2022
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