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Alperen Sengun is the Rockets' franchise player

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by AroundTheWorld, Jan 17, 2023.

  1. hakeem94

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    That's because we replaced Dragic with Lin.
     
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    I think at the end of January he will average 16 points and 9 rebounds a game. Silas and Stone has to play him more than 30 minutes a game. At the end of the season he will be 18 points, 9 rebounds a game, with FG% 57 and 3 point % at 31.
     
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    Quite optimistic. It depends on how head honcho is being used when he comes back. If we go back to the original plan sengun won't score that much
     
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    Please just let it go.

    The Nuggets have not won **** with Jokic, and likely won’t to win anything this year either.

    The Rockets with Yao did not win **** either. Heck in 2007/2008, they won 22 straight games with Yao in street clothes.

    No team in their right mind would build around Sengun. Put down the pipe and lighter and step away from the computer please.
     
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    The 'jokic has not won anything' argument comes over and over again, and it is deeply flawed.

    1) Every year 28 out of the 29 other teams that are constructed without Jokic cannot win it either, but you don't conclude that their construction will never win.
    2) How many years did Jokic have a run at the title with a supporting cast that is viewed enough to win a title? 0.

    The fact that he kills the regular season is about how great he is and how he elevates his team. Put any star other than jokic, those teams would be considerably worse. Setting the bar at a title for those teams is completely unreasonable.

    Having a playoff run with jokic have its difficulties. But current evidence does not show that you can't win a title with him as your main man.
     
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    Jokic is another excuse to atttack to Sengun.
     
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    Rockets and Denver are just poorly built. Send Jokic to GSW and Kerr and in two years you gonna have the whole NBA looking for euro centers
     
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    Jokic would be average 20/12/20 if he played for Golden State. Sengun would likely be at least a 20/12/15 player on that team.
     
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    Take that pipe and stick it where the sun doesn't shine.

    P.S.: 12 of the 22 game win streak games were with Yao.
     
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    You know ball
     
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    We just need a new coach with a vision and keep the General Manager in his office and not on the court. Denver is going to make noise this year in the playoff. He need better shooters on this team, the only reason is an elite team is their shooters. We do not have many players that is over 50% of Field Goal Shooting(only Sengun) and any players that shoots over 40% at the 3 point line. If we start signing players who can actually shoot and stop trying players who are just ATHLETES who cannot shoot. This is the NBA league and you must shoot to stay on the court and not a AAU league, just dunking, blocking and crazy fast breaks. We need elite 3 point shooters to make this offense work.
     
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    LOL “Rockets and Denver” are poorly built. That’s like comparing a Yugo with an Audi.
     
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    I meant Yao Rockets. And Jokic Denver. Alibi support for your main star, then you gonna play Bron with 3 superstars so how can you win
     
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    NICE! OTH what have celtics ever won in the last ten years building around athletic 3 and d star wings?
    they had multiple allstars teams, vets , the young ones, excellent coaches, top role players, top defenses, top picks, top HC crowd, top refs support.... still nothing...
     
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    and im 99% sure Sengun wouldn't look like **** on D neither
     
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    Nobody who ever stepped his feet on the basketball court can say you don't need good center to win. It's waaaaaay easier playing with one
     
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    People would be amazed what a functional defensive system implemented by a competent coaching staff would do for all of Sengun's supposed defensive liabilities.
     
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    Dang...
     

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