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Would a Wembanyama and Sengun frontcourt work?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Lachard Binkley, Jan 21, 2023.

  1. topfive

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    Wow. Look at EG set the tone on defense. Way to impart that veteran know-how, Eric.
     
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  2. ApacheWarrior

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    ???

    Have a good day and enjoy your oil or wax job
    nonsense.

    NBA has implemented rules to discourage post up play and the Warriors are the kings of implementing it.

    Warriors in 14/15 would entice teams to post them up.....only to then swarm the post up player
    to prevent the entry pass or play the passing the lanes to cause turnover after turnover.

    It's a Venus Fly Trap that teams fall for and ends
    up defeating themselves. Thinking, what's going on? It was working before.

    People from Turkey may see that works in Turkey....but you are in the NBA now where that fails in the playoffs.
     
  3. Ankara1923

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    Oil mainly, petrochemicals, adipic acid. Good guess.

    But what was the nonsense you wrote as an answer? We were comparing Embiid/Jokic/KAT/Sengun and you jumped GSW, Venus,..

    Are you OK? It seems that you need help.
     
  4. Hemingway

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    Sengun is effective at posting up either in the low post, at the top of the key, and at the elbow. It is true that the old days of throwing into Shaq or Kareem or Hakeem in the low post to set up the offense is over. But big men can be great facilitators and scorers from multiple positions on the court. You always say these kind of players can’t win in the playoffs, but is much more about one team that has dominated using a five out offense. Lebron and AD won with some post ups with big men as important facilitators. It is much more about talent and fit than it is system. What really needs to change is the refs changing the rules in the playoffs. The game should be called consistently through the regular season and the playoffs and then multiple systems would have a chance. Of course, that is a dream. If it was called the same in the playoffs, Denver would be the favorite to win it all.
     
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  5. vator

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    I gave my opinion like everybody else here which last I checked, I am allowed to do. Relax.

    And I've been posting here much longer than you have buddy.

    Sengun was being misused, underutilized, and held back by the coaching staff for much of the season. Pretending like he's been doing this all season is disingenuous. Obviously, he could have been, but that's a different argument entirely.

    Please god don't let Sengun fans start acting like Lin fans. Please.
     
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  6. Sen89

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    Wembanyama is like the ideal fit with Sengun. Jabari might have some of the traits you'd want -- length, range as a shooter etc., but he's not the defensive anchor you'd ideally want to offset Sengun on that end. Wembanyama is like a bigger, more skilled, more fluid Jabari.

    It wouldn't really matter who's technically the 4 and who's the 5, Wemby would need to be able to roam on defense to maximize his length and shot-blocking. And Sengun's passing and unique offensive skillset would be even better utilized with a go-to scorer who doesn't need the ball all the time.

    Maybe start by trying Jabari out at the 3, which would be a massive front line, but we'd be sorely lacking in ball-handling, since Jalen's an average creator, and Wembanyama, who's 7'4", would be our 3rd best ball-handler in that lineup (lol). And that's assuming KPJ is out, because god forbid we ask KPJ/Jalen to handle even more than they do now.

    But I think Scoot Henderson might be the best fit with most of the core (Green, Jabari, Eason etc), I just don't know how he fits with Sengun, since he's clearly best suited with an above-the-rim P/R roll man at C.
     
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  7. Verbal Christ

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    Wait the Sengun fluffers are now playing the victim card after being the root cause of ANY racial division since he's been here? Anyone else remember when these idiots had the nerve to say "we" were Islamaphobes because of Alpy?? ISLAMAPHOBES!!! After loving and adoring Hakeem Olajuwon for all those years?

    NOW they want to feel victimized? Hilarious.
     
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  8. ApacheWarrior

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    How many turnovers did he have last game? 6

    Just wait until he goes into the playoffs with that s###.

    And teams actually game plan for it

    I find it hypocritical when you jokers criticize KPj
    for not getting the teammates more involved and how he should just pass while getting about 10 points. Bloody murder when KPj does it.

    Only players increasing stats are Sengun and Green and I said both Green and KPj would each take off if you just let them pin their ears back and go.

    Take KPj 10 games off and then bring him back and let Sengun take ten games off. We'll see who does better and who has empty calorie stats
     
  9. vator

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    I could tell you some stories bro. Lots of stories. Very racist things have been said and I'll leave it at that.
     
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    If you are able to understand what you read in English language, you can easily realize that your fellow KPJ stans are the ones that playing the victim card.
     
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  11. Believe It!

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    A stronger Wemby at the 4 (couple of yrs), with Sengun and an improved 3 ball at the 5 would be legit. Run things in a Jokic style offense with JG taking advantage of the spacing and the attention they draw...

    That would be nice
     
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  12. maj21

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    It’s all good, they’ll see soon enough. Ima make all of them put me on ignore, bc I’m gonna taunt em like a mf
     
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    Sengun only fans be on twitter threatening people’s lives for saying **** like “he’s bad on defense” they’re out of control!
     
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    I do not lie...... Wembanyama with Jabari would be 100 times better.

    In the 4 games since KPj went out:

    Opponent FG% has gone up from 47.3% to 52.6%
    Opponent 3P% has gone up from 36.2% to 39.0%
    Opponent FT% has gone up from 78.4 % to 79.1%
    Opponent Assists have gone up from 25.6 to 26.3
    Opponent Turnovers have gone down from 13.6 to 10.0

    Rockets 3P% has gone down from 33.0% to 30.8%
    Rockets FT% has gone down 76.7% to 71.7%
    Rockets rebounding has gone down from 46.8 to 42.0
    Rockets Turnovers have gone down from 16.0 to a whopping 15.5 (but KPj, but KPj)
    Rockets Assists have gone up from 21.8 to an incredible *23.5

    *Unfortunately we were told without KPj our Assists would go up to 30 a game as everyone
    would share the ball if Sengun is the hub of the offense.

    Nevermind Green has kicked up his assists from 2.8 to 4.0 in the games KPj has been out
    and Tate has kicked in 3.0 assists per game having missed most of the season.

    They are full of smoke and mirrors.....but mostly gas
     
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  15. maj21

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    Straight facts. We also give up the most 3s bc we gotta help Sengun in the paint so much. He also gets us killed in PnR bc he can’t apply any pressure. He’s good at what he does on offense, but, we can’t win with him long term
     
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  16. CircaSurvive

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    Only thing you're gonna do is make people lose brain cells
     
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  17. maj21

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    Doesn’t sound like a problem of mine
     
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    Some have


    *and I am a fan of Sengun
     
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  19. ApacheWarrior

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    We'd be talking about nothing but consecutive 20 points losses if not for
    Jalen Green going for 23 points by halftime in one game and
    25 points by halftime in another.
     
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  20. maj21

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    And like I said before… there’s a reason why the pacers traded Sabonis, even with how good he is. They saw it and got out of that situation, while landing a star pg
     

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