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Kevin Durant says he really likes Alperen Sengun

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, Jan 28, 2023.

  1. AroundTheWorld

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    It's really odd - after Sengun's triple double game, he seemed really angry, didn't mention Sengun's performance with a single word.

    When he gets asked about Sengun's great performances, he says something like "yeah he did pretty ok" and then launches into a tirade about turnovers, need to improve defense, etc.

    He also claimed that Sengun last year only had a "score, score, score" mindset and that he only now started to find his teammates, so they would trust to give him the ball because now they would then believe they get it back.

    It all made pretty much zero sense.

    It's like he watches different games from most of us, and never looks at the actual statistics. Not sure what goes on in that guy's head.
     
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  2. rockets1995

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    I have a strong feeling the Players Want Alperen Sengun to Start the Passing Offense. Other Players I think feel He is the Best Playmaker. Get those Easy Points. Josh, KJ, Jabari, Jalen do fit with Alperen Sengun.

    I do believe Jalen Green is a better Passer than KP. Jalen still needs to learn more about Team Offense and making the right pass, Crosscourt Passes to 3 point shooters in the Corner and Alley Oop passes to KJ from Jalen should be plays coming out of the Timeout More.

    KP is more of a 6th man, The Cavaliers were right, KP is not a fast thinker in passing, bullet passes under the rim - never happens, Crosscourt passes for open 3s - never happens. He would rather take a Iso than getting easy open 2 or 3 points.
     
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    its almost like if he is reading clutchfans daily or even like hes one of the irrational sengun doubting/hating posters here LOL
     
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    au contraire, now i love this man, if anything he taught us nobody cares in nba...they just go about their business in the most easy and convenient way...theyre human just like everybody here, have their families, spouses, pets, bills, couldnt care less about the customer satisfaction...the bottom line is the bottom line
     
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    KPJ's inability to kick it out to the perimeter on drives should be the clearest indicator to any coach worth a damn that he's not PG material. It's like the most basic, fundamental element to being a PG.
     
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    beefing posters
     
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  7. AroundTheWorld

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    TJ Connell does that one very well.
     
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    Durant was ZOF (Zehra Gunes Only Fan). She is 23 years old, 6'5" volleyball player.

    Now he is becoming SOF.

     
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    bro, if anybody wanted to follow you on Twitter, they would log into Twitter and click follow. This reposting gets out of hand fr
     
  11. chenjy9

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    Nah, that would be not dribbling back into the defender your roll man peeled away.
     
  12. hakeem94

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    this is not reposting!
    and you should honestly keep your nose out of mu god damn business!

    worry about yourself and mind your own business...this will make all the difference in your life for good!

    if you dont like my work put me on ignore
     
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    I don't want to psycho analyze Silas. He is clearly annoyed by questions asked about Sengun for whatever reasons. There are plenty of theories of why he seems to have such a negative attitude toward this particular player. Some of them aren't mutually exclusive.

    1. He is too dumb to know the value of a player like Sengun.
    2. He is racist.
    3. He is American elitist / xenophobic
    4. He can't coach big man-centric game
    5. He love Kevin-head-honcho-Porter jr. too much
    6. He is ordered by Stone to intentionally hold back their best player in order to get Wemby
    I might have missed some others.

    What is clear is that he feels exposed by how well Sengun has been playing without KPJ. And there's nowhere to hide. The whole NBA community is looking at it.
     
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    My guess is 1,4,5 and possibly a bit of 6.
     
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    I dislike the interpretation of praise for a player as indication that we are mismanaging him .

    KD just praised sengun . When other players flat out say " you should run through sengun" that's another thing entirely .

    I kinda don't like it . That should be handled in house. For players to say that sengun is hard to handle ... well it means he was handlin' or at the very least getting opportunities.

    We're they as frequent as merited ? No . But it is what it is . Having your ego stoked from outside is dangerous too . Even if Jalen and kpj need an ego check too.

    Is it usual for a team to get so many shots taken at them when down ? Probably .. the process sixers got lambasted .

    I think the rockets are limiting senguns minutes on purpose because of the European ball he played over the summer and because he's a big Boi. I'm kind of OK with that .

    I disagree with how much freedom we've given to KPJ and green on the court , but that's another matter too.

    I'm solidly on team fire Silas now/ EoY, fire stone by ASB next year.

    But I think sengun is good enough to improve on his own and he has at least a few good teammates and he can make KPJ and Jalen better .

    So given how well sengun has played and produced ... you can't give ALL the credit to the player . The and development and team get some too

    These young guys will develop best without "being the guy"
     
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    Top Players it feels like they are against Iso Style KP Only. It is unwatchable basketball and KP is so Self-centered and doesn't care about anyone else in the offense.

    It is weird that KP is being the Main Problem in the Iso Only Offense and Jabari are Fighting against Jalen, Sengun.

    Is everyone on the Team so afraid of KP that no one wants fight him.

    I believe Alperen Sengun is the Only Person that can put KP in his place.

    Similar to Hakeem Olajuwon slapping Vernon Maxwell. Vernon Maxwell quit on the Team in the End Sadly.
     
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    There you go, heres a few other options:
    7. A nepotist getting money under the table to favor certain players
    8. Trying to hurt alpis manager or managing agency through alpi
    9. Trying to favor or return the favor to agency/agent that is not representing alpi
    10. Rebelling against authority/his father who loved bigs
    11. Trying to save his ego/face because he was against drafting alpi or in favor of drafting someone else with that 16th pick because of his philosophy or nepotistic/opportunistic inclinations as mentioned above
    12 Trying to save his bosses face because some of the big bosses were against drafting alpi or in favor of someone else at 2 instead of alp
    13 trying to save the face and reputation of jalen green because he will look more busty if pick no 16 dominates the way everybody expects pick no 2 should dominate
     
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    14. He might be Mark Cuban's plant still on his payroll, with the mission to hold back the greatest rival.
     
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    Both of these comments made me audibly laugh for completely different reasons lmao.
     

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