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[Player Assessment] Kevin Porter Jr.

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Dankstronaut, Mar 18, 2023.

  1. Gimmmethemike

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    Thank God your opinion doesn’t matter and we will trade KPJ ass next year lol
     
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  2. DatRocketFan

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    I don't get why folks want to trade kpj or outright cut him. we don't have anyone yet to replace his production and the bench will no doubt get better with him shouldering the bench scoring.
     
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  3. Stephen_A

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    What stats? You responded to my message arguing with me without anything to back up except your judgements. You did not reference any previous message so this single message is what I’m going by. Also are you taking into account all the metrics or just a select few that you deem significant in evaluating how “good” a player is? And besides numbers only paint part of the picture and partially tell the story of a player. How a player plays each game is just as important and should be evaluated the same way we look at numbers. And the game tape shows this.
     
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  4. AroundTheWorld

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    Because he is a locker room cancer.
     
  5. MystikArkitect

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    If you literally give TyTy the same usage as KPj he'll have better production, less turnovers and the team will perform better. I can't overstate how *bad* Kevin Porter Jr is at that position.
     
  6. maj21

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    This is wrong and so silly lol. The same TyTy that 20% from 3 and most of em are wide ass open? He would have less turnovers bc he doesn’t have the confidence to attack and make plays
     
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  7. DatRocketFan

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    im saying kpj has value as bench player, he's talented enough to b of use. some folks just want to cut him without replacing his production. Tyty is an unknown factor, all i know is he's better than nix and a better playmaker than kpj /nix, it remains to b seen if he can replace kpj's scoring
     
  8. rocketchamp

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    Not sure how you wrote this but:

    1)KPJ is our best player along with Green
    2)Is our only enforcer who plays with a much needed edge
    3) Is our best shooter
    4)The team has played its best basketball since he came back.
     
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  9. maj21

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    Facts! Idk how Sengun is our best player when he’s bad on D and literally scored 7 points last night lol
     
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  10. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    Thank God the organization agrees with me and is not relying on made up stories or bogeymen.

    DD
     
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  11. AroundTheWorld

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    none of this is even remotely true
     
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  12. MorningZippo

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    Remember when clutchfans wasn't a cesspit? I remember.

    Sengun is, as expected by everyone with eye balls and half a brain, our best player.

    KPJ, again, as anyone with eyeballs and half a brain would guess, is our second best player.

    Green and Jabari are being played because the organization doesn't understand the concept of sunken costs.

    You can make stuff up, or post constantly to bury stuff you disagree with, but in the end, the stats speak for themselves.

    https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/
     
  13. Arnel

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    That’s because KPJ is not an actual point guard lol. He’s a decent guard, but he’s not a true point obviously. Hopefully the team will find one next year.
     
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  14. Arnel

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    That’s because KPJ is not an actual point guard lol. He’s a decent guard, but he’s not a true point obviously. Hopefully the team will find one next year.
    Sunk cost? Jabari is 19 years old and finally playing better :confused:
     
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  15. OremLK

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    You probably trade KPJ if you pick a point guard prospect you're high on. This is a great draft for point guards. Or maybe you trade KPJ in order to pick a point guard prospect you're high on, like as part of a package to move up and get Scoot. Just hard to see him accepting a bench role on this team behind a rookie given his ego.

    Maybe if we don't pick up a good point guard in the draft and we manage to sign Harden, KPJ could come off the bench as a 6th man. If he complains about getting benched for Harden, he's dumber than I thought, and I already didn't have a super-high opinion of his intellect.

    If we don't add a point guard at all this offseason, this front office is awful and Stone has to go.
     
  16. Hank McDowell

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    KPJ is 22. It's hard to believe he's still that young. He has the potential to be great if he ever matures, and he is still very young, it just doesn't feel like he will ever grow up. He needs a tough coach because I don't think he will ever get there on his own.
     
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  17. chenjy9

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    That's why we gave him such a player respecting contract... oh wait, we gave him one that allows us to part ways whenever we want!
     
  18. snowconeman22

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    Tate and sengun are the only 2 players on the team that can hit guys in rhythm

    If Harden comes back and you are actually trying to win idk how you don't start KPJ over green.
     
  19. OremLK

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    I would bet on Green being better than KPJ next season, especially if he's playing alongside a real point guard, let alone a great point guard like James. They're already very close in offensive production, and KPJ's two years older, has twice the experience, and nowhere near the explosiveness.

    Wouldn't be surprised at all if next season is Green's breakout year.
     
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  20. No Worries

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    I hope I am wrong but I would be surprised. Green’s development from the end of last season to the end of this season appears to have stagnated.

    Saying a new more better PG would fix Green is some very thin ice, especially if the PG comes from the draft.
     

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