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KPJ: Can someone explain to me why he has become Clutchfans favorite whipping boy?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by DasouthDakota, Oct 25, 2022.

  1. NewAge

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    Last year KPJ as a PG produced as an average starting NBA caliber PG.

    Also, there’s upside from that since:
    • he played for a clueless coach
    • PG may not be his best position
    • he’s still only 22 yo
    Henderson in his second year in the Gleague produced way worse than D.Nix in his second year in the G-League.
    Interesting prospect, years away from production. You don’t trade decent NBA-level production for questionable G-league-level production if you want to win games. You only do it if you want to tank again, and hoping at some point Henderson may become a top-level player.
     
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  2. AroundTheWorld

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    I hope Portland thinks like you.
     
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  3. pippendagimp

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    honcho is 23 yo
     
  4. ApacheWarrior

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    No, they think like you and assume KPj is going to throw hot soup at everyone
    and send everyone to the hospital with scolding hot burns.

    Untradeable according to you all season
     
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  5. hlmbasketball

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    If you're playing for a coach who has lost control and surrounded by rookies, 1st and 2nd yr players, I don't think age matters.

    If CP3 would've played pg for lthe Rockets last yr, I don't think they would've won more games....there was no direction, no cohesiveness.
     
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  6. AroundTheWorld

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    Hopefully not! If just one GM believes he is as great as the five KPJ stans and his uncle and he himself think he is - we good.
     
  7. maj21

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    If Sengun was as good as his only fans like you say, we would’ve won at least 48 games last season
     
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  8. AroundTheWorld

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    We would have, if his supporting cast had been the Nuggets minus Jokic. Instead, he had to play the majority of his minutes with Daishen ****ing Nix. And if he had had a coach who had the balls to trust him. Sadly, he had a coach with no balls whatsoever.

    Also, he is about the same age as the frickin' Thompson Twins.
     
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  9. Dankstronaut

    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.

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    This thread is like 300 pages without a comment from me...

    Did we win?
     
  10. maj21

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    Swap Jokic and Sengun, the Nuggets would’ve been gone months ago lol
     
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  11. AroundTheWorld

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    swap 20 year old Jokic and 28 year old Jokic - same (as history has shown)

    you proved nothing
     
  12. maj21

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    Not at all. There’s no guarantee that he’s gonna develop at the same rate. Y’all talk about him like he’s that dude right now
     
  13. AroundTheWorld

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    you are right that there is no guarantee.

    that said, he has beaten your expectations so far.

    agree?
     
  14. ApacheWarrior

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    Listen to yourself

    Kevin Porter jr
    *has pulled a knife on an old lady supposedly
    *pulled the hair of a girl fighting with his sister, supposedly
    *mar1juana found in his car (supposedly)
    *thrown food at his GM (Cleveland) supposedly
    *thrown food at his life coach (Houston) supposedly
    *left at halftime (Houston) supposedly
    *stood too long talking to player after checking out, argued with Lionel Hollins
    *every expert says the Rockets need a PG....the KPj experiment is over at PG

    Nobody is trading for KPj with his past (supposedly), out of position (supposedly).
    and his salary going from $3m this past season to $18m supposedly.

    But Keep wishing (supposedly)
     
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  15. AroundTheWorld

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    never heard about half of these stories, but if true...yikes
     
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  16. pippendagimp

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    riiight, so pouting like a 6yr old girl and not getting back on D after missing a shot

    or refusing to pass to wide open teammates over and over and over

    or skipping practices and yelling at coaches and leaving at halftime...

    it's because your teammates are young and your coach too dumb
     
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  18. Verbal Christ

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    Best shooter we've got so the obvious logic is: "Lets trade him and replace him with a guy with a broken shot who's 2 years away from being 2 years away, but who can see the court "rEaL gOoD". :rolleyes:
     
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  19. Easy

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    He makes all his shots. Sign this guy up!
     
  20. Imanimal

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    He’s the new Derrick Lively!!!
     
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