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Chapter 6: Green & Redemption

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Mathloom, Apr 5, 2023.

  1. daywalker02

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    He is averaging 13.4 ppg in December so it can only go up.... in 8 games .....the highest was 25 vs Denver.

    He is playing many games like it is Orlando....
     
  2. daywalker02

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    Play that game long enough and he gets a hot shooting month from Jalen....lol....dismissing the 2 months of sub par play.
     
  3. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    Yes, I've called the ups and the downs. Every season so far I've watched people calling it quits on Jalen early on only for him to perform better nearer the second half of the season. I guess we're about to go through that again.
     
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    There's no more magical turnaround. I think the most optimistic and realistic hope is that Jalen makes small incremental improvements on offense so that he has 2-3 consistent scoring moves that he can pull out within a system.
     
  6. CantStopJG24

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    This dude is awful. He was never good but somehow regressed.
     
  7. J Sizzle

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    How many games must we endure? He sucks. Get him out of the starting lineup. Get him out of the closing lineup. It’s not hard.
     
  8. TheRealist137

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    When he's in the game but the fourth or fifth best offensive option he is useless. He is there to score but other players can score better than him and offer more in other areas
     
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    The Nets can give the Rockets a chance to pick a role player this year. A high level shooter or a defensive center I presume.
     
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  10. CantStopJG24

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    Maybe Jalen should train with an actual trainer and not his childhood friend who masquerades as one.
     
  11. Dredd

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    The way stone drafts, that’s a lotto pick for him. He just can’t pick in the top 5.
     
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  12. J Sizzle

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    I mean it's Ime Udoka's fault at this point. He's choosing to continue starting and closing with one of the worst players on the team. It's moronic & it's easily fixable and he just decides to keep rolling him out there.
     
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    I agree. Even more sickening is him taking so many shots when he's one of the worst shooters out there. That guy should never be taking over 20 shots. We would have won the game if he hadn't taken 26 shots to score 16 pts. SMH. It's hard to watch. I am beyond tired of it.

    On the bright side, Jabari is proving to be a fantastic pic. What a performance!
     
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    Stone whiffed on every lottery pick in the last 3 years.

    Scottie Barnes and Keegan Murray would be huge upgrades for us and so far Ausar looks like the better, healthier twin.
     
  16. BigMaloe

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    Jalens shot-making tonight was terrible. Didnt like him taking the 2nd most shots, and hate not seeing any FTAs.

    Everything else from him tonight was solid tho. I know no one wants to hear that tho.
     
  17. MoochiSmoochi

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    Both are basically same, pretty sure Amen will get better once he actually start playing but tonight game was catch up game all the way so couldn’t play him at all.
     
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    Wasn’t Trae Young on the block earlier this year? Trade Green for him.
     
  19. MoochiSmoochi

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    At this point Jalen’s offense looks like a mild step up of Tate.
     
  20. gumbleton3

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    Saying a scorer was great aside from not putting the ball in the basket is like saying other than throwing 5 interceptions, the QB played well.
     

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