Love Alpi's development. Let's not forget, a lot of things to keep improving on. Boston and Philly in a row is brutal, but hopefully he sees a lot of video and know where to focus. Switchability and outside shooting are going to be a must when playing against top teams. Not in a hurry to have him in the all star game to play 5 min, confident he will get there. It's a era of all time big men in the league atm. Would rather keep him focused on our season for now, play in seems within reach.
Jalen was padding his stats with the other garbage time players and rookies. Alpie along with the other core players like Fred and Dillon were on the bench because they are actually important and we don’t want to risk injury to them, instead of expendable. It’s a sign of respect.
Don't want to make it an Alpi/Jalen thing because there's so many other instances for that to happen. But.... does Jalen walk straight to the locker room unhindered by the opposing players? All you see is superstars and stars searching out Sengun for a chat. Don't recall seeing anyone bother to look for Jalen when the siren sounds. Real recognise real.
I just completed my voting rituel but as Lakers passed us and we are out of even Play-In berths, it is becoming more difficult for Alp to be elected by coaches/players.
Ime Udoka is feeling the weight of playing 3 20/21-year-olds in the starting lineup, with two rookies playing off the bench. If we want to compete for the play-in spot, it looks like we need to find another stabilizer. I'd be content to take the lumps, personally. Swapping Tate and scraps for some better shooting and a solid backup 5 would be perfect. We were 22-60 last year. I will be extremely happy with 40 wins and a bit more noticeable development from our main guys. Baby steps.
I have been seeing two major problems with Alpi for a long time: 1. He is afraid of getting injured. This is very clear. He's really scared of this. You can even see it on his podcast with Paul George. For the same reason, some days, he is afraid of taking risky positions or even jumping. Actually, this is a justified fear. Many players with a bright future disappeared due to injuries at the beginning of their careers. However, I think he will overcome this fear in time. 2. He cannot play for a long time. His body is not suitable for this. He has grown a lot since last year. He gained new muscles. His shoulders grew larger. He is taller this year. As a result, he got heavier. Moreover, Alpi is still a kid in his developmental age. This developmental age will continue rapidly until the age of 25-26. The problem is that Alpi's heart and lungs also need to support that much new mass. However, this is difficult at this stage. Once his heart and lungs get stronger, Alpi can start seeing 40-minute game averages.
Thank you Dr Phil for your outstanding medical advice in this matter. Should we prescribe psychiatric medication and then take him to operation room to replace his heart and lungs? I propose we replace his eyes and the brain with another body. Would that work for you, genius?
I think to get there we will definitely need to upgrade the bench, but yeah, I would be satisfied with right around .500. I don't really care too much whether we make the play-in, that would just be the icing on top. More about demonstrating good progress this season.
Alperen would heavily benefit from another big being added to the depth charts. They obviously thought it was going to be Landale but he has been unplayable based on what we've seen. Trade some future capital for a back-up 5 that can lighten the defensive load and we will see a more energetic Sengun on both sides of the ball.
1. He's eligible for extension after this year, of course he is afraid of injury. No NBA player wants to be in the situation of Isaiah Thomas. 2. That's true, and he knows. That's why if you watch the current games closely, he tries to get his teammates going in the first half and conserve his energy for the 2nd half. The problem is that we can't knock down wide open shots. Jalen and Jabari are rhythmic shooters, when they are in rhythm, they make difficult shots and ridiculous shots with 6 hands in front of their faces. On the contrary, if they are not in rhythm, they miss shots with nobody five feet around them. It defeats the purpose of having a center creating open shots for others. As a result, Sengun needs to use his energy earlier than he expected. I think his stamina will improve eventually, but we also need to find the right personnel around him. This is not just straight from a Rocket's fan perspective. Many other team podcast have been saying in the post game show that Sengun's assist number should be higher if our team can knock down open shots. Even some Rockets fan here said that they can knock down those shots by themselves, this is how wide open those shots are.
What's the all time record of a thread having the most replies on CF? Sengun is the one to break all the records... lol
People are surpised that Embiid looks a lot taller than Sengun. He's also a lot taller than Jokic. Because Embiid is 7'2'' with shoes.
