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Don't Trade Jalen Green Just Yet.....Change is Coming

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ApacheWarrior, Dec 25, 2024.

  1. ApacheWarrior

    ApacheWarrior Member

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    But D Fox will run into the same problems Jalen Green is having.

    Fox is shooting 33.3% from 3. And our fanbase here will want Fox to be the provider of spacing while
    Sengun is the hub of the offense.

    They want only one facilitator while I want three. Sengun, Jalen Green and add another to replace
    VanVleet. Bring in a couple 3-point shooters to help space the floor so those three facilitators
    can perform at max efficiency levels.
     
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    Put him on a below average team, if he is still a good defender and can actually carry a defense, then he is a good defender.....

    Ime is the sole reason for the turnaround.

     
  3. daywalker02

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    Dayum, almost read b2b championships, that was once, right.....Merry Christmas.

     
  4. HardenReturns

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    So you're saying it was Ime's decision to give Nail Polish Boy the $100M extension. Right?
     
  5. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    I'm saying he 100% had to approve it. This is his team, as we've been told. You can hear him talking about Green's struggles in interviews, very optimistic about the outlook. Doesn't BS when it comes to other players. He's still starting him and the guy was shooting 39/29/87 splits with 2 assists at some point.

    A) He must believe in Green's potential.
    B) The whole game is half offense and half defense, no one knows that better than Ime. He must believe Green's defensive value is very underrated to be willing to keep starting him.

    Doesn't make any sense to me that he knows Green is more or less going to be an inefficient guard overall and he approved the contract and he keeps starting him and defending him in interviews.
     
  6. Roomba

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    I definitely think we should give Jalen a little longer before trading him or thinking of trading him, but having said that, I don’t think we actually have even one iota of power to influence the front office’s decisions, so I hope this thread can stay fun and basketball focused instead of turning into a mud-slinging contest like the other Jalen threads invariably devolve into.

    We’re off to a great start so far!
     
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  7. rocketchamp

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    They'll mention Sengun playing poorly then say "only if he his teammates could hit 3s". This is every game so it's not something that's not regular
     
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    Jalen Green fans don't request for everybody on the roster to be traded after losses. Jalen Green fans don't blame coach Ime or Silas for being racist for benching him
     
  9. Corrosion

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    It's Christmas..... Not April Fools.
     
  10. astrosrule

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    I guess you just choose to ignore all the posts from the last few jalen stans who blame everyone for why jalen sucks. Why do you think he sucks? Again, there are a few idiot sengun fans no doubt, but it’s no different from the jalen ones.
     
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    I want to zone in one person, but it's not Jalen, it's Ime. Our offense sucks and the man responsible for that offense is Ime.
     
  12. Francis3422

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    I really think we will see a gradual improvement of our offense throughout the course of the year. I’m just elated where we are at.
     
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    Jalen hasn't been great but you're wrong about the trade value. It'll be easy to move him if we want to move on.
     
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    I hope you're right, it only takes one sucker.
     
  15. ApacheWarrior

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    Possibly

    Did you watch the video I posted in Original Post of this thread?

    I wrote how a Euro coach had his teams running fast and picking up pace.....but what I didn't cover was how the Gortat screen was acting like a lead blocker (football terms).

    It would help Jalen, VanVleet, Jabari, Tari
    get a better look at the rim. Almost a red carpet
    treatment to the rim.

    As the video mentions, unfortunately the Center has to sacrifice some of his stardom to get it done.

    SOF's don't want to hear that. For them it's all about Sengun 24/7.

    Another thread focused on Cavs coach and Euro elements.

    I was testing people here if they watched the video. I feel most on first page just commented on what I wrote about fast breaks.

    When you have a team full of 40% three point shooters like Cleveland does.....you can run any
    Offensive scheme you want. And make it work.
    Sengun, Jalen Green, VanVleet would look exponentially better.
     
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  16. HardenReturns

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    "Mıust be this", "must've been that", "has to be the other"...
    Assumptions, assumptions...
    I don't think he approved anything - wasn't asked to. Our GM with the beautiful mind just doesn't have a reverse gear; he gave JG $100M instead of accepting he fvcked up at the draft. Now Ime's an accomplice in The Great Black Mumble Trade Swindle: He starts JG and holds him on a longer leash than others in order to be able to market him without making the GM look like the muleheaded fool that he is.
     
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  17. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    Hahaha so how is it I'm just making an assumption and your not? Not to mention I'm providing evidence to support at least, you've provided nothing here and making a wild assumption.

    What's your evidence?
     
  18. roslolian

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    I would be ok with Fox if he isn't signing for the max. Like if he agrees on a cheap extension, ok bring him in the offseason for Jalen and parts. But if he wants that max hell no he would just be overpaid.
     
  19. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    Of course he’s signing the max. He may sign the super max if he makes an All NBA team this season.
     
  20. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    Completely agree. Our guys have been shooting unusually poorly. I think there’s a significant chance our shooting as a team improves the rest of the way.
     

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