Generational cope : How the Suns robbed us blind :)

Maluach as a generational defensive talent lmao.... the same guy who was absolutely worthless on that end against U of H - was outworked by guys half his size, and grabbed zero rebounds... in the most important game of his life up to that point.

Maybe he lives up to his hype, but I just don't see it.

 

22-25

 

Jordan Ott has a good template to work from with the Cavs. They know they want to keep Booker happy. Time will tell.

 

Phoenix made some strong moves other than the Durant trade that may improve the team, but it’s hard to understand how Green was the right player for them, especially when they already have Booker. Personally, I can’t see them really competing for a championship as long as Ishbia’s in charge. I read an interview with him and he sounds absolutely delusional.

 

Jalen was only in the trade for salary matching. The 10th pick in this year's draft was the best asset that any team offered to PHX in any Durant trade proposal. Good thing they blew it on Maluach lol.

 

He's writing the second book of the Jalen Green Saga Trilogy.

 

Maluach is an upside swing--he hasn't been playing basketball long. He could be a bust, or he could develop into something special over the long term.

Good news for us is that I highly doubt he's ready to make a positive impact on winning NBA games for at least two or three years.

Rasheer Fleming may actually be more ready to contribute for them--but likely only in a 3nD role off the bench.

 

Good Bye and Good Riddance.

All he ever did was talk down to literally everyone who didn't agree with him.

 

With a .498 TS%.

 

All of these are theoretical until we play the games

 

So... logically:
If Jalen Green "led" the Rockets to a #2 seed, and the Suns didn't even make the playoffs with an "aging superstar", what does that say about Book?
Who's the TopDog there now, according to the blogger? Jalen or Book?

 

Jalen Green didn't lead us to the Second Seed. It was Alpern stepping up and Amen coming to his own.. if they are truly happy with Jalen, Good. I wish them the best of luck with the kid. They'll be making excuses for his failures until he's gone.

 

Those UH teams are always special.....how did Florida win it.....

So Maluach playing well against 80% of teams should do.

 

Without coach hounding Green to play defense there is a strong possibility he will regress back to his former self. (As long as we control the Suns draft picks) Green is still a Rocket, on the down low. He is playing the role of a mole and doesn’t know it. Just like KPJ didn’t, but it will work out just the same on the court. TRUST that Green will get HIS numbers and by doing such we will have our higher picks. Making me a bigger fan of his now than ever. He just needs to be himself. Average 30+ points a game while giving up 35+ points. Make every highlight every single game. You are the “new NBA” Mr. Green.

 

How one views the trade depends on how Jalen's talent is perceived. If you believe he can be a numero uno on a contender, then of course you don't trade him for an aging KD. But I think most reasonable Rockets fans (not extreme haters) believe that the likelihood of Jalen breaking out to be a superstar is very low. That potential is dwindling fast.

I used to argue against trade Jalen even after 3 seasons. After 4 seasons? Got to let go.