Agreed. Amen is a special talent, no one can do what he does. Sengun is easier to replace, basically just need another scorer.
Rockets’ fate is in the hands of a guy who can’t process the game and tries to cover it up with endless ego trips and a fake tough guy act. Yeah legit **** this guy. His firing could not come a day too soon. Him ****ing that woman was the best thing to ever happen to the Celtics. Now Rockets & Rockets fans are stuck with this tard.
Not sure what the "if ever" comment was about. There's much more palatable ways to answer this question. That being said it was a stupid ****ing question. Have you considered replacing your bananas with a steering wheel?
You guys are wild! Reed is NOT a starter, he is too inconsistent! He should come off the bench. However, I do agree that Ime could've answered the question better, the same way Stone mistakingly or knowingly stated that, " This is not their yr". Personally, Im MORE concerned about Ime and Stone's thought process going forward with the direction of the Rockets, than Reed starting.
I mean, the original question was kind of stupid. I like Reed as a player and I might have said the same thing. Clearly the reporter is on CF. There might be only one team in the league (OKC) that could afford to have Amen come off the bench and it wouldn’t be because of Amen’s performance. Having said that, Ime is a horrible coach and communicator. Even his praise of Reed (in two word haiku phrases) has an asterisk.
You tell em bro!!!! Imagine being in the NBA in the present day without being able to shoot a lick!!!! I dont know anyone like that personally!!!!!
Well you should research the game The Defense Player of The Year and hub of the most dominant team the past 10yrs, GSW, Dreymond Green! You know him? Or, the most tenacious rebounder and defender the game has ever seen, Dennis Rodman. You know him? Or, the best PG, the game has ever seen, Magic Johnson. You know him? None of those players were great shooters but they all have a SPECIAL TALENT that effects the game DIFFERENTLY, even though they weren't good or great scores. And before you go there, yes Rodman and Magic can play in today's game.
So, you're saying that Amen would work as a small ball center surrounded by the most elite shooters in nba history or as a player 30-40 years ago?
No! Im saying he would be great if we had a center who could shoot 35% or better from 3pt range. It would OPEN UP THE COURT and allow him to do what he does best, which is penetrate, drive to the basket and make the kick out passes. In today's game....IT'S COMMON SENSE
I just want him to play Reed more minutes. If he won’t start him, fine.He played 29 min last night. That’s an improvement. He needs to be playing around 30 min every night.
They surrounded Giannas and Castle with centers that could shoot, Wemby and Brooks. You can not have a center and a PG that can not shoot AND you can not have a center and a PG that can't play defense. That's why Sengun and Reed can't ever work as starters
Just a weird situation all around. It is a dumb question and I'm guessing this is the same reporter that kept asking Amen about his shooting. But we also have b****ed about softball questions lately so cant have it both ways. The way Ime answers this is not a good look for him. Its strategies employed by abusers where everything comes with some sort of asterisk. Like..."good job cleaning the house today. Its about time." Leads me to question what the situation was surrounding his firing and maybe the woman just felt generally unsafe around him.
I don't see how Reed's Turkish fans aren't all over Ime about this on Twitter . . . up his ass so to speak
It's simple! If Reed played the way he played last night CONSISTENTLY, he would get more time! Before OKC, he just came out of a 5-6 slump.
I don't know if I agree with Amen being harder to replace. His inability to shoot outside of point blank range is an offense killer. We've seen how these athletic guys who can't shoot cause spacing problems over and over, they all fail eventually if they don't improve their shooting and with Amen, it's worse than most - it's not just 3 point shooting but any shot outside of "at the rim." I admit that IF he ever figures out how to shoot, he's likely one of the leagues best players but that's not a given and there really hasn't been much improvement from his rookie year. No matter where you try to hide him, teams are going to double team off of him and invite him to shoot, they'll live and die with that over letting KD or Sengun get up shots without a double team, the playoffs will be worse than the regular season, every possession is under a microscope and team exploit the smallest of advantages. Also, he can't run the offense, all he does is attack in transition and before a defense is set, after that, he's a disaster. No jumper, no floater, just no answers to a set defense and it often ends with a turnover. In the half court, he relies upon others to get him shots at the rim. In saying all this, I'm not clearing Sengun of any culpability, just stating that his shooting and inability to actually run the offense hurts the team and I do believe it hurts more than a center not having a reliable 3 ball because you can hide Sengun in the paint or in the pick and roll, that's where a center belongs. What's really going to be a problem is if they give him a max contract.
