Why doesn't Terrence Jones get playing time like other rookies?

I agree. I like most of the moves he has made and if there wasnt a trade we wouldnt be watching D-mo ball out of control. I hope Morey gets a real coach in here for next year because I love our roster.

 

It's like T Jones is being kept hidden.

Why wasn't he allowed to play in the D League All Star game? Why no playing time?

He's done enough good things in the summer league, pre season and D-League, even when McHale was on leave and Kelvin Sampson was at the helm to deserve playing time now.

I feel D-Mo and T-Rob are being showcased to up their value for the upcoming offseason, to become blue chip bargaining pieces, aside from of course being useable rotation pieces.

 

Most likely because he's not as good as the players ahead of him, he's not ready, or a combination of the two. Or attitude/injury. Coaches aren't going to not play him for any other reason. He did have a really cool dunk a while back, unfortunately that means nothing.

 

It was an honor for him to make the D League ASG team but he was mostly not in the game for a reason. The game is mostly a showcase for D League players, which he is not. That spot would go to someone who is trying to make it to a team, not someone who already is on one.

 

Terrence Jones is not ready yet. Look at D-Mo. Many of you were complaining about him not playing. Look at him now? He's starting. That's because he's READY. They did well on him sending him to the D-League so he can develop and get in to the NBA level and bring him back and put him into rotation. He did well, so earned his spot because HE IS READY. Terrence is not ready to play yet, if he was, Robinson would be in the D-league by now and Jones would've been the back for D-mo. Man you guys act like you are some experts...

 

Maybe just maybe dmo and Trob are better players but what do I know. The coaches and gm all see what these guys do in practice they have a better idea about who should be playing over any of us. It also doesn't hurt that dmo and Trob already have an NBA skill set dmo with offense and Trob with rebounding and defense.

Iv said it before and ill say it again I have seen almost every college game of Trob and tjones. There's a reason why one was top 5 and the other fell out the lottery. Trob is just the better player he's a better team player has a high bbiq and is a athletic freak with rediculose speed and quickness for a big man. Plus he's always will be the better rebounder.

I'm not trying to talk down on tjones but the fact is the guy couldn't grasp the college game so I don't know why we would expect him to get the pro level playing against the best of the best. I will see this he is a naturally talented player for his size with that said alot of players have talent that don't make it in the league. You usually need an elite skill set coming into the NBA and build on that that's were dmo and Trob trump tjones.

 

Plus D-mo is white.

 

come on , you think a dozen or so games in the d-league got DMO ready? He was always ready and McHale still didnt give him a shot until Patterson left town and he basically had no choice.

This guy is as fickle as it comes...Toney Douglas was getting heavy mintues then I guess Beverely took over...then there was a week or 2 when I guess Bev lost those minutes for no reason, and then he regained it.

 

i hope not, i wanna see these guys on the Rockets for a long time

 

Maybe Morey was preparing for a trade the whole time. Giving Douglas minutes when we needed him, then giving those minutes to Beverley, only to, right before the trade, give those minutes back to Douglas. Maybe he was showcasing Douglas towards the end.

 

actually i hope so to, but he might want to trade dmo + trob for superstar PF.

 

Get these facts outta here. Mchale hates TJones!

 

T.Jones is currently nursing a hand injury and earlier had a foot injury but prior to these injuries wasn't a reason why T.Jones received no playing time.

He was clearly the most NBA ready out of all of our rookies and he should have received playing time when our PFs were getting destroyed or when Patterson went down with an injury.

In retrospect I believe it may have been a management decision to keep Patterson and Mooks playing so we didn't bomb their values but there had also been plenty of opportunities for McHale to give T.Jones playing time.

Then when you watch him in the D-League he's being utilised like a SF so it's possible he's being groomed to be another one of our confused tweener forwards.

 

There may also be other extraneous factors we aren't able to speculate on like under-performing in practice. In garbage time T.Jones looked lost but he didn't look any worst than D-Mo did prior to getting the call up.

 

Besides being currently injured, I have a feeling the T-Jones is being stashed as well. Imagine if Donuts had shown his current talent level prior to the Patterson trade. I suspect the trade may not have happened or that we'd still be looking at PatPat at the PF spot. I really doubt Donuts developed that fast right after PatPat/Morris was traded. He was a known quantity prior to the trade. You don't trade an entire rotation without knowing in the middle of a playoff hunt.

Another thing to consider is the playtime that Aldrich received prior to being traded. He was showcased as, I suspect, T-Rob may be as well. He's an intriguing case at the very least for other teams to consider. I'd wager that Jones will show to be better than what most suspect when he does get his PT.

Long story short, Rox staff unloaded pieces while getting value back in return as well as unloading a glut at a position. As Morey stated soon after the draft, he's actually not worried about having too many players to choose from at any position. Looks like he's cherry picked his pieces and T-Jones is still in our roster. It's all a chess game and it's looking like we're doing just fine.

 

Whatever the reasons Jones isn't playing it's a shame we haven't seen him on the floor. Yes, he may be a bust a la Marvin Williams, but his physical specs are just so ridiculous (almost 6'10 in shoes, 7'3 wingspan, thick body, great athleticism, decent range, good handle) that with proper development he can be truly special.

In all honesty though, as a rookie he wouldnt ve had to put up josh smith numbers, just show excellence in something - shot blocking, rebounding, defense, whatever. Alas, we would never know because he wasnt given a shot. The best comparison to his situation would be Tobias Harris - the dude is beasting in Orlando while the Bucks basically had TJonesed him. Even better is that while they are the same style player, jones is better at virtually every attribute you look at. What a shame

I know y'all are loving Motiejunas getting minutes and think he is the next coming of Nowiztky but other than his height there isnt much else to compare the two. Dirk was always an absolutely elite shooter and knew who to use his size to make his shooting better. DMo is a capable outside threat but his shot does have much elevation and isn't all that accurate anyway. To me he tops out as something like Al Harrington - which by the way I would love, but I just think that Jones' upside is that much higher

And for the record, I think Robinson has terrific upside as well (better than Dmo, about the same as Jones) He may not be able to stretch the floor very well but he is a beast inside. His skill set though, at this point in his career, is probably not a great fit for the way the Rox play

 

How can someone be a bust if they DONT play.. ive never heard of that logic before coming to this website

 

Im sorry I wasnt very clear ... Jones isnt a bust...I feel like his floor as a player would be someone like Marvin Williams - at his best his output is average, at his worst he is a liability on defense and a black hole on offense....they are similarly sized and both have questionable motors so I think Terrence career trajectory could follow Marvin ... and he'd be a bust if it did...right now Williams is a dead money towards Jazz's cap...let's hope TJones is a lot better than that

 

everywhere TJones has played, he has played extremely WELL, summer league, d-league, preseason. Their is no excuse as to why he isnt playing

 

Practice homie that's why he isn't playing