Rockets have signed Jeff Adrien

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A lot more convincing to hear their fans say it assumung they actually watched their team.

So a hustle player and decent rebounder that boxes out but may not get the rebound due to height. I'd be happy with that for the minimum. If he's a positionally strong defender with good rotation, that's already a bonus for me. If he makes a few open jumpers, excellent value.

 

Going into the season, I would like to see Adrien as our back up 4 and DMo as our back up 5. Good mixture of offense (DMo) and defense (Adrien). Dorsey should be the back up to the back ups.

I liked the little I saw of Adrien when he was with us. Undersized definitely but plays tough, hustles every possession. Another junkyard dog like Bev.

 

Was thinking a long these same lines. But to add to Chuck's strength and lateral speed, he brought a leadership quality. I havent seen Adrian play much, so i'm not sure if that's a quality he'd bring to the table.

 

True. I think Adrien is longer than Hayes though. The rockets may finally have their grave digger in Adrien, he'll do all the dirty work and throw the bodies in the grave lol. Very much needed on this young basketball team. Defense obviously seems to be the theme for Morey this off season so far.

 

I feel like the biggest idiot homer for being actually excited over this signing. Adrian just seems like the PF version of Pat Beverley who'll go 100% every time he's out there.

I'll probably end up looking foolish for this, but for now I'm on board.

 

this guy's ceiling is a taller chuck hayes with a jumpshot and a slightly better post up game.

 

Chuck Hayes got a TripDub and was the heart of our team. I would gladly have that in Adrien.

 

I guess I'm an idiot homer too, then. I think this was a sneaky good pickup... he seems hungry.

 

I think he's a really good fit.

 

A better version of Thomas Robinson at 1/4 the cost.

 

But TRob went further in the playoffs than PPat :grin:

 

PPat in 7 playoff games: 73 points and 47 rebounds

TRob in 11: 32 points and 28 rebounds.

 

Becasue Patterson's team didn't face Harden.

 

One thing I like about signing Dorsey, Papa, and Adrien, and keeping Canaan and Daniels, is that these guys should be really hungry for meaningful minutes.

Time will tell if it works out, but the second unit will definitely not going to lack effort.

 

But why?

 

I wonder if T-wolves are involved in a trade and needed to clear a roster spot. Also can we sign Adrien to RGV if he clears waivers?

 

He's too real.

 

Averaged almost 13 rebounds per 36 for them on a pretty consistent 12 minutes a game.

Was he non-guaranteed? If not, why not just hold him until the deadline in case a trade opportunity popped up? My guess is they are looking to pick someone else off waivers.