The official KPJ as building block thread

People want KPJ to grow fast and become a harden lite at least in the playmaking department, its has been a years but Harden was not playing PG/playmaking as much until d'antoni became the coach.. because i remember a lot threads wer about how we need a good PG next to harden and were and that we should had not let Goran(in his prime) or Lowry go that summer to sign Lin.

 

Nah, keep burning draft picks on guards. Don’t address our 10year forward problem

 

We need to keep KPJ last night provided you need at least two ball handler that can score and create, they double booker and took him out the series and cp3 couldn't do anything after you took out his best running mate.

 

After watching the end of the season, i am convinced that both Jalen and KPJ can average greater than 20 points and 5 assists next year if Silas gets out of the way. Draft or trade for a 3 and D forward with length and either remove Wood from the equation or make him a spot up shooter and this offense will absolutely explode. Defense will get better with Sengun putting on some muscle and with the 3 and D forward. It’s a big, big if, but if Wood could become a spot up shooter and guard the perimeter a lineup of KPJ, Green, Jabarai or Chet, Wood, and Sengun would be a dominant offensive force. Bench of Nix or Gordon, JC, Matthews, Tate, Garuba, Fernando is solid as well.

 

Wood has to go.. we need one of the top 3 bigs and draft a younger and more skilled forward to replace Tate and I can see us as a play in team.

 

I agree with you, he needs to go. I don’t think Stone feels that way though. We will see.

 

Just acquire 3 long high effort 3-D players in starting 5.

 

KPJ 3 months older than Keegan Murray.

 

I think more than anything I want to see this group of guys play the first half of the season without C Wood first before we say anything definitive about especially KPJ. Even if we take Ivey I feel like Green, KPJ, and Ivey could co exist but I’d like those three to have some time to mesh without mr ball hog sucking up every possession like he did for stretches last year.

The ball needs to move much much better than it did last year and we need to play much less like an AAU team for me to feel good about paying KPJ moving forward. I feel like in order to do that Wood has to go and Silas needs to impose more of a system and less AAU pick up ball.

If we draft Chet or Jabari or Banchero Wood really needs to go. It’ll be even more important than.

 

Would you look at that, KPJ working on his game in the summer......3 weeks in H-town so far......

Maturity is coming.

DD

 

Where is he on that chart? Any way to circle it for those of us looking on a phone?

DD

 

7 vertically and 1 horizontally.

Above and to right of Giddey.

 

Nice to hear. Hope the maturity is on its way, and fast.

I'd like to see him train mad to become a defensive beast(if continues to be the lead guard)

KPJ must realize that Houston is the best option he has(w/ Green and Banchero especially)

 

Sengun on there too.
Up 5 over 1-1.5

 

KPJ with Chet/ Jabari =18 ppg, 8-10 assts

KPJ with Banchero = 25 ppg, 4-6 assts.

Which one is better??

 

If with Banchero, I'd like to see more of KPJ on defense, scoring then passing(in that order)
I think it's a more natural flow for KPJ if he's not too preoccupied on what play to make and who to pass to during possessions.

 

Rockets need to add better 3P shooters, not trade them away.