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Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Clutch, May 17, 2022.

  1. Verbal Christ

    Verbal Christ Member

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    That same logic would state that Chet Holmgren is a center and only a center right?
     
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  2. jiggyfly

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    Touche

    The real difference is I am not out tearing down the other guys to pump up who I would like to pick.

    We got people out here calling Banchero a tweener now and claiming Duke guys are not any good.

    Really?

    [​IMG]

    I still stand by my Lebron 1.0, and you can't sway me from it, just like your KPJ hate.:D
     
  3. cmoak1982

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    A Lebron 1.0.
    Which I still don’t understand.
    Lebron 1.0 is the original version.

    In his mind Lebron is 2.0
    And Paolo is 1.0, the lesser version. I don’t get it
     
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  4. YOLO

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    [​IMG]
     
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    I don’t think there is a better response possible than that gif lol
     
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  6. Reeko

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    yup…a Lebron 1.0
     
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  7. Reeko

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    as if u haven’t been going out of your way to sh*t on Chet…

    [​IMG]

    Paolo is a mix of Lebron 1.0, Tatum, and Adebayo…Anyone else I’m missing?

    with all that, not sure why people are still talking about him since we have the 3rd pick…ain’t no way Bron 1.0 isn’t going 1st overall
     
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  8. jiggyfly

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    Jabari has zero handles, and I would not be surprised if he drops to 5 or later.

    Going to be interesting to see how his one on one workouts go.

    please

    PLEASE

    STFU.
     
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  9. wlekfjv923n

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    I love Clutch's enthusiasm and excitement when #5 pick wasn't Rockets
     
  10. jiggyfly

    jiggyfly Member

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    Tip jar bet.

    Show me one instance of me ******** on Chet, since I have been going out of my way.

    50$?

    It's very telling you have to go to that extreme of including Tatum and Adebayo for your slander, I was the guy who pushed back on the Tatum comparisons and said Tatum was much better offensively
     
  11. JayGoogle

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    Well Banchero's game isn't even comparable to Chet's at all. Chet is a big and will not be played as anything else. There isn't a team I believe that for one second will think they can put Chet at 3 for even 1 minute.

    As for him being a Tweener, it has nothing to do with his size but his game. It's that of a SF or perimeter player, he's going to try to create a lot of his own offense and initiate offense on the perimeter a lot, so the success on this depends on if he's quick enough to get past bigs. If he's not, like other failed tweeners, then he's likely not as successful, but if he can then he's going to be a very good player like other tweeners. Theoretically, Banchero can play 3 positions depending on the lineup of course, that's being a tweener. No one ever had Paolo locked down to one position like say Jalen Green who is too small to be a SF and too scoring focused to be a PG and was always seen as a pure scoring SG. The big tweeners though have been pretty risky over the years.

    Oh, my comment is all about how great Duke has been under Coack K's reign, I just think that sometimes (And only time will tell if this is true for Paolo) Duke's structure and coaching meant players looked better than they were. For example, most of the Duke starters players this year are projected to go in the 1st round, that's an insanely good team. 3 Might go in the lottery.

    As for programs that have a better history than Duke? Sure. Tarheels, Kentucky, UCLA. Duke is definitely in that top 10 though when it comes to NBA Alumni.
     
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    I watched the video now. I really like his fluidity on offense, and I hope that can translate on defense.

    Some good points in that video:

    It's unclear what his ideal weight / body style is. I don't know if he should be more of a 4 or a 3.

    His defense is the big question mark. I don't think he'll ever be a strong defender, but if his fluidity on offense translates to defense then he could be a good position defender.
     
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  14. Reeko

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    u have gone out of your way to bring up nothing but negatives about Chet while propping up Bron 1.0…stop all the gaslighting

    wait, so u can include people talking about Duke and Paolo being a tweener, but I can’t bring up the comparisons people have made for Paolo…

    I see we’re trolling this morning
     
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  15. larsv8

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    Got positive feedback from from Detroit and Portland fans on this proposed trade:

    To Blazers
    Jerami Grant via CJ TPE
    Christian Wood
    JeSean Tate
    2023 Milwaukee #1

    To Rockets
    #5
    #7
    Eric Bledsoe

    To Pistons
    #3

    If Sacramento takes Sharpe, we could nab Ivey and Duren

    KPJ
    Ivey
    Green
    Sengun
    Duren
     
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  16. jiggyfly

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    All of this can be said about Holmgren so are you knocking him for being a tweener?

    Is Sengun a tweener because he is a 4/5?
     
  17. cmoak1982

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    That’s a lot to give up for 5 and 7 imo
     
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  18. Milos

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    I like the trade, but would use those picks differently

    KPJ
    Green
    Mathurin
    Keegan
    Sengun
     
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    Do you need handles to play elite defense and shoot 40% from 3?

    Use him like a bigger PJ Tucker...
     
  20. jiggyfly

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    So you can't actually show an instance of me ******** on Holmgren but somehow i'm trolling?

    I don't just bring up negatives about Holmgren I have even said I don't know what he actually could be, and I have said he could be Durant 1.0 because I think he has not shown everything he is capable of but to you, I guess that's ******** on Holmgren?
     

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