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Jalen Green will be the Rockets' Numero Uno

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by kpdark, Jan 2, 2024.

  1. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    #1 scorer yes I do think he can be in his mid 20's

    #1 player is very difficult unless his 3&D skills improve a lot

    He's shooting like 68% in the restricted area this season on 3.5 attempts IIRC and going to the line almost 5 times a game. His efficiency there is on par with Amen and Sengun. I think it's reasonable to expect him to improve on that significantly simply through a few years of:

    - adding muscle
    - experiencing average or good spacing around him
    - experience finishing at the rim

    If he can get this shot to where he's around 70% on a higher volume while going to the line 7-8 times a game >> you finally have an actual weapon in his arsenal that can make the defense collapse. At this point, I expect him reduce his 3PA from 9 to 5 and mostly take catch and shoot 3's which he's converting at above league average this season. Now you have an actual scoring game. If you push up, he can attack you. If you sag, he can burn you.

    Pretty clear Udoka is not keeping him here for his jumper or his just above average defense. He has better options for those things at the 2. You find Udoka defending Green a lot, that's not his draft pick he doesn't have to do that. He is very straight forward no matter who he talks about.

    We just want to know what the **** Green would look like if we weren't trapped in the worst spacing in the league PLUS a lot of playing in the post so the opponent rim protector is camping out in the paint. Just need to fill that part of his report card, whether we keep him or trade him. When we started Jabari/Amen at the 5 last season he led us to 11 wins. We invested a ton of time in this dude. Let's selfishly get what we can out of him.
     
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  2. DaDakota

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    I don't agree at all.

    DD
     
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  3. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist

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    Don't feel so defensive when people write thoughtful analysis Dada, one day you'll learn to write like an adult too.
     
  4. Thrilla

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    You know holy wars can be started due to devine purpose. In almost every post you resort to personal attacks. Not exactly in depth analysis is it?

    I will be dealt with? WTF does that even mean?

    Dial back being a douche just because people don't agree with your reality. It's okay to disagree.
     
  5. bustamove

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    just curious,

    can you list the championship contenders who will pay near max to SG who shoots 39% FG 31% 3FG
    allow him take 25 attempts a game and still be in serious contention for the championship?
     
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  6. bustamove

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    Rockets fans: criticize Jalen for his effectiveness and impact to winning as an 2nd pick starting SG who is about to get pad near max for the next 3 years
    JOFs: calls Rockets fans jaters, personally attack rocket fans and family

    were LOFs this bad?
     
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  7. Thrilla

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    This Stephen_A is on the same level as the worst of the Lin fanatics. Dude acts like Jalen is a god that cannot be questioned and the JOFs like the LOFs are zealots for their respective basketball idols. LOFs were still worse.

    Feel like Stephen night kidnap Jalen like in that movie. Dude is cracking.
     
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  8. bustamove

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    tthere's something eerily wrong with a grown man defending to the death on a team fans forum a professional sports athlete making millions
     
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  9. nomiz1987

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    Mathloom doesnt understand what fact means. Confuses his own opinion as fact and facts as opnion.
     
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  10. Joe Rocket

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    I think KPJ fans were the worst. Lin was atleast good. KPJ would lead the league in turnovers and they would act like he's the next Chris Paul or Harden lol
     
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  11. astrosrule

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    Kpj had only 2 fans though
     
  12. Joe Rocket

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    No he had a quarter of this board constantly defending him. The number people say he had gets lower and lower every time someone mentions him. Its a cop out I know you guys like to downplay it now after the fact but there were a lot.
     
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    Ya maybe, back in those days i was getting called a jalen stan, now i’m a jater. Time flies lol
     
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    Damn you’re stupid.
     
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    Best Lineup I have seen, Fast Tempo

    PG Reed Sheppard
    SG Jalen Green
    SF Amen Thompson
    PF Tari Eason
    C Alperen Sengun

    Or put Jabari Smith at Center play Small Ball, 5 out offense.
     
  16. daywalker02

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    He is being sus, has a picture of Artest and calls himself Stephen A who covers all NBA, NFL and is a versatile talk head.

    He started out as something else and now has hitched his wagon to someone like Green lol....the total contrast of his Avatar.


     
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  17. Stephen_A

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    Search and Bring up all my posts I have written about Green and you better bring up the whole damn post not edited bullshi+. I have been realistic in all my assessments with every player. Nowhere did I say he was a God. Nowhere did I even say he was great. But since your lazy ass doesn’t want to the work and make up shi+ again shows your ignorance as you repeatedly show with your sorry posts.
     
  18. daywalker02

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    I think there were a lot of confused posters that wanted to believe Rafael Stone that KPJ was indeed a future PG.....

    Lol as delusional as that sounds now.....folks believed in it.

     
  19. Stephen_A

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    Nothing you say has merit. Literally nothing
     
  20. daywalker02

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    Change your picture to your icon Jalen Green, then it has more merit, instead of talking useless stuff.

    It has more sincerity. Put the buck where your mouth is.
     

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