Good shooter in the Playoffs but out of 7 appearances 5 were all 1st Round exits. 40-44% in his last ones from downtown Made 2nd round once, 3rd round once all with Dallas. Out of 7, only 2 Game 7 experiences, not many. 1-1 record. While a contributor, experience wise not close to the same league as Jeff Green or KD.
I don’t fully agree with Jackson Gatlin, in regards to FVV “sacrificing” a lot of salary.That would only be the case if he had other team willing to pay him more, and I don’t think that’s the case. You could argue that in fact the Rockets were generous by offering him more than the 15M MLE he would have been paid elsewhere, in a league where almost nobody has cap space
Just saw that and this last playoffs he shot like 33% most of those games but had 1 50% performance. I truly hope we're not betting on him to be our long range expert.
If they are a real contender, usually you make several moves each year, so I would not be surprised if they get someone new every year. It is just different from what went on the last years when you would know that they'd keep the young players at all cost. Some do minor course corrections, some others do more.....depending on the franchise. The Thunder model is extreme ....as that they replenish young players with even younger players from the draft.
I view this signing as an “Ime’s Security Blanket” type of signing. Like bringing back Jae’son Tate and Uncle Jeff… I don’t see DFS, Tate, or Green as any thing except luxuries to run out in case of Tari or Bari being injured. They are redundant. But, if Durant goes down, who is the creator and finisher? Cam Whitmore? He probably won’t be on the team in a week. Don’t even get me started on the Capela signing. Another redundant waste of resources. Our biggest need is still a bench microwave scorer and creator. It looks like a lot of marbles are riding on Reed Sheppard?! I like Reed, but I think he is 1-2 years away from being up to the role he seems to have inherited by default. If they knew a Cam Whitmore break up was happening, Ty Jerome or a similar player should have been targeted. Heck, with the DFS and Capela salaries, we probably could have brought in Grimes. I feel like we missed an opportunity to lower the risk of the Durant trade - that being a season ending injury to Durant. Now, our status as a contender is completely tied to Durant’s health. Just seems like incompetence masquerading as “Ime’s system”
You act like they are frozen with this lineup. Virtually everybody on this team has a tradeable contract. If Reed isn’t the answer we will trade. We still have 5 very good tradeable picks. DFS is a better player than Dillon and we needed him last year. Depth is important.
With Durant and Tari Eason unrestricted minutes wise, DFS is the backup to the backup. I see Tari Eason as a vastly superior player to DFS (and to Dillon Brooks). Rebounds, defense, Stocks, Isolation scoring. If Eason is on the bench and DFS is getting more minutes, the Rockets will be a worse team. One of the best things about the Durant trade was getting rid of Brooks so Eason and JSJr could get more minutes - addition by subtraction. We added two guys - Capela and DFS - that don’t move the needle. They didn’t make the Rockets a better team. A combo guard would make the Rockets a better team. Options were available at affordable salaries. Our floor is lower now than it was before the Durant trade due to Durants age and injury history. I see the DFS signing as a slight to Tari Eason more than anything.
Honestly love this. I ****ing hate the "3 by any means necessary" model. It doesn't work on the court and its an absolute eyesore to watch. Durant basically going after the mantra that hurriedly jacking up a 3 instead of a midrange shot by your best player is dumb. The Morey Rockets became easy to defend because teams knew they at a certain point they were averse to shooting anything in the mid range so just make sure to crowd the shooters and they'd miss. Its how we missed 27 3s in a row.
How is it a slight to a guy that has been injured for significant periods his entire career and couldn’t play in back to backs last year? DFS is also a better 3 pt shooter than Tari. Dillon got more minutes than Tari, why? The Rockets felt they had to have injury insurance for both Tari and Adams and got really good insurance at a reasonable price. Both have very tradeable contracts. We don’t have to do everything at once. They obviously want to give Reed a shot. They overpaid FVV in terms of market value, because they needed another sizable contract to match in trades. They have kept their flexibility to change course if they need to. Stone has done a masterful job this off-season.
You clearly dont understand what KD is saying. KD is saying HE needs to be taking the mid range shot cause guys like DFS can't. Give DFS the ball on the post with 5 seconds left and a defender draping over him and he's not doing anything. If you dont believe me just watch Ariza in his first stint with the Rockets and tell me he needs to take more mid rangers to be a successful player. lol
First off, before I start, I need to make it completely clear that I am not Tari’s mother’s burner account. Both Tari and DFS will be backing up Durant, JSJr, and Amen. I view it likely that when Durant is off the court, Amen will rarely rest at the same time. I think Tari is probably the best backup 3/4 in the NBA. If Tari is healthy and not restricted in back to backs, he should get 30 minutes a game. DFS did shoot better 3-point percentage last year - but that is the only thing he did better than Tari - and who is to say Tari won’t be a better 3 point shooter going forward? Tari is young and still developing. DFS is also injury prone and past his prime. Tari could be a 37-38% shooter from 3. DFS has one year better than that. All this is beside the point. My main line of argument was that a combo guard would have made the Rockets a better team right now without having to use picks or trade in season. Signing DFS and Capela don’t move the needle for me - and the more they play - especially if a healthy Tari Eason is sitting - the worse the Rockets will be as a team.
It’s a reasonable point of view. We also don’t know the cost or availability of players. I think Tari is the better player than DFS, but Tari needs injury insurance as does Adams. People forget that Adams didn’t play for about half a season and neither played in back to backs. I also believe they will load manage Durant. DFS was a good and necessary signing in my opinion and they obviously are keen on giving Reed a chance. I really wanted a combo guard more than a 3rd string center, but the beauty of what Stone has done is how he as filled holes in our depth and still given us the flexibility to change course if we need to, while adding the closer we needed.
Your point of view is reasonable as well. Ime’s imprint on the offseason is obvious. More d and 3 guys. A backup for our double big lineup. No me first players (Cam Whitmore). I guess I am disagreeing with Ime as much as I am with you.
