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Kenny Thomas Could be Starting for the Lakers right now

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by heypartner, Feb 27, 2000.

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  1. heypartner

    heypartner Member

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    KT has a role.

    It is called playing the low and high post.

    Don't go way out into pigeon-holing land by saying a guard-oriented offense all of a sudden cannot utilize a post player. That's like saying we have no room for Drexler's drop step or Cassell's dribble penetration into the lane.

    It took us a long time to get to the point where we all agreed that Rudy has rolled out a new offense, let's not start pigeon-holing again by saying PFs have limited roles. That's not true.

    Also, RF34, what exactly is a pick-n-roll offense? Do you mean by that guard-oriented offenses don't have a pick-n-roll? (I know, I know, you're referring to Utah.) Man, what This BBS needs is someone who will turn Rockets video into Flash animations. hehe

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    Guard oriented offense in my eyes is everything is initiated by the guard. The guard penetrates or is doubled, everything evolves thereafter. I mean they can run pick and rolls from time to time but not like utah.

    The problem is that the guard oriented offense, this doesn't fully utilize what I think is one of Kenny's best assets: his passing skills.

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    you are pigeon-holing this offense.

    Everything about Utah is initiated by the guard. They simply got so good at about 2 entries, their guard-oriented offense began to look like a "system". We have many similar plays to theirs, we just run more different plays than them. Utah's offense design is not anything special, and certainly nothing worth dubbing as one of 3 things you can do in This League: triangle, pick-n-roll, post-up.

    Utah is very one-dimensional because no one can stop the Malone-Stockton pick-n-roll, so they will run it (and it's 101 options if you let Stockton into the lane) until you say "Uncle".

    Before you say their is only 3 offenses, tell me what Portland, San Antonio and Indiana play. Also, LA is NOT playing a triangle. This is becoming a big Media mantra for writers who need a Sega-Genesis menu to select an offense.
     
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    I know San Antonio plays what we use to do a post up offense.
    Portland and Indiana I have not seen enough so I don't even know their offense. There are only 3 offenses which I know very well, Utah's, Rockets, and the Lakers.

    Well LA started out as a triangle but then I guess Shaq was too dominant not to use a post up offense. So now everything revolves around him. Especially now since he can hit free-throws.

    They way I see it... 3 offenses

    1. Guard is focus of offense(Sixers)
    2. Big Man is focus of offense(SA)
    3. Combination(Utah)



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    Remember after the draft, when Jerry West said Kenny Thomas was the guy they wanted? Had the Rockets not taken KT, there's a good chance he could be starting right now for a team that's winning 80% of their games. With his passing and cutting skills, his nose for the ball and knack for finding the hoop, he could really be a force in that Triangle offense. Kenny Thomas starting on the best team in the NBA as a rookie? Think about that the next time you say he can't be our "Power Forward of the future".
     
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    "One man's trash may be other man's treasure."

    The reason most people don't think Kenny will be our PF of the future is our guard-oriented offense requires the PF and C to score on garbage buckets and play great d. Kenny isn't that type while Rogers is. Kenny actually has some post up moves and would be better suited in a pick and roll or post up offense to fully utilize his passing skills.



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