Triangle/Princeton have similarities for sure but not sure Silas is disciple of either system. Silas is no Tex Winter or Rick Adelman when it comes to expertise in either system. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/sports/basketball/phil-jackson-knicks-triangle-offense-nba.html
Mostly the first half, in which KPJ took several bad shots/drives, but he might have just been trying to get a few shots up. I wasn't watching in the 3rd quarter when others indicate that he picked things up.
Close your eyes @hakeem94 (and Sengun fans) Alperen Sengun, the Rockets’ talented second-year center promoted to the starting lineup, took a pass at the elbow and went to work. He maneuvered into the paint, faked right and put in a neat lefthanded hook, one of five shots he sank in just six attempts against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. That was not, however, the play or the plan. For the Rockets, there is a delicate balance to make the offense work its best, a mix between Sengun’s skills in the paint and the spacing to unlock the scorers around him, especially high-flying guard Jalen Green. The Rockets have been their best during training camp, practices and even Sunday’s game against the Spurs when running pick-and-roll, often with Bruno Fernando rim-running. … Lucas said Sengun is a “smarter,” more confident player than as a rookie. Green was effusive in praising Sengun’s decision-making on Sunday. But Lucas added, “If we stop the play to run through him, it would take away from the other strengths as a whole.” “When Al-P catches it a little bit higher at the nail or the elbow or the short roll in pick-and-roll, everybody … has to get a good feel for what we want in those situations. That’s something we’re going to have to clean up. Conceptually, it does look good that we have shooting on the floor and Al-P in the paint.” … The Rockets will want Sengun to use his passing skills more efficiently than in the preseason opener, when he had three assists and five turnovers as the Rockets outscored the Spurs by just two points in his 20 minutes of a 38-point win. But they also could appreciate his ball movement and the way it could trigger offense. … “We are moving the ball a lot,” Sengun said. “We’re sharing the ball. That’s important for the game, because we have to play like a team. We didn’t do (that) last season. We weren’t doing team play. Now, everybody is sharing the ball.” Eventually, the Rockets would like Sengun to fit in five-out offenses. For now, there is a problem with trying that. “I can shoot, but I’m not that good right now,” said Sengun, who made 24.8 percent of his 3s last season. “That’s why (playing inside) is good for me. If I’m inside, I can (trigger) offense a lot. I can finish it. But in the future, I’m going to shoot (more often). More pick-and-pop I will do.” Still, the Rockets' offense likely will be at its best if Porter and Green are as effective as they were to close last season, when they had an offensive rating of 119.9 while on the floor together in the final seven games, which would have been better than any team overall last season. (The Rockets' offensive rating overall last season was 108.1, 26th in the league.) …
Fouls and turnovers are the most important improvement areas. Has to be quicker in his decision-making, he freestyles a lot which adds to his creativity of course but he needs effective go-to moves so he doesn't end up dancing himself in circles leading to TO's. Playing D without fouling, obviously a major thing for most young bigs, if he expects to see 25+ mpg this year he's got to really focus on fouls.
I think he will get there. Scouts were bullish on his ability to develop a 3PT shot based on his free throw mechanics, as well as his FT% in Turkey (82%). It did drop to 71% when he came to Houston, which is a fairly drastic drop since Green comparatively only dropped to 80% from 83% in the g-league (Christopher also dropped from 80% to 74%, but he was only attempting 1.5 FTA per game so the sample size is small).
I was only half serious. That video only shows 6 attempts, small sample size. Normally in those practice clips, even the non-elite shooter guys would drain shot after shot. Anyway, he hit 3 in a row and then missed 3 in a row. That may suggest confidence issue. Shooting has a big mental part. Missing a shot can immediately mess up your mechanic because you start doubting it.
I think this is where Silas shines as a coach with a development background. He implemented an entire scheme(41) to maximize where Al-P is currently at with his development to allow him to continue to work on the 5 out. Very smart, agile, approach to team basketball and player development.
