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Amen Thompson recalled

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Rvo384, Dec 9, 2023.

  1. Dr of Dunk

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    "Daaaaddyyyy" ... hated that woman. But to bring it "full circle", Jester Hairston who played Rollie on the show "Amen" was one of the creators/arrangers of the song "Amen" sung by The Impressions and Otis Redding. I always loved Rollie.
     
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    Nah. I’m happy as long as Amen is good. I couldn’t care less who is better between the two brothers. I’m sure they care. But I don’t.
     
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  3. rockets1995

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    Ausar Thompson Shooting has been bad. Athleticism, Running, Dunking, Passing, Defense and Rebounding, Shot Blocking is Impressive.
     
  4. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    "Bad" may be understating it. 43% from the field, 13% from 3, .48 TS%. Cade, Ausar, and Jalen Duren are all talented, but the fit is rough. They desperately need to find complementary 40%+ 3 point shooters if that's their young core.
     
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    No one "hates Green" .... some just don't think he's consistent enough and that he may never be.

    I really hope he makes me eat a big ass plate of crow for all the criticism.

    Does that sound like "hate"?


    Olynyk is in Utah not Detroit.

    I wish they had kept him too ....
     
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  6. cazyapma

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    So, it seems Brooks is questionable with illness for the Spurs game, and recalling Amen makes sense.
     
  7. Bo6

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    jack-of-all-trades. perfect guy to bring off your bench.

    the archetype:

     
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  8. SamFisher

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    Was waiting for someone to post about Rollie. +1
     
  9. roslolian

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    Bruh just look at all the post on Green saying he should be cut or he will never be an average nba player. I don't even need to quote it just look around.

    CF is very toxic and people here love to tear our own players down, look at all the hate Jabari got last year. Now the same people who called Jabari a bust and a waste of a pick are the ones boosting him up lmao.
     
  10. utgrad97

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    It's almost like taking best player available without any concern for team fit leads to really shitty basketball and longer rebuild processes.
     
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  11. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    I honestly can't remember a time a team has drafted so many lottery players who all have the same fatal flaw.

    Ivey: Mediocre shooter
    Cade: Bad shooter
    Ausar: Horrible shooter
    Duren: Non-shooter

    It's truly baffling.
     
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  12. bluffkin

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    Jalen: below avg shooter
    Sengun: below avg shooter
    Jabari: avg shooter
    Tari: below avg shooter
    Amen: horrible shooter
    Cam: avg shooter

    It's up to the coaches to help the kids develop their shooting
     
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    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    Huh? We’re talking about prospects. Cam and Jabari were both considered potential elite shooting prospects, so I don’t know what you’re talking about. Bari’s major weakness, as a project, was his handles, and Cam’s was his decision-making.
     
  14. bluffkin

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    Both Jabari and Cam are average shooters right now
     
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    Jalen shot .365 from 3 in G-league
     
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    I thought Amen looked good tonight. Didn’t score much, but played great D, cleaned up the boards well, and kept the offense flowing.
     
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    Maybe that should have been a huge red flag ..... when Nix shot ~40%.

    NBA G League Stats | Daishen Nix
     
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    He was okay but he really doesn't know what he's doing out there a lot of the time, which is understandable for a rookie. It seems like Ime has zero patience for people not knowing what to do, I think that's why he only got 10 minutes. It's also why our starters keep getting benched. I don't expect Amen to get a whole lot of minutes this year(for this reason), but it should increase as the year goes on and he gets more comfortable.
     
  19. roslolian

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    They were all arguably the BPA at the time.
     
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    The Rockets kept putting guys out for the defense - pretty much I could've defended the Spurs tonight just grab on to Juan de Obama when he's in the paint and ignore everyone else and let them shoot
     

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