[Chron] Rockets' Taylor shooting for playing time

This guy is a stud.

Number one option for backing up Kevin Martin next season!!!!!!!

woohoo sign raja bell and we're fully set at the backcourt!!!

 

Poor man's JR Smith.

 

not really. He not a shooter. He just bulldozes his way to the rim. Kinda like Wafer but he seems to know when to pass a little better.

 

Basically Wafer without the stupidity. I don't mind that personally.

That said, how is he going to find time behind Martin, Battier, Ariza, and Budinger? I really do hope Morey make an offseason deal, rather than a deadline deal, to maximize our talent going into the season.

 

Taylor passes a lot less than Wafer did, and thats saying a lot.

 

Taylor has the potential to be a closer that the rockets really need.

 

He is not a shooter, he is a scorer. His pt will depend on his defence. As athletic as he is he has no excuse not to develop into a good defender with guys like chuck and battier always in your ear. If he doesnt show something on d he will be a dnba superstar.

 

Taylor = Wafer+passing+dribble.

 

Shows you don't really know much about his game?

He ATTEMPTED 4.5 triples per game in the D-League last season.

His last 3 years of college he MADE 2.5 triples per game (that's one heckuva lot - Granger and Brooks led the NBA with 2.6 makes per game last season).

He's a shooter who needs to learn to pick his shots a bit better; and he also excels at getting to the rim (reflected in his high FG% through college and into the D-League)

I would also say he's a worse passer than Wafer...

Sorry man - but I think I completely disagree with your assessment!

 

I think if he's a worse passer than Wafer, it's really marginal. His passing is well... passable.

It's his reluctance to pass that is a huge problem. When he gets the ball, he gets tunnel vision and wants to attack the rim immediately, which is a major issue.

 

Like this guy a lot. he's the most exciting player to watch on the team right now to me. 'ELITE athleticism' like Rosas says in that article, to go along with his natural scoring mentality... he can be a flat out beast! Those numbers he put up in college weren't just a fluke.

But the thing that sets him apart from someone like a JR Smith is his work ethic and attitude. From improving his ball-handling to changing his shot form. You can tell the guy is putting in the work.

In my opinion he can be better than Von Wafer cause he has such great strength at finishing around the basket and he rebounds very well. Tough and fearless when going to the rim. My type of player.

He has the athleticism, the right attitude, and hard work ethic. Those are ingredients for a very special player. Sky is the limit for him.

 

We should probably sign Von Wafer and i think if Jermaine Taylor was a little bigger like more of a 6'7 he would have seen way more playing time last year because we were so undersized and he would be more of a better player overall in my opinion.

 

did anyone watch that summer league game?? yes he can score.. but its agianst scrubs and the dude DOES NOT PASS...

why are there no videos of Taylor passing? :grin:

 

I think it's unfair to blame him for lack of passing right now. So far he's had the ability to go by pretty much everyone that's tried to guard him... and considering most of the guys on the court are worried about themselves right now (considering they are trying to make a name for themselves), there's very little help defense.

So when JT goes by his man, he usually sees a pretty good lane to the basket. You can't expect a guy to pass the ball away when he's got an open lane to the basket, especially somebody with impressive finishing ability, like Taylor.

 

There probably aren't any videos of Jermaine Taylor passing, SunsRocketsfan....

...because he's got to get onto the court for the Rockets first.....and learn to take advantage of scoring opportunities created by other players...most notably Yao Ming. The Rockets won't need Taylor to pass as much as they'll need him to score and defend.

I've gone on record more than once since the Rockets drafted Taylor, saying that, of all the Rockets acquired in the past year, Taylor is possibly the player with the most potential to develop into an outstanding guard/wing player.

Chase Budinger also has that opportunity, but there have been questions about his desire to be as good as his talent suggests he can be (as far back as his college days in Arizona). Taylor never lacked for confidence in college, so I'm not at all surprised he hasn't lacked any thus far into his career.

Taylor has physical tools along the lines of Dwayne Wade, in my opinion. He's comparable to Wade in size and athleticism, and can put the ball in the basket in a lot of ways. The fact that he's improving his jumpshooting is a telltale sign of his willingness to do everything he can to be the best player he can.

Wade played a great deal of point guard at Marquette, so he's much better at decision making and passing than Taylor is. But with time and opportunity, I can see Taylor making strides in that direction. He was very accustomed in college to having a team's entire defensive attention focused on him, and he still was able to make plays for himself and his teammates regularly.

That won't be as easy against first-line NBA players consistently (or even second string players, for that matter), so I agree with you that it's not sensible to get excited about anybody performing well in Summer League play, SunsRocketsfan. But if what's happened in the past few days is any indication, then the best bet for the Rockets acquiring that elite wing player (or any elite players, for that matter) may come from within much more quickly than any signings or trades.

Of course, Yao Ming stirs that drink at the moment. If he's healthy and can play for much more than the ridiculous 20-25 minutes floated around, the clockticks speed up, and you possible go into win-now mode again. Otherwise, there's no harm or rush in letting the kids grow.

Especially Jermaine Taylor.

 

Maybe he should be passing for playing time.

 

I hope Aldeman is able to find minutes for Taylor. Obviously he has been working extra hard, so it is easy to cheer for him.

More importantly, he is one of the very few players on the team that is able to create his own shot.

Finally, if that improved jumper gets any more consistent, watch out, this dude is going to suprise a lot of people because we already know his drives to the basket are money.

 

passing to who? ariza for the 2 point fadeaway offbalance jumper?