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Dillon Brooks on Mental Lapses: “Feel like it’s the same guys that are doing that”

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by RudyTBag, Nov 2, 2023.

  1. JayGoogle

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    It has.

    I question anyone's actual knowledge of defense if they think Sengun is as capable defending the perimeter our as switchable on defense as Jabari is. He simply is not good at that.
     
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    Alp has defended in space better so far. I question anyones eyes if they have seen different so far.
     
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  3. AroundTheWorld

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    Well, Jabari has to contribute something.
     
  4. JayGoogle

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    Yeah, question Ime's then. He takes out Alp when the team needed stops last night on defensive possessions. Not Jabari.

    Ime then pointed out how the Warriors were going after him.

    Like this Sengun stuff has to stop, you can criticize every young player's flaws EXCEPT Sengun. He's the perfect player. Some of yall act like he's prime Hakeem. He's not. I hope he becomes that, but he's not.
     
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    And I question anybody's smell who can't tell both of these boys stink on defense
     
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    Watch the games. He was put back in at the end too.
    Jabari hasn’t defended well so far, if you can’t see that then you don’t know what you’re looking at.
     
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    i question who dylan brooks is even talking about in that interview
     
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  8. JayGoogle

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    He was put back in because of the offensive possession.

    It was a close game and Ime took him out when he could because he wanted to get a stop.

    It's an off/def switch that coaches do when every possession matters in a close game.
     
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    And I’m not one who thinks Jabari won’t be a good defender. So far, Alp has been better. That includes the perimeter
     
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    And left in for defense after
     
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  11. ThatBoyNick

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    It was his mom, right?
     
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    Love that we got him but dam he's such an unlikeable guy isn't he? His dameanour, the way he talks.
     
  13. JayGoogle

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    Again, tell Ime that then. He's the one giving Jabari harder assignments and the team is good defensively. So you tell me what's going on?

    Rockets closed the game out, but when they got close and he wanted to get a stop he took Alp out and he knew Alp was an issue during the Warriors game.
     
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    Alp has been a better defender so far this year. End of discussion
     
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    He talks like a psycho killer. I am starting to like it :eek:.
     
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    Brooks had SEVEN turnovers. Why doesn’t the reporter ask him about that?
     
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    Houston media is soft. They don’t ask the tough questions.
     
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    Bro, Dillon started the game defending Banchero. Franz cooked Bari's ass so Dillon had to defend Franz, then Banchero cooked Bari's ass.

    Does Jabari have the potential to be the best defensive player in the team? Yes.
    Is Jabari the worst defensive player of the team right now including the bench? Also yes.
     
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    He also had 5 steals. It'd be dumb to go after him after such performance
     
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    You can believe what you want, doesn't change the fact that Ime isn't treating Alp as if he's a good defender. If he were, we'd be switching everything on defense. We don't. Because for most of the defense Alp is being hidden around the paint because he can't be trusted to check shiftier dudes.

    Paolo COOKED Bari with a whole 3fgs made.

    I know one thing, if you put Alp on Franz OR Paolo for the game they'd have much better nights.

    This how you know someone don't know what they talking about and just buy in to a narrative they don't even understand.

    Yeah, Jabari is really worse on defense than Jock Landale, Boban, and any other random guy on the bench.

    Jabari is so bad on defense that apparently the coach puts him to guard the other teams best offensive players each night...okay then.
     
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