It didn't help that there were 2 people in front of him (PPat and Morris). Lamb's getting barely any minutes in OKC, so there D-League's probably been pretty beneficial in making sure he maintains his skill if not improve on them. Also, T-Rob says hi.
I gotta say, I was high on D-Mo when we first brought him in. Was also stoked about the T-Rob trade. But Terrence Jones has been the highlight of the 3. D-Mo and T-Rob look lost much of the time. Jones seems to have more court savvy, aggressiveness and defensive presence when he's in the game. He looks more experienced for sure than the other 2. Just sayin'. He needs to be our starter with G Smith backing up Asik. D-Mo and Robinson should be rotating as backups to T Jones.
+1 Extended D-league stints have helped everybody so far. The only way you can get better is with real game action. Morey knows this, and that is why he is such a D-league proponent.
still jones is 3rd off bench at best. it needs to be: Asik smith parsons harden lin First off bench: delfino 2nd off bench: beverly 3rd off bench:jones 4th off bench: garcia dmo and robinson spot situations
Only 2 guys outplayed Jones in summer league. Jeremy Lamb and Damien "rookie of the year" Lilliard. He says hi. John Henson, Mo Harkless...I can keep going. Terrence Jones was a better NBA player than Marcus Morris the minute he put on a uniform... D-league was only good for him because he wasn't playing in real games anyways so it's better than nothing. He was too good for that level. It's like me playing against 8th graders. He ran around playing point guard and shooting 3 pointers. Don't believe me, go watch the games on YouTube.
I think the D-League was the best place for TJones when the season started. It was probably the best place for D-Mo and TRob also. Playing 35 minutes a game in D-league is better than 5-10 minutes in the NBA. The plan was to play Morris and PPat until they were traded and then play the rookies. Things are going to plan.
You don't draft 3 more power forwards if you're happy with what you have. If you go back a long time ago and read my posts (not likely, but they're there) I was saying all along that the plan must have been to inflate the trade value of 2Pat and Morris because benching them would essentially make them worthless commodities in trades. I get that part, but then there were rumors of trying to trade him for a pick, the roller coaster back and forth D-league stints, etc. This guy played just like this when he dropped 20 with the right handed dunk on the Lakers. He was already capable of doing this. He needed to be able to play and learn from his mistakes. Figure out what he could and couldn't do on THIS level instead of playing PG in the NBADL because his talent level was so much higher than most of his competition.
Thanks for the compliment Earlier in the season Morey said Jones has to find a "niche". That made some sense cuz Patterson was the 4 and Morris was a 3/4 and both of them can stretch the floor. And D-Mo had the intriguing NBA height & length (even Greg Smith). So no room for T-Jones offensively. Still, Jones had rebounding and shotblocking tools that those guys didnt have. Jones isnt a defensive specialist in the Chuck Hayes mold, he doesnt have the IQ and experience. But he has more shot blocking instincts and can even try to make defensive plays on the perimeter that those guys can't. Its a wonder he didnt get more looks earlier, he musta REALLY looked LOST
That might seem like a light skill. You don't have to be a no-step monster dunker to be effective. A Zach Randolph layup off the glass counts as 2 points just the same. But when you consider that Patterson and the other frontcourt players DON'T have that ability, can see how it can be an attribute. Greg Smith just a sturdy body with big hands, but he's an effective player cuz of that. If Asik was better at going straight to the rim, he'd be top 5 in the league FG% Making it like T-Jones is the forward version Hakeem here all this versality, blocks, steals, quick leaping lol. But he's showing attributes and we're not seeing it in others. Generally its about guys with couple very good skills that find roles in the league, but Jones could be a balanced all around type that doesnt hurt you in any area
I always knew T Jones was a Beast. Rockets developed him the right way. Made Royce White an afterthought...
Agreed, but the rockets obviously weren't happy with what they had, otherwise both Morris and Pat would still be on the team.
Don't know what took the coaching staff so long to play him. I knew he was great after watching 2 summer league games. I mean, people, go watch those games again, and you'll see what I mean. It was so obvious.
We had to get rid of the logjam first at the trade deadline. Beginning of the season, he was getting spot minutes but he looked kinda lost as the games wore on. He had not 3 pt shot which we were valuing early on from the 4, and he was looking more to shoot rather than rebound or defend. The DLeague stint helped him find a niche--rebounding and shotblocking. He got a thumb injury just around the time of the trade deadline, so DMo and TRob got in the rotation. Good bec we saw how raw TRob is. So not TJones is getting his chance and he's very fresh. Providing good energy while he's in the game
This is true, I can vouch for this. I was livid watching Jones play in the D-League because I had no idea what the plan for his development was while he was spending time down there. He's meant to be a PF but his stint in the D-League he was playing point-forward.
Reading the recent grantland article about the nba defenses, I wouldn't be surprised if they're trying to develop point forward skills in him. That's what they're trying to develop parsons into, that's why we have James harden playing point, that's why Omer is allowed to make passes, that's why they drafted White. Multi-dimensional players who pass well and can facilitate, makes an offense a multiheaded dragon.
All of them are young and have shown flashes. So my question to you is how do you know that Dmo and Robinson would be the better option going forward???? From the looks of things neither one of those players might not get much burn in the post season. Smith and Jones been playing pretty solid of late.
T. Jones have been playing pretty solid..Looking forward to seeing these youngstas competing for that starting position next season. But ive seen rumors that we are interested in Josh Smith....
