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Ime - nothing is Given anymore all will be earned!

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by DaDakota, Jun 26, 2023.

  1. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    I think the odds are in your favor there for sure, but I also have no idea how much was Nix vs how much was Silas lack of system.

    DD
     
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    Amen gonna play 50 percent of the Rockets point guard duties.
     
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    You are right... no one could be as bad as Nix (Or Jabari) and get all that playing time on a normal team. We don't know what exactly caused the pathetic ball movement, shot selection, shot making, or defense. It seems like it was a vicious cycle caused by a poor system, poor on-court combinations with players out of position, and players getting minutes who weren't ready. I believe Ime when he says that most of the improvement will come from "Internal Improvement." As you say, the pressure to earn minutes will cause the younger players to shape up and play better.
     
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    Pressure also creates uncontrollable flatulence and explosive diarrhea.
     
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    And also crushes people in submarines. Too soon?
     
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    At 20 years old:

    J. Morant - 67 games ... 17.8 ppg ... 7.3 apg ... 3.9 rpg ... 47.7FG% ... 33.5 ThreePt% (2.7 3PA) ... 77.6 FT%

    J. Green - 76 games ... 22.1 ppg ... 3.7 apg ... 3.7 rpg ... 41.7FG% ... 33.8 ThreePt% (7.3 3PA) ... 78.6 FT%


    "Badazz" vs "Puppy"
     
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    ROY vs borderline bust
     
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    Watch Dillon Brooks gone handed out minutes that no young guy can ever get.
     
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    I sure am curious how this will all work out.

    Wonder who will be the first player in Ime's doghouse?
     
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    Udoka found out the rockets overpaid for KPJ and basically is saying I don’t give a dam if he’s benched.
     
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    Well Charles Barkley was only about 6’3.5” barefoot. As Rudy T said, never underestimate the heart of a champion. Barkley never one one because he played in the Magic, Bird, MJ and Hakeem eras. Those 4 guys are in everyone’s top 10 all time greatest NBA players!
     
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    Well Charles Barkley was only about 6’3.5” barefoot. As Rudy T said, never underestimate the heart of a champion. Barkley never one one because he played in the Magic, Bird, MJ and Hakeem eras. Those 4 guys are in everyone’s top 10 all time greatest NBA players!
    I want to know when the DaDakota Rockets talk videos are coming back!!!!
     
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    Charles Barkley said he was injured during the Hakeem Olajuwon Championship Run.

    Come on Charles, every Rockets player is some what injured.
     
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    I don't know why Amen and Ausar reminds me of Old School Jordan, same Personality. Jordan can Iron and do his bed, stay away from drugs in his Rookie days.
     
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    I mean the guy that is shorter averaged more rebound and a much better fg % . He also added assists to make up for less scoring .

    y’all aren’t gonna convince me jalen green has been good .
     
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    Also at 20, Ja had a higher TS% than Jalen ever has AND was a MUCH better defender than Jalen ever has been.....though, that's not saying much at all, you don't actually have to be any good to have a higher TS% than Jalen ever has or be better defensively than Jalen ever has been.

    Why people are still trying to hype this kid up, I'll never know....but hopefully one of these days he rewards his blindly loyal cult by massively improving enough at every aspect of the game to be even a halfway decent player.
     
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    Saying "more rebound [sic]" is laughably disingenuous when the difference is 1/5 of a rebound.

    Yes the POINT GUARD tallied more assists than the SHOOTING GUARD, but he also racked up more turnovers.

    And yes the player that took nearly 2/3 fewer three pointers had a higher FG%.

    I'm not here to convince you of anything. I just laid out the facts because numbers aren't prone to personal beefs or biases.
    Do with it what you will.
     

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