Nobody blames KPJ for every loss of the season. (The only game I would specifically blame him was the Pelicans game.) The Rockets would lose a lot of games with or without him. What his critics say is that he is part of the problem, not part of the solution, for this team.
I blame kpj since he's the primary option on this pseudo harden system. His iso ways, his inability to pass the ball to the open man, his shtty turnovers. Yes it feels unfair to sht on kpj, but if u want to run a harden like offense the centerpiece aka kpj should get the most flack. Harden got sht on for years regardless if his teammates were playing like @$$
Well that is on Silas not KPJ..... Most 22 year olds are.......especially when learning a new position. DD
Were u blaming d Antoni or btching about harden when his playstyle, iso way and turnovers irked u in a loss? Idk y folks blaming kpj is so wrong.
I hate that system....it is a NON system.....but yes, I was - when players are mature they should get much less leeway. But you have a fair point. DD
No, if you have a coach with a system, hopefully said coach teaches and holds him accountable......and everyone accountable, when Sengun turns it over with a between the legs pass, he gets benched, when KPJ jumps in the air with nowhere to go, benched, when Jalen Green dribbles into a triple team and turns it over, benched..... Explain what they did wrong, and put them back in.....TEACH them.....GET THAT STENCH OF AAU ball off of them. DD
One strike? Porter has been in trouble a number of times… he was kicked off his HS, college and first NBA team. There is a track record of him being in trouble. If Jabari or Jalen got hit with a DUI, fans would hope it was an isolated event, but no one would want him gone.
The one strike I was referring to was with Miles Bridges. Anthony Lamb was accused of rape.....still playing Montrez Harrell arresting officer noted enough drugs to deem not for personal consumption......more like distribution Now the Lakers are considering Miles Bridges. This is my issue...... knuckleheads wanting the Rockets to all be angels while the rest of the league can hire thugs and cut throats is BS. We might only be able to play in a church league. This is a sports and entertainment business right? We are one of the worst teams right? I'm told we are in the accumulation of talent business, right? Guy is age 24...20 pts...7 rebs...3.8 Asts.........and we think we are too good!! Fools!!! It's always about Sengun!! Marcia, Marcia, Marcia.....Sengun, Sengun, Sengun
I don't care what FANS like Red and others think about moving him to 6th man, the Org believes in him and in this case I agree with the org, he is developing nicely need to see where that goes. Check out this box score for how a Sengun, Green, Jabari and KPJ team can be..... https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401468656 This is a small glimpse of what these guys will do once they mature in their NBA careers.... People here are just too impatient......myself included....but stepping back, we are fine. DD
One thing about the blogosphere, or media, or fans. We hear what the Org wants us to hear, we aren't in the board room where the direction is discussed and the plan is implemented. Generally companies/orgs make a plan and get it approved by the owner/board, then they have a meeting with PR folks as to what is the narrative they are going to tell the press, and the people and they come up with talking points that everyone that talks to the media/press uses to control the narrative they want the public to know. They do this whether they are a public company trying to protect their stock price, or whether they are a sports org that wants fans to believe they are still fighting for every inch when the truth is they aren't. I say this as an older man who has been both in the press KSAT 12 in San Antonio as a sports reporter......and a guy who is in the board rooms and presenting plans and then working through the narrative....so when I hear someone say they know.....for a fact, unless they are IN THAT ROOM and part of the planning, I know for a fact, they don't know. DD
