I don't know what will happen with Henderson, there's parts of his game I like, but other parts I'm not sure will translate. Also, unless he learns how to shoot a lot better than I've seen thus far, he's going to struggle.
I agree! There’s definitely superstar upside with tho. Do you agree that it’s foolish to think he’s gonna be better than KPJ 7 months from now?
Wow that's an insane hot take. I liked Marcus Smart better when he was calling himself Patrick Beverley. Smart is better than KPJ defensively but he's WAY behind him offensively and overall. It's not even close really. What you mean to say is that Marcus Smart has had better teammates than KPJ. If you swap KPJ for Smart you make the Celtics a lot better and the Rockets worse.
Oh for sure, he definitely won't be better 7 months from now. Also, if he was on the Rockets, we'd just hear whining about how he was too ball dominant and how bad he was defensively and how bad he was at shooting.
And the Sengun fans won’t KPJ and Scoot to take his place. It’ll be way worse for Sengun bc it’ll be less floor spacing and he wouldn’t touch the ball much. I think Brandon Miller fits perfectly! Slide him at the 3 with his length and shooting, that would take it up to another level
This made me go look at his stats for the first time 6’2, 16pts per, 27.5% 3pt shot, 3.5 TO, doesn’t even have a 2:1 assist ratio Sounds to me like the only thing he might do better than KPJ is drive to the paint. I’d rather draft the best shooter in the draft
Yeah I love tari, but miller is potentially a huge upgrade and would give us elite shooting. If Jabari bulk up, it could be a nasty switchable lineup. Jabari Tari Miller Jalen KPJ
He’s Westbrook imo lol. Russ is a hall of famer of course, but idk if Scoot will even be a on his level tbh
Miller is absolutely better than Tari at almost everything except maybe steals. Jabari as a small ball 5 with Miller at the 4 and Tari at the 3 is absolutely busted.
KPJ is developing fine, he is the Rox PG, until someone beats him out. He would also be the best 2 guard if he had to be. Ignore draft position this is about meritocracy. KPJ is one of our best players. DD
Absolute no to KPJ as the starting 3. What a **** defense we would have. Ideally we get a big in the draft and sign a vet pg (Harden). I have been a proponent of KPJ all year until his last pouting fit. Even with that, I’d give him a chance as 6th man getting starter minutes or even starting on back to backs if I wanted to rest Harden. If KPJ’s psyci can handle it, a 3 man rotation between Harden, Green, and KPJ would be great. KPJ should continue to be PG until we have a better option. I don’t want Scoot. If we keep our pick and it’s not Wemby I want Walker. Then you have a really sound defensive foundation and would be a playoff contender. Potentially we would have a rotation something like this: Harden, KPJ, TyTy Green, KPJ, JC Jabari, Tari, Tate or KJM Walker, Jabari, Tari Sengun, Jabari, Walker That’s with no trades. We could trade the the 23 pick if not Wemby for a package with players and Brooklyn picks for a player like Jaylen Brown or Bridges, then you have: Harden, KPJ, Tyty Green, KPJ, Brown or Bridges Brown or Bridges, Tari Jabari, Tari, Garuba Sengun, Jabari, Garuba That’s is a playoff team and possible contender in the West.
If defense is a concern, you'd bench Jalen, he's one of the worst defensive players in the league. You're just looking for an excuse to bench the best shooter and best guard/wing on the roster. As I said, it's transparent.
Our defense has gotten a lot better since KPJ returned. He gets beat some plays, but who doesn’t? It’s so underrated how hard he plays on that end and the way he fights through screens
Sure, but we’ve seen that type of superstar amaze, yet somehow always falling short. D.Rose, Russ, Stevie… not much team success. I was warm on Scoot, but the shooting is quite atrocious, and I am cooling off on him big time. Conversely, I was a Wembayama skeptic, because of the anomalous body type, but recently I saw pics of young Kareem (Lew Alcindor, to be exact) and he looked exactly like Wemby looks now. Played in the league till his forties, without major issues…
Smart and KPJ are two different type of players, they play different roles for their perspective teams. As I stated, Smart is similar to a Deshaun Tate, Shane Battier type and KPJ is more of a scoring PG. It's obvious you are a SOF by this comment, " Smart being perfect for getting the ball to Sengun" And this is why our analogies are different. I'm a ROF (ROCKET'S ONLY FAN), so I'm looking at what's best for the TEAM, not just one player. While Sengun is a good player, I do not think he can carry the team nor produce the same scoring as KPJ, nor can Marcus Smart. And since the ultimate objective of the game is to OUT SCORE your opponent.....I think KPJ's 18/5/6 is e actly what the Rockets need.
