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[Player Assessment] Usman Garuba

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Dankstronaut, Mar 25, 2023.

  1. Dankstronaut

    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.

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    Being 6'8" doesn't completely bother me, he does have go-go-gadget arms and elite quickness to guard anyone on the floor so that's the trade-off. I do wonder how he would look in a situation where the coaching staff wasn't trying to lose... where they embraced a switching defense that didn't mind him getting called to the perimeter because he would eat a lot of guards alive. I'm thinking of a 5 man lineup that goes something like Green-Tate-Eason-Smith-Garuba. I feel like that 5 can switch any pick and put the brakes on. They would just need to prove they can shoot well enough to hold spacing for Green to drive lol
     
  2. SamFisher

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    Are you watching right now vs CLE? He's getting scored on underneath by Allen Mobley Cedi Osman

    This guy is not good at post defense.
     
  3. SamFisher

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    Agree - 12th is way too high.
     
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    What about poaching Santi Aldamer though?
     
  5. rimrocker

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    Good player, but I don't think he fits unless we trade Bregman.
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