I think you are confusing Euroleague with China stats. Since 2003, Euroleague has had less than ten, 20+ ppg performances-- only one last year -- and no one over 22 ppg, in that time, I think. Europe is different. There isn't big, individual scoring. There also isn't big minutes. But more importantly is to look at Taylor's role. Taylor didn't just play in Europe; he played for the Euroleague champion. Madrid was the best team in Europe with only Luka Doncic getting more than 25 minutes per game and more than 10 ppg (scoring 16.9 ppg). Taylor had top-5 minutes on that team, so very much a rotation player.
Yes, his Per 36 minutes he would have averaged almost 12 ppg. The Euroleague is much more team centric than star centric. There are some players in Euroleague that are better suited for the NBA at this point and vice versa. I think Taylor could be a guy more suited for the NBA now that he has improved, matured (hopefully) and developed a consistent shot. Morey is good at finding guys that will translate well to the NBA whether they are currently in College, Euroleague, China, etc. so if he thinks he can be a rotation player then I trust him. We need 2 way role players that know when to take a shot and when to pass it or take it to the cup and that is what Taylor appears to be good at.
I remember seeing him play for Vanderbilt, and thinking he'd be a good pro. Unless he's got a bad injury history, I'd bet he could give us some good minutes.
Definitely got more athletic with Ennis and if we end up signing this guy. Losing Ariza and LMM hurts, but I think we will see a more athletic team in case the jump shots aren't falling, we can try to get to the rack and draw fouls. The new guys seem faster which will lead to a more active switching scheme. All in all, I wouldn't be surprised at all if our defensive is as good as last year with our new guys.
Young Jefferey Tailor torturing Jimmy Harden starting around 2:05 in that video. Just realized my next post will be number 10,000. Don't look back, DaDakota, I'm catching up!
Real MADrid Is referred to as the white team and Barcelona is referred to as the red team. It’s a rivalry in the Spanish world. I think it stems from the crusades.
Looks like he served his suspension 4 years ago. Rockets signed Ron Artest after the melee in the palace. I dont get what were supposed to take from your posting that article.
What's interesting to me is that because of the presence of Harden, Paul and Gordon, the Rockets value a very specific skill set that doesn't work as well on other teams. Great ISO players who can pass, drive and shoot at an elite level open up opportunities for other guys that don't usually exist with other teams. The Rockets can get top value out of players who play super active switching defense, aren't bad free throw shooters, can hit catch and shoot 3s from a specific location on the floor, can rebound and can finish wide open drives to the rim. They don't need to be able to create their own shot, they don't need great passing skills or handles. They don't need to shoot well outside of one or two very specific spots outside the line, and they don't need to be rim protectors. The stuff Morey is looking for isn't obvious from box scores. Even 3pt% - you can have a 33% shooter from 3 who shoots 40%+ on catch and shoot from a single location (Tucker). So a guy like Taylor might play at a very high level with the Rockets where he is only asked to play great defense and hit C&S 3s for 20 minutes a game and then struggle with another team where he's asked to do more and isn't paired at all times with 2 elite ISO players. What we are seeing this off-season is that Morey is confident that he can replace players like Ariza and Luke without significantly weakening the team. Remember that a lot of people doubted the impact that Tucker and Luke would have last year. Now people are freaking out that we lost 2 of our 3&D wings - but this seems intentional on Morey's part. If he can find 3 or 4 guys for vet minimums who can play at the level that Luke did last year, the Rockets will have a formula for maintaining a successful roster during the Harden / Paul era and great financial flexibility once Anderson is off the books.
More like, "hopefully at least a couple of those signings work out." That's a good strategy actually.
