Terrence Jones: Highlights vs. Grizzlies and his upside as an NBA Big

Morey's lower pick always pan out.

 

i'll never understand how he slid so far in last year's draft. If he had come out one year earlier he would have been a top 5 pick.

 

I still think his upside is somewhat limited, but if he ends up becoming Thaddeus Young with better D & rebounding, that's certainly not too shabby, especially when you consider where he was picked.

 

I like his play a lot. He needs to improve a bit with his rebounding and defense, but he's already a better rebounder than Patrick and I think he's got the potential to improve on both counts.

 

And what is it exactly about Jones do you feel will limit his upside?

 

His upside is a left handed Kevin Durant. How exactly is that limited?

 

Our own version of Paul Millsap.

 

Looking like Carl Landry in the paint, Lamar Odom on the perimeter

 

How do you think he'll match up against true bigs?

 

Now THIS is the ClutchFans I'm familiar with.

I'm a fan of TJones. I didn't know how to react when we picked him, because I just knew there was no way we drafted another tweener forward, but at the same time I'd been wanting the Rockets to get him for 2 years.

Having a 4 who can handle the ball, attack the basket, spot up, rebound and block shots would be very nice. If he ever added a post-up game and worked on his one-on-one defense, he would be a heck of a player.

 

His ceiling will likely be quasi all-star like Jsmith, Odom (the one with the lakers), and Gay are. Not bad for an 18th pick, but we need that potential franchise player.

 

Tnx, first time hearing and seeing Calvin ow how I wish he was in the booth! That hat with the suit is ridiculous but he can pull it off

 

I was also skeptical, more diasappointed really when we picked TJones. It didnt make any sense at the time. But oh man, he's proving a lot of doubters wrong. He's probably the most well rounded of the rooks that we have.

 

Jones made NBA top 10 plays! Love this kid. I love all the rooks but I think him & Royce are definitely my favourite.

 

I have to say I thought he was a little smaller his freshman year and that he was destined to be an NBA SF. He has been a pleasant surprise to me as a PF especially in his strength.

I think DMo and White are going to have to work hard to get minutes from him. They are lucky the Rockets plan to run a lot and play a lot of small ball.

 

This kid has some mean potential... Al Herrington may be his minimum

 

I hope the question becomes, "How do you think true bigs will match up with him?"

TJ has certainly shown me more than I ever expected, but of course it's early days. Very early days. We've all been fooled before.

I thought, when he was selected, he was a pick for a specific team to be traded to; just perhaps this Morley guy knew something some of us didn't?

 

It's a good problem to have, but one that makes me as curious as the rest of you: each of our young 4's could blossom to one level or another, and each has this or that skillset. How will all this shake out?

Tjones. I'm liking the Tjones pick more and more. This kid could be a stud in the NBA: scores, handles, boards, blocks....

D-Mo. Getting better, can score, board; could be the 4/5 we need but still needs to gain weight, and not really a shot-blocker.

Royce. Jury's out, of course. Runs the floor and dishes. Probably can develop into solid 2nd unit handle-the-ball guy. But how many non-home games will he play? San Antonio and Dallas, sure. Otherwise....?

Ppat. Shaking off the rust, looking good lately. No one's idea of a top-caliber starting 4, but can give you good minutes and can MAYBE slide to the 5 to get slapped around for a few mpg.

Obvious idea is to let these guys develop, see who you want to keep or trade, depending on which NBA player shakes loose COUGH for another trade that doesn't happen COUGH.

 

This is why you take the best player available.