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Which Player Are You Most Excited About?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Rokman, Aug 8, 2022.

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Which Player Are You Most Excited About Watching Next Season?

  1. Jalen Green

    84 vote(s)
    42.4%
  2. Jabari Smith

    29 vote(s)
    14.6%
  3. Josh Christopher

    3 vote(s)
    1.5%
  4. Alperen Sengun

    43 vote(s)
    21.7%
  5. Tari Eason

    26 vote(s)
    13.1%
  6. TyTy Washington Jr.

    1 vote(s)
    0.5%
  7. Kevin Porter Jr.

    9 vote(s)
    4.5%
  8. Kenyon Martin Jr.

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. Other

    3 vote(s)
    1.5%
  1. napalm06

    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    Oh snap, this year's #3 pick behind this year's #17 and last year's #16.

    BUST. Good job Morly.
     
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  2. ApacheWarrior

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  3. D-rock

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    Excited to see ALL our young guns build chemistry and play with confidence. On both sides of ball.

    Would be even more amazing if they also played with same joie de vivre as another young Rockets team.

     
  4. Williamson

    Williamson JOSH CHRISTOPHER ONLY FAN

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    I need to know who the other Josh Christopher vote was so I can make them my best friend.
     
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  5. Rokman

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    Lol. Sorry bro I went for Jabari but Christopher is a good choice.
     
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  6. Rokman

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    Only 116 votes so far. How many members of clutchfans are there? Curious what percentage of clutchfans is being represented in the poll.
     
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  7. Ankara1923

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    I really want to see a Josh Christopher-Jabari Smith Jr-Alperen combo because:

    Alperen played in Besiktas
    Josh's brother Patrick played in Besiktas
    Jabari's father played in Besiktas.

    I still try to figure out Besiktas-Rockets connection. Although the 3rd biggest club in Turkish Soccer, Besiktas is an ignorable team in Turkish Basketball League (not like Euro-champs Efes&Fenerbahce). Besiktas is famous for recruiting NBA players (Allen Iverson, Deron Williams,..)not sending players to NBA (OK,in this case one player, one son, one brother)

    And also wondering when Jabari Smith Senior was playing in Turkey whether JSJ spent some time in Istanbul or not (he should be 3-4 years old in that time)
     
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    Big Three! (plus Tari)
     
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  10. Cstyle42

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    JG number is not 0... update please!
     
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    Garrison Mathews
     
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    They look so young.
     
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  13. Swapshop

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    Kind of torn between Smith and Green only because I think Green can help the team actually play defence which at times is hard to watch. Least looking forward to Kpj.
     
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  14. Mr.Scary

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    I’m going to go with Eason. I really think we have a great two way player here. I believe he will make the most of his minutes and force the staff to play him more. Can’t wait to see him out there.
     
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  15. Bobbythegreat

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    What I'm looking forward to is different from player to player.

    I'm looking forward to KPJ showing if he can be that two way combo guard he showed he could be last year....but just being more consistent about it over the course of the season.

    I'm looking forward to seeing 2 bigs on the court together

    I'm looking forward to seeing if Sengun can handle the workload of an entire season now that the shackles are off.

    I'm looking forward to seeing if Smith can be the elite 3 and D player at the NBA level that we all hope he can.

    I'm looking forward to seeing if Green can continue where he left off last season and maybe learn to play even a little bit of defense and try to start learning the skills needed to be a combo guard to compliment KPJ. If he can do those things, this is the season where he becomes a net positive on the court.

    I'm looking forward to seeing Eason get some burn and hopefully show that Summer League wasn't just a fluke.....hopefully eventually leading to Tate no longer being on the roster.

    I'm looking forward to seeing Gordon traded.
     
  16. luckyman76

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    I think Jabari is a given of what to expect and he will evolve over time to be a 15/10 type guy with above average D or else he is a disappointment. We know Jalen and KPJ and the trajectory. I picked Tari because I think there is so much upside there. Based on what I saw of him at LSU and in Summer League I see something not only transferable to the NBA but consistent. I am not comparing them but this reminds me of Kawhi. His greatest value right now is a high energy disruptor that will slash and be opportunistic. If he can develop a consistent 3 shot it will be impossible to keep him off the court. I want to see him evolve. Ideally, I would like another player just like him on our roster. Pippen and Jordan really were the prototypes for the modern NBA. Since Jordan was not real we stick to that Pippen model without the Quitten part.
     
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    I'm disappointed that Silas is starting Tate over Eason. That doesn't make any sense. Tate is a solid bench player. Want to see what they have in TyTy too so they could move Porter to 6th man.
     
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  18. Jose Cuervo

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    I am interested in seeing Jabari’s development because he is important to our rebuild.
     
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    They are. Ain't it a trip?
    They're a major part of our future, in my opinion.
     
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    Jabari, Green, Sengun and Henderson/Smith.
     

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