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Who would you rather have a 3 pt Shooting Sengun or Giannis?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Hemingway, May 23, 2025.

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Giannis or 3 pt shooting Sengun

  1. Giannis

    25 vote(s)
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  2. Sengun

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    72.2%
  1. Hemingway

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    I’d take 3 pt shooting Sengun.
     
  2. Reeko

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    Sengun, but that’s really not saying much

    a sh*t sandwich vs a toasted sh*t sandwich
     
  3. Hemingway

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    Wow are you really that down on Sengun and Giannis, crazy!
     
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  4. nomiz1987

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    If Sengun can hit 35% on threes on medium volume? hell yeah
     
  5. ickaruto

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    Would be a literal game-changer
     
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  6. Reeko

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    I wasn’t paying attention and read this thread as who I would rather have shooting threes right now
     
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  7. DaDakota

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    If Sengun would work on his 3pt shot he could unlock superstardom, if not, he needs to be traded.

    DD
     
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    Ime Udoker.......he who hath spoken.
     
  9. J.R.

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    LOL The fascination with our CENTER needing a 3pt shot and not the dog **** backcourt that can’t shoot.

    I know, everyone is a guard now (even the centers, even the 7’5 guys) and we want to camp out at the 3pt line and shoot threes and the NBA is now just a 3pt contest and who can make the most threes?

    I mean **** it, let’s go D’Antoni-Morey small ball, throw 5 guards (or 4 guards 1 forward) out there, and get 60 threes up like the Celtics.

    Which lineup do you like to make the most threes?
    Sheppard-Holiday-Whitmore-Brooks-Jabari
    Holiday-Green-Whitmore-Brooks-Jabari
    Sheppard-Holiday-Fred-Green-Brooks
    Holiday-Fred-Green-Brooks-Jabari
    Other?

    3pt shooter Julius Randle will be a free agent. (Player option)
    3pt shooter Bobby Portis will be a free agent. (Player option)
    3pt shooter Al Horford will be a free agent.
    Failed FA target & 3pt shooter Brook Lopez will be a free agent.
    CF dream target & 3pt shooter Naz Reid will be a free agent.
    CF dream target & 3pt shooter Myles Turner will be a free agent.
    3pt shooter Cam Johnson is available on the trade market.
    3pt shooter John Collins is available on the trade market.
    3pt shooter Nikola Vucevic is available on the trade market.
    3pt shooter Kristaps Porzingis is available on the trade market.
    Knicks could make available 3pt shooter Karl Anthony Towns.
    tinman’s favorite & 3pt shooter Bol Bol will be a free agent.
    3pt shooter Lauri Markkanen could probably be had on the trade market.



    Our center needs a 3pt shot or get the hell out of town!
    Also: kill the 3pter! Bring back post play!
    :D

    https://bbs.clutchfans.net/threads/...t-and-basketball-would-be-great-again.324927/
     
  10. NotTooYoungtoContend

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    Alpi needs to work on his finishing closer to the basket before working on his 3-point shooting. He needs to perfect the push shot from within 15 feet like Hartenstein does. Hitting that at 75 percent will improve his overall efficiency and make it easier to get to the rim.

    He also needs to improve his FT shooting.

    He can work on the 3 in a few years once he's better closer to the basket.
     
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  11. DaDakota

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    Still 100% correct.....3pt shots have changed the game, it is not as good a game overall.....but.....it is not going away, so our center, who is short and slow - needs a 3pt shot to unlock his best self.

    Sorry you don't understand the context - but it is 100% truth.

    It is annoying when people try to shoe horn in something because they don't like a poster, or what they are saying - you know damned well that saying, 3pt shooting has killed the game or made it worse - from, Sengun needs a 3pt shot because that is the modern game - those are two separate subjects.

    If it were me, I would remove the 3pt shot and get back to movement and working for the best shot, but it isn't......and the 3pt shot is here to stay, so, we have to embrace it....thus, he needs a 3pt shot.

    You know better JR - or you should.

    DD
     
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    I mostly agree with this post.

    I do think Cam Johnson would still fit in really well with this roster. If we had traded for him at the deadline, we would have made it to the 2nd round.
     
  13. javal_lon

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    I'd rather have a 80% High volume FT shooting Sengun or Giannis than a Sengun/Giannis that may hit 2 or 3 three pointers every now and then.. I agree with @J.R. .. This " Can my big shoot the 3 " bullshit needs to quiet down.. It's not the reason teams win the chip.. And it's not the reason we will..
     
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    Sengun needs to shoot 3s that way Jalen can thrive attacking the unclogged paint. Sengun is holding Jalen back
     
  15. CertifiedTroll

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    Option C. Id rather have Jalen (or his replacement) hit threes
     
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    I don’t even care about 3pt shot - I’m worried about the shots he gets to spam in Ime system
     
  17. RB713

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    Sengun can win the 3 point contest every year if you got points for air balls.
     
  18. DrNuegebauer

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    Odd question to ask without stipulating a volume/percentage and/or improvement in shot!
     
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  19. Deuce Rings

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    It’s kind of funny when some of you guys try and compare what is no worse than the 3rd best player in the league to someone who hasn’t sniffed such heights
     
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    Basketball is a team game. No, Sengun not being able to shoot a 3 is not the sole reason we don’t win a chip, but to say it doesn’t have an impact on how putrid our offense is disingenuous. Sengun hitting a 3 opens up the lane for Amen and Jalen and will lead to a more proficient offense and, yes, help us win a chip. Is it the only way, no, of course not. Sengun being able to hit a 3 is the second most impactful change we could make on offense. First, being to dump FFV.
     
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