Why is Rafer Alston even allowed to shoot the ball??

Alston is an offensive force in the NBA. He's a great finisher in the paint, has a deadly floater which he is not afraid to use, and a clutch jump shooter even with a hand in his face. His incredibly high shooting percentage is a testament to his efficiency.

 

i am totally convinced. have Yao, Ron and Scola take turns to screen for him , and let him take over the games

 

Translation:

"These are not the droids you are looking for"

DD

 

Here's a realistic analysis of Alston. Obviously we can't count on the guy to shoot, but if we can get him into a role where he's playing 24 minutes a game, he'll be the Kendrick Perkins of the Rockets. Look at Kendricks stats, they don't count on him to put up huge numbers. He plays 24 minutes a game, but it works because if he has a bad game, its not a big deal because instead of shooting 2-11, a bad game for him might be 0-4 or 1-5.

The good news is, we have this kid named Brooks that is starting to come around. So by the end of the season they should split minutes and even if Alston has a bad game it will be a 1-5 type of bad game.

 

I'm sure this opinion has been introduced by someone else already, but Alston is not going to shoot less than 30% on his 3's all year.

And once he starts hitting them, defenses will be forced to guard him, which makes room for everyone else.

I seem to remember him shooting the 3 quite well during that little streak; maybe some of y'all forgot about that.

 

The difference is Perkins is a Center and Rafer is a PG. The Celtics can afford for Perkins to be what he is, the Rockets however can't afford for Rafer to continue struggling like he has.

I think Rafer will eventually get out of this funk though. Hopefully.

 

You shouldn't just look at "a streak" when evaluating a player. Look at the big picture. Most players shoot well in streaks but few players shoot under 40% for their careers.

Chuck Hayes went through a streak where he hit 3 straight FTs. That doesn't mean we have faith in his FT shooting. I understand that was only over the course of a couple of games but the point is the same. Fans want some semblance of consistency out of Rafer, not just the occasional streak of decent shooting followed by weeks of bricking.

 

Rafer has been just awful so far.

 

come on, staring PG? that is only in Rockets.
If Alston is in any other 29 teams, he would only play in trash time.

 

All we want from Rafer is a smarter shot selection. If your wide open, shoot the 3, mix in a mid rage jumper, drive to the hole and finish, or drive and kick out for 3's or dunks/layups.

It's not that hard with 3 superstars surrounding you. Watch AB he's doing a tremendous job of what you should be doing.

Stop shooting the floater, that shot hasn't worked since you stop playing street ball.

I refuse to believe that we can't find someone willing to swap for head, and Francis expiring contract. I would want Williams from NJ (shot blocker and rebounder). Much better replacement for Deke in the West.

 

Can we find a legitimate PG from Europe? Alston is just like a trash.

 

Please just let Brooks start and see how things go.
I can see him being much more efficient than alston.
The dude can shoot and is a blurrrrrrrr

 

so good
agree with you
we really need Rafer's 3's

 

There are subtle differences between having a PG playing 24 minutes a game starting and a C playing 24 minutes a game. But basically Perkins is a guy that rebounds, plays decent D and when he's alone under the basket they give it to him. He's basically a taller Chuck Hayes with more range. I wouldn't want to see Chuck Hayes in a game for 34 minutes either. But if you just put the two players in a vacuum and evaluate them based on talent relative to their teams, they are both the 5th best players in the starting lineup. People leave Perkins to double KG, Allen and Pierce just like people leave Alston.

The difference though, is Perkins plays 24 minutes a game. You mentioned that Rafer can hurt the team if he continues playing like this. I disagree, if Rafer is at a point where he is playing 24 minutes a game, a bad shooting night for him would be 1-5 or something to that effect. No more 2-9 games. The key is less shots basically. If he's hot, keep him in. Otherwise limit the minutes.

 

Eh... who starts doesn't matter. Brooks needs to get to a point where he can split minutes with Alston though. Plus, I think Adelman has something going with a Brooks and Barry second unit.

Anyway, do you really want Brooks guarding someone like Parker or Chris Paul or Deron Williams? As bad as people think Alston is on defense, Brooks would get destroyed against these guys.

 

yeah...its a pretty simple concept.

Capable open guard shoots the open jumpshot. If he doesn't, it just allows the defense to clamp down on our other guys.

If he can't make that it isn't his or his teamates' problem. Its Adleman's job to make the gameplan and/or rotation adjustment.

 

i think at this point its a chemistry issue but i see your point, were 3-0 we need to definitely change something soon, i mean who wants to be 3-0, if this continues we might win a championship, 3-0 psshhh 1-2 thats where its at

 

i completely agree

 

he is a good 3 point shooter,he can do a good job

 

Rafer should practice three points much more.With Yao as the inside threat, guards missing open three is just unacceptable.