And why is Whitmore not getting minutes but 80 year old Jeff Green is ? Bullock is? WTF?
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Thereās a chance this is an overreaction, but Iām getting dangerously close to considering Jabari Smith a bust. For the #3 overall pick, I donāt think heāll ever even sniff an All-Star appearance. And that play last night where he was one-on-one in the paint against Curry and opted for a fadeaway???
Our last 3 lottery picks are:
Jalen Green-an elite scorer when he cares and not much of anything else.
Jabari Smith - ok at a few things but hardly elite at anything (certainly not free throw shooting)
Amen Thompson - who outside of the 1st quarter of last nightās game has been in the witness protection program.
I donāt think the Rockets know what they are doing.
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Weāll see.
I hope heās right.
The blame starts with the owner.
Lol slow down and give it time. Basically have to throw last year away due to the coaching staff not running anything for him and just sticking him out there to get scraps. The young guys are being reprogrammed by Ime and the new staff. Itās going to take some time.
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I get that, but I would expect 2 years of previous experience against NBA competition there would be some improvement. I just donāt see it with him. I do hope youāre right though. Weāve all suffered through a series of tank-a-thons, so these picks need to work out for us!
This is Jabariās 2nd year and most bigs come along slower than guards typically. Iām more worried about Jalen Green but we will see how this year plays out.
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He is SUPER young as wellā¦ā¦just turned 20.
Letās see where he is in two years.
Jalen does not seem to know his roleā¦.I donāt know if itās a personality thing or what, but he wonāt take the leadā¦.like common kid, grab the bull by the horns and get aggressive.
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Green doesnāt commit to switching on defense. Always late.
New coach is no nonsense but Green plays or they have no chance.
sRockets court for in season tourney.
Give this coach time heāll right the ship.
Yeah, very āRalph Sampsonā and āPorzingisā like.
Those guys were also unicorns. I will pray for the kidās knees.
This.
To me, that is what Udoka is here to do. The best thing he did in Boston was tell Jason Tatum to take charge and be the man. He took that step and now look where he is.
Udoka needs to do that with Jalen. If he is not our best player, we will not go anywhere.
I love Alperen but based on what I have seen the first three games, he cannot be effective for more than 28 minutes. Dude was a foul machine 4th and OT because he was dead tired and was playing with his hands on his knees.
Jabari - I donāt even know. He has so much skill this dude should be a all NBA player with his ability to shoot and his size. But like many 4ās, he is too afraid to get dirty. All these dudes want to be Dirk and Bosh.
Udoka needs to get these three dudes on the same page. I donāt want Van Vleet taking that many shots. He is undersized, slow and not a good shooter.
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Definitely. At least Smith shows an interest in playing defense. Greenās basically just a inefficient volume scorer. Thankful we at least seem to have hit on Sengun because otherwise our recent draft history wouldnāt be looking so hot.
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So these guys buying into the coach and figuring it out now?
Defense has been betterā¦.and the scoring has been spread aroundā¦.not depending on one or two guysā¦ā¦I really like their play right nowā¦.hope this is the NEW Rockets 
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I think that is a big part of it. The other side is the Kings and the Lakers were playing without their best player.
However last year, they would have lost by 20 to both teams. Last nightās Jalen Green is amazing to watch. Getting Eason back helps tremendously.
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Why isnāt Cam getting more minutes? WHEN heās in there, he performs. THUS FAR, Amenās been a bust. His brother not so much.
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Cam has been sent to the D League. Amen is hurt, but I agree with you other than spurts he has been less than impressive.
However a big part of that is the American basketball system. They arenāt ready when they get to the NBA. The NBA isnāt a good training ground.
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