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If Stone can’t pull off the Derrick White pipe dream, you could probably talk me into staying pat. 

Can’t ask KD to do what he did today over the course of one series yet alone multiple. Need to relieve some of that pressure of getting the ball up the court and also creating for himself & others. Thats a lot on those old legs!
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So many positives from this game…we’ve got a great roster boys, just have to fit the pieces together during each game. Love the mentality of this team, and that starts with Ime…

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While I love Reed’s progress, and agree we needed him desperately against the Bucks, he’s still playing off ball.

He’s gotta at least help with some of the ball handling, taking it up the court, and imitating the offense. Their opponents are double/trapping Durant in the backcourt on many possessions. As pointed out upthread, that’s not going to work on 37 year old legs over a 100+ game season. 

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4 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

He’s gotta at least help with some of the ball handling, taking it up the court,

Did you see that Sengun special posted from Michael Shapiro’s tweet?  He’s our new PG.  

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I am on the side of the fence where we make no moves to get a PG unless something happens to our core group. This idea that we need a designated dribbler for 45' just to pass the ball to Sengun, Thompson, or Durant to initiate the half court offense seems kinda dumb. Sheppard is only going to get better every game, as his rookie season was a throw away in terms of real NBA development. He has a lot of Vinnie Johnson game to him. We just need to stop with the HR type plays that we see from Thompson and Sengun. If he cut down on those stupid TOs, this team will be fine by the playoffs.

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27 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Great, but it’s not sustainable long term. 

What are you, Greek?  Deny the Turk at your peril.  Positionless basketball!

I also don’t know why you think Thompson can’t initiate.  Sheppard is basically a 2 guard next to Thompson on offense.  

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Does the thread think Amen has the skill set to be the primary ball handler? His best games have been playing off ball and cutting to the basket. 

Asking Segun to take the inbounds pass, dribble 80 feet, post up, and then whip it to Amen on a back door cut 30 times a game is heavy lift. Alpie is also the primary rim protector when Adams or Clint aren’t on the court. 
 

So Reed and Amen need to play off ball. That means KD or Alpie initiate the offense. Any half ass defensive team understands this and they’ve run 2 people at them in the back court to wear them out. 

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3 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Does the thread think Amen has the skill set to be the primary ball handler? His best games have been playing off ball and cutting to the basket. 

Asking Segun to take the inbounds pass, dribble 80 feet, post up, and then whip it to Amen on a back door cut 30 times a game is heavy lift. Alpie is also the primary rim protector when Adams or Clint aren’t on the court. 
 

So Reed and Amen need to play off ball. That means KD or Alpie initiate the offense. Any half ass defensive team understands this and they’ve run 2 people at them in the back court to wear them out. 

Amen should be the primary bring the ball up the court dude.

if it’s a half court set, once he crosses the line give it to KD or Alpi from there.

if it’s a break? Shit man let whatever is gonna happen but I have full faith in amen as the primary on a break…

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Derrick White is one of the few names that makes sense. 
 

I wouldn’t make a move unless it’s a significant upgrade over Holiday with potential to completely replace FVV by 2026 or 2027. 
 

Names like Isaiah Collier or Tyrese Martin probably aren’t good enough. 

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Derrick White is one of the few names that makes sense. 
 
I wouldn’t make a move unless it’s a significant upgrade over Holiday with potential to completely replace FVV by 2026 or 2027. 
 
Names like Isaiah Collier or Tyrese Martin probably aren’t good enough. 

Derrick White has exactly 1 game this year where he shot greater than 44% (50% once). He is shooting 32%/25% overall.
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1 hour ago, Fastbreak said:


Derrick White has exactly 1 game this year where he shot greater than 44% (50% once). He is shooting 32%/25% overall.

He’s not a great shooter. No arguments there. 
 

I don’t know how to define his value statistically. Maybe the more statistically inclined could help me out and pull his career on/off stats.  He’s a leader, a really good defender, he’s long for a PG, a winning player, a champion, and Olympic Gold Medalist. If he’s good enough to be on the US Olympic Team, I think the Rockets can squeeze him in. 

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I wouldn’t even be surprised if they made a smaller move sometime soon for like a tyus jones. He is just sitting at the end of Orlando’s bench. But at least he’s a true pg that can help us in the mean time. Don’t need an all-Star imo, just a competent ball handler!

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1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

He’s not a great shooter. No arguments there. 
 

I don’t know how to define his value statistically. Maybe the more statistically inclined could help me out and pull his career on/off stats.  He’s a leader, a really good defender, he’s long for a PG, a winning player, a champion, and Olympic Gold Medalist. If he’s good enough to be on the US Olympic Team, I think the Rockets can squeeze him in. 

He's currently -6.9 On/Off this season. I don't give two shits about his career, because time always wins.

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