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14 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I think the Rockets are figuring it out. Amen should take it to the basket more, but he’d probably prefer Alpie to facilitate the offense and catch back door cuts all game. I’d like Ime to explore Amen with the ball in his hands more when Alpie sits. There’s something possibly elite there and Amen needs to flesh it out before he can integrate it with Alpie. 
 

I assume KD wants the ball more. Right now he’s the closer and bails out the offense with iso buckets when it stalls out. Given the offensive systems he’s excelled in, he probably wants to see more movement and flow.

A win at GSW without Durant would certainly be a good barometer. 

Until he starts shooting better at 3FG, playoff level defensive teams will shut this down like GSW did. Of course, it was exacerbated by Jalen Green being zero in all but one game. Just play a match zone when Amen has the ball. He'll have to drive and everyone will have to make the right move and decision every time...

3FG is his unlock to all time greatness.

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28 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Agreed. Brooks isn’t a winning player. He had a nice game statistically, but he ball hogged, chucked, and took the rest of the team including their best player Booker completely out of the game offensively.
 

Also I’m not sure he’s a B+ or better defender. He’s a cheap shot artist, and essentially has to foul to defend effectively. 

He plays hard and gets others around him to do the same. That’s valuable on a young team, but the Rockets outgrew him.

He was not a ball hog with the Rockets, was the best 3FG shooter last year, and was the best defender not named Amen.

He was also close to great in the World Cup or whatever it's called.

He gets zero plays called for him and guards the other team's best player every night.

Dude can hoop.

 

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1 hour ago, Slacks said:

Until he starts shooting better at 3FG, playoff level defensive teams will shut this down like GSW did. Of course, it was exacerbated by Jalen Green being zero in all but one game. Just play a match zone when Amen has the ball. He'll have to drive and everyone will have to make the right move and decision every time...

3FG is his unlock to all time greatness.

None of this is untrue, but you saw last night how much more effective he can be right now with floor spacing shooters. Want to sag off and have Reed, Alpi, Durant or Jabari shoot an open three?  
 

It looked awful in the playoffs last year because that was a terrible 3 point shooting team that could not space the floor for him. Now they can clear out and let him cook his defender or even back him down post up or kick to an open shooter. 
 

A legit 3 point shot unlocks his top ten in the league potential but he can be incredibly dangerous as is with good spacing. 

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The Yahoo Sports hoops guys suggested Reed shoot another 3-4 threes a game. That would push him up to 9-10 attempts a game. It’s a big number, but Reed and maybe Jabari are the only potential volume 3 point shooters on the team. 
 

They could run into a math problem in the playoffs if they stay near the bottom of the league in attempts. We’re 15 games in. Still plenty of time to figure it out. 

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2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

The Yahoo Sports hoops guys suggested Reed shoot another 3-4 threes a game. That would push him up to 9-10 attempts a game. It’s a big number, but Reed and maybe Jabari are the only potential volume 3 point shooters on the team. 
 

They could run into a math problem in the playoffs if they stay near the bottom of the league in attempts. We’re 15 games in. Still plenty of time to figure it out. 

I’d think Durant taking a couple more threes a game would be just as impactful.  

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4 minutes ago, LCHorn said:

I’d think Durant taking a couple more threes a game would be just as impactful.  

KD is a 3 point shooter. Never has been a volume shooter. 5 attempts per game o his career. But yes I agree, asking Durant to take 7 threes a game isn’t a heavy lift. 
 

Maybe Reed takes 8ish (currently 5.6), Durant 7(currently 5), and Holiday takes 5 (currently 2.5) a game gets the team where they want to be. Middle of the league in attempts. 

Posted
20 hours ago, Slacks said:

Until he starts shooting better at 3FG, playoff level defensive teams will shut this down like GSW did. Of course, it was exacerbated by Jalen Green being zero in all but one game. Just play a match zone when Amen has the ball. He'll have to drive and everyone will have to make the right move and decision every time...

3FG is his unlock to all time greatness.

Not nessarily true. Amen was playing with mostly non-shooters and a dumb IQ player in Green. If Sengun continues to be a 40% BTA guy along with Durant, Smith, and Sheppard. Then Thompson is going to have plenty of room to operate in the playoffs. I think he's been deferring too much to Durant early in the season but he is third in USG behind Durant and Sengun. They will figure it out eventually when all 3 are on the court.

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14 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

KD is a 3 point shooter. Never has been a volume shooter. 5 attempts per game o his career. But yes I agree, asking Durant to take 7 threes a game isn’t a heavy lift. 
 

Maybe Reed takes 8ish (currently 5.6), Durant 7(currently 5), and Holiday takes 5 (currently 2.5) a game gets the team where they want to be. Middle of the league in attempts. 

This is correct. He's averaged 5.0 PG in his career and is currently at 4.7 this season. This team is just a low volume 3PA, but is elite at making them currently. I don't think should change much of anything right now as they continue to jell on offense, other than Aaron Holday getting more PT when we have a full rotation. At this point, Finney-Smith's + Fred's contract should be considered tradable at the deadline for a real rotational improvement.

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