Houston Rockets trade Victor Oladipo and 3 second round picks for Steven Adams, was this a good trade? Jalen Green rumoroed to be available for trade and Rockets offensive woes! #nba #houstonrockets #alperensengun #jalengreen #nba
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Alp still undersize, still cant stretch the defense, still cant protect the paint, just watch this dude struggle against Claxton and Valanciunas. He is great offensively 8 ft and under, but this is a 3pt leauge and unless your name is Giannis or Zion you cant take up 20 possessions on two's
If we traded players because they have a bad game or sold the team because people are restless, we wouldn’t know who plays or owns the team. People need to CHILL!!!
Greetings from Germany! I'd love to hear your thoughts on Josh Christopher and Kenyon Martin Jr. When you watch Alperen's game highlights under Silas, then most of the plays were with one of these two players. Can you imagine that at least KJ might come back?
28:37 Or you just need a bigger, best defender guy, as your starting center
This is a wonderful episode. Great to listen two great analytical minds. I hope you'll have more episodes together.
If Rockets wanna build up on Sengun as A main guy,This is the Right time for JG4 to be traded.
Don't get this infatuation with Bridges, he's not a player that's gone move the needle I'd rather trade FVV , i hate watching the ball in his hands and find a way to get Tate off the team please
I still think Tyrus Jones is better than Fred. Fred has the mentality of back up but masquerading as a starter. He actually thinks he him. He’s only him amongst them, the bench.
Tate is being shipped out by deadline
Tate is going to be shipped out by deadline.
Always great analysis no Jalen should not be traded sorry Alpi didn’t make all star roster. Thanks from the Philippines
I like Adams, but Houston still needs another big man for this season. Utah has many of them. Olynyk or Yurtseven would make a dramatic difference and we would see a fresher, rested Sengun. The guy has aged faster than he should from all the double-teams and the beating he took from the bruisers of the NBA.
Alperen not being selected for the All-Stars Game is disappointing but not too surprising. Turkish nationals are never as enthusiastic and coordinated about anything like nationals from many smaller countries are. If there was more effort then Alperen Sengun could have easily been one of the top three highest-voted players.
Great takes guys! Love the inclusion of Mitty here
My Man Mitty 😂❤️
Need more Mitty on the pod 💪🏽
Mitty is an amazing co-host. I love the trade (A+) & continued emphasis on defense & toughness. SA makes our core better & can teach Sengun more toughness. Getting a player as good as SA for 3 LATE seconds is a win. We still have 4 seconds in the next 3 years & all Nets picks & swaps.
Steven really loves the Southwest Division 😂
I’m gonna unalive myself if we trade jalen. I’m not an idiot, I know he’s not consistent as we want him to be. But lord have mercy, I am 23 man…. I see myself yelling @ the screen and then think “damn man I’m 2 years older than him” HES TWENTY ONE! It pisses me off they’re talking ab this. I hope it lights a fire under him, and not him getting mad w the organization.
Offff.. Alpi … Non of the media person gave you vote. Only 25 players gave you vote.
Your performance is the best 5 in all NBA. Dear Alpi there are some problems.
Turn back Turkey. And after a few years We can thing about Nba again may be.
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Thanks guys
Keep this team together and let these young guys gel with chemistry! You got to have some type of stability! Steven Adams is a great addition and I like where this franchise is going. We talk about the shooting but I really believe Jalen Green and Cam Whitmore can provide that they have the potential to be much better shooters. Stop mixing and matching and let these young guys grow!
Those Nets picks are super valuable now. 2024 top 4 is a real possibility. 2025 is loaded with high upside guys, Cooper Flagg, Airious Bailey and many others. 2026 Cameron Boozer, AJ Dybantsa. The future is bright in Houston, don’t trade it for a #3 at best in Mikal Bridges,
Still need to get rid of green asap!
Good video as usual and shout out to Mitty. Great twitter follow. My take on the Udoka offense is that I believe he is trying to play a safe style for these young guys to limit mistakes and turnovers. Remember in training camp he would always mention that he has to strip them down and undue a ton of bad habits. If next season comes and we got the same issues then we gotta start asking questions.
We have needed size and strength. We’re getting bullied and intimidated (except brooks). I think from a defensive standpoint Adams is ideal in the Midwest division and western conference. Considering players like Davis, wemby, Jokic, and Towns. Ime was playing Jabari at center where he was overmatched. Mikal bridges in exchange for Jalen does not add any value. We should stand pat and wait until the offseason
Why would you trade Green for Bridges?????.. Just give him time to develop!
Let do this deal – Bridges for Green and Green for Bridges..
Jalen Green for Kenneth Lofton.
Growth from Jalen, Jabari, Tari, and Cam can make this team a legit contender next year. They need another shooter maybe from the draft but otherwise they are set. Need reps and growth thats it. Could they get a shooter with those expiring contracts? That’s all I think they need.
The Rocket fans aren’t happy for this year?
I don’t believe it. I don’t believe Kelly or Sam.
Rockets should run the offense through the post. Jabari and Sengun. I think Ime is focusing on everything else but offense this year. He has so many things to fix that he’s relying on mismatches.
Frank , Space ,Csg salute. The adams trade its a good addition if it works out. I think it shows the type of players Ime likes, tough minded and guys who can defend. Cam been balling lately , and i dont think its by accident. He has the nba ready body, burst , explosiveness and got a bag. On top of that he has very good footwork , something that ppl dont know is that if your feet aint set right even on catch n shoot shots your percentage is not the same. His footwork and understanding is good. He was coached by Melo , one of the best iso guys, he taught him alot.
Over the summer i would like to see Bari get coached up on offense moves by Melo. One big problem with bari is that he stops his dribble, he has to keep his dribble alive even when he gets stopped. And he needs more plays called, if you that tall and can shoot , Ime needs to call more plays and target mismatches. If Cp was here he would feed bari more and target mismatches more.
Overall i think the team and staff are doing great, Dillon a wild boi for that hit on bron.😅
Let me say this about a Jalen for Mikal trade scenario. Right now Mikl is better player, Now jalen has higher ceiling . Theres some things to consider , if you do make the trade i dont think you win the chip in the 3 seasons hes here. To win a chip you need atleast 2 bonafide stars, who is a bonafide star? None yet, sengun is close, but beside him Rockets got alot of guys with potential. With that said do you want to trade jalen for basically a few higher spots on the seed chart? Its a risky situation, because jalen can still develop into a star, the player he reminds me the most is zack levine and it took him a while to get there.
Last and finally , even though he has struggles and had his ups and downs we dont know how he will do when the bright lights get on. Some guys actually do better because it excites them while others do worse. First i would like to see jalen in a playoff series before thinking about trading him.
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Dengue not an all star watch how he runs
Adams is a great mentor for Alpy. If a fraction of what Adams does well becomes part of Sengun's game that's massive. Good call regarding the Padawan/Jedi side of this.
Imo I think the Rockets have been sorely missing Tari Eason. He was playing pretty well despite not being healthy and in pain and put up 9.8 pts 7 rbs 1.2 ast and 36% from downtown.
The guy plays with intelligence, energy and he has a pretty nice stroke. As he keeps getting better I could see him hitting the 40% (from 3) mark in the next few seasons and being a very well paid 3 and D guy.
Great stats. Thanks. Few things to mention. Alpi get the ball around FT line on FVV P&R. Not close to the rim. So he had to make an extra move, spin or pump fake etc, and because of time spend help defender is there and he is facing 2 defenders. That is damaging the efficiency. At the beginning of the season him and Fred had a lot of hot discussions on the court just because of Fred P&R passing timing. Fred constantly asked him to adjust to his timing. Eventually Alpi had to accept. Because Fred cant do any better.
Amen would do better if he would be a shooting threat. In the future Cam will be the perfect P&R company with Alpi. Both as a roll man or ball handler. Jalen is not, because he is a score first guy, not a good passer and can not see the floor, BBIQ is not there.
And if Jalen will get traded eventually this is the right time to do, to develop Cam and Amen. We have seen on Raptors game what happen when you give the ball to Alpi and those two guys cut.
Rockets needs two new players ; an athlethic , strong PF and and a sniper. I would even keep Garry Bird rather than Tate.
The league is always snubbing the Rockets!! This time with Sengun not making it to the Allstars after this spectacular first half of the season!!