How Do Rockets Improve Next Year? | Paul George, Jarrett Allen Trade Proposals!
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- čas přidán 9. 05. 2024
- Host Robert Land asks Rockets Influencer & Expert Mitty @MittyNBA how the Rockets can improve next year, what we've learned about Udoka offensively & we throw out a couple of trade proposals for Paul George & Jarrett Allen.
(1:04) What metrics did Rockets improve this past season?
(8:55) How can the Rockets Improve Next Year? What metrics?
(14:38) Why was it important for Udoka to start with defensive culture?
(19:07) What have we learned about Udoka's offensive philosophy?
(21:33) Should Rockets trade for Paul George?
(24:40) Jarrett Allen to Rockets Trade Proposal
(28:27) Donovan Mitchell Trade Proposal
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This season Stone said he wasn't going to do much at the trade deadline and he also said he wants to run it back with the same players next year. He also pointed the finger at the players for not making the playoffs for blowing some games. Not making himself accountable for not getting us help while Dallas went out and got Daniel Gafford and PJ Washington. The biggest move I want to see is a veteran shooting guard to play for Jalen Green if he starts the season like he did the last 3. I believe the only trade talks the Rockets were involved in is trading for Malcolm Brogdan or Mikal Brides. Get one of those guys and I'm happy with running it back.
Yea they was getting them for Green , those just isn't good trades , they dnt move the needle enough to trade green for
@@deebrown9263 I don't have a very high opinion of Green. I feel for the rest of Jalen's career, opposing teams will have no problem throwing out a defense that he can't figure out. Not that they would have to do that much.
@@deebrown9263 Also I believed the talks with Portland for Brogdan involved Cam Whitmore, not Jalen Green.
@@garybankston9319 for a whole month he torched every defense we faced. We need a big n shooter
@@garybankston9319 they definitely not trading Cam or none of the young pieces for role player guys like brogdan or Bridges. Them players wont help us take the next step, you only trade young talent n picks for a star
Look, here are the Rockets options. 1) Draft Clingan and get the defensive center Udoka wants. Keep in mind that Clingan is not a one and done player and has won two NCAA championships. 2) Trade back in the draft. A good target could be Portland for their 7th and 14th pick. Then draft Castle, Reed, or Dillingham as a back up point guard. Doubt Castle will last to 7, but he would be my ideal at 7. Then grab a backup center at 14 like Edey, Missi, Kel el Ware. Expectation is that both picks would be backups. 3) Trade for a superstar. Everyone says superstar, but not who. Are they talking about Edwards or SGA? Ain't happening. So they default to 34 year old George or such. Sorry, the Rockets are three years away from contending. This past season, they learned how to win home games. Now they need to learn how to win road games. The year after than, they need to learn how to win in the playoffs. George would be 37-38 by the time the Rockets are ready to contend. Plus he wants a big contract and take time away from Eason and Cam. Bad mistake to trade for an aging superstar. 4) Trade for future picks. Just gambling that they will be in the top four. Hey, the Rockets just landed a third pick. Add quality and if George will accept $25 mil a year as a free agent, great. A lot of these aging superstars will flock to the Rockets, Thunder, Spurs to the ring they don't have. Jarrett is just a good PF that can't shoot.
I kinda feel like the Rockets will have to draft Clingan if he is available, to keep San Antonio from getting him. Clingan and Wemby could be a deadly duo. I wish I knew what Ime was thinking. Still the Rockets need to bring players in for a workout, I suppose.
Spurs have no interest in Clingan from what I heard
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Stay the course. On the right track.
Why would you trade nets picks for phenix assets
The Rockets would rather push their assets down the road because both the Nets & Suns are in big trouble - but the Suns picks give you more time to see what you have before you cash in
I’d be willing to trade #3 + fillers for Trae Young, Lamelo Ball,Jaren Jackson Jr.,or Lauri Markannen besides them I’d just draft best available
No thx on Trae or Lamelo. Trae's defense & attitude are an issue. Lamelo's always hurt. This year's 3 & fillers won't get you those guys anyway. None of them. This is a historically awful draft with nobody considered future star
@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk We have defenders to mask Trae’s attitude will get fixed with Ime. Your highly undervaluing a TOP 3 draft pick in any draft there is always potential
@@mindofaking5923 I'm just telling you that pretty much every draft expert & any NBA front office member has said this is a historically bad draft. When nobody is being mentioned as a potential All-Star (much less superstar), that's a big deal. The top pick in this draft wouldn't be drafted higher than 7 or 8 last yr at the earliest. Trae is a coach killer & Ime values defense
The points he are making about Sengun and the rockets defense especially paint protection from ALP is misleading... Yes the rockets have made some improvement, however, the reason why they jump up in ranking mostly have to do with the slower PACE they are playing at.
Pace is calculated into defense. It's by possession - not by PPG
@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk yes by possession, meaning the slower the rockets play, the less opportunities the opposing team will have.
@@djmill8000 You're not understanding how they currently measure defense. By possession means, they're measuring how many pts your averaging giving up per possession. That has nothing to do with pace. That's measuring by actual possession
@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk oh ok gotcha
I only watched a few games but the one I remember was the Mavs game Rockets led by 3 points with less than 10 seconds on the clock and Jabari Smith had two foul shots. Had he made just one of them, games over. He shot two air balls, Dallas rebounded, hit a 3 point shot and won in OT. I’d like to see Jabari wearing another jersey next season.
He's still 20 yrs old. Hakeem was 22 when he played his 1st Rockets game. Still need another yr or 2 to see what he becomes
Even Superstars miss free throws. I would never judge a player on 1 game. Remember Jabari has hit a couple of 3 pointers at the buzzer to win games.
NOOOOOO!! On Paul George but I would definitely not hate Jarret Allen or Lauri Markannen
Brooks,Jabari , and Cam for Mitchell 😂😂 Glad you guys are not the GM
Donovan Mitchell is a top 10-15 player who averages 28 pts in the playoffs. You might think it's too much but 80% of GM's out there would prob say it isn't enough for Donovan
I would get rid of Jabari only if he can't come thru on those free throws that could either make us or break us, bc it always seems like it's him getting fouled when the game is close. But hell no on Brooks or Cam, especially Cam he has potential and giving up on him this early would be dumb.
That trade for Mitchell is horrible 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Why is it horrible?
@@RobertLandHoustonSportsTalk Smith is going to keep developing and will be real good. Cam is simply a baller who just needs to learn to play defense. Adding in two high Brooklyn picks is flat out crazy. Imagine for a moment that you would be giving the Cavs - Smith, Cam, Clingan, and Dylan Harper (2025).
@@greglyon1402 I love Cam & Jabari - but the odds on either of them turning into a Top 10-15 caliber player is miniscule. When you have a chance to get a lock top guy, most GM's take that. For Jabari to become elite, he needed to be a Klay Thompson type outside shooter. He still can improve but he's shown no signs of getting there. Cam has the potential but it'll take yrs - if it ever happens. Clingan has no offensive game - which means no superstar potential. The hardest thing to find in the NBA is a star who can carry you in a 4th Q of a playoff game. Mitchell is one of those guys & he's in his mid 20's