Another thing affecting Houston Rockets offense is Ime’s 7 man rotation, these 7 guys are playing extremely physical basketball and they’re expending so much energy which affects their offense. I would advise the coaches to go deep in their rotation. Udoka should make a 10 man rotation work bcos it gonna help his offense.
I said it long ago that switching defensive schemes requires huge energy, concentration,interpretation, physicality and mental alertness all which affects the offense no doubt
If the Rockets finishes inside the top six, as a young team there’s no way alperen sengun it’s best player wouldn’t make an all star selection. I don’t care what wemby,Davis and sabonis does as long as their teams finishes outside of the top six
Becoming a new father has added a layer of complexity to Jalen's life that many fans don't fully appreciate. The demands of parenthood, from sleepless nights to juggling family responsibilities, can significantly impact an athlete's performance. Despite the ups and downs in his game, I'm confident that with time, Jalen will overcome these challenges and become an even better player.🤞🏻
becoming a father mostly effects players in a good way like jokic, doncic, etc. but however everything unfortunately effects jalen badly. if you earn over 30 mil a year, u can't let such a things because nobody cares.
Houston must solve the media problem and takes some legends support about All star selections.. If the Rockets first or second maybe two players can be in All Star team..
Jalen Green against top 10 defenses this season: Grizzlies - 22pts Mavs - 23pts Knicks - 15pts Thunder - (14/9/12)pts Clippers - (21/8/31)pts Jalen Green averaging 17pts per game against the so called good defenses thus far. So nothing outrageous I'll take that BUT he needs to be at least at his 20pts average for his own sake before a playoff serie
@@marcusnorman3179 everyone does well against bad teams. That what they are supposed to do. The team in general changes the game plan when they play against good teams so it can stunt the growth of the players. Name a player on this team that has played well against a good team. They all struggle
Jalen played well the whole game. He doesn't need to score great every quarter. SGA struggles in the first half then kills in the 2nd Half. If you watched the whole game, Jalen made good reads and passes. Then when he passes to Alpi, he finds someone to pass too. Not saying that's bad but if Alpi score more efficiently, for sure JGs gonna rack up assist. Then i also don't know why FVV rarely pass it to JG. Still, JG needs to improve with his shot. I hope we rack up some wins coz we have a favorable next 3 games. Then, try not playing FVV against the Wolves. Insert Amen again. Let the team run. I want to see it often. I think there is a world JG can be more efficient if either FVV or Alpi is not available (pref FVV). Regardless, great win. Let pile up some wins. Go Rockets! 🚀
At the end of the day for all my Jalen haters and fans . He only shooting 25% from mid range , 32% from 3 . Most importantly jg is very skinny . Just something y’all need to keep an eye on
He didn’t play much in the second, hardly played in the 4th. Then he talks about the opponent, then proceeds to go gaga for Senguns playing the same opponent 🤦♂️
@@badmontadhe’s 22 years old not every one starts good soon as they hit the league give time us fans were so spoiled with having James harden it’s time to move on to an different area.
It cracked me up when he tried to downplay san Antonio saying 'they're no where near the play in ' when they are literally one game from the 6th seed. Then listed jalen's bad games against 'good opponents' and jalen's worst games were against Portland and golden state with half their roster out. He is trying to find or fit a false narrative for Jalen's inconsistency to narrow it down to jalen can't play well against good opponents. But there is no narrative. Jalen is inconsistent simply because he is a rhythm player that doesn't know how to get himself into a rhythm. That's it. Until he figures that out he'll continue to be the Rollercoaster that he is. We've seen him light up all defensive team wings and athletic rim protectors. It's has very little to do with the opponent or defense. It's a rhythm issue. If he ever improves his IQ or experience enough to figure out how to get himself into a rhythm - he'll be an all star. If not, he'll be a 6th man.
I feel like Sengun and Jalen play really well with the pick and roll, it’s mainly FVV who doesn’t pass the ball to Jalen or ruins his rhythm by not feeding Jalen the ball when he’s heating up.
Doubt the rockets have any all stars this year unless someone goes on a long run and raise their numbers up significantly. Even Sengun has been inconsistent and his numbers are down from last year. I think as fans we should be fine with that as they are all sacrificing for the betterment of the team and are learning what it takes to win.
After all this time off I was thinking that the fresh legs had to do with so many players hitting threes. Maybe we need to move the rotation to 10. I liked watching Tate play. He played well for Silas. Maybe he needed a year under Ime to get it right. Aaron has played well off the bench. So glad Cam is back.
this is what happens when they feed Jalen the ball instead of give him one shot every 4 mins lol. Even when he had it going last night you see times they look him off
Jabari's rebounds are down bc he's being asked to clear out the big and this is letting the others swoop in free and grab the boards and run. Seems like a net positive when you watch
@LockedOnRockets You're welcome! I'm from Auburn and have been following Jabari here as an "every day-er" through the rebuild; you've done a fantastic job with the show! I appreciate your objectivity in assessing the team while still hyping the Rockets 💯
It is extremely easy to see the issue with JG. He is 22, and is supposed to be up there with Ant n Ja, but I don't see him as being that. And mostly with the marketability, but numbers too. He is on the wrong team and with the wrong coach for that. He is playing for a San Antonio product. He learning REAL basketball. He might struggle for a bit, but in the long run this will help him more individually. He definitely gets in his head, but 99% of humans couldn't handle the pressure we put on a young cat. His game is extremely easy too. It just comes down to hitting shots. Simple. If he hits em, especially wide open ones, then his game is great. He playing a totally different game that what he grew up playing, and I think he is handling it great. Let's give praise to a great shooting night as a whole. Everyone was hitting. And let's not forget the amazing game from Dillon. Alpe with the near triple. And if there is any criticism, that goes to the Stay Ready Crew for losing the big lead in the 4th. Let's go Rockets 🚀!! See yall fools in Charlotte!! Merry Christmas!!
It’s not normal to win these many games and have this defense while being so inefficient. There’s something special about this team. It’s just disappointing how people choose narratives tho. I don’t like when people try to be overly critical of Jalen or Sengun. They are both inefficient. They both have bad games. They both have a TS% of 53%. Alpi’s eFG% is 50% and Jalen’s is 49%. Why can’t they just be 22 years old and growing. I’m not even bringing up our other inefficient 21 year old. These are our starters and we have a ridiculous defense. Just let it grow. Let these young men become grown ass men. There’s a dynasty here. Just let it bloom. The easiest way to ruin your franchise is by making self inflicted mistakes
@@Jfsgknd it’s mainly some of our fans that want this change but coaches knows what we have, they know we have a special young core that will eventually make us go to the next level.
Our team is so young I believe they can play top D and at least be average on offense consistently. I look at OKC and they young too. However they have more experience. We are still 1 or 2 years away from having our best players scratching the surface of their prime!
I like this podcast and have been listening to it regularly for quite some time as the Rockets aren't discussed a ton in mainstream NBA podcasts, but the being overly critical and giving backhanded compliments to players like JG even when they have good games has gotten a little annoying. Would we all like him to be a little more consistent and score at a more efficient rate some games? Yes of course. Saying he only plays well against bad teams just isn't true. Against teams ranked in top 10 defense in the league this year he averages 17.2 points. This isn't incredible but it is definitely not "bad." It is more than anyone else on our team is averaging against these same teams. It has just been kind of tiresome to listen to lately (personally for me) when some guys are criticized even when they have good performances, and inconsistencies and poor performances by other guys like Sengun (and even Vanvleet at times) are just glazed over.
Honestly Jackson you have to be ashamed of yourself. I love you and been following you for yrs and yrs on all platforms. But for you to try and discredit any great performance he has this season. Saying he just have great games against bad opponents is just an atrocious take from you. This whole team plays well in transition. Even Alp. We don't have great spacers to rely on halfcourt creation And lastly. Since when do we expect consistency in nba history from a 22yrs old SG? do you realise even as a person in real life we don't have consistency at that age ? Who is consistent on the Rockets? Nobody. Even Alp who is our best player is not cause he is young and his game is still growing. You can give someone flowers without downplaying and bringing them to the ground with you.
It's hard to get excited when the "good" Jalen games where he plays like a star consistently come against BAD teams. If you don't agree with that take, that's fine, but it's not an opinion. It's facts.
I agree with this take i believe in this rockets team and believe in Jalen scoring we can be even better, with our defense and sengun and Jalen playing like a 1 2 punch on offense every night we will be a even tougher team to beat.
@LockedOnRockets I'm not a Rockets fan but I like listening to Jackson. Every time I pop in it's several games Jalen struggling and an occasional game of him going nuclear. The take is spot on. A consistent 20-25 ppg is better than occasional big games and regular disappointing regular games.
the reality of sport is you can not score the same through out the game, why do people always question this about consistency? sometimes you get cold for little while then you get hot, not everyone can score the same on all 4 quarters, hello
@@minhnguyen-mk9om again people wants to see these unrealistic expectations for Jalen , Jalen is growing a little bit every game. I have no doubt in him, the only person that’s stopping him is him.
@@morekt_brokeyou9015 absolutely, this kid is on 22 years old, look at his basketball skill lever is awesome, consistency comes with age and maturity, most his shots are difficult and creative
Check every 30+ points of jalen games this year no team from top 8 so, he is right no need to be toxic fan. As a Turkish, I am also expecting higher FG percentage from Alperen, he has overall better consistency but inconsistent at the rim. Definitely shooting must be better.
@@maymunistahli502 the west is staked so the standings are changing every game but i feel like Alpi and Jalen will get better there both still getting better, this team will be legit depending on how Alpi and Jalen.
You can't forget that they don't do it by positions anymore. Backcourt and Frontcourt. Alpy will also be competing with the likes of KD, LeBron on other forwards. KD may be injured but who knows?
Fred let Jalen do his thing a lot yesterday. Also when other players make shots Jalen gets more room and freedom to drive. He is a rhythm player like most great on ball offensive threats. So give him the ball and let him figure it out. But his handle and decision making must improve for sure. Get him a few easy dunks and he’ll get hype and start being more confident and creative.
Brooks was hot in the 1st half. No need for Jalen to take shots from another hot player. Same thing happened when. Fred was hot against OKC. JG had 9 at the top of the 2nd period but Fred was on fire so JG fell back and never got going. JG just needs to be productive when he aint the hit man. As long as we win I don't care who is the high man.
@@franciscomaldonado9077that's good, pls. Trade Jalen to Miami. Oh. Swap with fox. It's ok too. Get fox. Who won the games very Rarely. That's Nice! Jalen will have a chance to flourish with the other team.
So what does this say about Jalen performing like this against sub 500 teams and not against above 500 teams. He did this last year when he had a great month then gets benched in the 4th quarter against GSW in the race for the playoffs. This is his 4th yr. He is who he is.@bomb4011
There could be several Rockets players at the all-star game or whatever you wanna call it, lol! Alpy has the best shot at getting in for the West but then you have the rising stars game. Amen is most likely a lock for it. Don't know the age cutoff but maybe Jabari and Tari make it if they aren't considered too old. Could even see Cam or Reed possibly though maybe not since the haven't been playing much.
If we want Fred to be more off ball, than allow jalen and Amen to get the reps and accept the ugly Thts gonna come with them learning. To me Fred shouldn’t be taking more than 12-13 shots a game anyway regardless if jalen is hitting or not. We don’t need Fred to be a hero just cuz jalen shot isn’t falling. Facilitate to the other talent around the team. Jalen just needs to figure out where his go to spot on the floor is. Right now fast break and draining threes is wat get him going. Thts fine but very limited. Too many times I’ve seen him catching a rythym and he shoots a shot tht immediately knocks him out of it. This is when Ime and the coaching staff need to pull him aside and reel him in a lil. Don’t like the way u downplayed jalen in this game tho. He had 8 in the 1st, only took 2 shots in the 2nd and didn’t play long in tht qtr, went crazy in the 3rd n played the whole qtr and and got 4 In the 4th , but he didn’t need to do anything in the 4th cuz AlP was getting his stats. Call out the inconsistency for the whole season u can say he has had his best games against lower-bad teams, all tht is true, but to say he was inconsistent in scoring this game is just untrue.
All the Jalen Green haters need to relax. Yes he is inconsistent, but he's had stretches where he looks like a top 10 player. That is not a hoax his inconsistency screams young and growing not bust. Hold everybody to the same standards mfs will be like he's so inconsistent but he is also consistently giving us these 30 ball games every four or 5 games or so give it time our team is far too talented for him to be giving us 30 balls every night. He's never gonna be an efficient shooter, but that's to be expected from a volume scorer who is not being utilized in a legitimate offensive scheme and truthfully that goes for everybody we have nobody is playing their best ball offensively and that is on Udoka
Jalen needs the ball in his hands. Before you say "but his usage rate is highest on the team blah blah." Thing is, when he is with the starting lineup with fred and alpi, he turns into a catch and shoot three pointer. Which is clearly not his strong suit. And when he is with our bench and does get the ball, we don't have a consistent three point threat, and he ends up getting blitzed. Now, about him playing well vs bad teams. Everyone plays well against bad teams. Bad teams bad defense. Less doubles, lackadaisical defense and Jalen can capitilize. Good teams respect him and trap him on defense. Not an expert but I think, few ways he and the team could fix this. 1. He needs to move without the ball and cut more when he is with the starting lineup. Although there are times I noticed when he does try, Alpi and Fred tends to hold on the ball too much, more often than not, Jalen is denied a possession, as a result he ends up standing around during a posession. 2. We need a consistent three point threat. Especially when he is with the bench unit. At the same time, Jalen needs to be good at finding his teammates when he plays with the bench. 4. We need to maximize transition plays. This is Jalen's strength. Amen, Tari, Bari and even Alpi is good at this. I feel like FVV stunts the transition offense. 5. We need an offensive coach. Our offense sucks. Note: I am not defending him, I just want this team to improve without making too big of a move. I'm happy where we are on the standings but I feel like if we just improve upon what we have now, we will make waves on the conference. I'm afraid, if we make a big trade for Fox or Booker we just threw everything we worked hard for the last few years and it might make a mess of our team chemistry.
@codingstyle9480 @codingstyle9480 I understand that with our current roster Alpi is our hub. Hence my suggested fixes. I'm just looking at how to maximize our lineups.
Jalen must have been solved so far. We all now by now that he is good against very weak teams but he will definitely struggle against a bit stronger teams where he will diminish, become dysfunctional, have cardiac arrest, hide behind chairs etc. I will never rely on him in my first 5 if I am going to be a contender team.
@@codingstyle9480 so what happens when Alpi plays terrible? Will there be the same energy or will you give him excuses for not executing. It’s favoritism, everyone should be held accountable this is a team sport right so we can’t put all of the blame on one person.
@@morekt_brokeyou9015 If Alpi plays terrible that can only happen once in a while because the main ingredients of the player, the IQ of the player, the knowledge about basketball of the player are all there. They do not go away. Alpi gets his form back quite quickly. But for Jalen, nothing except some talent exists. This guy does not know how a basketball game is played. His IQ is low. To increase that will take ages but if he goes to a doctor and asks for professional help, probably sooner.
for example= if a person average 20 points a game that doesnt mean he is supposed to score 5 points per quarter, it doesnt work like that, why even bring it up in discussion? ridiculous
@@minhnguyen-mk9om honestly people just trying to find an excuse to get rid of Jalen instead trusting the growing process. He’s not going to be an efficient scorer over night for a player like him it takes time, but what Jalen has on his side right now is defense, playing hard and drawing fouls putting pressure on the opponent. Everything will click for Jalen it just will take some more time. People are forgetting that he’s 22 years old
@@morekt_brokeyou9015 i truly believe he will be the next Kobe or even better, this kid skill is insane, he can take to the hoop without make contact to the defender, right now he is the best one on one player in the league from outside
@@minhnguyen-mk9om yea but I see them becoming a 1 2 punch and I see Fred becoming an off ball player eventually, We will unleash Amen Thompson pretty soon.
Jaken only 22 so inconsistent see is not big of an issue . However as of late I will say he been inconsistent in relation to who he plays like for example he has had 3 bad games against okc . Ngl that is a lil worrisome
I think the Rockets really caught a lot of flak from the public and Ime about the constant jacking up bricks. You could see them hesitating the three and opting for a set up play. We should look at that like a win and see our team responding to healthy constructive criticism. Consistently finding ways to bash them when theyre clearly trying to be better is just a bad take. Sorry bro. I thought I found a good Rockets podcast but you’re starting to sound less and less like a fan, and more like a hater. Gotta let the boys breathe.
Trading anything of value for zion is just poor asset management. Even picks at this point. The guy is broken. He's played 190 games in 6 seasons. That's like 38% availability. He has never played a full season and only played more than 60 games once. He's always injured and has done nothing in 6 yrs to work on his body to improve or decrease his injury risk. And it's not even like he has fluke injuries that u can right off as bad luck. It's always his hamstrings. Broken and would be the world's worst wing/PF fit with sengun. Pass
He’s a lotto ticket and his price should reflect but he’s a superstar when he plays, like yao. Obviously his availability sucks. I think we have the med team and coaching to rehab him like we did dwight and Yao. Compare this to jaken who plays every game but is a no show for half of them. He hurts us half the time he plays. At least Zion wouldn’t hurt us when he plays ever. Again, price has to be right but you’re gambling on a top 10 player if we can get him right and we have the space to afford him for a few years before team gets super expensive
I will continue to stump for turning the all-star game into a 3x3 tournament instead of trying to make exhibition 5-on-5 work. Top 8 vote-getters to a schoolyard draft on night 1. Tweak the FIBA 3x3 rules so the 7 games take up the right amount of time for TV if you need to. The matchups get a bit more personal, it enables a bit more bragging rights and trash talk so there should be more memorable moments, and the players that are phoning it in get booted out early.
I think he wanna just challenge Jalen green, to play Against Good teams. Jalen can do that too.But the good teams have the best defense On JG. Just like Golden State, they Have a nice defense on JG. And the offense runs through Sengun and FVV and Amen if it is Good teams. And his teammates very seldom to pass on JG. There is a big internal competition within this rockets team. A pointguard who wanna feel he is the 1st option, and Other young stars who thinks they can be A star, than Jalen green. If you wanna have jale. Green the best version of himself, sorround him with the teammates who will teach him, discipline and help him with unselfish plays.
Why do people don't understand that the offense of rockets always favor on Sengun and FVV And they will expect Jalen to score every game. If you want him to be that guy, run the offense through Jalen. It's unfair to JG..
Please drop this crap, offense being suited for Alpi and Fred. Jalen had many minutes without neither Alpi or Fred being on the floor and he was still inconsistent. PS I am not a Jalen hater. On the contrary, I think he is much better this season, and will be the best player of this team if/when everything clicks for him.
Jalen has not proven anything of that kind so far. Just jumping and dunking does not mean he is more talented. He does not know the game of basketball. He cannot even assist. He has low IQ. That is what makes players talented or not. Alpi is the best player on the roster.
Another thing affecting Houston Rockets offense is Ime’s 7 man rotation, these 7 guys are playing extremely physical basketball and they’re expending so much energy which affects their offense. I would advise the coaches to go deep in their rotation. Udoka should make a 10 man rotation work bcos it gonna help his offense.
I said it long ago that switching defensive schemes requires huge energy, concentration,interpretation, physicality and mental alertness all which affects the offense no doubt
If the Rockets finishes inside the top six, as a young team there’s no way alperen sengun it’s best player wouldn’t make an all star selection. I don’t care what wemby,Davis and sabonis does as long as their teams finishes outside of the top six
Becoming a new father has added a layer of complexity to Jalen's life that many fans don't fully appreciate. The demands of parenthood, from sleepless nights to juggling family responsibilities, can significantly impact an athlete's performance. Despite the ups and downs in his game, I'm confident that with time, Jalen will overcome these challenges and become an even better player.🤞🏻
becoming a father mostly effects players in a good way like jokic, doncic, etc. but however everything unfortunately effects jalen badly. if you earn over 30 mil a year, u can't let such a things because nobody cares.
Thats an excuse. Most players in the nba are parents
Houston must solve the media problem and takes some legends support about All star selections..
If the Rockets first or second maybe two players can be in All Star team..
No doubt JG always plays all star games against the bad teams
Jalen Green against top 10 defenses this season:
Grizzlies - 22pts
Mavs - 23pts
Knicks - 15pts
Thunder - (14/9/12)pts
Clippers - (21/8/31)pts
Jalen Green averaging 17pts per game against the so called good defenses thus far. So nothing outrageous I'll take that BUT he needs to be at least at his 20pts average for his own sake before a playoff serie
What was his shooting percentage?
I can no longer buy into the Jalen Green hype. He is too inconsistent. Does well against Bad teams with no defense.
@@marcusnorman3179 everyone does well against bad teams. That what they are supposed to do. The team in general changes the game plan when they play against good teams so it can stunt the growth of the players. Name a player on this team that has played well against a good team. They all struggle
while i agree he’s very inconsistent, he dropped 34 against a bad team sure but against two great defenders in herb jones and trey murphy
he scored 37 points 10 rebounds 7 assists against OKC is a bad team, hello
EVERY PLAYER DON'T HAVE CONSISTENCY EVERY QUARTER!
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE CRITICAL ON JG WHEN ROCKETS WIN WHEN HE HAVE LOW SCORING!
Jackson with the fire content! #Lockedonrockets
Jalen played well the whole game. He doesn't need to score great every quarter. SGA struggles in the first half then kills in the 2nd Half. If you watched the whole game, Jalen made good reads and passes. Then when he passes to Alpi, he finds someone to pass too. Not saying that's bad but if Alpi score more efficiently, for sure JGs gonna rack up assist. Then i also don't know why FVV rarely pass it to JG. Still, JG needs to improve with his shot.
I hope we rack up some wins coz we have a favorable next 3 games. Then, try not playing FVV against the Wolves. Insert Amen again. Let the team run. I want to see it often. I think there is a world JG can be more efficient if either FVV or Alpi is not available (pref FVV).
Regardless, great win. Let pile up some wins. Go Rockets! 🚀
At the end of the day for all my Jalen haters and fans . He only shooting 25% from mid range , 32% from 3 . Most importantly jg is very skinny . Just something y’all need to keep an eye on
He didn’t play much in the second, hardly played in the 4th. Then he talks about the opponent, then proceeds to go gaga for Senguns playing the same opponent 🤦♂️
I just feel he don't like the young man personally it's disgusting 🤦
Jalen green stans are so delusional. He has one good game and you guys forget 3 years of inconsistent, sometimes terrible play.
definitely @@badmontad
@@badmontadhe’s 22 years old not every one starts good soon as they hit the league give time us fans were so spoiled with having James harden it’s time to move on to an different area.
It cracked me up when he tried to downplay san Antonio saying 'they're no where near the play in ' when they are literally one game from the 6th seed. Then listed jalen's bad games against 'good opponents' and jalen's worst games were against Portland and golden state with half their roster out.
He is trying to find or fit a false narrative for Jalen's inconsistency to narrow it down to jalen can't play well against good opponents.
But there is no narrative. Jalen is inconsistent simply because he is a rhythm player that doesn't know how to get himself into a rhythm. That's it. Until he figures that out he'll continue to be the Rollercoaster that he is.
We've seen him light up all defensive team wings and athletic rim protectors. It's has very little to do with the opponent or defense.
It's a rhythm issue. If he ever improves his IQ or experience enough to figure out how to get himself into a rhythm - he'll be an all star. If not, he'll be a 6th man.
Let’s go htown! What up Jax?! Appreciate the show, happy holidays brother
Happy Holidays! 🤘🚀
Just give Jalen some love. This slow paced offence is designed to suit alp and fvv.
Even Jabari isn’t put in a position to thrive
@@Jenks93 it will get better over time, we will be a scary team when everyone clicks.
Been saying that
Absolutely! Hope they keep everyone together for another season
The way the Rockets use Jabari I will be surprised if he signs a second contract with the us.
I feel like Sengun and Jalen play really well with the pick and roll, it’s mainly FVV who doesn’t pass the ball to Jalen or ruins his rhythm by not feeding Jalen the ball when he’s heating up.
Doubt the rockets have any all stars this year unless someone goes on a long run and raise their numbers up significantly. Even Sengun has been inconsistent and his numbers are down from last year. I think as fans we should be fine with that as they are all sacrificing for the betterment of the team and are learning what it takes to win.
offensive down a bit defensive way up
@Vi3tnameseGang Sure. But does that get you into an all star game? All NBA is another topic though.
@@Carlos_A_Garcia all star is a popularity contest anyway
@@Vi3tnameseGang Yup. A lot more SF, PF and C more popular than Senguns unfortunately
After all this time off I was thinking that the fresh legs had to do with so many players hitting threes. Maybe we need to move the rotation to 10. I liked watching Tate play. He played well for Silas. Maybe he needed a year under Ime to get it right. Aaron has played well off the bench. So glad Cam is back.
this is what happens when they feed Jalen the ball instead of give him one shot every 4 mins lol. Even when he had it going last night you see times they look him off
Facts
The second seed is for real. Push hard RocketsKids!!!!!!
Jabari's rebounds are down bc he's being asked to clear out the big and this is letting the others swoop in free and grab the boards and run. Seems like a net positive when you watch
Yea that's what it's *seemed* like but didn't want to fully make the claim without evidence to back it up. Appreciate you highlighting it!
@LockedOnRockets You're welcome! I'm from Auburn and have been following Jabari here as an "every day-er" through the rebuild; you've done a fantastic job with the show! I appreciate your objectivity in assessing the team while still hyping the Rockets 💯
Jackson, I really don’t need Rocket RX after seeing Jalen’s performance last night!!!
It is extremely easy to see the issue with JG. He is 22, and is supposed to be up there with Ant n Ja, but I don't see him as being that. And mostly with the marketability, but numbers too. He is on the wrong team and with the wrong coach for that. He is playing for a San Antonio product. He learning REAL basketball. He might struggle for a bit, but in the long run this will help him more individually. He definitely gets in his head, but 99% of humans couldn't handle the pressure we put on a young cat.
His game is extremely easy too. It just comes down to hitting shots. Simple. If he hits em, especially wide open ones, then his game is great. He playing a totally different game that what he grew up playing, and I think he is handling it great.
Let's give praise to a great shooting night as a whole. Everyone was hitting. And let's not forget the amazing game from Dillon. Alpe with the near triple. And if there is any criticism, that goes to the Stay Ready Crew for losing the big lead in the 4th.
Let's go Rockets 🚀!!
See yall fools in Charlotte!!
Merry Christmas!!
It’s not normal to win these many games and have this defense while being so inefficient. There’s something special about this team. It’s just disappointing how people choose narratives tho. I don’t like when people try to be overly critical of Jalen or Sengun. They are both inefficient. They both have bad games. They both have a TS% of 53%. Alpi’s eFG% is 50% and Jalen’s is 49%. Why can’t they just be 22 years old and growing. I’m not even bringing up our other inefficient 21 year old. These are our starters and we have a ridiculous defense. Just let it grow. Let these young men become grown ass men. There’s a dynasty here. Just let it bloom. The easiest way to ruin your franchise is by making self inflicted mistakes
@@Jfsgknd it’s mainly some of our fans that want this change but coaches knows what we have, they know we have a special young core that will eventually make us go to the next level.
Our team is so young I believe they can play top D and at least be average on offense consistently. I look at OKC and they young too. However they have more experience. We are still 1 or 2 years away from having our best players scratching the surface of their prime!
I like this podcast and have been listening to it regularly for quite some time as the Rockets aren't discussed a ton in mainstream NBA podcasts, but the being overly critical and giving backhanded compliments to players like JG even when they have good games has gotten a little annoying. Would we all like him to be a little more consistent and score at a more efficient rate some games? Yes of course.
Saying he only plays well against bad teams just isn't true. Against teams ranked in top 10 defense in the league this year he averages 17.2 points. This isn't incredible but it is definitely not "bad." It is more than anyone else on our team is averaging against these same teams.
It has just been kind of tiresome to listen to lately (personally for me) when some guys are criticized even when they have good performances, and inconsistencies and poor performances by other guys like Sengun (and even Vanvleet at times) are just glazed over.
You got that magic touch Bro. Sorry you're catching heat but the timing is always impeccable.
Honestly Jackson you have to be ashamed of yourself. I love you and been following you for yrs and yrs on all platforms.
But for you to try and discredit any great performance he has this season.
Saying he just have great games against bad opponents is just an atrocious take from you.
This whole team plays well in transition. Even Alp.
We don't have great spacers to rely on halfcourt creation
And lastly. Since when do we expect consistency in nba history from a 22yrs old SG? do you realise even as a person in real life we don't have consistency at that age ?
Who is consistent on the Rockets?
Nobody. Even Alp who is our best player is not cause he is young and his game is still growing.
You can give someone flowers without downplaying and bringing them to the ground with you.
He was a Mobley guy.
Couldn't have said it better 👏 .. tell em stop hatin 😆
It's hard to get excited when the "good" Jalen games where he plays like a star consistently come against BAD teams.
If you don't agree with that take, that's fine, but it's not an opinion. It's facts.
I agree with this take i believe in this rockets team and believe in Jalen scoring we can be even better, with our defense and sengun and Jalen playing like a 1 2 punch on offense every night we will be a even tougher team to beat.
@LockedOnRockets I'm not a Rockets fan but I like listening to Jackson. Every time I pop in it's several games Jalen struggling and an occasional game of him going nuclear. The take is spot on. A consistent 20-25 ppg is better than occasional big games and regular disappointing regular games.
the reality of sport is you can not score the same through out the game, why do people always question this about consistency? sometimes you get cold for little while then you get hot, not everyone can score the same on all 4 quarters, hello
@@minhnguyen-mk9om again people wants to see these unrealistic expectations for Jalen , Jalen is growing a little bit every game. I have no doubt in him, the only person that’s stopping him is him.
@@morekt_brokeyou9015 absolutely, this kid is on 22 years old, look at his basketball skill lever is awesome, consistency comes with age and maturity, most his shots are difficult and creative
Check every 30+ points of jalen games this year no team from top 8 so, he is right no need to be toxic fan.
As a Turkish, I am also expecting higher FG percentage from Alperen, he has overall better consistency but inconsistent at the rim. Definitely shooting must be better.
@@maymunistahli502 the west is staked so the standings are changing every game but i feel like Alpi and Jalen will get better there both still getting better, this team will be legit depending on how Alpi and Jalen.
You can't forget that they don't do it by positions anymore. Backcourt and Frontcourt. Alpy will also be competing with the likes of KD, LeBron on other forwards. KD may be injured but who knows?
Ah man I completely spaced on that, great point
Fred let Jalen do his thing a lot yesterday. Also when other players make shots Jalen gets more room and freedom to drive. He is a rhythm player like most great on ball offensive threats. So give him the ball and let him figure it out. But his handle and decision making must improve for sure. Get him a few easy dunks and he’ll get hype and start being more confident and creative.
his decision making is silently better this year but still far from reliability.
Go Rockets x2!
Jalen is consistently inconsistent.
Brooks was hot in the 1st half. No need for Jalen to take shots from another hot player. Same thing happened when. Fred was hot against OKC. JG had 9 at the top of the 2nd period but Fred was on fire so JG fell back and never got going. JG just needs to be productive when he aint the hit man. As long as we win I don't care who is the high man.
Put some respect on Jalen Green name Jackson
We just need consistency and against the above 500 teams
Tell em again that 😆 he be hatin on jalen bro
Who cares on how to get Jalen to perform.
Trade him for Fox😊
@@franciscomaldonado9077that's good, pls. Trade Jalen to Miami. Oh. Swap with fox. It's ok too. Get fox. Who won the games very Rarely. That's Nice! Jalen will have a chance to flourish with the other team.
So what does this say about Jalen performing like this against sub 500 teams and not against above 500 teams. He did this last year when he had a great month then gets benched in the 4th quarter against GSW in the race for the playoffs. This is his 4th yr. He is who he is.@bomb4011
There could be several Rockets players at the all-star game or whatever you wanna call it, lol!
Alpy has the best shot at getting in for the West but then you have the rising stars game. Amen is most likely a lock for it. Don't know the age cutoff but maybe Jabari and Tari make it if they aren't considered too old.
Could even see Cam or Reed possibly though maybe not since the haven't been playing much.
That's enough of this show for me.
If we want Fred to be more off ball, than allow jalen and Amen to get the reps and accept the ugly Thts gonna come with them learning. To me Fred shouldn’t be taking more than 12-13 shots a game anyway regardless if jalen is hitting or not.
We don’t need Fred to be a hero just cuz jalen shot isn’t falling. Facilitate to the other talent around the team.
Jalen just needs to figure out where his go to spot on the floor is. Right now fast break and draining threes is wat get him going. Thts fine but very limited. Too many times I’ve seen him catching a rythym and he shoots a shot tht immediately knocks him out of it.
This is when Ime and the coaching staff need to pull him aside and reel him in a lil.
Don’t like the way u downplayed jalen in this game tho. He had 8 in the 1st, only took 2 shots in the 2nd and didn’t play long in tht qtr, went crazy in the 3rd n played the whole qtr and and got 4 In the 4th , but he didn’t need to do anything in the 4th cuz AlP was getting his stats.
Call out the inconsistency for the whole season u can say he has had his best games against lower-bad teams, all tht is true, but to say he was inconsistent in scoring this game is just untrue.
All Star voting is split up by Front Court and Guards. So Sengun not only has to beat out Centers but all Forwards. So highly doubt that will happen.
All the Jalen Green haters need to relax. Yes he is inconsistent, but he's had stretches where he looks like a top 10 player. That is not a hoax his inconsistency screams young and growing not bust. Hold everybody to the same standards mfs will be like he's so inconsistent but he is also consistently giving us these 30 ball games every four or 5 games or so give it time our team is far too talented for him to be giving us 30 balls every night. He's never gonna be an efficient shooter, but that's to be expected from a volume scorer who is not being utilized in a legitimate offensive scheme and truthfully that goes for everybody we have nobody is playing their best ball offensively and that is on Udoka
@@RawMcRaw well said
I honestly think asking him to be a rebounder at the 2 guard and also run in transition is a bit too much
Jalen needs the ball in his hands. Before you say "but his usage rate is highest on the team blah blah." Thing is, when he is with the starting lineup with fred and alpi, he turns into a catch and shoot three pointer. Which is clearly not his strong suit. And when he is with our bench and does get the ball, we don't have a consistent three point threat, and he ends up getting blitzed. Now, about him playing well vs bad teams. Everyone plays well against bad teams. Bad teams bad defense. Less doubles, lackadaisical defense and Jalen can capitilize. Good teams respect him and trap him on defense.
Not an expert but I think, few ways he and the team could fix this.
1. He needs to move without the ball and cut more when he is with the starting lineup. Although there are times I noticed when he does try, Alpi and Fred tends to hold on the ball too much, more often than not, Jalen is denied a possession, as a result he ends up standing around during a posession.
2. We need a consistent three point threat. Especially when he is with the bench unit. At the same time, Jalen needs to be good at finding his teammates when he plays with the bench.
4. We need to maximize transition plays. This is Jalen's strength. Amen, Tari, Bari and even Alpi is good at this. I feel like FVV stunts the transition offense.
5. We need an offensive coach. Our offense sucks.
Note: I am not defending him, I just want this team to improve without making too big of a move. I'm happy where we are on the standings but I feel like if we just improve upon what we have now, we will make waves on the conference. I'm afraid, if we make a big trade for Fox or Booker we just threw everything we worked hard for the last few years and it might make a mess of our team chemistry.
That i right. let us Jalen take all the possessions and with his 25-30% efficiency Rockets will win every game.
@codingstyle9480 @codingstyle9480 I understand that with our current roster Alpi is our hub. Hence my suggested fixes. I'm just looking at how to maximize our lineups.
Jabari nickname idea: Big Shot Bari?
Jalen must have been solved so far. We all now by now that he is good against very weak teams but he will definitely struggle against a bit stronger teams where he will diminish, become dysfunctional, have cardiac arrest, hide behind chairs etc. I will never rely on him in my first 5 if I am going to be a contender team.
@@codingstyle9480 so what happens when Alpi plays terrible? Will there be the same energy or will you give him excuses for not executing. It’s favoritism, everyone should be held accountable this is a team sport right so we can’t put all of the blame on one person.
@@morekt_brokeyou9015 If Alpi plays terrible that can only happen once in a while because the main ingredients of the player, the IQ of the player, the knowledge about basketball of the player are all there. They do not go away. Alpi gets his form back quite quickly. But for Jalen, nothing except some talent exists. This guy does not know how a basketball game is played. His IQ is low. To increase that will take ages but if he goes to a doctor and asks for professional help, probably sooner.
You JG hater 😢
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for example= if a person average 20 points a game that doesnt mean he is supposed to score 5 points per quarter, it doesnt work like that, why even bring it up in discussion? ridiculous
@@minhnguyen-mk9om honestly people just trying to find an excuse to get rid of Jalen instead trusting the growing process. He’s not going to be an efficient scorer over night for a player like him it takes time, but what Jalen has on his side right now is defense, playing hard and drawing fouls putting pressure on the opponent. Everything will click for Jalen it just will take some more time. People are forgetting that he’s 22 years old
@@morekt_brokeyou9015 i truly believe he will be the next Kobe or even better, this kid skill is insane, he can take to the hoop without make contact to the defender, right now he is the best one on one player in the league from outside
@@morekt_brokeyou9015 people dont understand Rockets offense goes through Senguin not JG but he still average bettter than Senguin
@@minhnguyen-mk9om yea but I see them becoming a 1 2 punch and I see Fred becoming an off ball player eventually, We will unleash Amen Thompson pretty soon.
Jaken only 22 so inconsistent see is not big of an issue . However as of late I will say he been inconsistent in relation to who he plays like for example he has had 3 bad games against okc . Ngl that is a lil worrisome
Jalen green has one good game against a trash team and ppl act like he consistently doing this against top tier talent 🤣 #tradejg4
Nice... a JG game that does not matter.
The all star format is front court and guards so Alp has to contend with Kevin Durant and Lebron James as well
I think the Rockets really caught a lot of flak from the public and Ime about the constant jacking up bricks. You could see them hesitating the three and opting for a set up play. We should look at that like a win and see our team responding to healthy constructive criticism. Consistently finding ways to bash them when theyre clearly trying to be better is just a bad take. Sorry bro. I thought I found a good Rockets podcast but you’re starting to sound less and less like a fan, and more like a hater. Gotta let the boys breathe.
The pelicans we're never going to win this game
Trade Adams and Tate for a 3 and D guard and draft a center
Trade expirings and picks for Zion. Or jalen for Zion. High risk high reward
Trading anything of value for zion is just poor asset management. Even picks at this point.
The guy is broken. He's played 190 games in 6 seasons. That's like 38% availability. He has never played a full season and only played more than 60 games once. He's always injured and has done nothing in 6 yrs to work on his body to improve or decrease his injury risk.
And it's not even like he has fluke injuries that u can right off as bad luck. It's always his hamstrings.
Broken and would be the world's worst wing/PF fit with sengun. Pass
He’s a lotto ticket and his price should reflect but he’s a superstar when he plays, like yao. Obviously his availability sucks. I think we have the med team and coaching to rehab him like we did dwight and Yao. Compare this to jaken who plays every game but is a no show for half of them. He hurts us half the time he plays. At least Zion wouldn’t hurt us when he plays ever. Again, price has to be right but you’re gambling on a top 10 player if we can get him right and we have the space to afford him for a few years before team gets super expensive
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I will continue to stump for turning the all-star game into a 3x3 tournament instead of trying to make exhibition 5-on-5 work. Top 8 vote-getters to a schoolyard draft on night 1. Tweak the FIBA 3x3 rules so the 7 games take up the right amount of time for TV if you need to.
The matchups get a bit more personal, it enables a bit more bragging rights and trash talk so there should be more memorable moments, and the players that are phoning it in get booted out early.
He alp fan boy he hate jalen
I think he wanna just challenge Jalen green, to play Against Good teams. Jalen can do that too.But the good teams have the best defense On JG. Just like Golden State, they Have a nice defense on JG. And the offense runs through Sengun and FVV and Amen if it is Good teams. And his teammates very seldom to pass on JG. There is a big internal competition within this rockets team. A pointguard who wanna feel he is the 1st option, and Other young stars who thinks they can be A star, than Jalen green. If you wanna have jale. Green the best version of himself, sorround him with the teammates who will teach him, discipline and help him with unselfish plays.
@@Lezahfireno pain no gain !
Green is the most talented player but the offense is suited for Sengun...so Sengun should be dominating and he's not... that's the real conversation
Why do people don't understand that the offense of rockets always favor on Sengun and FVV
And they will expect Jalen to score every game. If you want him to be that guy, run the offense through Jalen. It's unfair to JG..
Please drop this crap, offense being suited for Alpi and Fred. Jalen had many minutes without neither Alpi or Fred being on the floor and he was still inconsistent.
PS I am not a Jalen hater. On the contrary, I think he is much better this season, and will be the best player of this team if/when everything clicks for him.
Jalen has not proven anything of that kind so far. Just jumping and dunking does not mean he is more talented. He does not know the game of basketball. He cannot even assist. He has low IQ. That is what makes players talented or not. Alpi is the best player on the roster.
Go Rockets!