Houston Rockets vs Thunder Reaction and Rockets Offensive Identity?

[@bastadimasta]

Reed is really really good. I see greatness i him

[@garybankston9319]

I liked the game. The defenses were so good, thus the sloppy play in the first half. I liked that Alpi took it right to Chet. Reed looked good as point guard in the second half. I'm guessing Ime is trying to install a few new wrinkles in the offense. When the regular season starts I expect them to go through Alpi more often. If they want Jalen to shoot better, they might want to take ball handling from him and teach him to spot up to get passes for shots. I don't know why Udoka or Silas can't figure out how to use Jalen's skill set. He's a shooting guard. Just let him shoot. Keep it simple for him. I know Amen can play better at point guard. He had a triple double at the end of last season against the Clippers. Asking him to play different positions is not going to help him to achieve his ceiling at point guard. But you have Reed, so it doesn't matter.

[@aegean3818]

A lot of the issues that Frank pointed about "immaturity" and "guys being selfish" at the start of the video is because of Alpi not getting paid even when he is clearly the best player. Get ready for chucking, not passing, unmotivated to move without the ball from the more immature guys of the team like Jalen throughout the season. This "cap hold" excuse to not pay your by far best player and arguably the best player in his class when multiple guys in his class have already been paid the rookie max will cause even more problems in the future. Not comparable to Maxey as he was not even close to being the best on his team and would never have ego since he had Embiid on the team, an establised MVP. Jalen on the other hand will keep pouting, throwing his arms up and not being motivated to play in the system and accept Alpi is the best player since they are both young and the franchise does not set the hierarchy by paying the guy who deserved it the most.

[@randomizedhandle]

@@aegean3818 this is a crazy overreaction to have after 1 preseason game

[@truthfrancisco7991]

@@randomizedhandleabsolutely. Tell bro to stop whining and let it play out.

[@kaancirak]

Not extenting sounds logical at first place but when you look at the free agency you'll realize it is so dry. Rockets realistic option is go for Dbook with Suns picks or any other superstar. I agree with you. Rockets can easily max alpi and move on but they never trust him. I am sorry but that's reality of situtation since he joined the team. They still don't know what they have in their hand. If Ime and Fvv didn't join last year, he be still waiting Jalen, Jabari, Cam iso's to touch the ball. I hope they'll understand that eventually.

[@sketer2tymez]

Al P is not a superstar no one on this team is

[@laluna6245]

@@sketer2tymez alpi is the superstar of this team. everyone get that soon or later.

[@rayw8363]

From what we’ve seen, letting Reed run the offense and make decisions needs to be a priority when he’s on the court. It doesn’t matter who’s feelings get hurt.

[@garybankston9319]

We need passing from other positions too. Amen can play any position. Maybe not so good at shooting guard.

[@HarlemPSGamer]

Reed mid-range reminds me of CP3.

[@bastadimasta]

Jalen is like having a borderline girlfriend. The ups of the relation is so good that we endure the extreme downs hoping our partner will heal and everything will be good again.

[@DarkNight-zo5ci]

Yall gon post this on every rockets video?

[@atillazini8701]

@@DarkNight-zo5ci :)))

[@bastadimasta]

@@DarkNight-zo5ci Just once

[@daywalker02]

Young GFs in the teen years.

[@xTHEGUTBEATERx]

@@DarkNight-zo5cifacts just saw this cam comment on another post

[@AkagiRedSun]

Missing FVV was the issue too but lack of improvement in Jalen’s leadership to lead when team is in a bind was worrisome. Sengun tried and wiggle his way in forcing free throws but Jalen just got shot down by SGA. Honestly it’s gonna be hard for Jalen to earn that max contract when he can’t even out perform J Dub or Chet

[@ffbeexaid4509]

Don’t give max to inefficient chucker.

[@kaancirak]

If shots not falling for Jalen those 2 guys will be better option than him in every sitution. JG is not winning player when his shots not falling.

[@bigradwolf5001]

It's because during offseason, the training of Jalen is the same year in year out, scoring NOT playmaking skill development. You can see these on youtube for the past 3 offseasons, he always just shooting and isolating. I want to see him in an offseason with 3 players and him designing plays for those 3 (which means him not taking the shots).

[@codingstyle9480]

Jalen will never try to read the game at all with NBA coaches. He should go and learn that in Euro League. The coaches will teach him that part of the game. He has no idea about the structured basketball game. He thinks this game is at most a two-player game.

[@Mizokpan]

I like this video, from lack of offensive organization to immaturity of the players and everything to the point. Good thing is most these issues are coachable things and should be very apparent to the staff. It can only get better, but how fast it would happen depends on the kids maturing up.

[@jamesaaron7211]

I think for a first PS game, and as you say without FVV, a lack of cohesion is to be expected. Totally get the concern as that was an issue last year, so it’s worth keeping an eye on, but I wasn’t surprised it didn’t click and that would degenerate to isos. But I love the way you communicate basketball, man.

[@HondaLee-bv2nz]

Make a great point, it sounds like a lot of internal changes may need to be made in order for success to come. Maybe there are major holes, many adjustments are needed. This is a good film tape to rewatch for the team.

[@kennethrobinsonsr.4260]

Always appreciate your content sir,

[@ROCKETSCHOPSHOP]

I appreciate that!

[@bastadimasta]

Amen and Reed will fulfill the role of ballhandler but they need experience. I think Reed will be our Stockton.

[@ffbeexaid4509]

Hopefully our Curry too.

[@bastadimasta]

@@ffbeexaid4509 I don't know if Reed can be a shooter as great as Curry but Reed has a wider spectrum as a player.

[@garybankston9319]

Reed looked way better this game but Amen will have his good days playing pg too.

[@RobCortez0416]

Man i love Tari, but he needs to stop trying to run the offense. And why the hell are Holiday and Tate getting more looks than Cam and Reed in that last group?

[@AkagiRedSun]

Cam was struggling last night but Reed was running better offense than Amen last night. I could see Reed taking back up PG mins starting this season and Amen will be full time SF

[@davidstansbury9309]

​@AkagiRedSun I agree. Reed clearly showed he's more capable of running an offense with a steady hand. Amen might be too fast and explosive to lead an offense steadily.

[@seancook2129]

Holiday and Tate are getting minutes because it’s preseason, it’s not going to continue

[@kennethmatney9622]

IF this was my 2k franchise, I would be looking to trade Green for a D and 3 SG and possible picks. I really just don't like the way he plays the game, he is streaky, but even when he is hitting it doesn't seem to impact the game like SGA and others, he is one dimensional, and doesn't look like he even tries half the time. That is what I would do if this was a video game, but it ain't and I have no say so.

[@bigradwolf5001]

That's why I put the blame on the coach. Coach has the say so.

[@bretttmekeipeterson1895]

Devin Booker

[@hdhdhdh2]

Is it just me or does it look like Jabari still doesn’t know his role ?

[@garybankston9319]

I wish Jabari had Cam's aggressiveness. It's up to Ime to push him. He is too busy pushing Jalen, for some dumb reason.

[@hdhdhdh2]

Jabari lack of big man mentality is hurting the offense flow , he needs to be working on pick and rolls and forming his 2 man game with our guards as much as alpi, his role is more of kg Al hortford type but he thinks like a small forward

[@andreagori5634]

Jabari look always like a deer in a highway, at least have put a Little be of strength in the legs.. anyway you can't a Frontline with Alpi and jabari, it's a suicidal choose in rim protection

[@Donald-f8f]

I would like to see them run a Princeton offense with Sengun working in the high post with the wings cutting back door and having more movement in the offense putting more pressure on the defense having all 5 guys more engaged in the offense. We have the players to do it.

[@garybankston9319]

I could be wrong but I believe Silas tried that when Sengun first came into the league. Maybe it was the wagon wheel. It looked extremely high school. Anybody remember that?

[@bigradwolf5001]

I've not seen Jalen cut the basket much. He likes looking at Sengun try to score when he low posts. Same with Jabari. Amen is the smart one who cuts whether he gets the ball or nut. He's just smart.

[@BossNerd]

It seemed to me that Amen was looking for something but it just was never there and he didn't have a second option in his point guard bag. He obviously isn't a point guard yet, I thought he had developed a bit more of the point guard mentality but it certainly wasn't on display in this game. Sengun is your best player and he should get the most touches, especially given the fact that he can be a hub and is not a black hole. Fred and Reed seem to be the only players that want to(or are capable of) getting him the ball. I've always wanted more movement(of bodies and the ball) on offense. The Rockets seem to be getting better at this but it is really taking them a long time to develop it. Maybe this is just Udoka taking it slow and making sure they get the defense down first - they ARE really young as a group. Maybe this is a sign that you can have too many young guys. If that is the case we need to be making trades sooner rather than later. If this continues I would pick out the 4 guys I want to keep and trade the rest, if not at mid-season, then during the next off season. In that scenario you might end up keeping Fred and Dillon and trading some of the younger guys. It is not what I envisioned but it has to be on the table if you find that you can't develop that many players at once. I have no idea what goes on behind the scenes but it is obvious that some players need more coaching than others - it might be a dis-service to some of these guys to be on a team where the attention of the coaching staff is so divided because of the age the team. Also, I am always a fan of a consistently clutch player - I really want to promote the nickname of "Hungry Jack"(Burger King downunder) for Jack McVeigh.

[@bigradwolf5001]

We don't need trades..we just need to relegate a player off the bench or in G League to develop playmaking skills.

[@RobCortez0416]

And the offense looked disjointed without Fred. I hope they clean it up. If Fred's not there, run through Sengun or Jalen with Amen being the ball handler. I do think they need to get more plays for Jabari.

[@jackduplechain7592]

You don’t know Reed

[@zeysus9116]

Sengun was the only starter against OKC that looked like he belonged, and you talked about him as if he played like Jalen and Amen. And the main problem in the game was that Amen and Jalen could not throw the simplest passes to him and Sengun was not a hub. You didn't even address this issue. Very bad analysis.

[@orkoong8694]

Not having a real play maker on the court really exposes the team's weaknesses. Even the Thunder's second unit seemed more cohesive than the Rockets' starting five.

[@emrahduman8783]

Hierarchy!!!!

[@bobyoung3857]

The dribble drive has to take a backseat. They fall into that specific approach too much. There going to have to emphasize on improving on their support game.

[@teb5479]

They played selfish because thunders defense was that good. They were playing aggressive not allowing passing lanes. All Thunder starters had 2 and 3 fouls in the limited time they played. Unlikely they could play that aggressive the whole game and not be in foul trouble. Having the game tied at 40 is a win in my eyes.

[@CornellG]

Naw, I saw Holiday forcing it, Jabari forcing it at first, Tari forcing it, even Jalen forcing it. They have a hard time having vision and hitting the simple open man.

[@billharris3090]

Thanks it’s still early so I’m going to let coach work it out.

[@bastadimasta]

Hi Frank. What do you think about Sengun's shooting? Can he continue to shoot free throws like this?

[@Ftank58]

His form looks a lot better this year .. big deal for a player that draws so many fouls

[@bastadimasta]

@@Ftank58 What is different in his form than the last season? Do you seen anything different in his shot kinematics?

[@ROCKETSCHOPSHOP]

His release looks quicker and higher to me, even on his 3s.

[@bastadimasta]

@@ROCKETSCHOPSHOP thanks

[@rubenpita1585]

You were right on point. But we don't need to go far know what exactly the Rockets has to do on the offensive side; last night game was the perfect example. Just play like OKC...share the ball. We have the talent but that is the missing part of our game. On another hand, the way we played without Sengun last march is a good example too. We were running, attacking and sharing the ball. Finally. I was hoping you to mention the game of Amen last night as a PG. last season we came to discover how great Amen, when he started playing as a forward. Too many ppl as obsessed with him playing as a PG but I don't like that idea at all. He dosnt have a shot or handle and that make him look horrible out there, out of sync, lost. What do you think?

[@bigradwolf5001]

It's simple, if transition, let Amen handle the ball. If inbounds, let Reed handle the ball.

[@ROCKETSCHOPSHOP]

For both points I think we will have to see how the season develops. I think Fred helps with the offensive structure but I hate having to rely on him. And the way they played last year in March as it was isn’t sustainable as we saw in April vs better competition.. we have to do what we did in March and still be able to execute in the half court, because good defenses and won’t let you score a lot in transition. To reach our heights they gotta be a well rounded team.

[@taserienetflix2538]

Spurs game will be real interesting! Good pod!

[@3rdCoastAlliance]

"No one on the roster really had a good game." Truer words haven't been spoken. We did damn near everything the hard way.

[@garybankston9319]

I'm thinking with Tari back and Ime's favoritism toward Amen, we are going to see a better Dillon. Dillon's minutes are endanger.

[@bigradwolf5001]

Jalen went 3 of 11 only.

[@haydirockets]

Jalen's lack of court vision in year 4 is concerning.

[@edgarlares8892]

Dude! You should get a contract to be on the rockets as an assistant coach. 😂 or I just hope the coaches on the rockets watch your videos

[@sketer2tymez]

45 Wins Mark it ‼️

[@ejw4300]

Great content. I agree that there are too many mouths to feed

[@brickkpunchley]

Quoth Olajuwon, "It doesn't count"

[@xTHEGUTBEATERx]

Yall do understand this is preseason they gotta work out the kinks and shake the rust off. Overreacting to early about bs preseason

[@bigradwolf5001]

I'm impressed with your patience. You must be a Reed fan who is just starting to watch Rockets games. We Houstonians oth, have watched 4 regular seasons of this rebuild already.

[@xxDevin95xx]

With all of the potential they have I think jabari and amen are holding back our team . And it is a pain to say because I love these players . Not gonna go too deep because this is preseason but I think amen has the biggest wholes in his game on the team & Jabari lacks the confidence to take over a game like we need him too . We need Jabari mad like a KG. With all these roles and all this young talent I do think somebody might be heading out after this season or at the trade deadline .

[@garybankston9319]

Sometimes I think Jabari wants to get traded. If I was him I would take it to the basket every time a little guy got switched on me. Fade away jumpers in the lane should be his bread and butter.

[@bigradwolf5001]

@@garybankston9319 It's the coach. He's not giving the green light other than Alpe and Jalen.

[@djmill8000]

Like i been saying for 2 years, im not saying Alp isnt great, what im saying is Alp is the type of player that needs to have certain players with certain skill sets around him. The rockets build this team not for ALP, now it will cost a arm and a leg to try to reverse course and put the right players around him, and because of that price, i dint think ALP is GENERATIONAL talent to do that with.

[@andreagori5634]

Other year same problem.. no rim protection at all