I think this team will be totally different with him. Yet Adams too! Still think they lack 1 more player who can come off the bench and demand the ball Do they trade DFS, and let Eason come off the books to get this player? Norm Powell or Koby White?
It would be better with him... because then we'd be starting at least one guard, but the primary problem is Ime.
A short fat chucker shooting 30% from the field is not the difference maker egghead and the rapist want you to believe he is
He would help the offense by facilitating but he would also hurt the offense with his terrible shooting, He’s a streaky shooter and we all complained last year about how him and Jalen was shooting bricks together, His inconsistent shooting will be another issue, Last year nobody had a issue with upgrading the PG spot, now all of a sudden he’s the savior that’s going to make us contenders, We lack a true number one guy period! and with FVV we’re just a second round exit at best. Right now we’re a first round exit.
Absolutely and any knowledgeable basketball observer can see this team has trouble doing the very basic offensive things and he is a good team defender. The casuals will dismiss both FVV and Adams as a crappy shooter and can only get rebounds but they are very important to both the defense and offense. Ultimately the success will be based on the young core and how they develop, but the vets were supposed to be that base of competency. Clearly Amen and Sengun just have not taken a step forward over the offseason like we had hoped.
FVV shot 39% on 8 3 point attempts his first season as a Rocket btw..... and has averaged 37% over 9 years. A lot of yall just love telling folks how stupid you are
FVV is understandable. He's been fairly healthy his whole career and his title experience. Adams is more problematic. He is too injury prone and old to be an integral part of a team. He's our Hartenstein (lol) minus the youth and reliability. Jarrett Allen would be a good get as an Adams replacement.
No. FVV would fix some holes. The idea was that FVV and Durant would augment the young players. If the young players were ready, the Rockets would have been justified in making a move at the deadline or possibly not needed any moves. The Rockets aren't horrible now, but they look more exploitable than last season in the playoffs and vs great teams. With FVV healthy, I think the Rockets would be the 3rd or 4th best team in the NBA. Still needing something to break their way in a big way or needing a trade at the deadline. I think fans would have been justified in their frustration if the Rockets had FVV and didn't make a trade at the deadline. It would have been too much to replace FVV and then add someone else to push the Rockets into the elite with FVV hurt. The Rockets really need Amen or Sengun to bounce back next season.
I'm very skeptical of the opinion that the young Rockets won't be ready next year, but will be in 3 years. About 75% of player development occurs within a player's 1st 4 years, generally. The Rockets need Amen, Reed, or Sengun to have an abnormal spike in talent, and if that happens, it will likely be next year.
I mean Adams is a bit questionable since he is older but he’s still very good and he really didn’t cost us anything but capspace. I think the FO had it in their mind to keep their assets on hand as much as possible (I think Durant was and is still a no brainer) with an eye for this offseason and next to consolidate. Again, ultimately it was the young core the pooped the bed but the thesis was the vets providing a base of competency for the young core to grow and take that step.
He'll help... but idk if he'll put us over the hump.... Not having a controlled hand initiating is certainly most of our problem... cut down on the lazy turnovers.... but i doubt he's gonna make guys shoot better... but maybe a bit if they're catching in stride or whatever...
I think he’ll make a difference and psychologically it will instill extra confidence. I don’t think it will fix the problem of how hard it is to get the most important shot in the game of basketball: a drive and 2 points.
The only reason Fred will improve the team is because it'll mean Ime can no longer start his preferred lineup(for this season) of Alpi, Jabari, Amen, Tari, and KD which has gone 9-8. Merely having an actual PG(even a mediocre one like Fred) will be a massive upgrade over what he insists on constantly running out there. It'll also theoretically deepen our bench which will now consist of Tari(assuming the Rockets resign him), Reed, Steven(assuming he's healthy), Clint, and DFS. Hopefully we resign Okogie, but that's up in the air considering he's only making the minimum this year. But it won't really do much for our offense. Fred is slow as hell and barely even gets the ball across halfcourt before 8 seconds, he can't beat anyone off the dribble, he shot 34.5% from 3 last season and under 38% overall, and all of that was BEFORE he tore his ACL. So our shotmaking won't improve and our pace will remain slow. Turnovers will be reduced somewhat, although Alpi and KD will still commit their fair share. And Amen will perform better going back to the dunker's spot. Honestly, I see it as mostly a wash. And any gain from not having Tari starting will be mitigated by Reed going back to being an afterthought on the bench since Ime clearly doesn't want to play him if he isn't forced to.
I don’t trust that he’ll be back to being the player he was. I was already concerned about decline considering he had one of his worst seasons last yr and looked like he was slowing down to me. 32 yr olds coming off ACL surgeries don’t inspire a lot of faith. Fred will turn 33 next season. I love him as a backup guy playing limited minutes, but if the org is depending on him to come back and shoulder the offense…well that’s crazy. Best case scenario it gonna take him a season to work himself back into peak form.
Will? No, because he's an old midget coming off a torn ACL. Would? Yes, having a PG and another quality rotation player would have helped slot everyone into their proper roles. Healthy Adams would have made a difference, too.
