HorryForThree

Houston Rockets Fan

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

Jeff Teague says it’s hard to play with Giannis and that players don’t really get better playing alongside him.

“Giannis got to change the way he play. It was not fun playing with Giannis. Doesn’t mean he’s not a great player, but he’s a very tough player to play with. Jrue Holiday is only guy I’ve seen have success with him.”

(Via @club520podcast, h/t @TheHeatCentral, @Fullcourtpass )

[MFFL @Mavs_FFL]

Kyrie’s wristband

#MFFL

[HorryForThree @HorryForThree]

@angellucia14 You probably didn't watch the game. The play that stuck out was KD bringing up the floor and tossing it far up court to Jabari which was easily intercepted and returned for points. It's included in this highlight reel: https://t.co/a8PYOcKBi8

[Basketball Performances @NBAPerformances]

Jalen Johnson 16 assists vs Rockets.

Some of these shouldn’t count…

[HorryForThree @HorryForThree]

Really crazy to witness tonight after the competence of the first two games, and it reminds you of last season and how things shook out without Fred.

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Having said all that, I thought Ime should have worked Bogi into the ball handling duties and inbounds late. Amen for whatever reason is really poor at inbounds passing and Bogi would have benefited this team more late than Tari who closed things out.

[HorryForThree @HorryForThree]

KD attempts to bring it up a few possessions but turns it over. Basic, competent ball handling, organizing the offense, and handling ball pressure is an underrated skill and something that this team depends entirely upon Fred for.

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Look for Bogi to get a lot of minutes tonight. Ime loves giving guys minutes against their ex-teams

[HorryForThree @HorryForThree]

This was a team win - Bogi, Smart, FVV, Amen, Jabari, KD, Adams, Tari...everyone that played had an impact at some point.

[HorryForThree @HorryForThree]

Sengun had a crucial offensive stretch late, but his most important attribute in the game was on defense. He moved his feet laterally and didn't lazy foul, didn't bite on fakes, and capably switched on Fox, Harper, and Castle.

[HorryForThree @HorryForThree]

goes along. I like his willingness to shoot threes and he'll need to keep that up, whether they're falling or not. 2-3 attempts a game should be a steady diet.

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AMEN!!!!

[Hater Report @HaterReport]

Cason Wallace grabbed Jokic’s leg on the screen to make him trip him. We’ve never seen this level of foul grifting 😂😂

[Chris Baldwin @ChrisYBaldwin]

Kevin Durant on how different the Houston Rockets are with Fred VanVleet and Marcus Smart: "Last year we started in our backcourt, Twin (Amen Thompson) and Josh Okogie. And a lot of time those guys are being left at the 3-point line. And their men are helping guard guys in the paint. So when we've got Fred and Marcus Smart out there who can keep the defense honest at the 3-point line and then Twin just roaming around just doing everything. Grabbing offensive rebounds, making assists, dunks, floaters, everything.

"That put everybody into a good position. That settle everybody into what they do best. You've seen how efficient Alpe (Sengun) was tonight. Bari (Smith Jr.). Everybody's just more efficient when they're just in their roles, doing what they do.

"Everybody had to play point guard by committee last year. And I think having a few natural point guards on our team, that's going to help everybody."

[Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto]

The Houston Rockets are converting Julian Phillips and Oscar Tshiebwe to two-way contracts. Two-way guard Sean Pedulla is being waived.

[HorryForThree @HorryForThree]

KPJ reunion anybody?

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

The Milwaukee Bucks have waived guard Kevin Porter Jr., sources tell ESPN.

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@Ebidness01 Clint was unplayable most of the season. He's washed. Powell at a minimum would be an upgrade over him on the boards and defensively.

[HorryForThree @HorryForThree]

Rockets should make a move for him. He'd be an immediate upgrade over Clint and rotate in well for Adams on b2b when he's sitting.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

The Dallas Mavericks are waiving veteran center Dwight Powell, sources tell ESPN.

[HorryForThree @HorryForThree]

Wow

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Just in: Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski has agreed to a five-year, $110 million fully guaranteed rookie-scale contract extension, agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball tells ESPN. The deal includes a mutual option in the fifth year (2031-32) and a trade kicker.