Sengun nearly makes history by narrowly missing what would be the 5th triple double in EuroBasket history with 23/12/9 on 86% TS
Expecting big things from his this season, would love to see a jump to like 23⁄12 type numbers
how would that happen with KD joining and Amen also improving.
Kd took the same amount of shots as Jalen last season & Brooks takes more shots than DFS so Amen & Sengun could still both see increases in usage.
Tbh I forgot about kd when I made that comment lol but I do think he can still raise those numbers a bit
Personally for me if none of his numbers increased just his defense he would be a infinitely better player
He’s already a damn good defender, he needs to get his FG% back to the mid 50s. He really struggled with his touch around the rim last szn.
This year he will improve his FTs and touch at the rim. KD will create him a lot of open space. Healthy Rockets are Tier 1 championship contender
Na I’m not buying Rockets are a tier 1 contender with that offense.
A battered Warriors took them down, let alone an actual contender with size and options.
KD is always best as a second star because he’s unstoppable in single coverage but very schemable if you can load up on his side of the court. I don’t think Sengun is ready to be that first star and attract as much attention yet.
Plus the spacing gonna be better but still has a lotta issues with just 2 shooters in the starting lineup)
Warriors triple teamed Sengun because he was the only guy who could score. KD and Sengun will be unstoppable
To be a contender you need to beat teams far far better than the 7th seed lmao. Rockets can still be a top 3 seed easily
Sengun will improve but he’s still quite raw and inefficient
Rockets literally had to play 4v5 vs the warriors bc jalen green tapped out… and still almost completed a 3-1 comeback. They are the best rebounding team of this century and have a elite defense. Only thing they needed was a closer and they went out and got the best closer in the game. No team in the NBA has the versatility and size to match them either
lmao come on bruh, rockets made a 3-1 comeback against the battered Warriors. Jalen Green went off in g5 btw
Rockets have some great pieces but the fit isn’t ideal yet. KD on the Rockets also isn’t a natural fit. KD needs a second star dragging bodies away from his zone + he needs a great playmaker to feed him.
You guys might even make the conference finals, but not a contender at all in my eyes
Jalen green didn’t score over 12 points besides game 2 so lie again. He was consistently benched in 4th qtrs and it was suppose to be his team. KD is the perfect fit. Sengun was the 2nd most doubled player in the NBA after Jokic he just didn’t have anyone to play off of.
Lying? What is wrong with you? You sound like a child.
I’m done.
I sound like a child for calling u out on a lie? Fxck outta here😂😂
Lmao you don’t want it to happen but it’s too late
2nd seed - Jalen/Brooks + KD/DFS/Capela/3nD Wings+/Year of growth = Tier 1 contenders
Don’t overthink it
We’ll see bud. You don’t just stack up talented players and build a team.
Rockets will likely be a top 1-2 seed this season, but I don’t see the roster fit getting through 4 series.
The only way it happens would be like that Bucks ring where all the contenders had late-season injuries and they were beating relatively worse teams in the Conference Finals & Finals. Given that the East has ZILCH talent outside of Knicks/Cavs, this year IS Rockets’ best chance. Injuries to opposing teams can be the Rockets’ best hope late in the playoffs.
!remindme 1 year from now let’s check out which round Rockets exited the west.
thats kind of surprising since there are like 5 triple doubles a day now in the nba
euro games are shorter (40 minutes). there have only been like 5 in history.
The FIBA rules are also harder with what counts as an assist. I remember when Kobe Bryant got “assist of the night” and it was Lamar Odom getting a pass, missing the layup and getting his own rebound and putting it in.
Breakout szn clearly incoming lol
OKC took Dieng over Sengun lol
Well only one of those players is an nba champ so who’s laughing now?
video credit goes to u/far_protection519
Sengun has been special this summer. He might’ve leveled up
I can’t get over the play by play guy calling him Shen-gan.
About 3-4 clips in…how is that not a walk?
He had a pivot foot and then took TWO steps after that.
Mateusz Ponitka still has the most recent EuroBasket triple double.
best game of his life