The stats defense of Sengun is hiding his true weakness: if he's matched up with a center who is both strong enough to not be moved by post play and athletic enough to keep up with the footwork, Sengun's game is completely countered and his efficiency regresses well below the heights his aggregate numbers have him at. Duren is the most recent example, but this has happened a few other times now. He can cook heavy slow guys with footwork and lighter faster guys with size, but he has really struggled against strong athletic bigs. Thankfully there aren't many of them in the league, but the Rockets future will run through Lively, Wemby, iHart/Chet in the next five years and I worry that they will neuter Sengun 1v1
Amazing stats and analysis 🙏 I am still waiting for Reed and Sengun chemistry Dream: - Reed shots 3pt on high volume - Amen + Jabari offball wings cutters, rebounders - Jalen is iso backcourt monster and clutch 3pt guy - Sengun is iso frontcourt postup monster, and clutch paint guy
My biggest take away is how much I want to keep our young core together. First few weeks of season i have found myself willing to part with either Jalen, reed, cam at different points in the season. Now i am all for keeping them together. Super excited about what they can become under Ime 💯💪🏼🚀
I like that we found out how important Jabari is to our team. Dillon has skills, but he is not a rebounder or passer. He is still young and learning too. The game Fred was out I was focused on how much better we would be defensively with Amen at point. But we were not better. Also what was interesting is Ime talking with Robert Williams after the Portland game. I'm guessing Williams is quick enough to play switching defense? I think that was key to Ime's success in Boston is that Al Hortford and Robert Williams could both play switching defense. Teams are targeting Sengun on defense nearly every game. It puts Alpi in a position where he has to make a lot of decisions. I'm sure that is wearing his brain down by the fourth quarter. He looks lost out there a lot. Probably getting Williams could be helpful to getting our defense back on track. Landale needs to go. I like Tate but we are deepest at the wing so that just makes sense to trade him. I don't want to lose Cam. He is too important to our future. Naz Reid is a free agent next season. That is the guy I want on our team to share front court minutes with Jabari and Sengun.
I think Ime wants to use Sengun like Tim Duncan in the mid-post, Jokic in the high-post and Sabonis in low. The fact that Ime's vision could work out and Alpi could be the top center in the league just shows that our coach knows what he's doing.
Good positive report Frank and a bright future ahead. Enjoyed the info. Jabari's absence shows how important he is to this team...same with Tari. I am pleasantly surprised with JG right now, but worried about him digressing.
Goat 🐐 type shit man's be sounding like he did a whole study ....again either you like being great or you love the rockets...there is a possibility of both ... biggup yaself all respects do
That was the most informative video I have seen in a very long time. Answered a lot of questions I had been asking myself about the rockets offense. Awesome job putting all the numbers together and then breaking them down in a way that makes sense. I have already shared this video to four other people that I know will appreciate the work you put into this video. Keep up the good work.
Great video as always! Sengun has been missing around the rim, because: 1- Thinking too much as he is mentally adjusting his and the team’s new playing style and coaches’ expectations. 2-Physically adjusting his muscle mass. He knows he can’t sleep on defence much but in the offence he is leas focused. He will be fully ready in the playoffs.
Incredible content Frank - your analysis is always informative. My take is that the Rockets win in a way that your casual fan has a hard time understanding because no one else does it quite the way we do. We are second in the West and still improving. Injuries may lower our win total but if we are healthy going into the playoff we will surprise people. I think we can win two series. Ten or twelve games in I predicted 54 wins. If healthy we can beat everyone in the West except OKC.
Takeaway from midpoint in season is that we STILL need better shooting. This largely means efficiency and I’m not sure some of our vets are helping in that regard. So if they aren’t helping, and the playmaking is improving then there will be some big changes this offseason. Hopefully this is moot come playoff time, and they all prove me wrong.
Yo bro. Coming in from Detroit & as a Pistons fan, I rock with yall roster. Yall have a lot of players I wanted The Pistons to draft. Just stay the course.
It's been great to see our guys holding on to that #2 spot despite all the changes we've seen this year. The versatility and flexibility of a few of our key players have been keeping us from falling into the 4th/5th seed area.
Great positive content! Is the starters w/o stat skewed towards positive if the opposition also have starters? I think it has more value as a relative interpretation in between starters than an absolute one. I really like your deep dives on players, can we get some dedicated videos for players please? For example, for Sengun, it also looks like his passing bag got smaller, or green is getting better at reading the defenses, do these match with actual data, what is your take on these?
This is why we need Cam Johnson they should trade for him since Smith could still be out upwards of six more weeks. He is better than Smith anyway and could stay the starter from now on. The rumored Williams trade would be a small help - maybe but insignificant. Even with a cam trade, we would still have amplexassets to go for Booker or Fox without touching the core just expiring contracts and a 1st of ours and a couple seconds should do it for Cam.
Frank, great work. My biggest takeaway after watching the video is the data back up what my eyes have been seeing. Jabari needs to be back in the starting lineup and locked up this off-season. I have a hard time seeing Ime bench Dillon for him, but it's the right move.
It’s been a great season for the Rockets so far. My only concern for now is Alpi free throw decline, and his not too good rim protection. And also Dillon brooks offensive decline.
26:10 "(he plays)...like a wing that can screen and roll" been thinking this for a while now, but he kinda plays 45 yr old LeBron, or if his athleticism and his jumper left him. the way he sometimes just iso's the opposing center from the 3pt line: hesi, spin, shot fake, step through into the lay (misses the lay)
My biggest takeaway is that I never doubted Green was able to play much better, but I didn’t think he’d be able to play this much smarter. And the decision to let him lead, coupled with having at least one of the other athletic freaks on the floor with him had allowed him to get out and run and play to his strengths, look for easy kills and if they’re not there then we can slip into a halfcourt set. That gets him to the rim quicker and that is the trigger for his aggression and confidence, which then feeds into his shooting. Before he had to wait for a turnover or similar to get that engine going. And all this matters because when he’s cooking we’re damned hard to beat.
Some of The human factor is excluded, not only the current value but also the opponents who work against it. Stats only show you time and performance for that moment of the day and compare it with another moment and other factors that counteract it. There is no formula for chemistry on that day, neither the feeling nor the mood is in the stats. One day 40 the other only 10 otherwise it wouldn't be a game. 🙃
Cade Cunningham said on TNT last night that he has a "competitive rivalrry" with Jalen Green .. cuz they've been playing against each other since High School, being the #1 & #2 Picks in 2021, etc. .. so when Cade sees Jalen (& the Rockets), he's coming for "Somebody's Neck" to further prove he deserved to the #1 Pick !! Cade & Shaq were saying this last night, For Real !! But Anyway, this is WHY Cade was soo aggressive !!! When healthy, Cade "ain't the One" to play with !! .. The Rockets don't play Detroit again this season, so the Rockets gotta be more mentally prepared for Cade next season.
This team will go as far as jalen can take them. I would like to see brooks come off the bench because what u said about db trying to play the jabari roll is spot on from what i see watching the games. Right now he is worthless on the court cant shoot defense is bad and he doesnt pass or rebounds or box anyone out. I would like to see jeff green start till jabari gets back.
This is sad but true :) , jalen will never be consistant , why because he has 3 tricks and thats it, similar with sengun but his tricks are harder to defend or will give other teammates advantages, Jalen has no game iq whatsoever, all time greats always had the iq, so we ll see what happens but this team cant win in playoff series, they need solid shooters, a great playmaker, and guess what another shooter :) , this way the first and the second team are constantly winning, and in the long run there is redundency for injuries etc.
trade jalen for cade, we get scoring + playmaking, which will open to get off of fvv and develope reed.. really sucks jalen cant share the ball, asst to ratio is terrible, more to than dimes. + he weak kinda weak asf skinny ass.. in key moments he is easy to stunlock on the point, happened alot in key moments
@ not sure if ya noticed how many times Frank mentioned if they 'click' when they click... we see elite lvl of clicking between 2 tribble double machines w high iq in Jokic and Westbrook.. jalen cant produce for his teammates he never did and never showed the potential for that. so the clicking which in frank hopes will never blossom. 4 years of data proves it. jalen is a great scorer when he is on heater 'microwave'. team has success bcs of Ime and the structure he brings, he makes players better, what we clearly see. after the playoffs the next step is to form ''the elite team'' with players who ''click'' and perform at an elite lvl. and i really like cade who scores, produces assists, it's not fox or booker, it is cade in my opinion.
no it’s been like a horseshoe. He was god awful to start. He was good for a while. Now he’s pretty mid now(really bad last game) He was never great this year
You are delusional. Get some type of intervention. Sengun does not box out consistently. And most of his rebounds fall into his hands. He never gets one about the rim. His offense is worse because he does not have a shot he can make consistently. That is because he cannot shoot. He never learned. He is the only player I have ever seen whose shots release point are overwhelmingly below the rim. He does not jump and cannot run the floor. One thing you said though that was true is that he is lazy.
So Ime trying to make Sengun be a Lamarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan????? I don't see it... Some of you guys told me all Summer that Sengun would come into this season a better shooter... I explained asking how do you know that, and what if he dont?? but some of you had the craziest optimistic attitude, calling me a hater and saying he will come into this season shooting better.. Well here we are, in fact Sengun has regressed.. but im the hater for simply asking how do you know he will be a better shooter this coming season... The truth is, when you are at the forefront of unpopular opinions, but pointing out facts no one wants to admit, people want to label you a hater, until 2 weeks later they say the same stuff that you been saying... I want to get my "Soja Boy" on... I was the first one pointing out Sengun defensive liability, and his non existence of a shot, i was the first one this year pointing outSengun struggles at finishing at the rim... Was labeled a hater, and now everyone says the same stuff.... Crazy world.. and im not takking about you Frank
I think he is way better at defending and actually a big plus on defensive ratings in the sheets. However, his stamina is and will always be short of both battling on both sides of the court as Ime expects a defence in any case, which then affects his offence ratings in a bad way. He looks like out of breath especially if there is a good defender on the other side. So if he can’t improve his shooting, and hit mid range regularly with proper percentage and improve to hit open 3s, he will be like this more or less
I don’t think it’s “optimistic”, just watch hoops, he’s 22 and has improved yearly .. growth isn’t linear .. 22 year old bubble allstar as a 1a/1b on the 2nd team in the west. I get you don’t like him but that’s just your opinion… I see what Ime sees, he will improve every year like all the other young players. I understand if you don’t prefer him tho..
What is your biggest takeaway from the halfway mark of this season?
After the past few years...I'm just happy! lol
The stats defense of Sengun is hiding his true weakness: if he's matched up with a center who is both strong enough to not be moved by post play and athletic enough to keep up with the footwork, Sengun's game is completely countered and his efficiency regresses well below the heights his aggregate numbers have him at. Duren is the most recent example, but this has happened a few other times now.
He can cook heavy slow guys with footwork and lighter faster guys with size, but he has really struggled against strong athletic bigs. Thankfully there aren't many of them in the league, but the Rockets future will run through Lively, Wemby, iHart/Chet in the next five years and I worry that they will neuter Sengun 1v1
That being said I found his showing against JJJ in the two Memphis games really promising. He may be starting to figure some of this out.
JG game reading improvement. Alpy defense improvement and Of course Amen's overall improvement
My biggest takeaway is the core is on track.
Rockets give this man a consultancy job
Amazing stats and analysis 🙏
I am still waiting for Reed and Sengun chemistry
Dream:
- Reed shots 3pt on high volume
- Amen + Jabari offball wings cutters, rebounders
- Jalen is iso backcourt monster and clutch 3pt guy
- Sengun is iso frontcourt postup monster, and clutch paint guy
My biggest take away is how much I want to keep our young core together. First few weeks of season i have found myself willing to part with either Jalen, reed, cam at different points in the season. Now i am all for keeping them together. Super excited about what they can become under Ime 💯💪🏼🚀
Welcome to the club. Congrats on seeing the light! Lol.😅
I like that we found out how important Jabari is to our team. Dillon has skills, but he is not a rebounder or passer. He is still young and learning too. The game Fred was out I was focused on how much better we would be defensively with Amen at point. But we were not better. Also what was interesting is Ime talking with Robert Williams after the Portland game. I'm guessing Williams is quick enough to play switching defense? I think that was key to Ime's success in Boston is that Al Hortford and Robert Williams could both play switching defense. Teams are targeting Sengun on defense nearly every game. It puts Alpi in a position where he has to make a lot of decisions. I'm sure that is wearing his brain down by the fourth quarter. He looks lost out there a lot. Probably getting Williams could be helpful to getting our defense back on track. Landale needs to go. I like Tate but we are deepest at the wing so that just makes sense to trade him. I don't want to lose Cam. He is too important to our future. Naz Reid is a free agent next season. That is the guy I want on our team to share front court minutes with Jabari and Sengun.
Naz Reed to rockets
A healthy Robert Williams would be amazing but that doesn't seem to exist anymore :(
Bro breaking it down with the stats AND common sense "eye test"......we gotta promote this channel man
I appreciate you bro!
I think Ime wants to use Sengun like Tim Duncan in the mid-post, Jokic in the high-post and Sabonis in low. The fact that Ime's vision could work out and Alpi could be the top center in the league just shows that our coach knows what he's doing.
Excited to see the finished product
Good positive report Frank and a bright future ahead. Enjoyed the info.
Jabari's absence shows how important he is to this team...same with Tari.
I am pleasantly surprised with JG right now, but worried about him digressing.
As always Thanks
🙏🏽
Goat 🐐 type shit man's be sounding like he did a whole study ....again either you like being great or you love the rockets...there is a possibility of both ... biggup yaself all respects do
Thanks EF
My biggest takeaway is Alpi getting rid of his flamingo shot in the midrange, he takes those more and I think his percentages improve more.
Great show Frank and Ghost on the Memphis after party. Thanks for all the good content.
Thanks James
That was the most informative video I have seen in a very long time. Answered a lot of questions I had been asking myself about the rockets offense. Awesome job putting all the numbers together and then breaking them down in a way that makes sense. I have already shared this video to four other people that I know will appreciate the work you put into this video. Keep up the good work.
Great video as always! Sengun has been missing around the rim, because: 1- Thinking too much as he is mentally adjusting his and the team’s new playing style and coaches’ expectations. 2-Physically adjusting his muscle mass.
He knows he can’t sleep on defence much but in the offence he is leas focused.
He will be fully ready in the playoffs.
Keep up the great videos 💪💪
Great info as usual. Keep it coming!
Thanks! Will do!
👏👏 Great video.. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Incredible content Frank - your analysis is always informative. My take is that the Rockets win in a way that your casual fan has a hard time understanding because no one else does it quite the way we do. We are second in the West and still improving. Injuries may lower our win total but if we are healthy going into the playoff we will surprise people. I think we can win two series. Ten or twelve games in I predicted 54 wins. If healthy we can beat everyone in the West except OKC.
Thanks Boss! A lot of things about this team is unorthodox
türkiye'den selamlar. istatistiklerde harika iş çıkarmışsınız. rockets'i sürekli izliyorum. en sevdiğim oyuncular JG ve Amen.
Takeaway from midpoint in season is that we STILL need better shooting. This largely means efficiency and I’m not sure some of our vets are helping in that regard.
So if they aren’t helping, and the playmaking is improving then there will be some big changes this offseason.
Hopefully this is moot come playoff time, and they all prove me wrong.
Yo bro. Coming in from Detroit & as a Pistons fan, I rock with yall roster. Yall have a lot of players I wanted The Pistons to draft. Just stay the course.
Sucks we lost to Detroit now we have a hella rough stretch hope we can win 2 out of next 5.
Great information as usual. Thanks
It's been great to see our guys holding on to that #2 spot despite all the changes we've seen this year. The versatility and flexibility of a few of our key players have been keeping us from falling into the 4th/5th seed area.
Great positive content!
Is the starters w/o stat skewed towards positive if the opposition also have starters? I think it has more value as a relative interpretation in between starters than an absolute one.
I really like your deep dives on players, can we get some dedicated videos for players please? For example, for Sengun, it also looks like his passing bag got smaller, or green is getting better at reading the defenses, do these match with actual data, what is your take on these?
Dylan is not 3 and D. He's a defensive force that's mixes it on attack, but 3rd or 4th choice.
This is why we need Cam Johnson they should trade for him since Smith could still be out upwards of six more weeks. He is better than Smith anyway and could stay the starter from now on. The rumored Williams trade would be a small help - maybe but insignificant. Even with a cam trade, we would still have amplexassets to go for Booker or Fox without touching the core just expiring contracts and a 1st of ours and a couple seconds should do it for Cam.
Frank, great work. My biggest takeaway after watching the video is the data back up what my eyes have been seeing. Jabari needs to be back in the starting lineup and locked up this off-season.
I have a hard time seeing Ime bench Dillon for him, but it's the right move.
We will be fine the biggest miss is Jabari our defensive rating went down since his injury
It’s been a great season for the Rockets so far. My only concern for now is Alpi free throw decline, and his not too good rim protection. And also Dillon brooks offensive decline.
We have good rim protection tbh.. his free throws crashing out is concerning especially for the playoffs
26:10 "(he plays)...like a wing that can screen and roll"
been thinking this for a while now, but he kinda plays 45 yr old LeBron, or if his athleticism and his jumper left him.
the way he sometimes just iso's the opposing center from the 3pt line: hesi, spin, shot fake, step through into the lay (misses the lay)
“Misses lay” 😂
Just curious, what if we have Banchero for Jabari? better? worse? thoughts?
Good job. Well done !
Thanks Frank
My biggest takeaway is that I never doubted Green was able to play much better, but I didn’t think he’d be able to play this much smarter. And the decision to let him lead, coupled with having at least one of the other athletic freaks on the floor with him had allowed him to get out and run and play to his strengths, look for easy kills and if they’re not there then we can slip into a halfcourt set. That gets him to the rim quicker and that is the trigger for his aggression and confidence, which then feeds into his shooting. Before he had to wait for a turnover or similar to get that engine going.
And all this matters because when he’s cooking we’re damned hard to beat.
I grew up watching Hakeem. Not gonna lie. I love Alpi, but his game is so hard to watch sometimes. He's gotta work on his touch arnd the rim.
Some of The human factor is excluded, not only the current value but also the opponents who work against it. Stats only show you time and performance for that moment of the day and compare it with another moment and other factors that counteract it. There is no formula for chemistry on that day, neither the feeling nor the mood is in the stats. One day 40 the other only 10 otherwise it wouldn't be a game. 🙃
Cade Cunningham said on TNT last night that he has a "competitive rivalrry" with Jalen Green .. cuz they've been playing against each other since High School, being the #1 & #2 Picks in 2021, etc. .. so when Cade sees Jalen (& the Rockets), he's coming for "Somebody's Neck" to further prove he deserved to the #1 Pick !! Cade & Shaq were saying this last night, For Real !! But Anyway, this is WHY Cade was soo aggressive !!! When healthy, Cade "ain't the One" to play with !! .. The Rockets don't play Detroit again this season, so the Rockets gotta be more mentally prepared for Cade next season.
Brace yourselves this is gonna be a long week for them. Tougher schedule incoming.👀
Fire
Ive noticed dillion does this wierd thing with his left hand while shooting like he almost drops it down when letting go of his shot idk what that is.
I’m not a shot observer but I’ll look for it
Naz Reed to Rockets
Go Rockets
everytime cam amen and tari were on the floor against detroit we’d start coming back, then the starters would go in and we’d slip
OUR FREE THROW SHOOTING IS TERRIBLE
I trade Brooks to net for cam jhonsen
Nope
My biggest takeaway is sengun still having figured out how to make those close shots
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Ham no burger
This team will go as far as jalen can take them. I would like to see brooks come off the bench because what u said about db trying to play the jabari roll is spot on from what i see watching the games. Right now he is worthless on the court cant shoot defense is bad and he doesnt pass or rebounds or box anyone out. I would like to see jeff green start till jabari gets back.
This is sad but true :) , jalen will never be consistant , why because he has 3 tricks and thats it, similar with sengun but his tricks are harder to defend or will give other teammates advantages, Jalen has no game iq whatsoever, all time greats always had the iq, so we ll see what happens but this team cant win in playoff series, they need solid shooters, a great playmaker, and guess what another shooter :) , this way the first and the second team are constantly winning, and in the long run there is redundency for injuries etc.
@ddenizc you right and everyone was getting mad at me for saying trade jalen right now. Because his value is high right now.
Agreed Sengun should own the mid range. As crafty as he is you cant make me believe he can't be a mid range maestro.
The volume of those shots he takes was a surprise to me .. if he becomes >50% he would be hard to guard
So... which of these analytics would make sengun an all-star??
trade jalen for cade, we get scoring + playmaking, which will open to get off of fvv and develope reed..
really sucks jalen cant share the ball, asst to ratio is terrible, more to than dimes.
+ he weak kinda weak asf skinny ass.. in key moments he is easy to stunlock on the point, happened alot in key moments
Learn basketball 😂
JG Hater
Jalen has raw talent and is young asf and has actually adapted his game he passes way more also hardly misses games which is underrated.
@ not sure if ya noticed how many times Frank mentioned if they 'click' when they click... we see elite lvl of clicking between 2 tribble double machines w high iq in Jokic and Westbrook.. jalen cant produce for his teammates he never did and never showed the potential for that. so the clicking which in frank hopes will never blossom. 4 years of data proves it. jalen is a great scorer when he is on heater 'microwave'. team has success bcs of Ime and the structure he brings, he makes players better, what we clearly see. after the playoffs the next step is to form ''the elite team'' with players who ''click'' and perform at an elite lvl. and i really like cade who scores, produces assists, it's not fox or booker, it is cade in my opinion.
@@MrKarapasa Cade will be a Piston for at least the next five years. The rockets will keep their young core for the foreseeable future.
Alpi must leave asap the Rockets...
hic bisey bilmiosun, hep alpereni savun, o mukemmel o hatasiz, hic sucu yok..görduk performansi detroit'a karsi..oda vanvleet'in sucu dimi
Casual Sengun fan as usual. You are becoming a reason why people start to hate him lol
??
Alpren started great at the beginning of the season but since December he’s been declining more and more.
no it’s been like a horseshoe. He was god awful to start. He was good for a while. Now he’s pretty mid now(really bad last game)
He was never great this year
@ he was the best player on the team at the start of the season.
@@BigMike-Soetoro nah first month he averaging like less than 40% from the field im pretty sure
@@Aventsdor according to you, who was the rockets best player at the start?
@@BigMike-Soetoro jalen fs in October, 28/5/3 on 43/40/82 splits
You are delusional. Get some type of intervention. Sengun does not box out consistently. And most of his rebounds fall into his hands. He never gets one about the rim. His offense is worse because he does not have a shot he can make consistently. That is because he cannot shoot. He never learned. He is the only player I have ever seen whose shots release point are overwhelmingly below the rim. He does not jump and cannot run the floor. One thing you said though that was true is that he is lazy.
Thanks for watching
@@ROCKETSCHOPSHOP😅
So Ime trying to make Sengun be a Lamarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan????? I don't see it... Some of you guys told me all Summer that Sengun would come into this season a better shooter... I explained asking how do you know that, and what if he dont?? but some of you had the craziest optimistic attitude, calling me a hater and saying he will come into this season shooting better.. Well here we are, in fact Sengun has regressed.. but im the hater for simply asking how do you know he will be a better shooter this coming season... The truth is, when you are at the forefront of unpopular opinions, but pointing out facts no one wants to admit, people want to label you a hater, until 2 weeks later they say the same stuff that you been saying... I want to get my "Soja Boy" on... I was the first one pointing out Sengun defensive liability, and his non existence of a shot, i was the first one this year pointing outSengun struggles at finishing at the rim... Was labeled a hater, and now everyone says the same stuff.... Crazy world.. and im not takking about you Frank
dude we either trade you to another team or trade sengun :) , lets just leave you here .
I think he is way better at defending and actually a big plus on defensive ratings in the sheets. However, his stamina is and will always be short of both battling on both sides of the court as Ime expects a defence in any case, which then affects his offence ratings in a bad way. He looks like out of breath especially if there is a good defender on the other side.
So if he can’t improve his shooting, and hit mid range regularly with proper percentage and improve to hit open 3s, he will be like this more or less
@ şengun will utilize his iq eventually even in his late 30'^s :) so sengun is a solid investment for any team .
I don’t think it’s “optimistic”, just watch hoops, he’s 22 and has improved yearly .. growth isn’t linear .. 22 year old bubble allstar as a 1a/1b on the 2nd team in the west. I get you don’t like him but that’s just your opinion… I see what Ime sees, he will improve every year like all the other young players. I understand if you don’t prefer him tho..