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Do not trade D-Mo
#1
Posted 24 December 2012 - 04:33 PM
While he is very young and his defense is fairly week, his skillset on offense is off the charts, especially considering he has 2 huge advantages for a big man.
1. He is left handed
2. He is extremely quick.
You do not get 7 footers that are quick like him, they just don't happen often, and it is a major major advantage, and to top it off the guy is left handed which is also a huge advantage.
Outside of Harden this is the one guy I want the Rockets to make untouchable because his potential is on a world class level.
I do wish they would play him more, but understand them bringing him along slowly.
Keep Dmo, please !
DD
#2
Posted 25 December 2012 - 05:44 AM
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#3
Posted 27 December 2012 - 11:02 PM
DD
#4
Posted 28 December 2012 - 07:14 AM
I would like to see him getting some meaningful minutes though, he is by far our best post option.
DD
I disagree on this - his defence thus far has looked woeful, and players shouldn't be getting on the court consistently if they can't demonstrate that they can put into practice all the relevant defensive principles. Give him spot minutes until he can show something on that end. The guys who are getting the minutes at the moment need the experience just as much as he does, it's not like any of them are veterans after all.
Plus, it's more than a little hyperbolic to call him 'our best post option'. Maybe in 2-3 seasons, but really I would say Patterson (for all his ungainliness) and Smith are more effective post players, for a start. And frankly, I haven't seen anything from Motie that would make me comfortable ranking him above Asik either. And in any case, the majority of action in our system is started from the wing - with the way McHale wants to spread the floor a post game is not particularly necessary from our 4.
ST
#5
Posted 28 December 2012 - 02:13 PM
#6
Posted 28 December 2012 - 05:24 PM
The reason you give him minutes over PPat or Morris is those guys will always be 6'8 or 9, and DMo is over 7 feet tall.
You can not teach height - the quicker he gets used to the NBA the better the team will be, IMO.
DMo's ceiling is higher than anyone on the Rockets not named Harden, IMO.
DD
#7
Posted 28 December 2012 - 06:19 PM
ST
#8
Posted 28 December 2012 - 08:06 PM
I don't think they would be relevent with such a small sample size....if you watched him play with the RGV, you would have seen tons of post moves and great finishing.
IMO, the Rockets need to identify whom they are looking at building around and get started building, PPat is what he is, a nice 6th man, or low level starter, Morris is a little better rebounder and offensive player, but not a good defender.
And TJones is also in the mix.....RWhite should be dumped, we don't need the drama and he is a headcase to boot.
Either way, having a quick 7 foot, left handed spread 4 would be a major advantage, just look at a young Dirk...and Dmo is way more coordinated than Dirk.......not saying he will get to Dirk's level, that would be due to hard work, but he is a much better athlete than him.
DD
#9
Posted 28 December 2012 - 11:25 PM
But the biggest reason to feel optimistic about D-Mo is certainly his offense. Is there a better match out there for the Rockets spread offense? Excepting K. Love of course. Once his game comes together he could be a nightmare match up problem. The guy is quick, skilled, runs the floor with the guards, and is really tall.
#10
Posted 29 December 2012 - 03:54 AM
SMDH !
DD
#11
Posted 29 December 2012 - 08:22 PM
#12
Posted 29 December 2012 - 08:22 PM
#13
Posted 30 December 2012 - 05:34 AM
But the truth is we are not contenders this year, and should be identifying our key players and getting them playing time.
I know we have PPat and Morris too, and they need to develop - I guess the logjam is just the problem.
DD
#14
Posted 30 December 2012 - 05:53 PM
#15
Posted 30 December 2012 - 07:37 PM
PPat will never be what Dmo can be, neither will Morris, their athletic short comings will always limit them, IMO.
Either way, I am sure DMo will get a shot at some point.
DD
#16
Posted 30 December 2012 - 09:13 PM
We are better than the Lakers as far as chemstry now, but do you really believe that we will remain above them? I certainly do not.
PPat will never be what Dmo can be, neither will Morris, their athletic short comings will always limit them, IMO.
Either way, I am sure DMo will get a shot at some point.
DD
DMo will get his shot eventually, but in the same way that Morris struggled in his first year it is not necessarily the case that his shot will be in his rookie season. There's plenty of competition at his position and at the moment I don't think he's ready to help his team win (certainly shouldn't be taking more than spot minutes from Morris/Patterson). If Parsons goes down at the same time as Patterson/Morris, I think you'll be more likely to see him get some extended time.
I'm glad that you've seen him in the D-League and he's performing well, but didn't Morris show similar dominance when he was down there (including some sweet post moves)? The gulf in quality between the D-League and the NBA is still slightly too much to be able to draw concrete conclusions about the viability of his post-game at this point.
ST
#17
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:00 PM
DD
#18
Posted 25 February 2013 - 03:04 PM
In all seriousness, unless he was the finishing piece in a trade for K-Love over the summer, I don't see D-Mo leaving for awhile.
#19
Posted 25 February 2013 - 03:58 PM
I've been thoroughly impressed, but trying to stay grounded. I've seen so many young players show signs and then end up being nothing.
He has almost all of the skills you'd want from a big man. Shooting, dribble-drive, post-up moves. Hunger/attitude. In theory, there's no way this guy shouldn't end up becoming an offensive star. But we'll see. At least he's getting his chance now.
#20
Posted 25 February 2013 - 04:54 PM
I've been thoroughly impressed, but trying to stay grounded. I've seen so many young players show signs and then end up being nothing.
He has almost all of the skills you'd want from a big man. Shooting, dribble-drive, post-up moves. Hunger/attitude. In theory, there's no way this guy shouldn't end up becoming an offensive star. But we'll see. At least he's getting his chance now.
Bargnani 2.0? Let's hope not Noone can play that bad defense anyway...
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