Amen Thompson is the Rockets' REAL franchise player

if Adelman coached Amen, he averages 25 a night.

 

Early in his coaching career, like 1990? Absolutely.

Amen's game is perfect for an NBA that hadn't learned to shoot a basketball yet.

 

You are right - he has offball gravity despite being a poor shooter because of his speed and excellent timing. You kind of have to have a body on him at all times because he can be at the rim in a flash. I feel like his spot needs to be corner 3 to the dunkers spot. Dwaye Wade was similar. Everyone knew he couldn't shoot but he was such a phenomenal off ball cutter it didnt matter.

 

Well, that's my main point. If we don't trade him this summer we probably have 2 options:

1) let him go for free
2) pay him the max

And I hate both scenarios

 

I am still certain Dwyane should be the much better player when things are said and done, different archetypes but overall.

Amen strikes me as an athlete closely created in a lab while Dwyane was a basketball savant tier 2.

If he could shoot, he would have been on par with the likes of Curry.....or should be.. ..bummer.

They had him around Spot 28 all time higher than Bulls version Pippen.

 

Or Mike D'antoni puts Amen Thompson in a Shawn Marion role as a SF or small ball PF.

 

Amen Thompson is not a Super Max player. Mid 20% 3 point shooter doesn't deserve the super max, more like Jabari Smith contract.

Tari Eason really improved his 3 point shooting. He will be tough to let go.