> In the past, I seriously doubted whether or not he could hold up in a good scheme for several reasons. This season, Şengün’s defensive improvement has been a sight to behold.
> “As the years come, you get more experience,” Sabonis told The Athletic. “You learn how to read the game and the game becomes slower. You know how to put yourself in the right positions.”
> “He’s definitely getting more of a chance,” Sabonis said. “He’s starting, they’re playing him a lot more minutes, so he can really be himself. When you get more minutes, you get to experience a lot more things on the court and be yourself.”
> I [Iko] first saw serious signs during the preseason, especially after Brooks spoke with me about how Şengün’s ability to wall up drives was really helping them as a unit. We all know Udoka wants to unleash terrifying switching defenses, designed to force turnovers and cause havoc. But rim protection has always been the last line of any scheme. Without it, there is none. And Şengün has taken real strides.
I wasn’t wrong about Sengun and I am proud of it. I am glad that Sengun has been changing the people’s opinion about him only by playing great.
jgw_geneseo
Sengun redemption tour, all aboard!
KDs_FakeAccount
I’ll admit I have been a Sengun critic but he has improved defensively and he is more of a willing shooter (still needs to improve shot but hopefully with time it happens).
I still would like a lob threat/shot blocker in the rotation but the starting unit chemistry is building and Sengun has been a big part of that.
Throwawayttyllytt
a lot of people will soon be saying this. W
kewe316
& to think, OKC just gifted us this man for a couple of Top 20 protected picks! 🥰
thisismrpay
Anybody checked in on James Piercey’s twitter for his thoughts yet? For reference, he was the one that suggested this [Sengun-to-BKN](https://www.reddit.com/r/rockets/comments/118ai49/thoughts/) trade and said he would take Naz Reid over Sengun in a heartbeat.
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Some more excerpts:
> In the past, I seriously doubted whether or not he could hold up in a good scheme for several reasons. This season, Şengün’s defensive improvement has been a sight to behold.
> “As the years come, you get more experience,” Sabonis told The Athletic. “You learn how to read the game and the game becomes slower. You know how to put yourself in the right positions.”
> “He’s definitely getting more of a chance,” Sabonis said. “He’s starting, they’re playing him a lot more minutes, so he can really be himself. When you get more minutes, you get to experience a lot more things on the court and be yourself.”
> I [Iko] first saw serious signs during the preseason, especially after Brooks spoke with me about how Şengün’s ability to wall up drives was really helping them as a unit. We all know Udoka wants to unleash terrifying switching defenses, designed to force turnovers and cause havoc. But rim protection has always been the last line of any scheme. Without it, there is none. And Şengün has taken real strides.
[Article link](https://theathletic.com/5038491/2023/11/07/victor-wembanyama-spurs-alperen-sengun-rockets/?source=user_shared_articleVictorWembanyama%E2%80%99sdefensivepotentialandanapologytoAlperen%C5%9Eeng%C3%BCn:Ikonotes). I’m a subscriber.
I wasn’t wrong about Sengun and I am proud of it. I am glad that Sengun has been changing the people’s opinion about him only by playing great.
Sengun redemption tour, all aboard!
I’ll admit I have been a Sengun critic but he has improved defensively and he is more of a willing shooter (still needs to improve shot but hopefully with time it happens).
I still would like a lob threat/shot blocker in the rotation but the starting unit chemistry is building and Sengun has been a big part of that.
a lot of people will soon be saying this. W
& to think, OKC just gifted us this man for a couple of Top 20 protected picks! 🥰
Anybody checked in on James Piercey’s twitter for his thoughts yet? For reference, he was the one that suggested this [Sengun-to-BKN](https://www.reddit.com/r/rockets/comments/118ai49/thoughts/) trade and said he would take Naz Reid over Sengun in a heartbeat.