The Houston Rockets Know Exactly What They’re Doing

The Houston Rockets Know Exactly What They’re Doing

If we all would have looked at the NBA script before the start of the Season we wouldn’t have believed our eyes when we saw that the Houston Rockets would be on a heater towards the back half of the season but indeed they are Houston already had their two Brewing stars in

Jaylen green and alarin sanon but then with the addition of Jabari Smith they added a valuable forward bringing and Dylan Brooks improved their grit and defensive Nature emay udoka has transformed this squad in totality and for one of the rookies that some people didn’t see much light in Amin Thompson

Is making a Major Impact for this team as the rookie leaderboard has guys such as Victor W Bama Chad homr and Brandon Miller as the top ranked they tend to get the most media coverage but falling not too far behind them at rank number five is the Houston Rockets electrifying

Guard Amin Thompson really you could call him a point forward because of how good he is around the room and trust me it’s not just on one side of the ball when it’s four people right underneath the basket Thompson is the sole one who can rise up high to snag the board with

One hand before gaining complete control and then quickly leap right back up to lay it in through the contact his physical tools consist of length which lets him dig in here on buddy H quick feet which let him shift over to cut off the drive here and then his

Leaping ability which allows him to send his mid-range shot attempt away if you looked at his numbers of 20 minutes per game eight points on 53% shooting from the field and 14% from Deep on one attempt per game while adding get six rebounds and two assist most people

Might glance right over him in and not understand why people are so high on him but when you actually watch him operate on the floor you can see exactly why now his three-point shooting is a major problem that needs to be fixed but the thing is he is no Josh giddy as teams

Will allow just leave giddy on the three-point line living with his shot any day of the week the difference between Giddy and Thompson is that a man understands his strengths and plays to them to a te unlike this play where Josh giddy spaces out even more when jiren

Jackson Jr commits to then break this wide openen three-pointer more times than not amen is going to sneak right behind the defense once they go to help and now it gives him the wide openen flush having this timing and movement is key because when you have guys on your

Team who can put pressure on the defense and then you pair that with a men finding the gaps it makes for tons of easy buckets inside all it takes is for a Defender to forget about him for a split second as then once they turn around all they see is someone soaring

In the air to put two more points on the board on all cutting layups and dunks and also ales amen Thompson is converting 79% of his 48 field goal attempts and this alone should show you how promising and how well he can move off Ball but hey I understand you you

Probably like to see it more in the action and not just in the numbers trust me I feel that way sometimes as well so let me know how you feel when you see a man be used as a screener on this play and then totally detonate on Jared Allen

When he’s met at The Rim Yeah quite ridiculous if you ask me having to stop him inside can be very difficult because although he may not look like it he’s very strong so he’ll just move you out the way to grab the board and immediately leap back up to slam it on

Your big man that ability to LEAP up so quick gives him a major advantage on Defenders because even if he is to miss his own shot and close well he’ll be sure to get right back in the air before everyone else and then have a clear look

At the bank to cash in there’s so many aspects to his inside presence that it can make the defense lose their mind because when you think you have him stopped on this play with the double he’s already cutting to the rim once the pass is made and now the defense is too

Late granting him the n one with him being just a rookie this activity around the rim is special because instead of just going at the defense every single time and converting those tough buckets he can time this cut perfectly when Allen goes to help and by feeding this

Slight up fake it gets Allen on the that trampoline so now a man can get into his body on the way up to convert the bucket plus one more at the line it can sometimes be hard to time these shots because just when you think he’s going

To power up for the layup after this PR hop Thompson makes porzingis fall victim to that up fake and yet again it’s another and one I can’t lie he’s such a valuable player off ball that it helps this offense tremendously he can muscle guys out the way to go tip it in with

One hand his Elite athleticism makes Defenders a nonf factor when he rises up to slam it back in and hey even if his teammate is the one under the rim well Thompson shows no mercy it’s great to know that you have a rookie who knows how to pick his spots on the floor

Because on this play right here when sanguna tracks the double Whitmore immediately cuts through and this now pulls Jaylen Green’s man inside so now when the ball is swung out to Green deleno has to rotate up so now with Thompson already waiting in that dunker spot it’s easy money this athleticism

And rim pressure he provides it truly absurd and to make matters even better he can get crafty as well when needed most people would more so think of Jaylen green when it comes to being crafty simply because he can use these mean combo handles to create a shot

Break off Defenders to then go score inside and when it calls for it he can deliver a very acrobatic finish so yeah is jayen green crafty of course but when you watch him in he may use a limited amount of moves but he can be pretty

Nifty on the court when taking it at Jaylen Brunson right here he first used that hesi to pause for a split second and then he uses that Dell on his last two steps to now have a wide open look over the top for the but

The moves he uses are so subtle and can happen so fast so I need you to pay close attention on this push up the floor here when Thompson comes off the screen this Defender is going to shift over slightly so he changes directions to go right down the middle but now with

One defender in front of him aend uses that clean Euro to go right around to lay it off the glass softly still not impressed yet well how about this dve versus the Raptors where Thompson used that misdirection jab in andout combo to shake Grady and with the lengthy Scotty

Barnes reaching over the top for the block Thompson can use that left hand to place this right off the glass it can truly get nasty out there because with him having such elite athletic abilities here’s where we see these plays where Thompson can immediately Power dribble

Into a long two steps to get around the defender and instead of going up on this right side where it could have gotten blocked a man hangs in the air to finish this Bucket over his head on the other side of the rim other times you’ll see

Him use that spin to avoid going into two Defenders and then just to show off a little bit he goes up and under to flip this in on the other side his bag may be simple but it’s not lacking at all because when you see him initiate

That misdirection jab cross to get the step on the defense and finish over the top with that left hand it looks like a certain player let me ask you something doesn’t this play look kind of familiar Miranda against McConnell pick and roll Mor now don’t think I’m comparing this

Play style to johnar whatsoever I’m just showing you that he has some moves in his back that some of the top stars have as well it’s just that with a Min he can move so quick and make abrupt movements that Defenders can constantly get caught off guard and then with a superb bounce

There’s not much you can do with him at The Rim standing at 67 with all these physical tools and speed not only helps him when it comes to breaking down defense to go score but to be honest his brightest upside in this game is his ability to affect the game on the

Defensive end some of you might not like defense as much it may be more entertained with the offensive side of the ball but trust me when you watch your men play defense your eyes will literally be glued to the screen like watch right here as he guards done on

This play when dun pass passes and goes away Thompson is just too smart that he can attach right on the Clarkson who was trying to slip to the rim uncovered and now he just waits for him to go up to send this back down yeah those are Elite

Instincts from a rookie if you ask me it may seem like you have to step on him to the rack but his ability to track the ball and recover is insane so even though Williams Alters the shot Thompson still gets the SWAT with the defensive rating of 109 this ranks him in at

Second amongst all rookies who have played at least 50 games in 15 minutes per game it’s h H ly not hard to see why he ranked so high in this category because his skill set on this side of the ball is so freakish that it allows

Him to stop guys in a multitude of ways watch on this play as Valenta sets the screen amen turns his body to avoid the screen completely and now with that length he can stretch out to block mccullum’s three-pointer it’s really not often we see guys get their shot block

From deep but with his ability to be so elusive around these screens Thompson is a nightmare when running at you for Defenders I bet it feels like a bad dream when they find themselves with a in standing in front of them because even when you think you got them beat

Well hey think again and please don’t get caught up deep in that corner or else he would just smother you with that height and then he’ll use that length to show you not to ever try to shoot over him with all these absurd skills Thompson is a special piece that the

Rockets can use in a multitude ways and be very effective

The Houston Rockets have drafted amazing talent over the years & have truly landed a gem with amen thompson. Amen Thompson can effect the game on both of the ends tremendously & today we highlight exactly why he is important for the Houston Rockets

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