Paulo Alves

You know, they got some open jump shots that they did.

I'm not saying going six minutes without scoring was justified.

Some of it was, well... But a real part of it was also, you know...

The fact that they weren't getting easy buckets and, you know, that six-minute stretch happens with Sengun on the bench.

The Rockets come back in that game, all the way back with Sengun on the bench.

And then Sengun comes back in the first possession, he has a defensive breakdown again.

You know, and I know he has a clutch bucket to give the Rockets a four point lead, you know, very late in that game.

But I challenge you, and I'm not being a hater here.

I think we've moved past that with Sengun and in my opinions on him.

Just watch the second half and just pay attention to him.

Like, forget about all of the rest of the game.

Just pay attention to him, his body language, the way he's moving, the speed that he's moving at.

And just look at how he's playing.

It's not... When we see him move, it doesn't seem like he's debilitated with his movement.

It really seems to be an effort thing.

And on a team that's... The main problem with this team, we've talked about it ad nauseum, is the fact that they can't string possessions together to gain a real lead or to stop other teams from coming back defensively.

When the offense is not working, and I'm sorry, I hate to say it, but Shingun is a very large part of why that's happening.

It reminds me, well, the attitude reminds me of James Sutter.

It seems like Shingun's arrived and he's really good offensively and he is...

On some nights, the best, on some nights, the second best player on this team.