Everything Rondae Hollis-Jefferson

[G__Deane]

There's really only 1 Junkyard Dog

[bertarapsfan]

[SkywalkerAC]

Simply amazing how big he can play at his size. And then he has the defensive prowess of an elite wing defender. Impressed.

[The Great One]

Wonder how he'll do against Giannis? He's perfect for Lebron/Kawhi/PG13 but Giannis is just so damn long.

Kenny Atkinson used RHJ sporadically on Embiid in the playoffs last year. Obviously it didn't work, but it shows what they think of him defensively.

[golden]

Wonder how he'll do against Giannis? He's perfect for Lebron/Kawhi/PG13 but Giannis is just so damn long.

Kawhi was our best defender on Giannis in the playoffs, and I think Rondae is pretty close in size. Main thing with Giannis is having the quickness and strength to keep him out of the paint in transition, and to direct him towards help.

[S.R.]

Wonder how he'll do against Giannis? He's perfect for Lebron/Kawhi/PG13 but Giannis is just so damn long.

[GOLDBLUM]

You merge him and Thomas in one player, that's an all-star haha

hmmmm...
FIGURE IT OUT MCKECHNIE!

[inthepaint]

Well, welcome back to the RR Forums Rondae Hollis-Jefferson thread.

I thought it was time to bump this, with Ibaka out, and maybe Anunoby out for a while, we might be talking a little more about HJ. If he continues to show like this, we will have a lot more to say about him.

Should he be taking 200 chip shots, from three feet away from the basket, every day?Man, he left some points on the table. Of course, it was only because of his play when he wasn't shooting that it matters.

He's been good. Was great on the Lakers game, good yesterday too. You merge him and Thomas in one player, that's an all-star haha

[Puffer]

Well, welcome back to the RR Forums Rondae Hollis-Jefferson thread.

I thought it was time to bump this, with Ibaka out, and maybe Anunoby out for a while, we might be talking a little more about HJ. If he continues to show like this, we will have a lot more to say about him.

Should he be taking 200 chip shots, from three feet away from the basket, every day? Man, he left some points on the table. Of course, it was only because of his play when he wasn't shooting that it matters.

[Jclaw]

Is RHJ still on our team? I barely see people talking about him?

and he's been shown hanging out with Norm and the rest on the sidelines at summer league

[DanH]

Is RHJ still on our team? I barely see people talking about him?

Yes, he is. Backup PF tends not to generate a lot of discussion, especially when other depth pieces are currently playing in SL.

[Abbas]

Is RHJ still on our team? I barely see people talking about him?

[Rudy Bargnani]

As it stands this is more of a playoff team than a regular season team to me. Cant see Lowry, Gasol and Ibaka sustaining a high level of play all season, but they can get to a really high level.

Agreed. Injuries/depth will be a bigger issue this year too. If Lowry missed a few games last year we still had Kawhi to carry the team. If Lowry rests a back-to-back we’re in tough this coming year.

[A.I]

Couple things hurt us. Pascal is nowhere near the volume producer DeRozan was, and with Lowry declining, can't rely on him for as much production as in the past either. We also traded away our most efficient volume scorer in JV. And lost some shooting even compared to the DeRozan years. So the offence will likely struggle. Now, the defence has a chance to be top notch, but you still need a solid offence to leverage that fully and be a contending team. And the defence is no guarantee - too many young wings being relied on to step in for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. Meanwhile, not sure Serge playing backup C is a viable plan on a team that's not really playing for a championship, even in the ceiling scenario of being the third best team in the East, meaning we might need to move him or Gasol (probably Serge) before the season even if we want to compete - meaning we lose yet another contributor and producer.

That said, yeah, glass ceiling is probably 3rd for this team, but they could come in well outside of home court if even a few things go wrong, too.

Agreed. Raptors will make the Playoffs, but don't see us getting past the second round. I do think Raptors should trade Ibaka and/or Gasol and get something of value back before their contracts expire. They both won championships so should have decent value.

[GLF]

Couple things hurt us. Pascal is nowhere near the volume producer DeRozan was, and with Lowry declining, can't rely on him for as much production as in the past either. We also traded away our most efficient volume scorer in JV. And lost some shooting even compared to the DeRozan years. So the offence will likely struggle. Now, the defence has a chance to be top notch, but you still need a solid offence to leverage that fully and be a contending team. And the defence is no guarantee - too many young wings being relied on to step in for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. Meanwhile, not sure Serge playing backup C is a viable plan on a team that's not really playing for a championship, even in the ceiling scenario of being the third best team in the East, meaning we might need to move him or Gasol (probably Serge) before the season even if we want to compete - meaning we lose yet another contributor and producer.

That said, yeah, glass ceiling is probably 3rd for this team, but they could come in well outside of home court if even a few things go wrong, too.

Agreed. Everything pretty much has to go well with the roster as it stands for us to be the 3rd seed. Not out of the realm of possibility but it will be tough