It seems Houston Rocket fans are a upset that Terrence Jones didn’t see any playing time in their home opener. I was also surprised after the way Jones played throughout the pre-season.
Here’s an excerpt from “Space City Scoop”..
Many Houston Rockets fans, including myself, were wondering where the hell was Terrence Jones in game one of the regular season against the Detroit Pistons.
Kevin McHale shockingly started Marcus Morris. Morris is a guy who has been in McHale’s doghouse ever since he entered the league. His growth has been stunted due to this. He looked very nervous against the Pistons. Dropping easy passes and missing basic layups. He finished with 6 points on 3-10 shooting and 7 rebounds in 25 minutes. When Morris wasn’t in the game the Rockets continued to play small with Chandler Parsons at the four. Greg Smith also got some playing time alongside Omer Asik for a few minutes.
This is just simply unacceptable. Jones should have at least got 10 minutes of playing time backing up Morris. Hell, he should have started and got 30 minutes of playing time. Fans, the reason why Jones was missing in action is because McHale does not trust rookies. Morris is a perfect example of the trust McHale lacked in him last year. Why he trusted Parsons so much I have no idea. But McHale has a track record of pushing rookies to the end of the bench in favor of veterans no matter the talent level.
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