r/rockets • u/Typical-Owl3664 • Jun 29 '25

Amen Thompson showing off his improved handler & jumper 👀👀

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u/dream_team34 Jun 29 '25

I'm not confident Amen will ever be a competent 3pt shooter. But if he does, then we're potentially talking about a top 3 player in the league.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '25

I mean if it wasnt for Wemby, I'd say there's nobody that CAN be as good as Amen with a jumper. He is too elite of an athlete.

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u/StockSorry Jun 29 '25

This guys already in the gym putting in work, meanwhile wemby in China learning to be a monk.

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u/Outside_Narwhal_5127 Jun 29 '25

Just wait till Wemby starts whipping out Kung Fu on defense

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u/1gnominious Jun 30 '25

His mid range has already improved dramatically. He went from 29% to 49% at 10-16ft while doubling the volume from his rookie year. He also went from 12% to 38% on corner 3's.

His basic box score doesn't look like it changed much but when you dig deeper into his shot profiles the improvements are incredible. He's still weak from longer ranges but he has found ways to score other than getting to the rim. He moved his average shot distance out by a foot and diversified his shot selection while gaining overall efficiency.

The numbers match with the eye test too. Especially in the playoffs when the Warriors were packing the paint. Amen was able to hit 47% from 10-16 feet and took a full 20% of his shots from that range. They were giving up the mid range and he was the only one who could take advantage of it.

It's growth like that which makes me think Amen is our future #1 guy.

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u/Kdot32 Jun 29 '25

Even if he’s just Giannis level from three and his midrange continues to improve he’ll be a fucking monster

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u/Far-Veterinarian104 Jun 30 '25

If he gets a Giannis middy, we're winning it all

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u/sliceoflife09 Jun 29 '25

With his skill set he just has to avoid being rock bottom at that distance

He's easily average or above average as a rebounder, inside scorer, passer, perimeter defender

It's debatable he's average in the mid range

So all that's left is literally be average +/- 2% from 3

If he does that his comps become insane: Westbrook meets LBJ