I’m glad we make decisions based on two games now. That’s the foundation of good player evaluation.

The argument was never that Alston destroys every game he comes into. It’s that he doesn’t fucking realize it when his jump shot isn’t falling, and he continues to take jumpers when he should not.

And, as long as we’re forming our opinions based upon two games against crappy opponents, why can’t you see that Lowry and Brooks are running the offense better than Alston ever did? They’re getting into the lane and distributing the ball. Alston was a solid player, but Lowry and Brooks are clear improvements over him. The coaching staff believes that, the front office believes that, and there’s very little reason to believe otherwise.

It’s one game, and again, no one has said this was a bad trade for the Magic. We’re just saying it’s not a bad trade for the Rockets. Everyone knows that Rafer can play well, we also know he typically does not