Should we start Danuel House Jr?

[ken6199]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/rockets/article/Rockets-notebook-D-Antoni-nears-decision-on-14540055.php

D’Antoni wanted to get some of that offensive punch back with his second unit, but largely made the change to make it easier to always have two of his top three guards — James Harden, Russell Westbrook and Gordon — on the floor.

“It allows us to control his minutes a little bit and keep him, Russ and James, two of them, on the floor,” D’Antoni said. “Eric is just as important on the team as anybody. We have to find a spot where we maximize what he does. There is no use playing 37 minutes and there’s dead minutes out there. We have to keep him at 32. The only way to do that is if he doesn’t start.

“In my mind he’s a starter. But we need that punch coming off the bench. I’d say 90 percent of the time they’re going to finish the game, those three.”

[TMU]

Absolutely. Gordon can light it up from the bench. Tucker at 4. Capela at 5.

[BallerTalk]

I'm torn.

With Westbrook still recovering and finding his niche Gordon's shooting provides a lot to the starting unit
but with the loss of Gerald Green, offensive punch off the bench has become a bigger concern.
Gordon has shown he can thrive in either role.

If D. House can continue progressing toward his level of play during the season last year this becomes an easier decision.

[YoungMoney23]

I'm just worried he was playing for a contract and now he's gonna be a scrub