After being defeated by the Bucks in their last game, the Rockets played back-to-back away games against the Cavaliers, ultimately losing 130-135 to the Cavaliers. There is no doubt that the Rockets losing the game is still a cliché, and the defense has been fine, but the team's scoring guard is too weak. The team doesn't have a strong scoring point with a steady 25 points, and can only rely on veterans Van Jordan and Dillon to resist the pressure, so what do you want rookies to do?To put it mildly, if you give the Rockets a qualified starting quarterback, you won't be able to play like this.
Jalen Green, as the leader of the 21-year year, is really watery at present. Since entering the league, the Rockets have given Jalen Green absolute possession of the ball, and he has unlimited ** rights. But Green has been known for being inefficient, averaging 17. per game in his debut season3 points, shooting 43%. Originally thought Green would explode the following year, but ended up scoring 221 point, but the shooting percentage dropped to 42%. This year's third-year offseason trained with Durant and trained with Van Jordan. As a result, the average dropped to 17 per game5 points, 40% shooting.
Shen Jing is in the third grade, and he has made great progress. In '22, Smith Jr. and Eason were the No. 17 pick, and they were getting better and better in terms of shooting percentage and statistics. But only Jalen Green is standing still, holding the ball is always a tendon to kill, and Green may be the player with the most breakthroughs and layups in the league. He didn't know how to change direction, how to use the rhythm. With his physical talent and starting speed, Green is indeed a top talent, but he doesn't have a good brain to use it, and it is not good to say that it is difficult to hear a penalty quotient.
You may not be the most talented in the NBA, but you have to have a good ball quotient. Just like the Cavaliers' Mitchell, he is not tall and was only the 13th pick in the first round when he was drafted by the Jazz. But why did Mitchell do well?He knows the rhythm and how to end the change of direction. In addition, Mitchell is also a step a year in projection. Many people think that Jalen Green has a ceiling on Jordan and a lower limit on Kobe. Talent is qualified, but the difference in ball quotient can almost sentence Green to death, and the projection is still like that after three years of practice, it will always be unstable.
If Udoka completely hides Green in the final quarter and overtime, the Rockets will probably win. Because Green is completely guilty on both ends of the floor, he ruined at least three games that the Rockets can win this season. On the Cavaliers side, Mitchell had 37 points and 6 assists, the Rockets had Van Jordan 27 points, 8 rebounds, 17 assists and 2 steals, Shin Jing had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Jalen Green scored 12 points on 2-of-12 shooting, Dillon had 16 points, Jeff Green had 15 points, Holiday had 14 points, and Eason had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals. With Jalen Green's current strength, he is not even as good as the 38-year-old Jeff Green, and even inferior to the substitute Holiday Holiday.
If the Rockets want to make the playoffs this year, they may want to consider trading Green for a qualified and consistent point guard, such as DeRozan. Or let Eason play directly as a starter, and Jalen Green goes off the bench. It's no wonder Jalen Green said in the offseason that the Rockets almost traded him. Because at that time, there were rumors that Harden wanted to come back and take Jalen Green for a big name to match Harden. Eventually, Jalen Green said on George's show that Harden was a double-edged sword to exclude him from returning. At present, it may be that George deliberately set up a game to prevent Harden from returning to the Rockets, and Green was deceived. Now that Harden is thriving with the Clippers, George is overjoyed.
Today's Rockets really lack a Harden. Van Jordan has limited abilities. If the Rockets let Harden go home in the offseason, give him an annual salary of 40 million. Then don't want Van Jordan, sign Dillon as usual, and then use Jalen Green to trade instant power. The Rockets are definitely stronger starters right now. Shen Jingsmith was at the 4-5 position, and Eason started directly to the third position, putting Dillon into the second position to help Harden wipe his ass on the defensive end. So far this season, Harden is averaging 171 point 46 plates 76 assists 15 steals and a shooting percentage of 482%, 44% three-point shooting percentage is a career-high, and the singles scoring per round is still the first in the league. Van Jordan is a big gap to Harden in terms of stats and influence, and today faced the Pacers Harden with 35 points, 9 assists and 3 boards.