Rockets coach Silas gave news of Jaylen Green's injury, saying that Green will not return to the team for the time being, and he will be reviewed in a week to see if he can play at that time. In the previous game against the Bulls, Jaylen Green left the field with a hamstring injury in the last minute of the first quarter and has not played in the game since. Then in the next Rockets-Hornets game, the only rookie player who can play is center Alperen Shinkin.
We know that the Rockets' most consistent rookie player this season is Shin Kyung. Although Jaylen Green has a good performance of 30 points, but in most games, Jaylen Green's performance is not stable enough, although from time to time there are 20+ points in a single game, but it is obviously better than stability and efficiency. Christopher and Garupa are playing in the Development League Vipers, who have now won seven straight starts, which are inseparable from Garuba and TOEFL's efforts.
But Shinkin is clearly one of rocket coach Silas's most trusted interior players, the last game he forced Theth to become the rocket's second center, and the next game with the Hornets, facing tall center Mason Plumley, it is clear that outside of Wood, the Rockets' Shenjing is the most reliable and important interior tower. In order to cope with this game against the Hornets, Shin Kyung also conducted solo training.
From the video on the scene, we can see that Shin Kyung not only practiced a lot of bottom corner three-pointers, but also trained with the Rockets' new assistant coach, Gerald Green. Green accompanied Shin Kyung on a turnback run in the Rockets field to train the big man's mobility. After all, in the NBA now, the center who is too slow can't mix here, and only the big man who has speed, height, confrontation and comprehensive offensive and defensive capabilities can eat in the league.
Shin Kyung is a very well-rounded center, proficient in low singles, high mid-range shots and outside three-point shots, and even his three-point shooting rate this season has exceeded 40%. But Shen Jing's speed is not particularly fast, so Gerald Green also accompanied Shen Jing in training to train and run back, in order to make Shen Jing a fast and flexible all-round center.
Interestingly, while Shinkin was on a field run with Gerald Green, Rockets assistant coach John Lucas was also sidelined to supervise and shouted from time to time to remind the 2 people. Rockets head coach Steven Silas watched the three perform and laughed after the training. It can be seen that after the Rockets ended their 15-game losing streak, Silas's mood has improved a lot.
At least now he is not in danger of leaving class, after the victory over the Bulls, the Rockets have finally found some chemistry and winning recipes, I believe that in the next two home games, the Rockets will continue their current state.