In the last game against the Grizzlies, Silas unexpectedly put Tys, who had previously abandoned two games, into the team's starting lineup, posing a double tower lineup of Augustine + Matthews + Tate + Wood + Thesis, and finally the Rockets' starting set was beaten by the Grizzlies.
Of course, Silas put up such a two-tower lineup can also be understood, just like the previous game against the Pelicans hopes that Theis can deal with Valanciunas, in the game against the Grizzlies, I hope that Theis can deal with Adams, but this game did not achieve the same effect as the Pelicans game, in the absence of Gordon, the Rockets' starting set in addition to Matthews, the outside projection ability is very lacking, in the past game, the Rockets won the game, are won by the outside line to open the fire, In the game against the Grizzlies, although the Rockets created a lot of scoring opportunities on the outside, the outside line of the whole game was a total of 3 shots and 0 shots, making the Rockets difficult on the offensive end.
What's even more embarrassing is that Theis didn't limit Adams very well on the defensive end, so that the family had to eat and drink on the inside, not only could they easily get rebounds, but also let the Grizzlies get a lot of second-time offensive opportunities, so that the Rockets were fully passive in the first half.
In fact, not only this game, during the previous 15 consecutive losses, Theis highlighted his side effects on the offensive end, statistics show that in the 388 minutes of Theiss this season, the Rockets lost 157 points to the opponent, and when he was not on the floor, the Rockets beat the opponent by 4 points. Look at how embarrassing this data is, originally expected that he can help the team, but now not only did not help, but has become a drag, it can be said that Theis is the Rockets' biggest signing failure in the offseason, to know that last season, Olynic, who was playing well in the Rockets, can stay directly through the contract extension, did not expect the management to turn to the Theis to reach a 4-year 35 million contract, the key is still through the first signing and then changing, a bit more than worth the loss.
After this game against the Grizzlies, Theis also completely lost the trust of Silas, in the second half of the game, Silas put up a two-tower combination of Wood + Shenjing, and the duo played a very bright moment in the game, the main reason is that compared to Theis, Shenjing has a good ability to dominate the ball, as the team's offensive launch point can handle the ball very well, so that Wood can play more easily on the court. Silas also said in an interview after the game: "Wood and Shin Kyung worked well together on the field, which encouraged me very well, which is good, the combination of Shin Kyung and Wood has inside and outside, which is the direction that the team can build in the future." Silas's words couldn't have been clearer.
As the trade day approaches, the team's management also has to correct their reinforcement mistakes and trade Theis, which also means that Theis has started his own countdown to leaving the team. The only good news for the team management is that Theis's contract is relatively cost-effective, it is a good choice for some teams that lack interior line, the transaction will not be very difficult, according to some previous reports, there are many teams that have expressed interest in Theis, and then wait and see...