Since the Rockets started a 15-game losing streak, the Rockets coach made a more important decision, he abandoned the previous partner with Wood to start Tys, although the Rockets achieved a wave of 7 consecutive wins during this period, but believe that Silas's original intention of changing the lineup was not to win, but because he wanted to perform the Rockets' mission this season, to cultivate the team's young players, the presence of Theis squeezed a lot of Shen Jing's playing time to a certain extent, as Shen Jing showed his personal talent in the game, The abandonment of Theiss became inevitable.
However, in the subsequent games, Shen Jing did not get more playing time, after changing to a big four small lineup, the center only had 48 minutes on the court to split, but during the team's 7 consecutive wins, Wood performed quite well on the court, almost double-doubles, and even bombed 20+20 data in the game against the Thunder, which made Silas have no reason to take him down. Of course, Wood's performance during this period also made many people mistakenly think that he still had room to rise, fantasizing that he could become the first center in the future of Hugh City, but now it seems that everyone is thinking too much. In the past 3 games, when the opponent has a good interior line, Wood is a younger brother in front of others, and the game against the Bucks and the Grizzlies, although he has won 20+10 statistics, his performance on the defensive end is really unbearable.
And against the Hawks, Wood's performance is even worse, like the two games against the Bucks and the Grizzlies, the Rockets fell into passivity at the beginning, when the team's offense was in a struggle, Wood would always want to stand up and take over the game, but in terms of offensive choices, Wood's decision was really difficult to say, if it was not floating on the outside to shoot three points, or holding the ball from the paint area or even from outside the three-point line, but this is not what Wood is best at, and finally because of his lack of confrontation ability, the offense is further stagnant. And many times Wood can't get a rebound after the offense and is often counter-attacked by opponents. At the end of the first three quarters, Wood shot 4-of-13 from the field and 0-of-6 from three-point range to have 12 points, five rebounds and three assists, with a personal plus-minus of -12, meaning the team lost to his opponent by 12 points during his time on the field.
So in the fourth quarter against the Hawks, Silas made a surprising decision, he pressed Wood on the bench, and in the fourth quarter, he did not give him a minute of playing time, but let Shen Jing play the rest of the game. In the game, Shen Jing did not make some headless offensive choices, holding the ball at a high position to direct his teammates to run, patiently looking for opportunities to easily play the score, when others launched an attack, Shen Jing actively went to cover for his teammates, creating easy shooting opportunities for his teammates, when he saw that he had a misalignment or an advantage, he would use his own skills or body to impact the basket. Although he only had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, he brought positive help to his teammates through himself.
In the same game, Shen Jing and Wood's role on the field formed a sharp contrast, as a rookie player, Shen Jing played the ball to give people the feeling of stability, reasonable playing, with his own system, has proved that he is the cornerstone player of the team. Wood's last 3 games have truly proved that he is an embarrassing task, after all, he can only be a role player, there is no possibility of becoming an All-Star. With Wood abandoned at a crucial time, it's time for rocket management to clear the hurdles to Shin Kyung's growth...