Houston Rockets offensive performance is getting better and better, statistics show that the Rockets this season's average score is 106.8 points per game, ranking 18th out of 30 teams in the league, it seems that the Rockets are not a team with excellent offensive ability, but in fact, the Rockets have performed very strong on the offensive end in the last 15 games. In the last 15 games, the Rockets' offensive ability has ranked 3rd among all teams, but there are also statistics on the defensive end, and the Rockets' defensive ability ranks second from the bottom in the 30 teams, which is probably the reason for the Rockets' poor record.
In fact, before the Rockets won 7 consecutive games, they also experienced 15 consecutive losses, when the Rockets not only did not defend well, but also did not improve on the offensive end. It wasn't until Silas used a single-center + shooter group tactical system that the Rockets' offensive firepower was fully utilized and their offensive ability was greatly improved. Of course, the Rockets' record before the 7 consecutive wins was too bad, which is also the reason for the sluggish overall statistics of the team, if it were not for the wave of 15 consecutive losses, the Rockets would have averaged more points per game.
From the last 15 games, the Rockets' offensive ability seems to have reached the league's first-class level, although it is a temporary phenomenon, but the data reflects the qualitative change of the Rockets' offensive end. However, the Rockets' defensive ability did not improve as much as the offensive end, but after the Rockets changed to a single center, the team's defense was still sluggish, even worse than the previous performance, and only relied on strong firepower to win a victory from time to time.
The Rockets have no requirements for this season's record, but it has to be said that the Rockets' offensive end has basically been successfully developed, but can the defensive end be improved? Only grasp the offense and not the defense, the Rockets management will not agree, so while the offense is developed, how the Rockets ensure the quality of the defense, this is the focus of Silas's next research. In fact, how to improve the defense is more difficult than improving the team's offensive ability.
In addition to designing some targeted tactics on the tactical side, some of the Rockets' defensive players seem to be the Rockets' magic weapon to improve the quality of their defense. Players with top defensive skills such as Gordon, Nuwaba, daniel Theis, etc., if they can be reused well, the Rockets' defense will not be so bad.
Unfortunately, Silas does not like to give Tais and Nuwaba too much playing time in the way of employment, look at this season's game, Theis is often placed on the cold bench, unable to get the opportunity to play. Throughout mid-November and early December, Nuwaba didn't get many opportunities in the Rockets, and even had few chances to enter the rotation, which is directly related to Silas's concept of "heavy offense and light defense".
Nowadays, the rocket team's offensive first-class defensive characteristics are due to this kind of use and this tactic, although the rocket team can occasionally win a few wins, but in the long run, only the attack and not the defense of the tactics, or can not let the rocket team improve. Originally, in some news, Nuwaba and Theis are already the two big chips on the Rockets' shelves, but what the Rockets need is to improve their defense, naturally these two "potential deals" may be postponed, after all, the Rockets do not lack offensive genius, but the role players who are known for their defense are not many in the whole team.
If the Rockets want to achieve an "offensive and defensive balance" this season, in addition to the improvements on the tactical side, retaining and reusing Nuwaba and Theis is the best choice. Of course, this will also lead to potential deal delays or even failures, but for the overall development of the Rockets, it is still very worthwhile.