We know that the Rockets' assistant coach (in charge of player development) Gerald Green has officially resigned to Fertita's Rockets, to know that the nearly 36-year-old Green, in fact, joined the Rockets in mid-November last year, of course, as a coach, so why did Gerald Green immediately change his decision in less than two months? Is his coaching job not doing well? Or is there another reason? Let's try to analyze it.
Green's goal is to return to NBA games as a "player" after resigning, but now that he is 36 years old, he has not played in an official game for a long time, so it seems that no NBA team is willing to accept him. This is not a problem, after all, some NBA fringe players, are through the development of the league training, and then by the NBA team, the nearest is now the Rockets' bench shooter Garrison Matthews, far away from the Rockets' small forward Danuel House, these two were at the Time in the Vipers played well, and finally by the Rockets, and signed a multi-year formal contract.
Green probably also wants to follow suit, after all, the 36-year-old can only be rediscovered by NBA scouts if he shows his strength in the development league, although he is 36 years old, Gerald Green has his own advantages, he is an experienced veteran, he has participated in many regular season games, and he has partnered with Harden and Paul in the peak rocket team, knowing what to do as a role player. In addition, Green is a player who is good at uniting teammates, whether as a player or as a coach, Green is very popular with the Rockets.
In fact, there is also speculation that a few days ago, the Rockets' Wood and Potter Jr. clashed with Lucas Sr. and Silas, was it Gerald Green who saw this and was disappointed in the Rockets' players and team culture, which excused him to resign? In fact, it has little to do with this incident.
We know that Green actually wanted to return to the Rockets to play for a long time, but the Rockets' main direction of attack now is to cultivate young players, and Green can only serve as an assistant coach here, and can no longer become a player to play. In addition, the infighting in the Rockets locker room has nothing to do with Gerald Green, and the protagonists of the incident are Porter Jr., Wood, Lucas Sr. and Silas.
At the end of the day, Green chose to transition from coach to player just for his dreams. In order to find the dream, so that the 36-year-old veteran has no remorse, seeing that so many veterans who have faded out of the league for many years this season (such as Thomas Jr., Collison, Joe Johnson, etc.) have returned, not willing to be behind Green, but also want to test the free agent market - as a coach, always can not play in the game, 36-year-old Green's physical fitness has always maintained a good, return to the field to continue his career, it is naturally a natural thing.
Maybe without the impact of a large number of veterans and marginal people returning to the NBA event, maybe Green will still play a good assistant coach role in the Rockets, but seeing so many old friends return to the league, Green naturally wants to try it. In order to find the dream, I believe that the fans can also understand the decision made by Gerald Green and give strong support. Of course, the Rockets will always be the home of Nine-Finger green, and when he really wants to end his playing career, the Rockets will still accept him.