Rockets interior player Garruba, who underwent surgery for a wrist injury late last month, is still recovering from an injury. According to Rockets coach Silas, Garuba's hand cast has been removed, but he still can't train. Silas also said that in his opinion, Garupa is currently recovering slowly, in other words, Garuba's recovery is not fast. Look at the future schedule of the Rockets, starting from today, February 26, Beijing time, the Rockets will once again enter the game mode, and by the beginning of April, the Rockets will end all the games, and then Garupa will really be able to catch up with the Rockets' regular season?
Even if they could catch up, Garuba would only play in the last few games, and if the Rockets were more conservative, Garruba, a rookie with the 23rd pick in the first round, could simply miss the rest of the season. What about the Rockets insiders? Wood and Shin Kyung look good, but with 2 people to support the Rockets' interior line, it is impossible to hold out until the end of the season.
In fact, don't worry, the Rockets in the recent deal, in addition to the star point guard Schroeder, there is also a humble interior player - 23-year-old center / big forward Bruno Fernando! In the previous Rockets' big-scoring loss to the Clippers, Fernando did well during garbage time, scoring 10 points and five rebounds.
If Fernando can always perform like this, it is believed that the Rockets will keep him with a basic salary contract after the end of the season when his contract expires. If Fernando can stay in the team, the two between Garruba and Fernando are bound to start a competition for the "3rd center" next season! Even if Garruba returns this season, the competition between the two will be staged directly in the near future.
Garuba, known as "Little Dream Chaser - Green", has a much stronger interior technology than the black tall Thafernando, especially Garuba's one-handed pass, which has the style of Dream Green. But Garuba's ability to fight is more average, when playing for Real Madrid, he is generally in the No. 3 or No. 4 position, if you push him to the center position, Garruba's poor ability to protect the basket can not meet the needs of the Rockets.
Fernando is not the case, he can not only make some mid-range shooting, but also has a good rebounding protection ability and basketball defense ability, strength and confrontation ability is not to mention. But Fernando is a second-round player after all, his personal skills are not outstanding, and his ability to play inside singles and backs is far inferior to Garupa. That is to say, the "little dream" Garupa and the new signing Fernando have their own strengths.
In fact, instead of letting Garuba and Fernando compete, it is better to make a choice of the best of both worlds - send wood away, put Shen Jing in the Rockets' starting center position, let Garuba and Fernando serve as substitute centers, and depending on the type of opponent's interior line, the substitute center who plays is determined. Leaving Garuba and Fernando to trade Wood, who can contribute two double-doubles this season, the so-called "2 stay and 1 go", which may be the most reasonable plan.
Since Wood's contract expires next summer, if the Rockets do not send him away, the Rockets will have nothing to gain after Wood's contract expires, and Shen Jing's performance in the starting position is not inferior to Wood. So giving Shin Kyung a starting position, putting Garupa + Fernando on the bench, trading Wood in exchange for rebuilding chips, or one of the best solutions for the Rockets to adjust the interior.