Yesterday, Rocket star Christian Wood tweeted: "My dream is to be one of the best interior players in NBA history." Wood had 21 points and 11 rebounds in the game against the Magic today, shooting more than 50 percent, and just by looking at the stats, Wood seems to be a really good inside player. But fans and friends must not be deceived by the data, Wood's performance in this game is really unbearable to look at if it is serious. Statistics can never reflect the true face of a player.
Let's take a look at what Wood did today, and it's true that Wood scored 21 points on the offensive end, but Wood created 13 free throw opportunities in the whole game and actually lost 10 of them. It's fairly rare to concede 10 free throws in a single game in an NBA game, and Wood isn't a rough guy with no free throw ability. Wood once again showed his face in the final moments of the game as he brushed the data. When the team was chasing points, he scored 4 points in a row, but he wasted the team's good opportunity to chase points. After all, in the final moments of the game, the Rockets trailed them by three points was the most effective way to do it, and Wood did not do that.
Not to mention the defensive end, Wood's defensive end today is simply a leaked fishing net that anyone can poke. There were no steals or blocks, and opposite magic player Carter faced Wood with a full stat of 24 points and 12 rebounds. What's even more frightening is that Carter hit 9 of 11 shots today, and Carter shot 8-of-9 from within the three-point line, which is Wood's defensive performance. Incidentally, Wood had 4 turnovers and 4 fouls today. He is also the lowest plus-minus of the team's starters.
Wood's career has been inspirational, starting with an obscure youngster, rising to prominence at the Pistons two years ago, and later joining the Rockets to score nearly 20+10 stats. Some even saw Wood as a trumpet Davis. However, Wood's brilliant performance is gradually discovered, and Wood's essence is a player who cares about data. For the sake of stats, he doesn't really care about the team's victory. For the sake of data, he is not very happy to cooperate with his teammates and takes the initiative to pass the ball for his teammates. Wood has close to 18 points and 10 rebounds this season, but his offensive efficiency is not even ranked in the top 250 in the league, his defensive efficiency is in the bottom 300 of the league, and the plus-minus is higher than him in the league.
What should a good insider do? It's really important to play beautiful stats, and it's even more important to lead the team to victory. Wood can't do it at the moment, Wood is only willing to brush the data, not even the most basic free throws. The defensive end is full of holes, wasting a good talent. Wood is not at all an excellent interior line at this stage, and it is even more a castle in the air to become a historical level inside line. Now Wood must change himself and strengthen every aspect of himself. The most basic thing is attitude, playing seriously on the field, trying to defend, and cooperating with teammates. Stop obsessing over data.
The Rockets are now a rebuild-focused team, with two rebuilding cores being Green and Porter Jr., and even if the team is to rebuild, there will not necessarily be a Wood position in the future. Wood was really going to pick up the spirit to change himself. Dear readers, how do you rate Wood's performance of magic today? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.