Earlier, the NBA announced the best rookie list for February, with The Thunder's Keeddie of the West and Barnes of the Eastern Raptors elected, and the Rockets' leader Jaylen Green was also nominated, but ultimately lost. To be honest, Green's defeat is still a bit of a pity, because throughout January Green experienced a change of shooting posture performance is quite struggling, averaging only 13 points per game, shooting 32.8%, shooting 23.7% from three-point range, and shooting 45.7% from the field, but in the game in February, Green has made very obvious progress, averaging 16.5 points, 2.7 assists, 1.4 steals per game, shooting 44.3% from the field, and 38.6% from three-point range. The true hit rate reached a staggering 57.2%, and the performance was quite outstanding.
From the comparison of data, it can be seen that green is more and more confident on the offensive end, which can also be reflected in the game, in the last game against the Jazz, Green performed very well, personally scored the team's high 27 points, shot 11 of 16, 9 of 3 points 4, and in this game Green also showed another relatively special skill, in the second half there were two times through the assault inside line to use their own footsteps to move to face Gobert to complete the end, which was not before, Coach Silas said at the end of the interview after the game: "At the beginning of the season, Green didn't play like this. This shows that he has accumulated experience and made adjustments, and he may never have played against a player like Gobert or White Side before. His ability to make adjustments to his playing style speaks to his efforts and shows that he really wants to be great. ”
Not only Silas, but even his opponent Mitchell also expressed his appreciation for Green, Mitchell said: "Compared to the first time he played with him, he has made a lot of progress, the first time I felt that he just wanted to show athleticism, but this time he was very calm, making the right choice on the offensive end, he will get better and better." Mitchell spoke very objectively of Green's changes. In fact, not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, Green has also made very obvious progress, in the personal single defense can limit the opponent's score per round to 0.7 points, and can average 0.7 steals per game is also among the best in the rookie, in an earlier interview he also said: "I would say that I play more efficiently, more aggressively, more focused, I hope this will give my team a chance to win and take my game to a higher level." ”
Continuous progress has made Green more and more leadership temperament, he hopes to help the team win the game through his own improvement, which is not something that every player can do, as the team's show, fans also have high hopes for Green, and now Green is becoming what fans expect. During this time, Green has also been constantly hinting to the coaching staff, hoping to increase his own role in the game, because in the whole period of February, Green's use rate is only 20.9%, there is a more obvious decline, and then the Rockets have 20 regular season games left, if you want to help Green win the best rookie, Silas needs to increase his role in the game, so that Green's beast can release his potential to the fullest.