Recently, former Rockets player Ryan Anderson made a guest appearance on the podcast of Heat player Duncan Robinson, recalling his NBA career. In fact, in the whole league, Anderson is indeed a small role, but he is also a member of the peak Rockets period, and he was also the most accurate sharpshooter of the Rockets. 3 years ago, the Rockets were reversed by the Warriors, but the gold always shines, and in that Rockets, Tucker followed the Bucks to the Finals and made a great contribution. Capela became the core of the Eagles' interior line, and the Eagles transformed from last season's fish belly to the season giants and reached the East Finals. Paul with this brand new sun is also attacking the championship. See what Anderson had to say.
Anderson: "In my first year in Houston, even if I hit 40 percent of my three-point range, I still couldn't satisfy the fans because I would have done better at the Pelicans. The next year, Paul came to the team and we had the best record at the time, and I think I did my job, and in one month, when Paul gave me a pass, I shot 70 percent from three-point range and he was trying to fit in with the team. It wasn't until one game against the Blazers that the head coach told me Tucker was going to start in place of me. I gradually fell out of the rotation. "The 17-18 rocket regular season record is 65 wins and 17 losses, early lock in the West first, the league first, when the entire West, the Rockets only gear, the Warriors second gear, and then from the third place Blazers to the ninth place Nuggets, a total of only 3 wins, and many teams meet the Rockets, they can get 120 points or even 130 points, but still can't win.
Anderson said: "Being a role player in the Rockets, the situation is difficult, because James (Harden) has received a lot of praise and praise, and other players can only silently take on their roles and open up space for Harden. When you take a lot of balls and you can only catch the ball before the 24th second is about to expire, you don't shoot, normally, the three-point shooting rate is 0, and then every fan says I'm garbage. Leaving the NBA, I can vent my emotions, I make a lot of money and live a good life, but to be honest, when you can only be a spectator on the court, the game is really meaningless. In fact, Anderson is really quite aggrieved, in those years of pelicans, he can average 18+6 data per game, and the three-point shooting rate is not as high as in the Rockets period, but the Rockets' playing style determines that he can only become a victim, because the team has only one person who controls the ball.
Slow and leisurely through the half, consume 6 seconds of time, dribble more than 10 seconds, the remaining seconds, either retreat to shoot three points, or pass to teammates, Anderson is right, in fact, when Harden controls the ball, the Rockets' way of playing, very unreasonable, smooth, half-time can end the battle, throwing is not smooth, 27 consecutive iron! Yes, it was in that year's Western Conference Finals Seven, when the Rockets three-pointers for 27 consecutive irons, the Rockets' most accurate Anderson, only got a total of 8 minutes of playing time, he did not get a shot, but was used by D'Antoni as a tool to consume Durant, 8 minutes and 3 fouls, and that game, Harden 2 of 13 three-pointers, Gordon 12 of 3-pointers, Ariza 9 of 0 three-pointers, Gerald Green 4 of 3-pointers, the most accurate tucker, 5 of 2.
Anderson is cold, he thinks that if he gets a high salary (signed a four-year, $80 million contract with the Rockets in the summer of 16 years), he should contribute, otherwise he would rather leave. In the summer of 18, Anderson was traded by the Rockets to the Suns, in fact, the Suns really did not want to trade Anderson at that time, not that Anderson did not have the strength, it was that he could not get a stable opportunity to prove himself in the Rockets. In order to let the Rockets and Suns reach a deal as soon as possible, Anderson took the initiative to reduce his guaranteed salary for the last 1 year of his contract from 21 million to 15.6 million US dollars, giving up 5.4 million US dollars to match Brandon Knight's contract. In the 19-year window, Anderson was sent to the Heat by the Sun, and in the summer of 19, the Heat officially announced the layoff of Anderson. In the end, the Heat and Anderson broke up peacefully, and Anderson also made concessions, and his last year's salary allowed the Heat to pay in installments, receiving $5.21 million this season and next season.
With a career total salary of $104 million, Anderson has indeed witnessed the Rockets' best two years, but those two years were also a cancer in the eyes of Rockets fans. But as he himself said, if the ball is in his hands, only 2 seconds, he can receive a few balls in one game to shoot three points, how can he contribute his energy to the team? Of course, Anderson is a good person, he feels that he is not playing well, can not help the team, he took the initiative to cut his salary and leave, the attitude on the field is conscientious, and Anderson was also depressed because of his girlfriend's suicide, and finally it is now the Suns head coach Monti to help him out of the shadows. Look at the Rockets that used to be, from Paul to Capela, from Tucker to Ariza, including Before coming to the Rockets, Anderson, who can still contribute 18+6 to the Pelicans steadily, they are not without strength, they may just choose the wrong core, sorry, but miss it and can't start over.