Up to now, the Rockets' record is 17 wins and 51 losses, ranking first in the league, and then there are more than ten regular season games left, which will basically not have much impact on the Rockets' record, so looking back at the previous games, the Rockets' goal of rebuilding the first season has not been achieved?
The first is the first, the Rockets' record goal, at the beginning of the season the team's owner made it clear that the team has no need to win, it is clear that the Rockets' primary goal this season is to compete for the title, and now the Rockets record league penultimate, which has reached the team's goal.
The second is the cultivation of rookie players, the Rockets won 4 first-round shows in one go in last year's draft, from the current stage, the Rockets have 3 players to cash in on the talent, leaving the team's No. 23 show Garruba. He was the longest-serving rookie to be sent to the Development League and the player with the fewest chances in the NBA, and he also suffered two injuries this season, an ankle sprain and a broken finger, which greatly affected Garupa's growth. To know that the Rockets attach great importance to Garupa, the Rockets are the largest weak ring on the flanks, in order to make up for this shortcoming, they will not hesitate to pay a buyout fee to select Garruba, which can prove that the team management attaches great importance to him.
But poor offensive form and frequent injuries, compared to the other 3 rookies in the team, Garuba before the comeback many fans have no hope for him, thinking that he will be the one who fell out of the water. But judging from his last comeback game against the Pelicans, Garruba's performance and form exceeded many expectations. The bench played in less than 7 minutes with 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal, although the data is not particularly eye-catching, but Garuba fully showed his talent in this short 7 minutes, and even had surprises. First of all, Garuba is a defensive player, long arm span plus excellent movement ability, which makes many offensive players in the face of Garuba will be afraid of three points, even through the advantage of speed to break through the defense, Garuba can also strike back, through their own bounce and long arm span to complete the cover, in a game round against the Pelicans.
The offensive end is Garruba's biggest weakness, but in this game against the Pelicans, he raised his hand to hit a three-point shot when he got an outside shot, and can be seen in some rounds of the game, when he is in an empty position, he will reach out to his teammates, which are positive signals. It's just that now he has too few opportunities to show a lot of things, but as his presence on the field increases, I believe that in the next game, Silas will give him more playing time to cash in his talent.
Overall, this season is also a harvest season for the Rockets, not only in line with the desire to compete for the title, the team's selection of 4 rookies have also cashed in their talents. Hopefully, in the next dozen games, Silas will give more playing time to young players and let them grow...