On April 5, Beijing time, the Rockets will play the penultimate regular season tomorrow, their opponent is the Nets, and the Rockets will be away from home. The Rockets, who have been losing 4 consecutive games in the recent situation, will the Rockets go all out against the Nets, which are also not in good condition? Considering that the Rockets are competing with the Magic for the bottom spot in the league, it looks like the Rockets may not take the initiative to win; but from another point of view, the Rockets will not necessarily take the initiative to lose.
Why? I believe everyone also knows that the Nets' first-round pick has been changed to the Rockets, and if the Nets' Eastern Ranking can continue to remain low, it will be a positive for the Rockets' first-round pick picks - the Rockets will be higher, which is the result that the Rockets management wants. In this game against the Nets, Wood still won't play, but Shin Kyung did come back in the previous game. In the game against the Timberwolves, Shin Kyung returned after missing 2 games and contributed 14+15 statistics in the opening game.
Due to The return of Shin Kyung and Wood not playing, Garupa became the Rockets' first backup center, and Fernando, who had previously performed well in the game, was once again hidden by Silas and failed to catch a minute of playing time.
Judging from the Rockets' very "orderly" rotation of centers, Wood is naturally the main center, but when Wood does not play, Shen Jing will be the first substitute, and Garuba will become the 3rd center, Fernando's status is not as good as Garruba, and Only when the Rockets' internal line is really unavailable, Silas will think of him.
Although the rebounds are strong and the blocks are solid, Fernando has his own weakness, that is, the internal individual offensive technique is too rough, and the ability to eat cake on the inside is far stronger than the shooting ability, which is not matched by the Rockets' tactical system that pays attention to the interior space. Therefore, in the competition, tough man Fernando is naturally inferior to the delicate European double rookie Shen Jing + Garupa. The 23-year-old Fernando officially expires his rookie contract after this season, will he renew his contract with the Rockets? Obviously, it also depends on the Rockets' roster this summer.
First, will the Rockets take down a rookie center? This is one of the keys to Fernando's stay. Second, will Wood remain with the Rockets? This is also important. Because Wood exists, the 3 centers of Wood + Shenjing + Garruba are the rotation of the Rockets' No. 5 position, and if Wood stays on the team, Fernando will hardly have the possibility of renewing his contract. But if Wood is sent away, with Shen Jing and Garupa alone, the Rockets' internal line is indeed slightly thin, and there is no obstacle to leaving Fernando, who has performed well on the Rockets this season, with a short salary.
Bruno Fernando has shown his strength in recent games, just looking at the Rockets' offseason trades and the position of the rookie selected, to decide whether Fernando can stay with the Rockets and reach a contract extension agreement with the Rockets.