On April 18, Beijing time, the nominations for various honors in this season's NBA regular season have been released today, and the most concerned MVP candidates are: Jokic, Embiid and Alphabet Brother 3 interior players, which is very rare in previous seasons. The three candidates for the Best Rookie Award have also been released, and the Pistons' Cunningham, the Raptors' Barnes and the Cavaliers' center Mobley were successfully nominated.
The Rockets' rookie Jaylen Green did not win this award, and can only be said to be very sorry. In fact, in the last issue of the rookie list, the Rockets' Jaylen Green was "unnamed on the list", and the 3 rookie players on the list were the 3 candidates mentioned above. So what makes Jaylen Green ignored? In fact, to put it bluntly, on the one hand, it is Jaylen Green's own problem, on the other hand, it is the reason for the Rockets.
Let's start with my own problem. After Jaylen Green first entered the NBA, he did not adapt well to the rhythm, the state was slow and hot and the feel was average, until around the All-Star Weekend, the Rockets assistant coach Lucas Sr. let Green change the shooting style successfully, And then Jaylen Green's shooting gradually stabilized. In addition, Jaylen Green's body is relatively thin, although the speed is extremely fast, but his ability to fight is also inferior among the entire league's defender players.
The second reason has to be said to be the Rockets. On the one hand, the Rockets gave Wood and Porter Jr. and even Tate too much ball power and tactical position, which made Green's talent wasted. In the first half of the season, we often saw Jaylen Green turning back in the game, there were not many opportunities at all, until the end of the season, the Rockets remembered that Green needed to cultivate vigorously.
In addition, the Rockets' record is not as good as that of the Raptors and Cavaliers. The Raptors went straight into the playoffs, and although the Cavaliers were eliminated in the playoffs, they also touched the edge of the playoffs. Although the Pistons did not make it to the playoffs, Cunningham's data is good, the performance is comprehensive, and the Pistons' record is slightly better than the Rockets. The three finalists, Jaylen Green regrets the failure, can only say that Jaylen Green was not born at the right time, in this draft year with 3 strong opponents to compete, naturally difficult to win.
But Jaylen Green actually has one "last honor" to compete for this season, and that's the best rookie lineup. Mobley, Barnes and Cunningham are almost certain members of the first team, and the other 2 positions, Jaylen Green, who ranks 4th on the rookie list, if there is no accident, entering the best rookie team can be said to be nine out of ten. In particular, Jaylen Green's highlight scoring data this season can make him a good start. This is also a small comfort for the slightly lost Green.