Point guard is a team's "engine, like the Rockets of the year, there are two superstars in the point guard position, one is Harden and the other is Paul. At that time, the Rockets not only won the first record in the regular season league, but also fought with the powerful Warriors in the playoffs to grab seven innings, even if it was a combination of Durant + Curry + Green + Clay, there was no way to defeat the Rockets with a neat lineup.
If it weren't for Paul's hamstring, the Rockets would have rushed out of the Western Conference that season, and I won't repeat it here. Even the current Suns, with and without Paul, are two teams. Looking at today's Rockets, the reason for the poor record is that the Rockets need to take the initiative to rot, and another important reason is that the Rockets' point guards have not been stable enough. Wall did play with 20.6 points and 6.9 assists per game last season, but the level of role players in other positions was poor.
This season, the Rockets have Shin Kyung, Christopher and Jaylen Green, but the Rockets' point guard has changed from Wall to Porter Jr., who is known to be not first-class in the point guard position, and his main task seems not to be to pass the ball and assist teammates to score, but to often go it alone and score points by himself. Such a point guard certainly can't take the Rockets to a higher level.
If the Rockets can change point guards, they will naturally have a better record. But at this stage, the Rockets are still rebuilding, and it doesn't matter how the record is, so it is the best solution to use Porter Jr. In fact, in addition to Porter Jr., the Rockets also have Dennis Schroeder, a veteran, and Deschen Knicks, a 20-year-old new point guard. After the end of the season, Schroeder's contract has expired, and it is not easy to say whether he will return to the Rockets. For the time being, the Rockets' point guard next season may only have Porter Jr. + Knicks 2 left.
But that's nothing, the Knicks have been growing, and this season in the development league Vipers, as the starting point guard, he has always had a development league All-Star performance. In the rockets' final games, the Knicks have also been the rockets' first backup point guard. In the 24 games played for the Rockets this season, the Knicks averaged 10.9 minutes per game, contributing 3.2 points, 1.7 assists, 1.4 rebounds and 0.6 steals.
Now, the Knicks have also started their offseason personal training. It is said that "the stupid bird flies first", as the Knicks who lost the rookie last year naturally understand the reason, his talent and level are not strong, so it takes a lot of training to make up for the improvement. We saw the Rockets' training status in a video posted on social media by the Knicks, in which the Knicks practiced shooting from a variety of angles with the help of trainers.
In addition to the two bottom corner three-point shots, the Knicks also practiced a three-point shot at the top of the three-point circle of 45 degrees, and these balls were hit, looking in good shape and feel.
To get a foothold on the Rockets, to shoot basketballs, especially three-pointers, is what every guard player needs to do. After Schroeder's contract expires, next season, in addition to starting point guard Porter Jr., the No. 1 position needs to rely on, probably 20-year-old Daison Knicks. The Knicks have worked hard for a summer and believe they will reap the rewards next season.