According to Samilano: Former Rockets guard Austin Rivers taunts Houston, Kevin Porter Jr. and Jaylen Green don't understand how to play, and management needs to bring in some veterans to teach them. At present, the two of them make up the most talented backcourt of the Rockets, Porter Jr. can contribute 19.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 34 minutes per game, shooting 44% from the field and 35% from three-point range; Jaylen Green had 21.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 34 minutes, shooting 41% from the field and 32% from three-point range.
Rivers has partnered with James Harden and Chris Paul, when the backcourt double-core faces the opponent's pocket, they will play the ball in time, find teammates in the open space at the first time, and create more and fewer opportunities, there is no doubt that Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green are the future of the Rockets, but they will use the wrong way to solve problems when playing, just show court hard work, but the ability to read the game needs to be improved. At present, the Houston Rockets have suffered a wave of 7 consecutive losses, including many league powerhouses, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics, etc., and the lack of court experience directly affects the final game results.
Recently, coach Stephen Sellars mentioned in an interview: "We are a hard-working team, we have been through hardships, everyone is eager to win, cooperate with each other, as the game goes on, the players seem to be more tacit with each other, I never feel negative about my team. In the past 7 games, he has lost an average of 17 points per game, mainly because the offensive end cannot consistently score and stabilize the situation; On the other hand, on the defensive end of the Rockets, it is even more inattentive, and the defensive rotation is out of position, allowing opponents to get more opportunities to shoot from the open position, but Silas can release a bold statement, and such a scene is about to be reversed.
Forward Jayshawn Tate has missed 35 games due to an ankle injury, according to Paul Cozon: Tate has appeared in the team's rotation, played in 77 games for the team last season, averaging 11.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks per game, shooting 31% from three-point range, and performing well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Silas needs a lot of time to develop more 3D players, and his comeback is bound to help the team reverse its decline.
The Houston Rockets in the 2022-23 season are the second youngest team in the NBA (23.58 years old), and the only ones over 30 years old in the team are Gordon and Boban, Gordon is spending his seventh season with the Rockets, as an old-timer on the team, when asked by the media what progress he has seen in Houston since the beginning of the season, his answer is: no improvement, the same old way all year round. From his point of view, the team still lacks the selflessness necessary for success, the backcourt double gun does not have a better tandem team, more often it is easy to get emotional and appear very naïve, and if Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green can pass a few more balls in the offense, teammates will be better integrated into it.