Boom 68+29!Rockets four young killers possessed, Udoka announced a new decision, and Harden really won the bet

In this offseason, the Houston Rockets are generally favored by the outside world, and there is a view that the Rockets are the most talented team in the league, take Jalen Green, Shen Jing, Smith, Eason, Amen and Whitmore, any one, all of which make the 29 team feel greedy, and they are also known as the "Rockets six less." "In the preseason, the Rockets did not disappoint us, according to statistics, in five preseason games, the Rockets achieved a total of 4 wins and 1 loss, and most of the young people were trained. Coupled with the arrival of defensive guru Udoka, the Rockets have the conditions to take off in full swing, and Udoka is definitely an underrated coach, as evidenced by the Green Army in the 21-22 season.

At that time, we all knew that Udoka led the Green Army to the Finals, only because Tatum played a slump and lost to the Warriors. That season's Green Army had the league's top defense, clear tactics, and the team was very united, but unfortunately, Udoka was fired because of personal problems, and as a result, in the 22-23 season, the Green Army played under the leadership of Mazzulla, the team's defense was a mess, and the East Final was directly blown up by the residual Heat, just imagine, if the coach of the Green Army is still Udoka, the Heat is definitely not the opponent of the Green Army, and even the Green Army will be very easy to pass, with a high probability of 4-1 to advance to the finals, and then the championship will be difficult to say, the Green Army has a strong front, and is really not afraid of the Nuggets。

That's how important it is to be a good coach and really change a whole team, so being able to get Udoka is definitely the key to the Rockets' takeoff. In the regular season, the Rockets lost all three of their first three games, which also caused Udoka to suffer some doubts, and even some remarks that he was no different from Silas, but in fact this is not the case, Udoka is just adjusting his tactics and trying various rotations.

Further back, we saw that the Rockets suddenly took off, defeated the Hornets, beat the Kings in a row, and abused the Lakers, and the Rockets directly won 4 consecutive wins, among which Udoka has an important adjustment, that is, the way Shen Jing is used, in the first three games, Shen Jing often has to do the axis at the three-point line, playing a role similar to Jokic, but since the game against the Hornets, Shen Jing's tactical position has declined significantly, and Udoka has re-emphasized the importance of Jalen Green.

Especially in the game with the Lakers, the Rockets showed strong strength to suppress, beating the Lakers out of temper in the first quarter, and continuing to widen the gap in the second quarter, so that the second half was basically reduced to garbage time. In this game, Whitmore and Amen were absent, Green data was 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Shen Jing 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Smith 12 points and 6 rebounds, Eason 9 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, the Rockets four young killers possessed, together 68 + 29 + 9, hammering the Lakers, plus Dillon, who has been engaged in James' mentality, Van Jordan, who is willing to be responsible for the organization, and Tate, the substitute Tate, the Lakers are completely unable to compete with the Rockets.

Because the Rockets have a lot of young people and momentum, the Lakers may not be able to withstand it, and the Rockets' defense has been improving, on the contrary, the Lakers' defense is a short board, and they can't prevent the Rockets. Looking back on this wave of 4 consecutive wins, Jalen Green has shown a stable scoring ability, no longer a ghost, of course, whether he can continue the form is his challenge.

Smith's performance during this period is also very stable, with an average shooting rate of 60.6% on the 4th battlefield, and 55% of three-point shots, compared with the champion Banchero of the same year, Smith is obviously even better, Smith is talented, has unlimited potential, and integrates offense and defense, these Banchero can't compare, of course, Smith is still not as good as Holmgren, 22 draft, at present, Holmgren should be the champion, Smith has proved that he has the strength of the list, Banchero should be ranked 3rd pick.

Udoka announced the new decision during the interview after the game against the Lakers, saying, "We've perfected our defense, and our defensive mantra is 'Let the opponent have to play, not run.'" By switching defenses, we want to take the opponent out of their original game plan and let them play against us in a one-on-one way. In addition, Udoka added: "We need to be aggressive on the defensive end from the start, and when we defend better, the defense can be converted into offense, we have a lot of ball handlers and scorers, and when we do a better job of changing defenses, the communication between the players becomes smoother." ”

In Udoka's coaching system, defense is always the first, which is also the key to the rise of the Rockets, from 3 consecutive losses to 4 consecutive wins, it is certain that the Rockets will only get better and better, in the offseason, Rockets fans are looking forward to the playoffs, now it is really not a luxury, the Rockets have this strength, the key is whether the concept instilled by Udoka can be maintained. I have to say that Harden really won the bet, he had the idea of returning to the Rockets in the offseason, but in the end the beard gave up, and it was the right choice for Harden not to come back, after all, Houston is already the world of young people, and Harden's return to his old club will only look out of place, and it may delay the growth of young people, because Harden must hold the ball and return to the all-inclusive style of play, which will only make young people dependent on him, but his progress is limited.