Last season, Rockets player Kristian Wood played for the Rockets for the first time, averaging 21 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. An interior line averaging close to 21+10 per game is basically an All-Star level.
But some fans also point out that Wood's team, the Rockets, is the bottom team in the West. It's not convincing to brush up good stats on the bad team, and in today's game to the Timberwolves, the rocket's problems with many players have been exposed. Green is inexperienced, Porter Jr. is unstable in offense, and Wood seems to be brushing data for the sake of brushing data.
Wood had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists in the game, but used 15 shots in the game, shooting low, and let the opposing Towns blast 30 points.
In contrast, the Rockets' other interior player, Shin Kyung, played better. Shen Jing shined in this year's pre-season and played a very good performance. Many fans are optimistic about the development prospects of Shenjing. Shen Jing only played 18 minutes in this game, and he got a comprehensive stat of 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and only made 4 shots in the game, shooting 75% of the time. Some fans commented that Shin Kyung was playing with his brain, and Wood was playing for the data. Today, whether it is on-field performance or efficiency, Shin Kyoto is better than Wood.
Compared with Wood, Shen Jing's physical talent was obviously one level behind. But he has practiced in Turkey and has a high level of maturity in the technical section, and he will use the offensive techniques used on the inside. In this game, Shin Kyung stepped into the NBA's regular season for the first time, and he found his rhythm after adapting for a while. The offensive end played to his advantage, and in addition to the inherent offense, Shin Kyung sent high-level strategies many times today, and his pass penetration was very strong. This is also a characteristic of many European interiors. Wood, by contrast, has a mediocre ability to pass, averaging 31 minutes per game last season and not even two assists. Shin Kyung played 18 minutes today and easily delivered 2 assists.
The Rockets are a team that wants to perform themselves more because of their overall youthfulness. Therefore, the singles rate must not be low, among the many players in the Rockets, Shen Jing is a more special one. He tried to fit in with the team, sending out passes for his teammates. There were a lot of good opportunities today that he gave up to his teammates. If Shin Kyung had played more resolutely, his score would not have been just 11 points today. The Rockets also didn't set up enough tactics around Shin Kyung, and didn't let his teammates give him cooperation around his preferences.
For an inside player, the ability to create damage is very important. Rushing into the inside line to cause damage and foul opponents is an important means of scoring. Wood created a total of four free throws in this game, and he played almost twice as long as Shin Kyung. Shen Jing created a total of 5 free throws in this game, and he hit it steadily, without giving up a single ball. The soft feel of the shot is immediately obvious.
Shin Kyung played harder than we thought in attack. In the eyes of many fans, European interior players are soft in play, do not like confrontation, do not like to create kills. Shin Kyung is the opposite, his height is close to 2 meters 10, and his strength is extremely strong. And the offensive end is good at using fake moves and footsteps to deceive opponents and cause fouls. He is absolutely not afraid of confrontation, and he is definitely not afraid of the opponent's defense. This trait is not very common among European players.
Moreover, Shen Jing is not even 20 years old now. An interior player who is less than 20 years old has been able to hand over such data in the first game of his career, proving that he still has a lot of room for development. Shen Jing can also polish his body in the future and strengthen his strength confrontation. Stabilize your shots, especially three-point shots, to further expand your offensive area. By that time, he was like the NBA's new generation of inside Tyrannosaurus Rex, who could easily score on the inside and even play the same level of offensive lethality as Jokic and Nowitzki.
We can't conclude that Shen Jing's development prospects must be bright because of a game, and Shen Jing will not top Wood's position because of this game in the future and become the core of the Rockets' internal line. But at least Shin Is stronger than Wood in some ways, and his prospects are not weaker than Wood's. The Rockets should also cultivate her well, the performance of Shen Jing in the preseason and regular season Game 1 is not bad, there are so many game samples, what are the Rockets still worried about?
In this era, the future wei team is the routine of most teams. But without a good interior, the team can't be good. Shin Kyung is an excellent interior player, and the Rockets are lucky to have him. Dear readers, how do you evaluate Shen Jing's performance in this game? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.