Don't look at the Rockets losing again in the road game against the Suns, but this game we can't just look at the result, but also look at the "process" of the whole game. As for whether the Rockets have improved after 8 regular season games? This is a matter of opinion, but Salman Ali, a reporter for the US media "clutchpoints", saw a different "shining point" in the Rockets.
So through this game with the Suns, what kind of progress and improvement has the Rockets made? Ali has given some of his own views. We know that the Rockets are another win-lose loss in this game, and at the end of the half, the Rockets even led the Suns, and if it weren't for Paul leading the team to play a wave of offense in the 3rd quarter, maybe the Rockets would have laughed to the end of this game.
Although the Rockets eventually lost due to inexperience, Jaylen Green and small forward Jessin Tate were the rockets' two major flashpoints. Ali pointed out in the article that the Rockets made the mistakes made by young teams but failed to beat a good opponent. After Jaylen Green entered the NBA, his biggest problem was his personal defensive and organizational skills, and although Green worked hard defensively, he was too thin and made a lot of mistakes. But as a passer, Green is now much better than he was last season when he developed the league to ignite the team.
Even though Green didn't do what the top passers did, his regular performance was higher than expected. Green is not a good player who can both score and pass, but now Jaylen Green is far better than people would expect from his rookie season. In the match against the Suns, Although Green only delivered 3 assists, some bold attempts and imagination on his passing end also proved that Green is not a player who will only score points.
In addition, rockets' small forward Tate was also mentioned by Ali. He thinks Tate is like pj Tucker (a rocket veteran known for his defensive ability), and Tate has better ball possession than Tucker, but as a three-point shooter, Tate still has a long way to go.
Ali believes that Tate's defensive ability and ball possession ability are valuable gains for the Rockets. Although the Rockets lost this game, Tate's performance is unquestionable, in this game Tate in 34 minutes 8 of 5, three-pointers 2 of 1, free throws 3 of 3, the whole game cut 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal data, very comprehensive.
So, that's what Salman Alli summed up in addition to the Rockets' loss, and although Jaylen Green's performance is not stable, his form and feeling on the court have improved in the last two games, especially his passing ability has exceeded expectations. The same is true of Tate, and Ali compares Tucker to the current Tate, which shows his recognition of Tate's first-class defensive ability. It's just how the Rockets can pinch these capable players into a whole and make that whole work to win some games, maybe Silas still has a long way to go.