The Rockets are in a quagmire this season. Harden is gone, and Wall is here. Wall has great opinions on Harden. He has made ridicules and taunts many times, but Wall can’t lead the current Rockets team. He and Ha The gap in Deng is also obvious. At the beginning, Harden led a group of role players to lead the Rockets from 13th in the West to 4th in the West. Now Wall leads the team to the second-to-last record, and recently suffered a seven-game losing streak. It is very difficult for the Rockets to make the playoffs. With Wood's injury, Oladipo, Gordon, and Tucker stopped this season, the Rockets' main tone is basically to fight for the No. 1 pick.
The most important reason for the Rockets' recent losing streak is injury. After Wood fell injured, the Rockets became a vacuum. The former No. 1 center Cousins is no longer as brave as he was. Now he scores 5 points on his own and loses 7 points on the defensive end. It is difficult to fight the team. Substantial help. In addition, Tucker has already had a showdown with the Rockets. In the following games, Tucker will not play for the Rockets again. The Rockets management also agreed with Tucker's idea, and Tucker is expected to be traded soon. In addition, Rockets veteran player Gordon has recently suffered from injuries and his state is fluctuating. He basically didn't play back-to-back in the second game.
During the Rockets’ seven-game losing streak, the team’s only star was Wall. With Wall, there are a bunch of role players. For example, the Rockets lost to the 76ers today. The Rockets’ lineup is starting with Wall, Tate, House, Cousins, and Gordon. The substitute is Sterling Brown. , Nouaba, McClemo, Mason Jones. Such a lineup, regardless of reputation or strength, is very poor. Therefore, the Rockets recently suffered a seven-game losing streak, consecutive losses to the Spurs, Hornets, Pelicans, Heat, Knicks, Wizards, 76ers, it is also understandable.
Although the Rockets lost seven straight, but at this stage, there is also an unexpected gain, that is Tate. This player who was still playing in the Australian League last season joined the Rockets as a loser this season and won a three-year contract with the Rockets. At the beginning of the season, he was smashed in the head by Harden because of a conflict with Harden in training. Although Harden denied this incident and the relationship between Harden and Tate was reconciled, many people still believe that,Tate's road to the NBA hasn't been smooth.
However, no one thought that the Rockets' inside Wood was reimbursed. After Tucker stopped playing, Cousins was in poor condition. The Rockets coach actually made the game very tough, but he was only 193cm tall and Tate played inside. What's more unexpected is that Tate did this task very well. He has a variety of angles to complete the layup in the interior. His layup skills are comparable to Irving. He also has tonnage on the defensive end, moves fast, and is very accurate. , So he does not suffer defensively. Such a chubby, flexible inside, playing center under Silas's five-death system, is very weird, but very useful.
Take the last few games as an example, Tate's performance is getting better and better, and he is more and more recognized by Silas. In the Hornets game, Tate scored 5 of 7 shots and scored 13 points and 4 rebounds. In the Pelicans game, he scored 13 points and 7 rebounds on 6 of 9 shots. In the Heat, he scored 16 points on 7 of 11 shots. Points, playing the Wizards, he scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists on 8 of 12 shots. Today, playing in the 76ers, he scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists on 7 of 11 shots. 16 points, 18 points, 19 points! The Rockets lost seven straight but had unexpected gains. This big gain is the teenager Tate. Regardless of Tate's inconspicuousness, Silas dared to give a chance, he could really play it out. There is a view that Tate has huge potential and if he plays well, he will not lose to Tucker in the future. Because although Tucker is good defensively, his offensive and running ability at the basket is not as good as Tate.
