Unknowingly, the Rockets went from their previous 6-game winning streak to 7-game losing streak. There seems to be no buffer space in the middle. Because the Rockets center Wood has missed seven games, the Rockets' recent record has been quite bleak. During the Rockets’ six-game winning streak, the team’s backcourt core Gordon said that the Rockets are a playoff-level team, but now? The Rockets have been suffering from constant injuries. Even the tough guy Tucker has missed two games. He has played nearly 30 games this season. The Rockets should really think about the future.
Give up this season and use more young players in the future schedule, so as to accelerate the growth of these young players and facilitate future reconstruction success. This is what the Rockets have to do. It may be cruel for veterans like Gordon and Tucker, but I have to say that this is something the Rockets can't choose. Tucker is 35 years old. His contract renewal negotiations with the Rockets officially broke down. The two sides failed to reach an agreement, which means that after the contract expires in the last year of this season, Tucker will find it difficult to stay in Space City.
Even the Rockets can trade Tucker ahead of time and send Tucker to a competitive team like Harden. After all, with Tucker’s skill and ability, there are still many championships. The level of the team needs him. If Tucker leaves, who can top the Rockets to the 4th position? Judging from the current situation, among the Rockets' current players, the most "like" Tucker is naturally the 25-year-old rookie Jessien Tate. Similar to Tucker, Tate is also the kind of player who is only a small forward but can be positioned as a power forward or center.
Even in terms of toughness, Tate looks like his old predecessors. Before the Rockets lost to the 76ers, Tate was injured, but he still insisted on playing with the injury. Although the Rockets failed to reverse the 76ers at the end, Tate's performance throughout the game was still excellent. He scored 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in burst shots. He performed first-class offense and defense.
The injured Tate can be regarded as a tribute to the Rockets' ace forward PJ Tucker. After all, Tucker has been with the Rockets for 4 years.There have also been examples of minor injuries not falling below the line of fire. If you want to gain a foothold in the Rockets, toughness and persistence are the two necessary trump cards. Obviously Tate has inherited Tucker's advantages. More importantly, Tate has become the only "full attendance" player on the Rockets this season, and he has appeared in 28 games.
The 35-year-old Tucker is expected to be sent away before the trade deadline. Once Tucker leaves the team, Tate, who is 10 years younger than Tucker (25 years old), will become the new Rockets forward in the future. The trump card, the reason why the Rockets signed a 4 year-end salary contract with them in the offseason last year was because they took a fancy to Tate’s talent and temperament. Although the Rockets have a sluggish record this season, they can get Tate’s tomorrow. Star, the Rockets are also very rewarding.
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