The Houston Rockets' reconstruction journey began a bit sudden, but everything went very smoothly. We all know that since the Rockets were defeated by the Lakers in the summer of 2020, the team has lost its energy and quickly pushed it down and rebuilding, becoming beyond recognition. After trading Westbrook , Harden and Tucker, the Rockets' lineup began to become younger. Veterans Wall and Gordon are no longer in the team's long-term plan. The team firmly began to make a bad move, trying to find another cornerstone player in the post-Harden era.
What makes Rockets fans happy is that since last year's draft, the Rockets have gained a lot one after another. In the summer of 2021, in that year of draft picks recognized as the Platinum generation, the Rockets used the second pick to win the unlimited potential of Jaylen Green , and since then, they have their own cornerstone of team building. In addition to getting Green, the Rockets also selected Shin Kyung, Garuba and Christopher with the first round draw, and brought back four first round picks, which was a lot of gains. In this year's draft, the Rockets selected Jabbarri Smith Jr., Tari Ethan and Tate Washington, and got another bumper harvest.
The Rockets' reconstruction path looks very smooth, but there are also things that make fans complain about, including the coach Silas 's coaching level. As we all know, Silas is a rookie coach. He can replace the old coach D'Antoni as the coach of the Rockets . Many people think that the Rockets are stingy and are reluctant to spend money to hire him. Because they don’t have much experience in the head coaching position and coach a team that is bad, Silas’s record is very ugly, and the use of troops and command has attracted a lot of doubts.
In the first half of last season, Silas had a big problem with the use of Jaylen Green, the second-tier star. In the first half of the season, Silas did not clearly define Green's tactical core position. With the team's like Porter Jr., Wood , and even Tate, Green sometimes even wants to squat in the bottom corner to act as a pitcher. Because of this, Green struggled very hard in the first half of the season. It was not until after the All-Star Weekend that Silas seemed to suddenly wake up, which gave Green a lot of opportunities and ball rights. Green lived up to expectations, reciprocated his favor and played a nearly perfect second half of the season.
This year's offseason is about to end, and the new season is coming soon. Silas is now seeing more and more transparently. Green is the real cornerstone of this team. Recently, Rockets head coach Stephen Silas talked about Jaylen Green when attending the team's media day event, and said that he was very satisfied with the training of the players including Green during the offseason. Silas said that sophomore Jaylen Green performed very well: "He (Green) brought his form at the end of last season to the summer and became stronger. We will see the sophomore version of Jaylen Green. He is not the best, but better than the beginning of last season."
It seems that Silas is not in his stomach, he is just slow to warm up. Now, Silas has finally gotten his head. He will give Green more shooting rights and tactical status in the new season, show strong adjustment ability, and have the potential to grow into a famous coach. As for Green, he is expected to have a big explosion in the new season, and Rockets fans are expected to witness Green's good start at the beginning of the season. Let's see if Green can surprise the fans!
