I would like to say which team was the most defeated in the NBA last season. Personally, I don't think it is the Bucks and Clippers, but the Rockets of the West. In order to win the championship, the only center Capella was sent away, but the Lakers did not have any strength to fight back, and they were out 4-1.
This offseason is destined to be difficult for the Rockets. Immediately after the season, coach D'Antoni announced his resignation and left the Rockets, which also means that the Rockets’ years of magic ball play have completely failed. Immediately afterwards, the former Lone Ranger assistant coach Silas was selected as the new coach. The result was only a compromise choice. Because the core players and management had different opinions, the only choice was Silas, who neither supported nor opposed.
If the head coach is not uniform, it will be difficult for the players to be inconsistent. It is very difficult for a team to have problems with one or two core players. As a result, the Rockets have problems with all the starting players. Each of them has expressed dissatisfaction with the management. It seems that the Rockets can’t rise up. Fried.
is the first double MVP backcourt Harden and Westbrook. Both are currently in their golden late career, so they just want to compete for the championship, but the Rockets' current prospects are very dim, which makes them very dissatisfied. Westbrook has already expressed his intention to leave the team, and even submitted a list of the team he wants to go to the management. Harden tends to stay behind the Rockets, but he has also deliberately avoided the management for some time and did not communicate with them. No one knows Harden's true thoughts.
followed by the team's soul Tucker. To say who the Rockets performed exceptionally in the playoffs last season, it is definitely Tucker. With a height of less than two meters, in order for the Rockets to win, stand on the inside line and fight against the tall inside line above two meters. In addition to defense, Tucker is also very good for three points and is one of the Rockets' main scoring methods.
However, Tucker has been very dissatisfied with the Rockets recently, because the Rockets did not pay much attention to his contract extension. You know that for the Rockets, Tucker signed a contract with an annual salary of 8 million, which can be said to cut the price by nearly half. As a result, the Rockets don't care about Tucker's contract renewal now, which makes Tucker very angry. It's really kind of bad.
In addition to the above three players, including House, Gordon and Little Rivers are very dissatisfied with their treatment in the team. The team put all their attention on Harden, and the result was very vague about their use. To put it bluntly, it is optional. What they need is the affirmation of the team, not the way they are now, no direction at all.
In fact, the fuse of all this is the Rockets' deal with Paul, and many players have expressed dissatisfaction. You know, Paul's arrival, for the first time, Rockets players feel that they are really close to the championship, especially in the 2017 Western Conference Finals. If it weren't for Paul's injury, the championship would probably be the Rockets.
As a result, such an important player was indeed given up by the Rockets, in exchange for Westbrook, who has an average ability to lead the team. Not only the players do not understand, but the fans do not. Coupled with the mid-season, the team traded the only center Capella, all players expressed their incomprehension, which is farther and farther away from their original intention to compete for the championship.
Judging from these reports, the offseason Rockets are destined to be turbulent, and it will be sooner or later that the double MVP backcourt will be disbanded. It seems that another championship team will disappear.