In order to lower the price, they keep making mistakes again and again! Why can t the Rockets reuse a new striker who is both offensive and defensive?

In the previous NBA regular season, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 121-110 at home. After this game, the Spurs' record, which ended their two-game losing streak, improved to 6-2, while the Rockets' record, which ended their five-game winning streak, dropped to 5-3, and their ranking dropped directly to sixth place in the Western Conference.

In this game, the performance of Rockets' substitute forward Tari Eason deserves recognition. Ethan played 24 minutes and 52 seconds, shooting 4 of 6 from the field and 3 of 4 from beyond the three-point line. He scored 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. He also had 4 turnovers and a plus-minus of -5. Ethan still maintained a stable outside shooting touch on the offensive end. He also scored a lot of points, which can be regarded as providing certain support to the team. It's just that his ball rights and tactical status are still limited, and he is completely unable to use his breakthrough ability in this situation. Ethan's performance on the defensive end is also remarkable, and he also showed his quite good personal defensive ability. In fact, it can be seen with the naked eye that Ethan is useful on the court, but Rockets head coach Ime Udoka has obvious problems in personnel arrangements. He did not give Ethan enough playing time. Even Jabari Smith Jr., who had a disastrous performance, had more playing time than him. This is completely incomprehensible.

In the NBA regular season last season, Ethan was affected by injuries in 82 games and played a total of 57 times, averaging 24.9 minutes per game. He scored 12 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.9 blocks, 1.1 turnovers and 2.4 fouls. He shot 48.7% from the field, 34.2% from the three-point range, and 76% from the free throw line. In the playoffs, Ethan played a total of 7 times, averaging 18.9 minutes per game. He averaged 7.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1 block per game. He also had 1.4 turnovers and 1.9 fouls. He shot 47.7% from the field, 36.8% from the three-point range, and 50% from the free throw line. Since the start of this season, Ethan has averaged 25.6 minutes per game in the first 8 games, averaging 12.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 0.6 blocks per game. He also has 2.3 turnovers and 1.5 fouls. His shooting percentage is 52.2%, 57.9% from three-point range, and 60% from free throws.

Ethan's playing time this season has hardly changed compared to last season, and his possession of the ball has even decreased somewhat, but we can all feel Ethan's progress. He was previously considered not good at outside shooting, but now his three-point shooting percentage ranks third in the league, and he is simply a top shooter. He has also proven that he is capable of playing any role given to him by the team, which also shows how adaptable he is. However, because they did not reach an early contract extension with the Rockets, it is obvious that the Rockets are somewhat conservative in their use of him and do not seem to want him to perform better. As a result, the team may lose him for nothing next summer. It was already a mistake not to renew his contract in advance. Now, instead of using him well, he is using more players who are worse than him. I don't know how wrong it is.