They have indeed made a lot of progress, but the Rockets new star in the backcourt is really not suitable to be a point guard?

In a previous NBA preseason game, the Houston Rockets narrowly defeated the New Orleans Pelicans at home 130-128. After this game, the Rockets won three consecutive preseason games and their current record is 3 wins and 0 losses; while the Pelicans suffered their first preseason defeat and their current record is 2 wins and 1 loss.

In this game, the performance of Rockets starting point guard Amen Thompson was quite bright, but there were also some worrying aspects. Amen played 24 minutes and 24 seconds, making 5 of 8 shots, 2 of 3 from beyond the three-point line, and 9 of 9 free throws. He scored 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. He also had 3 turnovers and 3 fouls, with a plus-minus of +11. Amen still showed quite good breakthrough ability and impact on the offensive end, and his performance in outside shooting was even more eye-catching. He also scored a lot of points through various methods. However, the problem is that as the starting point guard, Amen's performance in organization and connection is unqualified. He does not have sufficiently good passing and organizational skills, which also causes the team to appear unsmooth on the offensive end. Amen also made many mistakes, and he also had certain problems in technology and basic skills. Amen's personal ability is of course quite good, but he still has no way to prove that he is qualified for the role of the team's starting point guard.

In the NBA regular season last season, Amen was affected by injuries in 82 games and played a total of 69 times, averaging 32.2 minutes per game and 14.1 per game. Points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.3 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2.4 fouls, shooting 55.7% from the field, 27.5% from the three-point range, 68.4% from the free throw line, and a plus-minus of +3.9. In the playoffs, Amen played a total of 7 times, averaging 33 minutes per game. He averaged 15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game. He also had 1.7 turnovers and 2.6 fouls. He shot 49.4% from the field, 25% from the three-point range, and 69.4% from the free throw line. During the preseason, Amen averaged 25.5 minutes per game in the first three games, averaging 15 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. He also had 2.5 turnovers and 1.5 fouls. He shot 54.2% from the field, 66.7% from the three-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line.

Since the Rockets currently lack a point guard, Amen also assumed the responsibility of starting point guard in this game. The Rockets coaching staff obviously also hopes to conduct relevant experiments to further see whether Amen's performance is qualified for this position. However, there have been a few games so far in the preseason, and we still have no way of seeing Amen's potential in this area. Amen has indeed made considerable progress this summer, and he can indeed improve in scoring, but the problem is that what the Rockets need is a qualified point guard. I don’t know how the situation will develop next, how the Rockets will arrange Amen’s role in the team, or whether he can adjust his state and make a greater contribution to the team’s victory.