Sheppard averaged 11 points per game! Rockets lineup change is good for Amen, Okogie fulfills his promise

Uduka said last season that he would reduce Van Jordan's playing time, and Stone wanted to train rookie Sheppard. Although Van Jordan felt poor in the regular season last season, he still averaged 35.2 minutes per game, which was only 1.6 minutes less than the previous season. Sheppard averaged only 12 minutes per game last season and played only 52 games.

Although Sheppard failed to conquer Uduka last season, both Fertitta and Stone are optimistic about the No. 3 pick. Although Van Jordan is Uduka's favorite, he is not in Stone's long-term plan.

With Van Jordan's injury, Uduka couldn't think of doing without Sheppard, and the latter became the beneficiary of the Rockets' internal potential tapping plan.

Having played 3 games this season, Sheppard's average playing time has doubled from last season to 24 minutes, and he can score 11 points, which is 6.6 points more than last season. Sheppard was drafted based on his shooting and basketball intelligence. This season, he averaged 2.7 three-pointers per game and his three-point shooting rate reached 44.4%. For comparison, Jaylen Green averaged 2.9 three-pointers per game last season and his three-point shooting percentage was 35.4%, which is already a career high. If Shepard can maintain this quantity and quality of three-pointers, it will be very helpful for the Rockets to improve their offensive space.

Shepard averaged 4.3 assists and 2.3 turnovers per game this season. Last season, he averaged 1.4 assists and 0.7 turnovers per game. As the number of assists increased, so did his turnovers.

Shepard still needs to practice, and Amen needs to practice even more. Although many people in the outside world believe that Amen is not suitable to be a point guard, the Rockets still decided to encourage him.

Amen performed poorly at the beginning of this season. In addition to his own reasons, there is also a problem with the Rockets' lineup.

Removing Adams from the starting lineup is a good thing for Amen. Adams can improve interior defense and rebounding, but it makes the Rockets' offensive space worse, leaving Amen with less room to break through.

Okogie entered the starting lineup, and Amen played more comfortably. He handed over 12 points, 8 assists and 0 turnovers in the game against the Nets, with a plus-minus value of +33.

You may not succeed if you work hard, but you will definitely not succeed if you don’t work hard. Before the game, Van Jordan said in an interview that Sheppard and Amen worked very hard and believed they would not fail.

Before the game, there were many voices in support of Okogie starting on social media. I wonder if Uduka took into account the fans’ suggestions for his formation changes?

After the game, Uduka praised Okogie, who scored 10 points in 30 minutes in the starting lineup: He knows his role very well and can bring confrontation and aggression on the defensive end. He knows how to cooperate with his teammates, rush for rebounds, break through and score, create opportunities, seize the second offense, and can also help Amen share the pressure of holding the ball.

The Rockets chose Okogie because he is a defensive warrior. Okogie chose the Rockets because he believed he could get more playing time with this team and strive for a satisfactory contract next summer.

After joining, Okogie said that he is very suitable for the Rockets. He can help this team and his three-pointers have improved.

Okogie fulfilled his promise and helped the Rockets win their first victory of the new season. Okogie averaged 9.3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist per game, and shot 58.3% from the field. Okogie averaged 1.3 three-pointers per game, and his three-point shooting percentage of 57.1% was a career high, which is indeed progress.

The last example of a strong defensive player who improved his three-point shooting after joining the Rockets was Dillon. Dillon averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game last season, and his three-point shooting percentage was 39.7%, a career high. After he went to the Suns, his three-point shooting percentage dropped to 29%.

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