11 points, 3 assists and 4 mistakes! I want to continue playing point guard, Amen requests the Rockets, and Uduka also wants to have a bet

In the first game of the preseason, the Rockets defeated the Hawks. This is just an appetizer before the regular season begins. Uduka needs to find a way to fill Van Jordan's vacancy in the upcoming schedule. In the absence of the latter, Amen and Shepard got a lot of opportunities to hold the ball, but to be honest, the effect was not very good. At least in the first game, Shen Jing was more relied on to carry the offensive system. The 15 pick-and-roll starting style was basically useless in the Rockets. Maybe in the second half, Davison and Capela played a few pick-and-rolls.

But the most basic starting style of the 15 pick-and-roll still requires the defender to have restraint. Because Capela is very good at eating cakes, but why does he work best when working with Harden? The difference between Trae Young and Harden is that Harden can contain a lot of defensive resources and allow Capela to catch the ball and dunk in the sweet spot. Sister Yu's last game briefly showed the shadow of Harden and Capela's former combination. There is also the alley-oop pass from Shen Jing to Capela, and the twin tower tactics are also used.

But the Rockets can't just rely on Shen Jing to organize, but rely on Sister Yu to break out every game. To put it bluntly, Amen and Shepard are the targets of the team's training. Of course, now Uduka did not give Shepard the opportunity to take control, but gave the control to Amen. If Durant can play, the effect may be much better than the last game. It's hard to say whether Sheppard will be a substitute or a starter. Don't be surprised if the Rockets put up a lineup with Amen as point guard, Durant as shooting guard, small forward Smith, power forward Ethan and center Shen Jing.

The Rockets' team-building plan during the offseason is to pursue a bigger and bigger lineup. This depends on whether Shepard can stand firm at the shooting guard. He stood firm and the Rockets would not let Ethan come up. Shepard was still the shooting guard, Amen was the point guard, and Durant went to the fourth position. If Sheppard can't do it, then the Rockets have only this solution. After all, Durant playing shooting guard will be of great help to Amen. And Amen did not lose his confidence. He only scored 11 points, 3 assists and 4 turnovers against the Hawks. However, in the interview after the game, Amen still insisted on playing point guard.

Amen said: "I still like to play point guard, which may take a period of adaptation. Of course, if the team wants me to play small forward, power forward or even center, I will go as long as I can win. But I want to be a qualified point guard, and I want to be VanVleet. He kept telling me during the injury that you have With organizational talent, you have to stabilize your mentality before you can serve as the commander of the court. VanVleet has gone from being undrafted to becoming one of the best point guards in the history of the league. I want to learn from him to play point guard and incorporate all his skills into my skill package."

Charmander Amen, Fire-breathing dinosaur Ben Simmons, Charizard James. This is also the attribute of the Fire Dragon family that belongs to Amen. Currently, Amen has surpassed Simmons at his peak, and James has always been a template for him to learn from. He wants to become a core player with the ball. Then start playing point guard from now on and accumulate bit by bit, only then can you succeed. At least in the first game, Amen did improve a lot in shooting, hitting 1 of 2 three-pointers, and one shot was still 2 points long.

Amen did produce several triple-doubles last season when Van Jordan was injured. He is actually more suitable for the point guard role than Sheppard. From the current point of view, Sheppard's ability to attack tough situations with the ball is really not that interesting. He prefers to run without the ball and be a shooter. Last season against the Warriors in the playoffs, Amen averaged 15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.9 blocks per game. The point guard issue before Uduka is not an alternative, but a must-choose question. From the moment Van Jordan was injured, Amen was destined to play point guard. This was an unavoidable problem. The Rockets also had to take a gamble, betting that Amen would continue to improve in shooting in the new season, and that he could stabilize his rhythm and play well in positional battles.