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Rockets Antetokounmpo? Houston bet on the future championship?

11:16pm, 12 May 2025Basketball

The Rockets are really heartbreaking this season. As a Houston native, when I was squatting in the back row of the arena to watch the seventh game, the beer cans in my hand were flattened - Jaylen fell out of the chain at the critical moment again, and watching the Warriors widen the score to 20 points, I suddenly remembered the days when they were still drawing lottery three years ago. To be honest, it is enough to be able to play the tiebreaker to save face, but the ruthlessness on the defensive end really makes people shine. In Amen's game against Doncic, I saw the Mavericks head coach smash the tactical board with his own eyes.

Speaking of Jaylen Green, this child makes me love and hate. In those games after the All-Star Game, he seemed to have been suddenly cast with magic, and he was swished outside the three-point line, but he was wilted in the playoffs. Yesterday I was drinking with Lao Wang next door, and he said it interestingly: "This kid plays basketball like playing a mobile game. The special effects of full blood resurrection look dazzling, but in actual operation, they are all bugs." I think this is reasonable. Looking at Shen Jing's data, it looks quite frightening to look at the average double-double per game, but where is the physical talent, at most it is an upgraded version of Sabonis.

The management team must be in a mess in the office recently. I heard that they have targeted Antetokounmpo, and this operation is like an ordinary player who suddenly wants to buy full-level equipment by krypton gold. When I was playing "NBA 2K" the next year, I used a bunch of future signs to exchange for a virtual version of Antetokounmpo, but I found that it was really as difficult to operate. Now thinking about it, if the Greek monsters could be really invited to Houston, the lineup of VanVleet + Dillon + Amen + Antetokounmpo would definitely be scary to death on the defensive end. However, the price is also very high. If you send away potential stocks like Shen Jing, plus three first round picks, this transaction sounds good, but in fact, I will regret it.

Last week, I went to the stadium for an interview and met several people from the coaching staff. An assistant coach sighed while drinking coffee: "The biggest headache now is how to train these personalized stars. Look at Antetokounmpo's personality, how can you just put it into the tactical board?" This reminds me of when the Heat won the 2013 Heat, Wade and James almost blew up the locker room. Now the Rockets lineup is not enough to have superstars alone, the key is to make everyone unite.

After all, the young people in Houston do have potential. Last month I went to the training camp to watch the trial. Amen and Shin Kyung were still practicing shooting after practicing, and the floor was soaked with sweat. But basketball is not a one-person game. Jayne's performance in those key battles is like the computer I changed last year. The higher the configuration, the more frequent the crashes. The management is now like playing Russian roulette, whether to bet on the entire future or not, this decision is enough for them to suffer from insomnia for more than half a year.

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