Dangerous Trap, Ball trade allows the Rockets to see opportunities for reinforcement, hold the middle class and do not seek medical treatment in a hurry

The Rockets have done a lot of offseason reinforcement work. Through operations, the team has successfully stayed in the team for five players last season, VanVleet, Adams, Jeff Green, Tate and Aaron Holiday. The reason is that there are 6 young players with contracts on them, and Kevin Durant who came to the team. Currently, 12 players in the team have formal contracts.

For them, the next key operation is to use the full middle class to introduce a shooter with rotation or even starting strength to improve the team's shortcomings in the lack of shooting ability in the backcourt. Just after the Cavaliers traded Lonzo Ball, some media said that the Cavaliers would no longer sign a contract renewal with Ty Jerome, and the Rockets could take the opportunity to win the shooter they wanted.

Although the operation plan for Jerome is feasible, it is definitely not to use the full middle class to quote Jerome. Last season with the Cavaliers, Jerome played his best season in his career, averaging less than 20 minutes of playing time. He was able to score 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals with a shooting percentage of 51.6%. At the same time, his three-point shooting percentage reached 43.9%, ranking third in the league.

If you only look at Jerome's data, perhaps many teams will quickly give him a full middle-class contract, for fear that he will be snatched away by other teams. But after seeing Jerome's performance in the playoffs, perhaps people will have a clear understanding of him. In the second round of this year's playoffs, the Cavaliers were beaten to the Pacers who were all soldiers and had no power to fight back. The series ended early with a 4-1 score.

Among them, Jerome's malfunctioning performance affected the Cavaliers a lot. Perhaps it should not be said to be abnormal, this may be his real ability. In the playoffs with higher defensive intensity, Jerome's shooting stability was greatly disturbed when encountering high-intensity defense. At the same time, when players such as Mitchell and Garland have attracted a large number of defensive forces, Jerome sometimes still cannot provide the team with an offensive threat.

On the defensive end, his transverse ability is even worse than that of Mobley, who is 2.11 meters. As long as the opponent's players have any false moves, they can tear the defense line from Jerome. In the final series, he averaged only 11.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 40.2%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 38.9%. If he averaged 21.2 minutes of playing time per game to the Rockets Aaron Holiday, he might be able to play.

Therefore, Rockets coach Uduka, who advocates defense, will definitely not like such a player. This may be the reason why he was traded to the Rockets and the team did not leave him behind. At the same time, objectively speaking, the Rockets' lineup is not suitable for Jerome. In the Cavaliers, if it is a small lineup with Mobley as the center, then five of them will have the ability to shoot from the outside, and Mitchell and Garland will attract some of the defensive attention. This makes Jerome's shot easier.

And in the Rockets, whether it is the starting lineup with Shin Kyung as the No. 5 position or the rotation lineup with Adams as the No. 5 position, there are even more than one player with three-pointers (Shin Kyung, Adams, Amen Thompson). In this way, when the opponent defends, he can assist in defense against Amen's outside players without any scruples.

In this case, Jerome is not at the same level as the Cavaliers. No one knows how much moisture is in his 43.9% three-point shooting percentage is. Although Jerome is not suitable for the Rockets to sign with full middle class. But if he can accept an annual salary of $5 million, then the Rockets mentor can think carefully, after all, the cost-effectiveness thing depends on who you compare with. As long as the price is low enough, everyone in the league may have a cost-effective performance.

So, the seemingly Ball's deal gives the Rockets the opportunity to get Jerome, but insisting on quoting Jerome with a full middle class makes people feel like they are anxious to seek medical treatment. For the Rockets, who already have the ability to compete for the championship next season, their strengthening in the offseason may be more important than being stable! Do you think the Rockets should use the full middle-class quotation for Jerome? Welcome to like, follow, and leave a message to discuss!