6 of 19! Positive and negative value -26! The team is not selling products? Did the Rockets pay the wrong payment again

After the game, the score was frozen at 83-98, the Houston Rockets suffered a defeat of up to 15 points! As a result, the Rockets suffered two consecutive defeats in the summer league. As for when these young people can help the team win the first victory in the summer league, we have no way to know! Although the summer league competition mainly examines young people in the team, and the results of the competition are irrelevant, you can find many problems from the details of the competition! From Xia Lian's 3-point defeat to the Clippers in the first game to the 15-point defeat to the Detroit Pistons in the second game, the Rockets' performance is really hard to describe!

It needs to be known that it is not only rookies and undrafts who represent the Rockets in the summer league this year, but also Wan'er like Reed Shepard, who was last year's draft. But what is sad is that Shepard, a sophomore, contributed a disaster-level performance in this game against the Pistons! In this game, Shepard started for 28 minutes, made 6 of 19 shots, 1 of 7 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws. He only scored 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 breaks, and 6 turnovers and 4 fouls, with a plus or minus value -26 the lowest in the game.

When we see that Wan'er, the biggest player in the Rockets' summer team, Shepard, has such a disaster-level performance, I believe everyone will understand the Rockets' summer team's two consecutive defeats! When Tanhualang even played such a disaster-level performance, it would be a miracle that the Rockets could win. After all, the Rockets asked the second-year Tanhua to lead the team to the game, but Shepard was a big disappointment! He did not take on the team's burden at all, but instead lost himself on the offensive end and became a burden on the team. After the game, famous reporter Grant Grubbs posted a message talking about Shepherd's performance. Grant Grubbs wrote: "Shepard's shooting is terrible today. He doesn't even look at his teammates, and his body language is also terrible. Although Xia Lian performed well in the first game, his performance against the Pistons today is extremely disappointing!"

Rockets' first summer league match against the Clippers, Shepard made 10 of 25 shots in the game, 6 of 15 three-pointers, and 2 of 4 free throws, scoring the highest 28 points in the game, plus 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks. Unexpectedly, in the second game against the Pistons, he immediately struggled on the offensive end and became a veritable Rockets "blacksmith"! This indirectly reflects Shepard's extremely unstable state, and he is not a player who is particularly trusted by the team at this stage. You should know that this is just the summer league, and the unconventional season! Just imagine, a Tanhualang who has played in the league for a year is in such a state of ups and downs in the summer league. Can the regular season be of great use? If Shepard is a rookie, Tanhua, has such a big fluctuation, it is barely reasonable, but you are now a second-year student Tanhua! Why are you still struggling like this?

As we all know, the Rockets have high hopes for Shepard, the talented shooter of Tanhua, and are sure that he will continue to make progress in the new season and become a capable champion for the three giants Durant, Shin Kyung and Amen Thompson. Therefore, in previous transactions involving Kevin Durant, the Rockets repeatedly refused to use Shepard as bargaining chips. They clearly informed the Suns that Shepard was not a seller for the team. In the end, the Rockets gave Jaylen Green + Dillon Brooks + the No. 10 pick (MaluAchi) of the first round of this year (MaluAchi) + 5 future second round picks in an epic seven-party deal involving Durant, and Shepard was able to stay in the team.

But it is really a bit disappointing that Shepard, who is so popular among the Rockets, made such an eye-catching performance in the second game of Xia Lian! The Rockets can accept the two consecutive defeats in the summer, but it is difficult to accept Shepard's extremely unstable performance. After all, Shepard is a non-product-level player in the team. How can you act like a complete rookie? Just imagine, if you can’t even play Xia Lian, what will help the Rockets win the championship in the new season? Perhaps, the Rockets really paid the wrong payment again this time! I hope Shepard can get his sight in the next summer league game and play the game level that Tanhualang should have, otherwise the Rockets will be disappointed. Come on, Reed Shepard!