The next Westbrook or the letter? Is the Rockets OK with Amen as the core of the team building?

In just two years, Amen Thompson has become an indispensable core member of the Rockets. His rapid growth pace has made Rockets fans deeply realize that evaluating a rookie does not require a long ten years to wait, and just two years are enough to witness his potential and strength.

Uduka solemnly announced at the head coach's season summary meeting that next season will give Amen more offensive opportunities and increase his ball rights. This Rockets star is writing his own counterattack chapter. Even Amen's tactical design will be added next season. So, in order to get to the next level, what aspects does Amen need to make progress? What is the limit of his talent? Let's find out.

First of all, the improvement lies in projection ability. When Amen first entered the league, his three-point shooting percentage was only 13.8%, and although it increased to 27.5% the following year, it was obvious that he was not a master of shooting, and both the number of shots and the shooting percentage needed to be strengthened. In the early stages of the playoffs, Amen seemed at a loss when facing the short defense. Thankfully, however, he is an extremely diligent player. Judging from the shooting hot map, Amen performed poorly in mid-range shooting in only three areas within the three-point line. If he can increase his three-point shooting percentage to about 33% during the offseason and continue to make mid-range shooting, the goalkeeper next season will be extremely offensively threatened.

Secondly, Amen needs to strengthen their aerial operation capabilities during breakthroughs. Although he is currently good at breaking through, his methods are relatively single, such as the skills of tearing the defense line such as the dribbling behind the ball and the European step breakthrough, which are still insufficient. Therefore, improving aerial skills will become his key training program during the offseason. With his excellent physical condition and startup speed, Amen has the hardware foundation to become a breakthrough hand without solutions. With the support of more dribbling skills, his breakthrough will be like a tiger and become a nightmare for his opponent.

Third, Amen needs to improve his defensive reading ability after the pick-and-roll. This season, he will participate in scoring more as a finishing point, but next season, he will assume more main control tasks and offensive development responsibilities. Position battles pick-and-roll will become a skill he must master. You might as well learn from Westbrook at his peak. Although he also has a shortcoming shooting, Westbrook's offense after pick-and-roll has a huge threat and can drive his teammates to perform better. Amen's upper limit may refer to the Peak Westbrook, becoming an enlarged version of Westbrook and a reduced version of Antetokounmpo. He focuses on offense and defense, creates opportunities for teammates by breaking through threats, achieving an integrated offense and defense, with a burst of spiritual attributes and is expected to enter the All-Star lineup in the future. As for whether it can reach the MVP level, it depends on its evolution level.

summary, quote Curry's famous quote after the battle of tiebreak: "Amen, it is destined to be a big trouble for this alliance."