Since coming back from his ankle injury, Alperen Sengun has struggled to regain the level and playing time he had before. He suffers in defense, and in attack, it is still shy with only 6.7 points at 40% success in shooting. Maybe he would need to play more, to revive himself.
Except that it would then be necessary to place it next to Christian Wood and since the failed experiment, at the beginning of the season, of the racket Wood – Theis, the Rockets are logically hesitant.
“It’s hard for him, because Christian is really, really good”explains Stephen Silas at the Houston Chroniclereferring to his rookie. “The snowshoes with two big guys didn’t work for us. Afterwards, for Sengun’s progress, it’s important for him to play. I have to find a solution. “
The Wood – Sengun association is hardly used, nevertheless the first results after 26 matches and almost 200 minutes together are hardly exciting. Christian Wood is clearly more comfortable at the pivot position, therefore with Jae’Sean Tate or KJ Martin at his side, than with greats, like Daniel Theis or Alperen Sengun.
“There will be times for that, especially at the end of the season, to see more”
As for the latter, in defense, he is often outpaced by more mobile interiors. “If there is a small player in position 4, it becomes harder for him”concedes Stephen Silas.
Should we insist more on creating automatisms? The reception of the Cavaliers this Wednesday evening, with their super-sized racquet (Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, Kevin Love, Lauri Markkanen), looks like a perfect opportunity to launch the two men together.
“It’s possible, yes, because it will be hard for C-Wood and Jae’Sean Tate”announces the coach. “The Cavaliers play with big guys all the time. I am looking for minutes for Sengun and this may be an opportunity. ”
But once this match is over, in the long term, it’s unclear. “Associating them is not excluded. There will be times for that, especially at the end of the season, to see more,” warns Stephen Silas in conclusion. “Maybe if they play more together it will be better. But the minutes of Tate or Martin are also important. “
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Christian Wood | 47 | 30.9 | 48.4 | 36.8 | 61.9 | 1.7 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 17.7 |
| Eric Gordon | 43 | 29.7 | 49.2 | 42.9 | 75.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| Jalen Green | 35 | 30.1 | 37.0 | 28.7 | 83.3 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 14.1 |
| Kevin Porter, Jr. | 33 | 30.1 | 38.3 | 35.4 | 64.2 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 13.3 |
| Jae’sean Tate | 48 | 27.1 | 50.2 | 30.5 | 69.5 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 12.5 |
| Garrison Mathews | 33 | 27.7 | 41.7 | 38.2 | 82.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 11.6 |
| Alperen Sengun | 42 | 17.9 | 48.5 | 27.7 | 69.8 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 8.6 |
| Daniel Theis | 26 | 22.5 | 46.9 | 29.1 | 67.5 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 8.4 |
| Kj Martin | 47 | 19.4 | 53.2 | 30.6 | 64.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| Josh Christopher | 42 | 16.3 | 47.0 | 33.0 | 76.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Armoni Brooks | 38 | 17.3 | 35.8 | 31.0 | 84.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| David Nwaba | 33 | 14.2 | 47.5 | 28.6 | 70.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| Dj Augustine | 34 | 15.0 | 40.4 | 40.6 | 86.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| Daniel House | 16 | 14.5 | 33.8 | 29.4 | 89.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| Trevelin Queen | 8 | 8.6 | 44.8 | 36.4 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| Daishen Nix | 8 | 8.4 | 65.0 | 42.9 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Usman Garuba | 15 | 7.0 | 33.3 | 15.4 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
