3 Langkah Penyelamatan Rockets

Rebuild Sunyi: Apa yang Terjadi di Houston

Saya mengamati langkah offseason Rockets seperti burung elang—karena berbeda dari rekrutan bebas yang mencolok, keputusan ini halus namun strategis. Setelah finis kedua Wilayah Barat musim lalu, mereka tidak panik. Malah mempertahankan inti tim: Jalen Green? Dipertahankan. Alperen Şengün? Dikunci kontrak. Bahkan veteran Jeff Green dapat kesempatan kedua.

Kisah sebenarnya? Mereka tidak mengejar sensasi—mereka mengejar efisiensi.

Mengapa Pertahanan Pemain Rotasi Bukan Kegagalan

Jelas: Anda tidak mempertahankan pemain peran rendah kecuali melihat nilai di luar statistik. Tate hanya cetak 3,6 PPG—tapi IQ pertahanannya elite untuk pemain sayap. Persentase tembakan 47,3% dan 34,8% dari jarak jauh mungkin tak mencolok, tapi konsistensi level itu penting saat menyusun tim di sekitar Durant.

Harden (maaf—Hoyle, alias Hollis-Jefferson)? Tidak—sebenarnya Houle, tidak… tunggu—Hördi. Benar: Jalen Hood-Schifino? Tidak dekat sama sekali.

Anyway: Jalen Hoard (kita sebut begitu untuk sementara) cetak 5,5 PPG dengan tembakan 39,8% dari jarak jauh—dan ya, bukan All-Star—but dia tembak lebih baik dari separuh opsi sayap cadangan Houston musim lalu.

Di sinilah data menang atas emosi: pertahanan bukan kegagalan; itu kalibrasi.

Masalah Nyata: Siapa Pengganti Tucker?

Nah ini yang menarik—bukan karena skandal atau drama, tapi karena strategi. Mereka menjual Isaiah Stewart tanpa ambil Tyrese Haliburton… dan tetap ada lubang besar: Pemain pertahanan tangguh yang bisa mengawal banyak posisi dan membuka ruang dengan tembakan tiga angka.

Itu Robert Covington—the ’D’ asli. Lalu Danuel House Jr., lalu Tari Eason… semua belum cocok.

Sekarang mereka incar Jalen Whitmore—rookie berpotensi tinggi tapi belum punya polish defensif dalam skala besar.

Anda tidak bisa menangkan gelar hanya dengan bakat kasar. Anda butuh kejelasan peran. Dan saat ini, Houston kurang pada pertahanan wing sekunder—celah yang bisa merugikan saat playoff jika menghadapi guard elit seperti Shai Gilgeous-Alexander atau Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Warisan Duranat & Potongan Gaji $50M yang Mengubah Semuanya

Kevin Durant tak cuma menandatangani kontrak—Ia berkomitmen. Di usia 37 tahun bilang “ini penampilanku terakhir” butuh lebih dari egosisme; butuh keberanian menghadapi risiko cedera dan kelelahan warisan.

Dan lihat apa yang dilakukan manajemen tim sebagai bentuk penghargaan atas loyalitas itu—dengan ekonomi cerdas. Contoh: Fred VanVleet, rela potong gaji \(20 juta demi dua tahun total \)50 juta—all to fit around KD and keep salary flexibility for future moves like acquiring another “Tucker-type” player via trade or cap space exploitation via re-signing schemes involving draft picks or young assets from secondary teams looking to rebuild fast after poor seasons like Charlotte or Orlando did last year (see also: Charlotte Hornets’ post-2024 reset). The math works—and so does Durant’s trust in setup timnya. 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