19 points + 20 points! The media suggested that the Rockets trade Shepard for Monk, but Uduka passed the blame to the players again

The Rockets suffered a losing streak at the beginning and are currently ranked at the bottom of the Western Conference. If the Rockets want to mess up, this situation is of course a good thing. But the problem is that the Rockets' current goal is to compete for the championship. Some people in the Houston media bluntly said that a 0-2 start was unacceptable, and Durant did his best.

Jaylen Green took the blame for the Rockets' loss last season. This season it is Shepard's turn, and more and more fans support trading him away.

They are both guards produced by the University of Kentucky. Sheppard is countless miles away from Alexander, and he is also far away from Monk.

The Houston media "spacecityscoop" suggested that the Rockets trade Shepard for Monk to upgrade the backcourt.

Malik Monk is 27 years old and has a height of 1.91 meters and a wingspan of 1.92 meters. He is the No. 11 pick in 2017. Monk has had a hot start to the season. He has scored 19 and 20 points in the past two games, averaging 4.5 three-pointers per game and shooting 69.2% from the field. Westbrook, who once played for the Rockets, praised Monk after the Kings beat the Jazz: He is a top scorer and his performance is key to the team.

Monk not only threw 6 three-pointers in this game, but also sent out 3 assists, completed 2 steals and 2 blocks. The Kings lost to the Suns before, and Monk, who had good offensive efficiency, took the initiative to take responsibility after the game. He said that he missed someone on the defensive end, but this situation will not happen again. In this match against the Jazz, Monk not only shot accurately, but also had a presence on the defensive end.

Although Monk's average annual salary is close to 20 million US dollars, he is worth the price. And Shepard failed to allow the Rockets to enjoy the rookie bonus because his playing level was not worthy of an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars.

In the offseason, American media broke the news that the Kings wanted to trade Monk for Kuminga, but the Warriors refused. Last season, the American media broke the news that the Kings management liked Sheppard. I wonder if they still have the same idea now?

Jaylen Green's inconsistent performance last season was indeed a problem, but he is not the entire Rockets' problem. Similarly, Shepard did not perform well, but it does not mean that the Rockets can solve all the problems by sending him away. The Rockets head coach is also a problem. He lacks offensive tactics, is not good at on-the-spot command, and is rigid in employing people.

Uduka's new contract has an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars, and the Rockets management made signings in accordance with his requirements. However, the Rockets lost in a row at the beginning, and Uduka once again passed the blame to the players and refused to take any responsibility.

After the game, Uduka praised the opponent Pistons for playing hard and aggressively. He said: We are at a disadvantage in rebounding competition and are not as active as our opponents. We discussed these issues at half-time, but nothing improved in the second half. There were open guys everywhere on the floor, but we were forcing shots. The end result is this. When Uduka talked about the Rockets' final attack, he said: He originally planned to let Sengon shoot, but it turned out that Amen shot a three-pointer.

Uduka would rather believe in Sengun, who made only 5 of 18 shots in the game, and did not expect to design tactics for Durant, who scored 37 points. Many fans complained about this.

Uduka will never admit that there are problems with his tactics. The problem is that the players did not do a good job. Seeing Uduka's attitude, some Rockets fans already want him to dismiss get out of class.

At present, it is impossible for Uduka to dismiss get out of class. After all, the Rockets have just given him a big contract, and the cost of dismissal is quite high, which Fertitta cannot bear to part with.

Udoka can only hold Durant's thigh now and hope that he can support the Rockets' offense. Durant said after the game that if he could hit 18 of 18, the Rockets would have won the game.