In the regular season, he immediately returns to his blacksmith status! Is the Rockets new star in the backcourt still not qualified for the point guard position?

In the previous NBA regular season, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder at home narrowly defeated the Houston Rockets 125-124 after a hard-fought double overtime, making a good start to the new NBA regular season. However, the Rockets unfortunately suffered a bad start.

In this game, the performance of the Rockets' starting point guard Amen Thompson was actually not ideal. Amen played for 38 minutes and 36 seconds, shooting 8 of 17, 0 of 7 from beyond the three-point line, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He also had 4 turnovers and 3 fouls. The plus-minus value was as low as -11, the lowest in the team. Thompson still showed good impact and finishing ability on the offensive end, and he did create some threats in the opponent's interior. But the problem is that Thompson is the team's starting point guard. His talents in passing and organization are very limited. He also made many mistakes. His feeling on outside shooting is even worse, and he missed a lot of open shooting opportunities. Amen's performance on the defensive end is also worthy of recognition, and he has indeed maintained a high enough defensive intensity. However, overall, Amen's negative impact on the team on the offensive end is also relatively obvious. When he is on the court, the team's space problems are also visible to the naked eye. The plus-minus value of -11 also shows that the team's situation is not ideal when he is on the court.

In the NBA regular season last season, Amen was affected by injuries in 82 games and played a total of 69 times, averaging 32.2 minutes per game and 14.1 per game. Points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.3 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2.4 fouls, shooting 55.7% from the field, 27.5% from the three-point range, 68.4% from the free throw line, and a plus-minus of +3.9. In the playoffs, Amen played a total of 7 times, averaging 33 minutes per game. He averaged 15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game. He also had 1.7 turnovers and 2.6 fouls. He shot 49.4% from the field, 25% from the three-point range, and 69.4% from the free throw line. In the previous NBA preseason games, Amen played a total of 3 times, averaging 25.5 minutes per game. He averaged 15 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. He also had 2.5 turnovers and 1.5 fouls. He shot 54.2% from the field, 66.7% from the three-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line.

Amen's performance during the preseason was indeed eye-catching. It seems that his shooting skills from outside have been significantly improved, which also gave everyone more expectations for his performance in the new season. As a result, in the opening game of the new season, Amen's performance in outside shooting was so bad, and there seemed to be no substantial improvement compared to last season. The most important thing is that Amen's performance also proved that he is not suitable to be the team's starting point guard. He is still more suitable to appear in other positions. Next, we can also see whether the Rockets will make adjustments to the team's tactics and personnel arrangements in the next games after suffering such a defeat. Will Amen continue to serve as the team's starting point guard if the effect does not fully meet expectations?