Especially considering Beverley just completed the first year of a four-year contract. Beverley is not that kind of player and would be a bad fit in the offense-only style D’Antoni favors. He wants someone who can create his own shot. Beverley is a career 41.2 percent field goal shooter, although he is a solid catch-and-shoot 3-point shooter, breaking 40 percent from beyond the arc.ĭ’Antoni does not want a catch-and-shoot guard though. Frankly, that is decidedly not any player on the Rockets roster right now.īeverley averaged 3.4 assists per game last year, tying his career high. The point guard has to be adept at running the pick and roll. 2016-17 Houston Rockets Player Stats - Regular Season Statis per game recorded by the 2016-2017 Rockets players in the Regular Season, inlcluding games, points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and shooting details. Wall, though, made it clear he can still play at the level he was at in 2016-17, when he averaged 23.1 points and 10.7 assists for the Washington Wizards. He wants the pace up and constant movement with the ball, either by the pass or the dribble. Summary / Schedule & Results Season: Stats / Season Series Playoffs: Stats / Playoff Series. Upon returning from China, the Rockets will host Memphis at Toyota Center on Saturday, Oct. The kind of point guard he likes are guards who can probe into the offense in the half court and push the pace and shoot in transition. Rockets forward Michael Beasley played for the Sharks in 2014-15. He has made some good point guards like Jeremy Lin look downright amazing with the freedom he gives them. He has made some mediocre point guards look good because of his system. Wherever D’Antoni has gone, point guard play and distribution from the point guard position has been absolutely critical. His system accentuated Steve Nash and turned a great player into a two-time MVP. Considered one of the greatest players in Cuban baseball history, Gurriel defected to the United States and signed a five-year, 47.5 million contract with the Astros in 2016. Much of the Rockets roster is composed of much lower paid players, including Josh Smith, who earned just over 2 million for this season and Patrick Beverley, who earned less than a million. The Phoenix Suns of the mid-2000s rose to power because D’Antoni installed an offense that took supreme advantage of one of the great players of that era. Houston, TX, USA Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley (2) catches a pass against the Dallas Mavericks at Toyota Center.
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