Dennis Schroder, the wise old Rockets
Even if it is not a priority for the Rockets, who especially want to play and progress the young shoots of the franchise, Dennis Schroder has been very useful since his arrival in Texas.
Kevin Porter Jr. has missed three out of five games since the German was transferred, and finally, the former Oklahoma City sixth man enjoys a fairly thick playing time with 30 minutes on average.
In the narrow loss to the incumbent Clippers, he played 38 minutes and came close to a triple-double, with 11 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds.
« I’ve never had a triple-double »he recalls for the Houston Chronicle. “It would have been great if we had won and if I had had my triple-double. But as soon as we lose, it doesn’t matter anymore. I am a competitor, I want to win every match. »
“We need someone to give constructive criticism and help us make the right choices”
The concern is that Dennis Schroder has not yet experienced victory with his new team since the Rockets are on nine defeats in a row… While waiting to break this black series, the former player from Atlanta or Los Angeles tries to bring her experience.
“I try to be a leader”says the playmaker. “I see Jalen Green and these young people doing a great job, working and learning. I’m just trying to show them what I’ve known for nine seasons. As soon as I speak, they listen to me. We have made progress in the last few days and weeks. We have to continue, we have a lot of potential and it’s a team that wants to listen and change. »
This leadership is more visible and noisy than that of Eric Gordon, always very professional and exemplary but not very talkative. Dennis Schroder, he speaks within the workforce, as Chris Paul was able to do at the Thunder when the two men shared a season together, in 2019/20.
“He is a great player, he has evolved in strong teams”explains Garrison Mathews. “I like the fact that he plays hard, that he is competitive. He is not afraid to give his opinion, which is necessary here. We need someone to give constructive criticism and help us make the right choices. »
“He’s a veteran. He saw others, he played big matches, playoff series « rejoices for his part Stephen Silas. “We notice him during the matches, he puts the players on the same wavelength. We see him, during the opposing free throws, talking to the players in the racket, to make sure that everyone is well organized. It helps to do that. »
| Dennis Schroder | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2013-14 | ATL | 49 | 13 | 38.3 | 23.8 | 67.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| 2014-15 | ATL | 77 | 20 | 42.7 | 35.1 | 82.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 10.0 |
| 2015-16 | ATL | 80 | 20 | 42.1 | 32.2 | 79.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 11.0 |
| 2016-17 | ATL | 79 | 32 | 45.1 | 34.0 | 85.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 17.9 |
| 2017-18 | ATL | 67 | 31 | 43.6 | 29.0 | 84.9 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 19.4 |
| 2018-19 | OKAY | 79 | 29 | 41.4 | 34.1 | 81.9 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 15.5 |
| 2019-20 | OKAY | 65 | 31 | 46.9 | 38.5 | 83.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 18.9 |
| 2020-21 | ALL | 61 | 32 | 43.7 | 33.5 | 84.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 15.4 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 53 | 29 | 43.5 | 33.5 | 85.4 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 14.2 |
| 2021-22 * | BOS | 49 | 29 | 44.0 | 34.9 | 84.8 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 14.4 |
| 2021-22 * | HOO | 4 | 29 | 37.2 | 17.6 | 91.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 11.5 |
| Total | 610 | 27 | 43.6 | 33.7 | 83.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 14.2 | |
