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Rockets GM Rafael Stone Gives Surprising Answer to The Point Guard Situation

Houston Rockets On SI·Maanav Gupta·26 days ago
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There are some prominent issues for the Houston Rockets to address over the offseason. The concerns remain on how the team can be constructed to improve on offense while maintaining the defensive and physical identity. Injuries really hurt how the Rockets were planning to conduct their play style and none was as important as starting veteran point guard Fred VanVleet going down with a torn ACL before the season started. That created arguably the biggest problem for the 2025-26 Rockets. A lack of a true ball-handler who could confidently and consistently run the offense. It created the higher number of turnovers and a lower amount of offensive production. The Rockets ended up relying on just their physicality and size on that end of the floor. That can win some games, but that's never enough in the NBA Playoffs where every single team plays hard. At many points this season, the Rockets struggled with shot creation and shot selection. A experienced point guard would have helped.…

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