The 2023-24 season for the Houston Rockets was surprising, frustrating and, ultimately, a season of progress. With a new coach and new additions to the line up, some bumps in the road were to be expected, but to finish the year at .500, a 19-game improvement, coming off three of...
The 2023-24 season for the Houston Rockets was surprising, frustrating and, ultimately, a season of progress. With a new coach and new additions to the line up, some bumps in the road were to be expected, but to finish the year at .500, a 19-game improvement, coming off three of the worst years in franchise history was worth celebrating.
While his scoring was down slightly, he had career highs in field goal percentage, effective field goal percentage and assists. He also shot a solid 38 percent from three and, as usual, was near the top of the league in assist-to-turnover ration. Defensively, he was outstanding as a tough, hard nosed defender. All in all, he was exactly what the Rockets hoped for when they signed him last summer.Photo by Sean ThomasIf we were only grading beginning in late February, Green would rate an A+.
While Brooks began the season hot, he cooled off substantially as the year wore on and younger players began to eat into his time on the floor. But he set a career mark for effective field goal percentage and really was the defensive heart of the team. He admitted at the end of the season that he was a little more passive than in years past because of how he was often judged by officials, but you wouldn't know it from watching him play.
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