Transferred to Houston during the “trade deadline”, Dennis Schroder confessed to having been “surprised” to land in Texas. It is true that at 28 and at the end of his contract, the German does not really fit into the plans of the Rockets, who are betting on youth and the long term.
For his first game, against the Jazz, he compiled 4 points at 2/6 to shoot, 5 assists and 3 rebounds. Meager statistics but his coach nevertheless liked his performance.
“I like the pressure he puts on the ball”explains Stephen Silas at the Houston Chronicle. “He’s a good pick-and-roll player. It is natural for him to organize the game. He knows who is on the field. At one point he was on the court with Eric Gordon. He noticed that Eric hadn’t had a shot in a long time, I didn’t announce anything, and he made sure to serve him. This know-how is important for our group. “
The former Thunder or Hawks came into play at the very end of the first quarter and Stephen Silas confirmed that he would have liked to start him earlier.
On the other hand, his playing time in the coming weeks should revolve around that against the Jazz (18 minutes). With his experience, the one who started the season in Boston could be of service to the Texans.
“I want to see who he plays best with”announces the coach. “It will take me more than one game, even more than three, like before the cut of the All-Star Game, to find the solution. It will help us to have a player who has had a lot of playoff games and who knows this position of playmaker well.
Before playing this match, Dennis Schroder had only watched a practice and participated in a small shootaround with his new teammates. He will therefore logically need time to show my best face.
“We play fast, we try to evolve with the rhythm”notes the leader. “I try to be comfortable. It’s only my second day, I have to get used to my teammates, get to know them. It’ll do, I’ll be fine. They know what I can bring: rhythm in attack, effort in defense. We need to connect better together. After a few practices and matches, and when we are on the same wavelength, it will be fine. “
| Dennis Schroder | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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 |
| Total | 606 | 27 | 43.6 | 33.8 | 83.2 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 14.3 | |
