By the end of the year, Ariza averaged 12.8 points per game and added almost 2 steals per game. Being able to rest more made him infinitely more dependable. Then Josh Smith and Corey Brewer came to town, and good Ariza was back. It was an issue we all knew the Rockets were going to have to deal with at some point: the bench needed to get stronger. Between game 9 and game 31, Ariza played 40 minutes or more 13 times and only played less than 35 minutes four times. There were periods of time where Trevor struggled shooting and we could all tell we were expecting too much out of him. Of course, as Rockets got injured and Ariza's usage went up, his averages subsequently went down. He didn't just make the Rockets' defense at the small forward position stronger, but he helped change the mindset of the team. Ariza was exactly what the Rockets needed defensively. It was no longer a death sentence to play LeBron or Durant, or even the better shooting guards in the league. With Patrick Beverley and Trevor Ariza controlling the backcourt and Dwight in the middle, Houston went from a team that was seemingly all offense to one of the most efficient defenses in the league in one summer. The Rockets now had three great defenders in their starting lineup, when they were healthy.
His ability to spot up was vital to the team's success, but even more important than that was his defense. With the whole team healthy, Harden would command so much focus from defenses that Ariza was able to get open shot after open shot. The similarities stop at them both being able to shoot from the outside.Īnd that's exactly what Ariza did all season long, but never better than in his first games back with the Rockets. In my mind, they're two completely different players who bring completely different skill sets to their teams. This led to tons of unwarranted comparisons of Parsons and Ariza for most of the next season. They signed Trevor Ariza because, frankly, they had to.
Houston was about to have one of the best, if not the best, starting 5s in the league with Patrick Beverley, James Harden, Parsons, Bosh, and Dwight Howard.Ĭhris Bosh spurned the Rockets. The word was if LeBron went back to Cleveland, Miami big man and the ultimate stretch four Chris Bosh would sign with Houston, and at that point, the Rockets would match the Dallas Mavericks offer sheet for Chandler Parsons. Or, it at least felt that way in Houston.
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