The last time Trevor Ariza shot .500

[MiseryCityTexas]

Was November 12th. Since then, he's only cracked .400 twice.

I know Houston is hobbled with injuries and he's been forced to play more minutes, but I'm wondering how a catch-and-shoot player can miss that many shots.

People forget that Ariza wasn't known as a three point shooter when he first started out his career. He was that guy dunking on everybody with no jumper when he was in his 20s.

[MiseryCityTexas]

If anyone thought Ariza coming off a contract year was going to be anything other than the role player he is, they were kidding themelves.

Ariza's only 29 and has already lost all that athleticism he had when he was in his early 20s.

[Embers]

Corey Brewer will get the start ahead of him very shortly

[Fudge]

Been telling y'all.

Ariza is f*cking terrible.

[The Macho Man]

John wall you the real mvp

[The Macho Man]

I don't think you guys realize how wide open of shots wall gets people

Meanwhile hardens fvk ugly ass is ruining his career

God damn this dude is ugly

[UK2K]

Been telling y'all.

Ariza is f*cking terrible.

With Ariza on the bench, the Rockets surrender a 107.3 points per 100 possessions mark, a disastrous amount. With Ariza on the floor, that mark drops to just 95.3, allowing 12 points per 100 possessions fewer -- a massive differential. The offense is six points better per 100 possessions as well.

[MiseryCityTexas]

With Ariza on the bench, the Rockets surrender a 107.3 points per 100 possessions mark, a disastrous amount. With Ariza on the floor, that mark drops to just 95.3, allowing 12 points per 100 possessions fewer -- a massive differential. The offense is six points better per 100 possessions as well.

Yeah perimeter defense and man to man defense is his strongest skill. That was one of the biggest reasons why I wanted Rondo on the Rockets, because a pass first point guard would get him much better looks at scoring.

[El Kabong]

He was scorching the net at a nice clip through the first 10 games or so. Perhaps he just wears himself out too hard on the defensive side of the ball, buh...

Definitely an underrated reason for his current shooting slump. He's shooting almost 8 3's a game as well, which is about 75% of his total shots, so he probably could do with being a bit more picky too. He's playing both ends though, so it's not like he's become a shitty offensive option and disappearing on D, so he still has his uses out there.