With the 22-23 regular season approaching, the preseason is coming to an end, and the warm-ups made by each team for the regular season are also over. Although it is just a warm-up match, it can also reflect some of the team's problems and to some extent affect the performance of the regular season. Just like before the regular season started last season, the Lakers suffered a six-game losing streak in the preseason. Their performance in the regular season was really disappointing, and they finally fell into the situation of missing the playoffs. In the preseason, considering that the core players did not play the entire game, the strength of the role players will be tested.
In other words, although the preseason is just a warm-up match, it can test the abilities of the role players to some extent, which is a point worth paying attention to for the team. In the preseason against the Kings, the Lakers lost as much as 47 points to their opponents, and the role players had almost no ability to resist. On the other hand, the Kings threw twenty three-pointers into the team and defeated the opponent with lightning momentum; this is the Lakers with James , how could they be defeated by their opponents so easily? What exactly did the Kings go through?
We also know that after the former Wharton led the Warriors to the best record of 24 consecutive victories, the Kings poached him and became the team's head coach. At this point, the Kings' style of playing gradually had some connection with the Warriors' small ball style. In addition, the team has a speed guard like Fox , which gives the team the capital and confidence to play high-quality defensive counterattack , but it still cannot make it to the playoffs again. The Kings seem to be waiting for opportunities, and this is the "time" needed to accomplish things.
Isn't this? The Kings are moving frequently during the offseason and are preparing for the rise of the new season. Not only did he sign the old player Monk of the Lakers , but he also poached the assistant coach from the Warriors again - Mike Brown , which simply regarded the Warriors as their "mother's home". However, not all the Warriors talents were under their command. Cook and Bazemore were sacked by the king because of their poor strength. This is the more realistic side of NBA. After all, the two cannot play an important role in the king's system.
Then the Kings won all the best in four preseason games, tied for the 76ers for a record of winning all the best in the preseason, and defeated the Lakers twice by a big score difference. Judging from the two games that beat the Lakers, the Kings not only have strong starting strength, but also have the bench players who play very aggressively and have the style of a Warriors. After the game, Lakers coach Ham did not forget to joke: "Mike kicked me hard today. I really didn't expect him to hate me so much." Both of them used to play for the Lakers, but now they both have become the team's coaches.
It can be said that the Warriors are the of who can achieve such a brilliant record before the start of the regular season. In addition to cultivating the head coach for the Kings, the Warriors' former striker Barnes is also playing for the Kings; therefore, from the head coach to the players, the Kings seem to be very fond of the Warriors and always want to get something from this team. But I forgot that the reason why the Warriors were able to sweep the league and be invincible is not only because of the system, but also because this team has two historical scorers: Curry and Clay .
Once the Kings completely imitate and copy, the Kings may become a laughing stock. They can only learn from it but not completely plagiarize it. After all, success cannot be copied. However, these two teams are still different after all. The Kings use Fox as the starting point of offense and cooperate with a group of powerful players who can attack and defend. On the basis of playing high-quality defense, the pace of the game is improved and the opponent has not yet established a foothold, and it depends on speed and three-pointers. This is the component of the small ball style. But the king relies more on speed, and the style of positional warfare cannot be compared with the Warriors' pass and cut .
If the Kings can maintain health and current momentum, the Kings will become the disruptor of the overall Western Conference, allowing some teams on the edge of the playoffs to miss the playoffs.Now that the competition in the West has become more intense, it is possible for the Kings to become the dark horse of the Western Conference's new season, let's look forward to it together.
