text/Shui Qingqing
Facing the relatively weak Trail Blazers in the first eight games, Lakers was accurately defeated by Grant . He did not win the first three games of the season. The team was hard to win, everyone will focus on the team at present. Which link has the problem? Most people are blaming Westbrook , but it is only one of the main reasons. In fact, the other two are more responsible.
James is still strong, but the Lakers are hard to win
1. Westbrook is just one of the reasons.
In the past three games, 28.9% + 8.3% shooting percentage averaged 10.3 points per game. Westbrook's worst performance so far in his career, and the team still has no choice but to do it. Logically speaking, it is difficult to enter the main rotation with his current state, but for 40 million, the former MVP, the team not only cannot abandon it, but even cannot let him play as a substitute. After all, the team must ensure the atmosphere in the locker room and prepare for possible subsequent transactions (he needs to make a certain value). Therefore:
Westbrook is one of the main reasons why the Lakers are hard to win
Westbrook's current state is absolutely harmful to the Lakers and one of the main reasons why the team is hard to win. However, today we can no longer push all the responsibilities to Westbrook, and one of the more responsible one person needs to be responsible.
2. The management represented by Pelinka.
Westbrook is not suitable for the Lakers. It was not just reflected in this season. The actual combat verification of last season is that there is no three-point threat and the way of playing with the ball. It is not suitable for partnering with James . Therefore, the original three giants were just a dream. The team should decisively repair it during the offseason, but what about the facts?
, the management led by Pelinka faced the trading plan proposed by Pacers (Turner + Hilde , exchange Westbrook and the next two first-round draft picks) because he wanted to pay less for one first-round draft pick. Therefore, Westbrook is still in the team's team until now. Fans can imagine, what would have been the effect if Pelinka agreed to the deal?
Pellinka should still pay for Westbrook's orders for the team
1. Hilder is a top three-point sniper. Turner has excellent defense and also has a three-point threat. The team's inside and outside shooting ability will be greatly improved, so that the current three-point "constipation" situation will not occur.
2.Nat and Hydbrow can form the most ideal inside double tower for modern basketball. James returns to the third position, Hilder takes on the responsibilities of the second position, and Ham no longer has to use the "one big and four small" lineup that can be slaughtered by others.
3. The most important point is that Westbrook no longer hurts the team.
Hilder and Turner are very suitable for the James and the Eyebrow duo
So, even though we know Westbrook is no longer suitable for the team system, Turner and Heard are theoretically the most suitable puzzles around James and the Eyebrow, but the management represented by Pelinka refused because of a first-round draft pick, and they should be more responsible for the current situation of the team.
3. Stand in place with thick eyebrows.
If the team just wants to keep Westbrook, the only solution is that Davis needs to become a stable three-point threater. In this way, Westbrook can open up space for breakthroughs and maximize his breakthrough effect as much as possible. But what is the reality?
With the talent of Thick Eyebrow, he is fully capable of improving his three-pointer to the league's top space-type inside level. However, after 18.6% of the game averaged 0.33 three-pointers last season, he has made no progress in 2 of 10 shots outside the three-point line so far this season, and has far from meeting the expectations of the team and billions of fans. The reason is very simple. He does not work hard to practice hard. Two very realistic comparisons:
Thick Eyebrow is still standing still
Wood , which is known as the Little Thick Eyebrow, this season, came to Mavericks , averaging 2.5 three-pointers with a 50% shooting rate, and opened up space for Doncic's assault paint area with the role of the first high-level turret on the outside. So far in his career, Antetokounmpo, who has been targeted by his opponents without threat of mid-range shooting, has made 3 of 6 shots so far in the season. Judging from personal projection talent, Thick Brows is far above the two, but now the three-point threat is not as good as Wood and Antetokounmpo. The only reason is that I have not trained hard to improve myself.
Whether it is the team or the fans, I originally expected Davis to become the leader of the post-James era of Lakers, but since the championship, he has not shown any progress. He just stayed on the spot and relied on his old talent, which indirectly affected the direction of team building. Another important factor in the team's victory is difficult to win.
Therefore, we cannot simply blame Westbrook for the current situation of the Lakers on Westbrook. In fact, the in-place and the improper operation of Pelinka should be responsible for the current situation of the Lakers. After all, they are the cornerstone of the Lakers, and even the future. I hope that Davis can improve his three-point ability in the season, and I look forward to Pelinka repairing his mistakes. Before the trading door is closed, he exchanged Westbrook for Turner and Hilder. Only by achieving the above two points will the Lakers have hope this season; otherwise the first three games may be a microcosm of this season.
