is still honorable even if it is defeated. I believe that Durant will not use this rhetoric to comfort myself. This is the cruelty of the competitive arena. Of course, after this round of series, Durant changed many people's prejudice against him, gained more recognition, and better established his historical status. Because their opponent is also a team with the ability to compete for the championship. It can even be said that after struggling to overcome the Nets level, Bucks has become the biggest favorite to compete for the championship.
Nets lost because of bad luck, lost because of Irving 's injury, lost because of Harden 's playing ball with half of his legs, and also because of their biggest shortcomings and fatal injuries - the championship lineup configuration, but there is no championship-level head coach!
In fact, Durant's performance in this round of series made many people sweat for him, dragging the broken Achilles tendon, giving all of them, playing for 48 minutes in a single game, and then playing for 53 minutes in a single game. I don't know which coach in this league dares to use a seriously injured player like this in a round of series. Therefore, after the Nets were eliminated, we should be even more grateful that it is a blessing that Sergeant lost his game!
1. Durant avoids getting injured again
. Not to mention that he had ruptured the Achilles tendon, even a star who is in his year of playing, according to Durant's playing time and style, it is unlikely that he can play a complete round of the series healthily. Durant's ability to perform such a magical performance may be due to his not only taking a break for a year in a complete manner, but also the benefits of extending the return time obtained by the league postponing the season. At the same time, the high-end free card after repeated hamstring injuries in the regular season also accumulated more energy for him in the playoffs . Therefore, he can be used by Nash as a life-saving chariot. But in the 299-minute playing time in the series, assuming that the Nets finally advance, who can ensure that Durant will not be injured in the Eastern Conference Finals or the Finals?
is more likely to be honored even though he loses, I would rather think that perhaps this is the least solution to ensure that Durant does not face the risk of serious injury again. Stay with the green mountains and don’t worry about losing the wealth. The contract of the Nets’ three giants is destined to be one of the most competitive teams in the league in the next two years. Letting Durant enter next season healthy is definitely the most fortunate thing to be eliminated, and of course, the greatest comfort.
2. Promote management to strengthen the offseason
If the biggest mistake in the market for mid-season signings in the Nets may be that Dinwiddie, who has not made up his mind to recover from his injuries, try to trade PJ Tucker with Rockets , which also led to the Bucks eventually bringing Tucker to Milwaukee , becoming a thorn in the Nets' side of this round of series. Tucker was one of the Nets' signing targets, but they were unwilling to give up too many chips, so they chose to give up.
Of course, this is not because he caused huge trouble to Durant on the defensive end, but because he thought they should not miss this deal, but the Nets' lineup. They need to introduce a tough guy-type forward player like Tucker and Crowder . Even for Ariza , who has already declined, he can greatly improve the Nets' defense strength on the defensive end, and not like this round of the series, while allowing Durant to devote himself to the offense, he occasionally plays a guest appearance in the defensive role in defending Antetokounmpo. Just like in this tiebreak, after Griffin was sent off, Durant took on the heavy responsibility of defending Durant.
So, after being eliminated, perhaps the Nets management should clearly see that the Bucks will be the Nets' playoffs in the future. If you want to better restrict Antetokounmpo, they need to invest more energy in front line defense. How to introduce a player with the ability to improve the defense of the front line in the offseason will be the key.
After all, the idea of using offensive talent to make up for the defensive shortcomings has proved difficult to achieve in the playoffs. Injuries, the ups and downs of star status, and the tactical arrangements of coaches are all huge uncertainties.
3. A healthy Durant needs a coach with a championship mentality
After being eliminated, Nash said in an interview: "I knew before that we might not be able to win the championship. Irving was absent due to injury, and Harden was also injured, but before the game, I still believe that we can win this game. The game may develop in a direction of people. We have experienced too many obstacles this season."
Indeed, Irving was injured and Harden played with an injury. Many people think that the Nets' dream of winning the championship is lingering, but this mentality can only come from us fans, but we must not appear on Nets players, especially their commander Nash!
But when Harden and Irving were both injured, Nash actually gave in. This is why the Nets were unable to lead the team to pass the level with Durant's super god. Compared with Clippers 's Tyron Lu , even if they were behind 0-2, he was still full of confidence, and his confidence will be transmitted to the players, especially before going to the Utah Devils' home court to play Tianwang Mountain, after Xiao Ka was injured, Tyron Lu still firmly believes that the team has a way to defeat the opponent. This is the mentality that a coach should have. Of course, compared with Tyron Lue, Nash not only lacks a championship mentality, but also has the gap in coaching ability.
For the Nets, when they want to form a championship lineup composed of famous stars, hiring a rookie coach like Nash and a coach who doesn't even have the experience of assistant coaching is definitely a big adventure, and this adventure ended in failure. In addition to relying on the talent of the star, it is difficult for us to see from Nash that he has the ability to lead the team to compete for the championship.
Next, if the Nets want to launch an impact on the championship again, in addition to relying on the talents brought by the health of the three giants, they also need a coach with the championship mentality and coaching ability, rather than letting Nash continue to accumulate coaching experience from the three giants who are already at the golden age and may even begin to decline.
This time, perhaps the Nets boss and management should deeply realize that winning the championship is not just accumulating talent from the star, but also the stars need to be able to maintain health, have a more balanced character lineup configuration, and a head coach who can control the field.
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