Live Bar News September 19 Nets reporter Alex Schiffer interacted with fans at The Athletic and answered some questions about the team. Let's take a look!
fans: If the first five (under healthy conditions) are Irving, Harden, Durant, Joe Harris and Griffin, plus Mills_ span5span, Bruce Brown, Aldridge, maybe Cameron Thomas/Jewon Carter/ James Johnson/Bembley, when will Clarkston, Where to play?
Is Clarkston more likely to end the new season in the Nets rotation or on another team?
Schiffer: If Clarkston did not end the new season with the Nets, I would be shocked. Why trade him? He is their best defender and one of their young players, and is the key to their victory in the championship. From this moment on, I will put all my chips on the table. Will he be a good bargain? Yes, but in the last year of his contract, he became a "mercenary". Will the reconstruction team accept him and hope to keep him long? definitely. But will you make similar deals with other competitive teams? Maybe not.
As for his playing time, I will definitely rank him ahead of Jawon Carter, James Johnson and Bembury. He will appear in the rotation lineup, as I said before, I expect Nash will use a lot of players this season to let the stars in the team get rest time, to avoid the injury full camp like last season. Clarkston’s defense is too important.Don't let him sit on the cold bench.
fans: This is not a problem, but let's get started! In my opinion, based on the construction of the lineup, the starting five of the new season opener does not seem to play too many games throughout the season. Do you think Nash should focus on the development of substitute players and rookies? Or focus on the regular season to compete for the position of the No. 1 seed?
Schiffer: This is not a question, so this may not be an answer. I don’t expect the Nets to use the same starter for the whole season. I think you will see the load management of the Big Three, Griffin, Aldridge and Millsap. Joe Harris may also get it. Load management, even if this may be against his wishes, Nash said that last season Harris always wanted to play. So I naturally believe that this will affect the development of the bench and rookies.
But this does not mean that the Nets cannot compete for the No. 1 seed. After the weird 2020-21 season, Nash's top priority may be team health. As long as the Nets are healthy, they will be a tough opponent in the playoffs. I think you will see teams like the Bucks and Heat work harder for the No. 1 seed because they don't want to face the Nets in a seven-game series. The Nets' goal is to win as many games as possible, but this may be more conservative than other teams in the regular season. If they were injured again, all this would be meaningless.
fans: Now the team will have a complete training camp to prepare the roster together. What do you think is the main difference between the offense and defense and last season?
Schiffer: Offensively, when the three stars (Durant, Harden and Irving) are healthy, the situation may be similar to last season. Role players will get beautiful data, and the movement of the ball will bring the best shot. This is an answer to Spark Notes (originally a study guide for literature, poetry, history, film and philosophy), but the Nets’ offense is historically outstanding, even though their three star players only played 12 regular games in the same field. Match.
is more interested defensively. Nash talked about his expectations for the Nets, hoping that they can continue to improve throughout the season. Last season's injury caused Nash to lose this vision, and now he has a different lineup and a sample to see if it is feasible.
Is that still Nash's plan, or has it changed? This is what I am curious about.
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