Let’s review it first:
The 19-20 season relied on the "Browsed Brother" Anthony Davis, McGee, and Howard are three insiders with height and athletic ability, Lakers built a team "Inside No-Fly Zone".
Data:
According to the NBA official website, 6.6 blocks per game lead the league;
limits the opponent’s 59.4% inside shot rate to sixth in the league;
limits the opponent’s 44.6 points to sixth in the league .
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One of the most explanatory games was the 20 that was given out in the game against the Pistons on January 6, 20 to block -whether it was Rose on the outside is still Drummond on the inside. As long as he breaks into the inside with the ball, he is almost waiting for the end of being blocked.
Strong inside defense ability is one of the main reasons why the Lakers won the championship last season.
One more thing about this point, the Lakers' inside defense can almost limit different types of players:
Facing speed, breakthrough types, such as Westbrook, Trey Young, Dillon Fox, and thick eyebrows The outside line has been following the defense to the inside line;
facing the power type, such as Embiid, Jokic, Leonard, Antetokounmpo, such as Howard, James;
In addition, the Lakers coach Vogel is also A coach who started defensively, the same assistant Hollins coached the Grizzlies in the past is also based on defense.
That is to say, no matter what type of player, there is no one who does not "deflate" when attacking the inside of the Lakers.
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But during the offseason, no matter what the final reason, the Lakers general manager Pelinka dismantled the "Inside Big Three" combination. This compares with Clippers Jerry West’s steady progress is still different:
Howard left the team to join the Philadelphia 76ers;
McGee was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers;
Throughout NBA history,There is really little precedent for such a major adjustment of the lineup just after winning the championship.
I have to say that Pelinka's approach is very radical. To a certain extent, at the time, this was regarded as a kind of "dismantling" operation-dismantling its biggest advantage.
Fortunately, soon after that, the Lakers won the competition with the Clippers, Raptors and other teams-signed a free agent with a two-year contract Marc Gasol .
Take the timeline and take a look back:
Give up Howard, bid on Gasol, and trade McGee.
In this way, it is the "2 for 1" operation-abandon "Hommer" and introduce little Gasol.
So in view of the fact that the new season has been played for more than a month, then this "2 for 1" was considered a "house tearing" operation at the time. Did the data analysis the Lakers lose or earn?
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From a data point of view:
limits the opponent's inside shot rate by 61.8% per game, 18th in the league;
limits the opponent's inside score by 48.4 points per game, 22nd in the league;
averaged 6.6 blocks per game, second in the league;
From this point of view, there is a significant decline from last season.
This is not surprising when you think about it.
First of all, Gasol is helpless. To put it bluntly, one person can't do Howard and McGee's work.
Last season, according to different opponents, for example, when facing a team with a powerful inside line such as the Nuggets and 76ers, you can adopt the strategy of using Howard; when facing a speed team such as the Kings and the Eagles, you can take the main strategy McGee (can expand defenses to delay opponents), and facing trailblazer , when a team with the twin towers is equipped, they can be flexibly arranged among the three of Big Eyebrows, Howard and McGee.
But now there is only Gasol on the inside, and the thick eyebrow brother is not willing to play the fifth position for a long time, no matter what type of team he faces, he can only use Gasol.
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Secondly, considering Gasol’s 35-year-old age, the regular season is bound to adopt a health-preserving style of play, which means that most of the time it is "work without effort" "of.
Therefore, the two aspects are combined. In terms of data, it is difficult for Gasol to match "Hommer".
From a technical and tactical point of view:
Gasol has averaged 0.6 three-pointers per game so far this season, ranking 16th among all centers players in the league;
38.5% of all centers in the league 10th among the players;
2.0 assists the 12th among all center players in the league;
can pull to the outside and make a steady three-pointer, and has a certain ability to organize assists, which can be regarded as "old age" to some extent Version" of Jokic.
Pau Gasol on the defensive end can limit the opponent’s inside shot rate to less than 56% per game. This is even though there is a certain gap between the top defenders such as Big Eyebrows, Gobert, but Bijokic, Embiid these star players are still comparable.
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In other words, in the "basket protection", Gasol is in the upper-middle position among all center players in the league. Of course, this is still "no effort" Case.
From a technical and tactical point of view, the Lakers’ “2 for 1” operation is definitely a profit. After all, whether Howard or McGee, they don’t have long-range shots and organizational skills. These two points are a plus. Sol has both. Moreover, he is serious about defending. Gasol's "basket protection" ability is no worse than the two. Don't forget that he was also the NBA defensive player of the year.
Overall, in my opinion, the Lakers’ “2 for 1” operation is definitely profitable, but why does it feel like it’s not profitable at the moment? A big point is that Gasol’s playing healthy basketball is caused. What comes out is the difference in data,And the data is the most intuitive feeling on the court.
In my opinion, once Gasol gets serious, it will make a big difference.
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Just like playing the Bucks on Friday, James, who is no longer "stretching" serious, is still so unstoppable, and he also taught Brother Antetokounmpo a lesson.
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