In the past 15 games, Paul averaged an offensive efficiency of 116.8 and a defensive efficiency of 108. In addition, the true shooting rate was as high as 60.7%. With good offense and defense, the win shares are as high as 15.5.
At the same time, Zion averaged 108.2 offensive efficiency and 101.7 defensive efficiency per game. In addition, despite shooting more shots in the three-second zone, his true shooting percentage was still as high as 62.5%. Win shares are 16.1.
Why is Paul and Zion clear?
I want to express two points:
is the first, the reason why the sun has made people impressive this season is because of Paul, and judging from the latter's recent performance, is indeed better than . Compared to the sun in the playoffs, it is definitely a hard bone.
Although 95.3% of the shots were completed within the three-second zone, Zion was still able to do whatever he wanted with his strong confrontation ability. From a side perspective, he is indeed worthy of the NBA's new appearance after practicing mid-to-long-range shooting.
Second, to talk about the Lakers.
The difference from last season's Yiqijuechen is that this season, due to the successive injuries of James and Brother Nongmei, they cannot play. The Lakers' record is not good. They have only won 5 games in the past 15 games. It is precisely because there are fewer wins and more losses, this ranking has fallen all the way to seventh in the West. It can be said that if it is not adjusted in time, the play-offs will be played.
The reason why the Lakers have a poor record in these 15 games can be attributed to the lack of competitiveness due to the absence of "Zhan Mei". But in my opinion, there is also a big problem in the employment of coach Vogel.
In the past 15 games, Harrell's playing time was only 17.9 minutes, ranking third from the bottom of the team; with 6.3 shots, the team ranked fourth from the bottom.Looking at the two data
, Vogel simply does not give the opportunity to perform!
But the problem is, Harrell's performance in the past 15 games is not bad - although has not many chances to play, but hit a true hit rate of up to 62%, the team is second only to the existence of small Gasol , that's all The win shares are as high as 14.7.
Note that this is not a win share for one game, it's the last 15. This is comparable to the values of Paul and Zion just mentioned. In other words, Harrell played very well with limited opportunities.
Then the question is: Since Harrell has continued to perform well, why is coach Vogel unwilling to give more opportunities? As I said just now, no matter the playing time or the shot, it is the countdown of the whole team.
There may be fans who think Vogel is experimenting with lineups;
There may be fans who think that Harrell is not good on defense, and Vogel is a defensive coach.
In my opinion, both reasons:
First, the Lakers recruited Drummond from the buyout market. In the early days of the latter's joining, when Brother Nongmei was out due to injury and Gasol was in poor condition, the Lakers really needed this big man to guard the inside line.
Also, Vogel may be keen to find the success of last season's Twin Towers. Therefore, after Brother Nongmei came back, he further increased Drummond's playing time, so that the two could have a chemical reaction as soon as possible.
Secondly, due to the disadvantage of height, Harrell is really not good at defending some tall centers, and in the recent 15 games of the Lakers, basically every team has the existence of tall centers, such as the Nuggets' contract. Kic, Zubac of the Clippers, Gobert of the Jazz, etc.So Vogel had to reduce Harrell's playing time in order to avoid being penetrated by the opponent inside.
However, even if the above two points are true, in my opinion, it is impossible not to give Harrell a chance to express of !
To know that there is not only defense but also offense on the basketball court? Moreover, Harrell's offensive efficiency is so high, to some extent, this offense offsets the insufficient defense. You must know that Drummond, who has recently joined, is very bad both offensively and defensively. It is reflected in the data that the plus-minus on the field is the lowest in the team.
Besides, the Lakers have now slipped to seventh in the Western Conference and are going to play in the playoffs. To put it bluntly, if there is a slight mistake, they may not be able to enter the playoffs. In this case, what lineup is to be tested! It must be to send players with strong combat power and good performance to play first. After all, winning is the most important thing at the moment.
Written to the end, in the case of playing the same victory contribution efficiency as Paul and Zion, it can be said that Harrell has played a sustained good performance recently, but because Vogel is in the experimental lineup, Harrell's poor defense and other factors , but did not get much performance opportunities. To be honest, I feel a little bit unworthy for him.
