After the start of the new season, Lakers and Nets directly became a pair of brothers in distress, and the situation between the two teams was completely two extremes. The Lakers performed well overall on the defensive end, but they just couldn't get points in the offensive round. The Nets have no problem with the scoring ability of the players, but the defense is terrible. In today's game against Mavericks , the Nets once again showed an unprepared state, and finally lost to their opponents 125-129 in a scoring battle, and currently ranks second to last in the Eastern Conference with 1 win and 4 losses. Such a poor defensive performance as
naturally attracted a lot of dissatisfaction and ridicule. , Perkins , which has always been outspoken, has directly updated its dynamics: I guess the Nets can accept that people will score points on their heads every night. I mean that they can't even defend against the elderly who are recuperating in nursing homes. By the way, Luka is really a special guy. Although this passage is directly mocking, every sentence is very reasonable. With the Nets' current defensive level, it does seem a bit out of place in the entire league.
In the offseason, many people still placed high hopes on the Nets. Moreover, after completing a series of trading operations, the strength of this lineup was unanimously recognized. Especially for the performance of the Nets' new lineup on the defensive end, everyone is still full of expectations. After all, Simmons has always been an excellent defensive player. His height and confrontational ability can make him not suffer any losses or misplacement in various misaligned defenses.
Then the two newly joined are also excellent 3D players in the league. Although they are not top-notch, there is absolutely no problem with their defensive ability and attitude in the game. Unexpectedly, the defense, which should have been the least problematic, has become the biggest loophole for the Nets in the new season. They give their opponents too many open shots in every game. More importantly, all players cannot see any enthusiasm at all on the defensive end, and basically wait for their teammates to complete the defense in and .
The Nets' current problems can be said to be at multiple levels. Although there are players like Durant and Irving to support them on the offensive end, the offensive efficiency of the two is very low, and Durant is directly ranked last in the league. This reflects a very real problem. Even if the two are in poor condition, they can only shoot hard and find ways to score, because apart from them, the team can no longer find a more suitable offensive point.
keep losing will have a great impact on morale, which will completely lose the spirit of the players. In addition, the three giants are still having their own worries at present, which makes the Nets' locker room unable to be united. Under the influence of such an atmosphere, every player may be thinking about future things, so he has no way to put his mind into the game. In addition, the head coach of , Nash, , does not suppress the players' aura, and there is no way to make any changes in tactics. All of this has led the Nets to continue to move in a worse direction.
Durant is also very dissatisfied with the current situation of the team. He mentioned the team’s next changes in an interview, and said: Everything is needed. You have to look at the entire team and all the plans of the team and try to make adjustments. I still hope that the Nets can start with the most basic defense and strive to lose fewer points. Then slowly regain the confidence of the players and gradually find the state and feeling of the game.
