exchanged Holiday for a very high price, the Bucks should have ushered in a takeoff season.
However, after the introduction of a ball-handler who is up to standard, offensive and defensive, overall, the Bucks have not become more relaxed than last season.
Budenholzer is still obsessed with the past offensive system of "global activation, everyone involved", but under this system, the problem of no one being able to handle the ball at the critical moment becomes more obvious. The style of play is more solid than last season. On the offensive end, the teammates started to find a three-pointer. Antetokounmpo hit the ball in the middle of the game, but if it was delayed to the last five minutes, their solutions would be extremely limited.
This season, Antetokounmpo has averaged 5.8 assists per game, which is close to the 2018-19 average of 5.9 per game. The number of shots is also the lowest in five seasons. After the opening, he stopped rushing with the ball, trying to take away the game with a horse Pingchuan, and started looking for teammates outside the three-point line.
As the head of the team, Antetokounmpo still has technical shortcomings. The Bucks certainly don't expect Antetokounmpo to be able to suddenly become aware of his shooting skills, so he is equipped with as many shooters as possible to create an upgraded one-star lineup.
averaged 28.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. The defensive end sent 1.26 steals and 1.33 blocks. Antetokounmpo’s room for improvement may not be a problem that can be solved in a moment. The top heads of the championship teams get this data, and there is generally nothing wrong with it.
Looking back at the Bucks' performance this season, Antetokounmpo's ability is finalized, the Bucks have to look for problems among the role players.
As the second master, is Middleton qualified?
Double fists are hard to beat with four hands. Especially in recent years, the stars have gathered together to win the championship, which shows the importance of being the second master.
Compared to those strong teams with overflowing talents, such as the combination of Curry and Durant in the past few seasons, the talented strikers of James and Davis, the big leader in the Bucks lineup is extremely clear, and The strength gap between the second boss and the big boss is also greater.
From the history of Milwaukee,The weather is cold and the commercial value is not high enough. Naturally, the attraction for stars is no better than Los Angeles. It is really helpless to offer Middleton a big contract. Such a stable second player who lacks tough challenges can easily become a loser on the way to the championship.
From the data point of view, Middleton's performance is still stable, averaging 20.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. At the same time, it is also the overall shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage and free throw percentage. High-efficiency players who reach the standard 50-40-90, but the regular season data is likely to blind some key performances.
When strong is weak, when weak is strong, Middleton's losing streak annoyed the Bucks fans. After all, with a variety of offensive methods such as mid-range, three-pointers, etc., under the big data of the regular season, it is possible to play high-quality data based on shot choices.
But in the final game, the help Middleton can provide is just as weak as Antetokounmpo.
In addition to playing the Celtics, the old opponent in the East, many key games are silently dropped. Since Antetokounmpo did not shoot and attracted most of the firepower after the defeat, there was not much criticism of Middleton.
Take the previous season as an example, Antetokounmpo was restricted by the Heat's striker group. When it came time to test Middleton, when Mi Dou was on the court, the team's offensive efficiency reached 113.8, which is very different from when he was not on the court.
But limited to this, Middleton's offensive and defensive performance on the field is not enough to shake the Heat's steel defense.
The team's big boss and second boss should be two people who help and benefit each other. However, because of Antetokounmpo's playing style, it was not effective on the court, and Middleton was forced to be pushed to the position of the master, naturally unable to deliver satisfactory answers.
Complement each other, the key helper, what are the second masters of the championship team?
At the same time, someone will definitely say:
Instead of looking for Middleton's problems here, it is better to think about how Antetokounmpo can take on the responsibility of the tough moment.
In recent years, the winning team has almost no concept of a second master. Curry and Durant, James and Davis are all dual offensive and defensive cores that go hand in hand. After Leonard led the Raptors to the finals, all the Raptors played in their best form.
Then choose from the teams that are considered to be single-core leaders over the years. When the Dallas Mavericks (Mavericks) were competing for the championship, Jason Terry was the scoring nerve knife around him, who controlled the situation. There is Jason Kidd. The Raptors, Lowry and Siakam all have moments to stand up at critical moments.
The premise of all this is that their core has a stable performance and there are unsolvable moves on the stage of the finals. The Golden Rooster is independent, and the middle distance is as solid as a rock. The core moves are the center, and the role players help break the defensive barrier.
There is no absolute grasp of strength, and the road to winning will not happen overnight. Antetokounmpo is the pillar, and Middleton has to help play a little role at the critical moment. The Bucks consecutively missed opportunities in the trading market, including Harden, also after the introduction of Holiday, there is no follow-up bargaining chips for further negotiations.
The big problem for the Bucks, Antetokounmpo's shooting has no solution in the short term. They have to consider how to promote the second master.
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