Recently, the Lakers' state is very hot. Although they lost to the Warriors before, many people can see that the Lakers did not fail in that game. It was the undercover level performance of Zhan Mei who personally sent out the victory, but in the next In a focused battle against the Bucks, James broke out to help the Lakers win a tough battle. But many people have discovered a problem. Lakers guard Tucker has not played in the last few games. He has not appeared on the team's injury list. In the last three minutes of the garbage time against the Pelicans, Tucker Was Vogel sent to play.
Why did you suddenly stop Tucker from playing? NBA commentator Perkins said on his Twitter that the Lakers deliberately did not give Tucker a chance to perform in order to lower prices, because Tucker’s contract will expire after the end of the season. If the performance is too good, the Lakers will The free market is a team that competes but has sufficient salary space.
But this statement is obviously illogical. We must be clear that the biggest goal of the Lakers this season is to defend the title. They have no reason to deliberately weaken the depth of the team's lineup. The Lakers wish that Tucker could play tens of millions of worth to help them complete this season. Defending.
In fact, the main reason Tucker was hidden in the snow was that he was too swollen. In the game against the Rockets on January 9, Tucker played well and scored 17 points and 5 efficiently on 7 of 8 shots. With 3 rebounds and 3 assists, he became the best player on the Lakers bench. But in the next game against the Rockets and the Thunder again, Tucker began to fight, and as soon as he got the ball, he rushed in, completely not cooperating with his teammates, playing very independently, and the offensive efficiency in both games was very good. low. In addition, his defensive awareness and execution are also very poor. Although his body and wingspan are very good, he does not use his physical condition at all.
Vogel is a head coach who emphasizes on defense, and James is a player who emphasizes on sharing the ball. Tucker's style of play completely ignores the team's offensive and defensive tactics. It is necessary to understand the key to the Lakers' current running-in During the period, Zhan Mei's two star players even changed to different degrees in order to adapt to Schroeder's play style. It is impossible to allow you a second-year rookie to make this mistake in two consecutive games.
Tucker’s style of play has already dissatisfied many players in the team.Among them is Zhan Mei. Although Zhan Mei is very optimistic about Tucker, some bad problems do require refrigeration and other methods to beat him. Vogel does this for his good. Only in the championship team can he cultivate one. Tucker should cherish the tactical qualities of a player.
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