Chapter 452: Changed to a quarterback
Against an opponent like the Trail Blazers, they don't need to be too rigorous in their preparation. After all, the opponent's vitality has not fully recovered.
The more important thing in this game is to continue to try your own lineup. In particular, Robert and Vali, two who originally had the adjustment of the strength of the main players of the general team.
If they had been brought on the bench, of course, they would have played a different game. And if it weren't for the current Lakers, there would still be room for adjustment. WACKER wouldn't do that either.
Originally, there are still many opportunities for Zhang Yi's on-court positioning to be adjusted, and his small forward position can actually be adjusted to become a point guard.
It's just that he has been playing the No. 3 position in order to make way for Robert, and now that the starting lineup has been adjusted, Wacker has other plans.
In addition to point guard Grant, the Trail Blazers' strong players are actually strong at point guard Donde. Although his three points are not very good, he is the champion of the position skills competition, and his breakthrough skills are very strong.
If it were Robert, he would have been sieveed by him, and looking at the Lakers' other No. 2 positions. Although there are strongmen who specialize in defense.
But his speed can't keep up with his opponent, and Tang De is useless. Since it was to be adjusted, WACKER made a radical and complete change.
The Lakers' new starters became, Oscar played the No. 1 position, and Zhang Yi played the No. 2 position. Jim, who was originally an offensive strongman who was originally a substitute, waited until he started.
There are also power forwards and centers who are former substitutes, but veterans Torres and Op who have good average data per game.
This set of lineups, except for the No. 1 position and Zhang Yi, has changed hugely.
So they caused a huge sensation as soon as they appeared. The focus is, of course, that the previous three starters have been replaced. That's a bit of a big move.
If it's in the off-season, or after a period of running-in or training, it's okay. But the line-up hasn't played at the same time for an entire season.
What does this mean? Of course, the level of understanding between the players can be a huge problem.
Even the playmaker varanda has a run-in problem when facing the Nets' new army. If he hadn't adjusted so quickly, his team wouldn't have been able to get to second place in the East so quickly.
The current Oscars don't necessarily have this level. As it turns out, the player the Lakers need to improve the most is likely to be the old point guard.
He has never shown his superiority to the Lakers, but has been trying to get things done. Of course, he didn't need to be the first bird.
But human character itself is difficult to change. The reason why he has been wandering is not because of Oscar's own personality problems. He has a tendon a lot of the time, and he will act like a very jerk.
He's certainly smart, and that's evident from the control on the field. But obviously, it is difficult for a person who thinks he is smart to accept the status of the third or even fourth in his team.
Oscar was already at the age of a veteran, but he didn't think it was time for him to make way for the newcomers. Wacker would have given him a chance, and even if his strength allowed, he would even have made Oscar the leader of the locker room.
But it's a pity that, judging from the current performance, Oscar didn't cherish these opportunities.
Against Grant, who had just recovered from his injury and lacked a sense of play, his performance was okay. When the two are in position, except for one fancy pass that plays with the opponent.
And when defending, he also quickly completed a steal and a long pass assist across the half court. Oscar still has the strength, after all, he is also the former league assist king.
But it was short-lived, and the fault was on his own character.
Of course, the highlight of the Lakers' offense is Zhang Yi, who has changed to the No. 2 position, and he faces the opponent's current main scorer Donde, in addition to playing offense, defense is also where Wacker needs to examine him.
After all, if you just look at the offense, Robert's performance in these games is enough to be worthy of the strength of the starter.
Since Zhang Yi's height is a standard No. 3 position, his movement speed is certainly slightly lacking compared to Tang De, who is in the No. 2 position.
After all, the height difference between the two people is exactly ten centimeters. This is no longer the case on the basketball court. The advantage of speed is, of course, the advantage of Donde's attack.
Of course, his success rate in singles with the ball is very high in the league. If it weren't for the fact that he has been limited by his outside projection ability.
He is definitely averaging points per game to the level of a super quarterback. A set of butterflies wearing flowers even reminds me of Alan Iverson back then.
Compared with Shaun, the hottest quarterback now, Donde's advantage is not obvious. His body is too thin, and although he is fast, he has almost no corresponding confrontation ability.
That is, as long as the footsteps are caught up by others, it is easy to be blocked and make mistakes. And his performance has had a lot of ups and downs. If you play a crazy game, that 40 or 50 points are possible.
Donde is a player with a high ceiling, but a low ceiling. I think when I was in the showdown with Sean. Originally, the Trail Blazers would have Grant not returned from injury.
Therefore, the team's main score is completely dependent on Donde, who is also a player with unlimited firing rights. It's not much like Sean.
That is to say, under the same performance opportunities, the number of shots is not too much, but the difference in scores between the two is 20 points!
Of course, there is the bonus of Sean's breakthrough killing ability, and he won 14 free throws in the game, compared to Down's six.
But it also proves that there is a gap in the stability of the two people. Donde may be an excellent scorer, but he can't be the boss of the team, let alone support the team's offense on his own.
He needs support, and he needs support on the offensive end, and that's what Grant is all about. Although he is a point guard, his three-point shooting is very strong.
In addition, Grant inherited the tradition of the Trail Blazers' main point guard, Big Heart, and more of the final shots or key shots were solved by himself.
So the two of them complement each other and that's why the Trail Blazers can become a powerhouse in the West.
Coupled with a combination of good rebounding players and highly mobile defensive knives, many people were optimistic that they could beat the Lakers before the game.
Facing Zhang Yi, Tang De originally wanted to give him a dismount at the beginning. Obviously, there is a disadvantage in height, but he shook Zhang Yi's center of gravity through his feints.
Then immediately a disguised acceleration directly hit the inner line. If it were someone else, he might have to think about it, but Tang De was too confident in his speed.
When the basketball was about to be shot, I saw a big hand falling from the sky, "What!?" ”
Zhang Yi snapped the opponent's layup cap, and the speed was even beyond the expectations of the players in the court.
"If you want to score on my head, you have to work hard!"