The NBA league is showing a situation of dominance, in this environment in recent years, there are teams with strong surface strength every year, but to the playoffs is always the first round of travel, and the player data are declining, this team is the Blazers! Take a look at the players who have joined in recent years:
1. Snell:
The Pistons 8+1.9+2.2 in 19 years, the Hawks 5.3+2.4+1.3 last year, and only 1.9 points and 1.5 rebounds for the Blazers this year!
2. Kodiželer:
The Hornets had 11.1 points and 7.1 rebounds in 19 years, the Hornets had 9.4 points and 6.8 rebounds last year, and this year's Blazers had 5.1 points and 4.6 rebounds
3. McCollmore:
19 years in the Rockets 7.4 points and 2.1 rebounds. Last year at the Lakers 8 points, 1.6 rebounds, this year the Blazers 5.2 points 0.8 rebounds!
If you're saying that the three guys above are just candidates at the end of the rotation, or lineup splicing people, then look at the following:
4. Nance:
The Cavaliers in '19 had 10.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists, the '20 Cavaliers had 9.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists, and this season the Blazers only had 6.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists
5. Covington:
The Timberwolves also had 12 points and 6 rebounds at their worst, the Rockets 16 points and 8 rebounds in the season, and the Blazers' two seasons of 8.5+6.7, 6.6+4.6!
The one who is less affected is Nurkic. But know that Nurkic had 15.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.9 blocks in the 16-17 season, but under the spell of the Torn City center, although he had 13.4 points and 10.2 rebounds this season, he averaged only 0.56 blocks per game on the inside! Powell is also a continuation of the Blazers' scoring purpose, the season's 17 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists have also declined slightly in the Raptors period, and other aspects of the contribution are far less than before!
More importantly, the team's two core players, Lillard and Mike Corom, have not yet reached last season's form, Lillard is 7.3 points less than last season, shooting less than 40% from the field, and shooting just 30% from three points! CJ is 2.5 points less than last season, and his shooting/three-point shooting percentage is also declining!
It's good that such a team can finish 11-14 in tenth place in the West, and it's been that way all year round, and looking at the Pacers in the East, maybe it's really time to tear down and rebuild!
What do you think of this Trailblazer? What kind of player is Lillard? Where will tomorrow be? Welcome to comment and follow together!