The Lakers' test lineup has finally improved, and Vogel said for the first time: This set of starts is really good!
As we all know, due to the Lakers offseason to introduce a large number of players, as many as 9, they are Westbrook, Howard, Anthony, Bazemore, Ellington, Jordan Jr., Rondo, Ariza, Bradley... 8 of them are players over 32 years old, most of them are stars, are veteran players, so the Lakers are a new team, although they are experienced, but most of them have not played in a team before, so the integration and run-in of this team is a problem that needs to be solved.
So many new players come to the Lakers, especially the veterans are too many, the qualifications are too old, so it is not easy to deal, Vogel is also very nervous, and does not know which set of lineups is the most suitable for the Lakers, so Vogel has been constantly trying the lineup, according to statistics, so far, Vogel has tried at least 10 sets of lineups, even so, Vogel has not tried successfully, the team record has been hovering around the 8th place.
After the Lakers beat the opponent 117-102 yesterday, Vogel said of the starting lineup: "It's much better, we know something about our team every game, we make adjustments, and our team has a very positive way to discuss things." ”
Vogel said that finally feel that the starting lineup is now much better than before, there is progress, this is the result of long-term experiments, is the benefit of continuous adjustment, but also the team active cooperation, the result of continuous discussion, Vogel finally relieved, with a set of favorite lineup.
So what is this set of starting lineups, this starting lineup is James, Thick Brow Brother, Westbrook, Bradley, plus Tucker, then where is this lineup good, first of all, Vogel finally opened his head and reused Bradley, Bradley is a 3D player defense is very experienced, there is Bradley in front of the moth to put out the fire like defense, James and Thick Brow Brother defense will also be a lot easier, do not need to be busy in the defensive end, keep running back and forth, save physical strength, pay attention to Bradley's benefits is obvious.
Secondly, Tucker's defense is still very active, this player has long arms and moves fast, this game he actually flew 1 time to cover, and Wei Shao is now defending very actively, that is a one-time pounce, desperate, leading by example, James and Thick Brow Brother's defense has also improved, in short, the Lakers' defense is back, especially the defensive intensity of the starting lineup is significantly improved, which is undoubtedly a guarantee of victory.
There is also a key, Vogel's current adjustment to the lineup, not as frequent as before, before the substitution is like a marquee, constantly scheduling, who has a little mistake will be replaced, but now Vogel can endure, can insist on using a set of lineups for a long time, so that the players can physically move, while the players can achieve tacit understanding, tactical cooperation is more skilled.
Of course, this starting lineup offense is also very powerful, James scored 30 points, Westbrook scored 24 points, thick eyebrow brother 17 points, Tucker 12 points, and defensive tough guy Bradley also scored 5 points, five starters cut 88 points, the whole team scored more than half of the points from the five starters, so this set of starting offensive and defensive ends have played an important role, so Vogel's lineup test finally succeeded, but the lineup is not dead, but also must be for different teams and different situations, reasonable adjustments, It is also necessary to use Howard more, and look forward to the Lakers moving forward for greater victories!