Another test of opinion, rumors about Lillard forcing palace management to build a team around him have spread in the league. Many people believe that this is not an empty wind, so even if they come out to refute the rumors, everyone still does not believe it. Lillard's peak did not last long, if there is no chance to win the championship now, coupled with the previous loyalty rhetoric, Li Zhizhi is likely not to win the championship in this lifetime. The money has been earned enough, and Li Zhi must have some material and cultural needs, so he will want to get a championship so much.
Why is there such a storm? It's because Lee Guidance is really forcing management to make decisions. Next year, Lee Coach can renew his contract with the team in advance, and if the team really wants to keep Lee Coach, next year it will show sincerity. The fact that the early renewal of the contract is not to say that Lee Guidance has great confidence in the future, he wants to see the sincerity of the management. If the management does not want to pay for the 36-year-old Coach Lee, it may be that the Coach will choose to work hard and slowly let the team send itself away. At that time, it cannot be said that Lee coach is unwilling to stay in the team, unwilling to continue to abide by the rules of loyalty, is the team's unwillingness to believe in its own ability. This hand of moral kidnapping has squeezed the pioneer's boss to death. This kind of small team is so embarrassing, and it can only suffer losses when it encounters these problems.
Management's concerns are also justified, as lee's average of points per game is only in his early twenties over the past period of time, and his shooting percentage is also comparable to 50%. For a player who is positioned as a super scorer or the team's number one core, this achievement is certainly not good. However, the fans also explained this phenomenon, and now Lee Coach has not found his state, as long as he finds the state of the beginning, the team can still return to the peak. Believe it or not, it's all said.
The management is afraid that the early renewal of the appointment will delay their future development, in case the state of the profit guidance in their thirties is even worse than it is now, won't it be a loss? His salary is getting higher and higher every year, the team relies on profit guidance and does not get any decent results, and he will have to give him a pension in the future, which is still a loss. So management is also thinking about how to solve this problem will be more appropriate. I can't say that I don't want to give you a pension in the future.
Since we can't solve this problem, we need to consider the more realistic factors, whether the team can rely on the rumors to match the coach with some good lineups to help the team win the championship. Management definitely wants to do it, but it's just that it's hard for small-ball markets to recruit good players. For a team like the Blazers, there are many problems in itself. So they need to think more carefully about rebuilding the lineup.
However, it is certain that the rumors that McCollum is not suitable for the current Blazers are still more credible. McCollum and Lillard are both small defenders, both offensive players. Both men's defenses were problematic, and every time they were given two lineups, the team had to arrange for some defensive role players to wipe their butts. Unless this lineup is to eat the dividends of the times, what is the possibility of success?
Counting these two big brothers, there is still a little Simmons in the team to consider. Small squads are very popular in this era, but the premise is to have defensive strength above the horizontal line. Nurkic is a player with a good defensive strength in the team, but the Blazers' defensive choices have not amplified Nurkic's advantage, but have affected his play to a certain extent. Nurkic's disadvantage is that the defensive ball is not effectively limited when holding the ball, and often leads to a dead loop due to too many foul problems. If Nurkic returns to the basket like the traditional big center before him, to do a good job of squatting defense, it is not conducive to developing his own defensive system.
It has been determined before when the Blazers have a big white edge, and the squat defense can only alleviate the problem of the front to a certain extent, but it must not solve all the existing defensive flaws. The Blazers' defense is a problem with the whole basic set, so what reason do you say they have to think about the previous defense? There is no need to reverse!
There are rumors that Lillard wants to play with Simmons, we do not consider the feasibility of the transaction for the time being, purely from the functional point of view, Simmons is still more suitable for the current Blazers. First of all, the defense of the front line must not worry, Simmons swung from the first position to the fourth position, any position can be defended, this strength can be guaranteed. Secondly, Lillard will certainly not be a bargaining chip, and Lillard is there, simmons does not need to consider the outside attack, just do a good job of inside and mid-range work, so that Simmons's flaws can be hidden, and the Blazers' own defensive problems can be solved. Isn't this a happy situation for everyone? But that being said, how many chips will the Blazers offer now before 76 will they agree?
At the very least, McCollum should be the main chip and then take the first-round draft pick. Although the 76 people can't use it themselves, they can't make wedding clothes for others in vain. And the question is, do the Trail Blazers really need just a Simmons? They prefer to have a large version of Grimm with Simmons abilities.
Dream Green and Curry's partner has proven that this approach works. As a man who is more similar to Curry, Lillard also needs to have a dream-chasing Green to assist him. But Simmons is not such a candidate, let him defend, he can do a good job, but let him play like Green, it is difficult to accept. Lee's own no-ball ability, and the transition ability from ball-on tactics to no-ball tactics with teammates, are not good. Or rather, none of them met a qualifying standard. It's a bit irrational to pursue a player who doesn't necessarily have an exact match in this situation, and it's possible to cost half a team.
The current management can not only consider the problem of inspirational or not, and want to find a suitable breakthrough point in the multi-party dilemma, which should not be so simple now. Lillard has a high probability of forcing the palace, and there are only so many chips, and he can't attract superstars. Lillard's loyalism has pushed the team to a dead end, and how to go the rest of the way is up to the management to deal with it. At least I believe that management should not be able to give a satisfactory solution in a short period of time.