Since December, as many as 42 players in the league have been banned for touching safety agreements, after the Bulls were suspended because the situation was too serious and the other high-risk team was the Nets. New York, where the Nets' home base is located, is one of the most severe areas in the world, and the Nets are naturally difficult to avoid - often walking by the river where you can not get wet shoes. Harden, Aldridge, Brown, Carter, Bemburi, Johnson and Millsap have all been banned, and the Nets have only eight players to play in the last two games, but the Nets have unexpectedly won two consecutive games.
Because Durant broke out - in the last three games, Durant averaged a quasi-triple-double of 39.6 points, 10.3 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game, leading the remnants of the Nets to sit in the first place in the East. It can only be said that this is Durant's regular operation, for the team's three consecutive wins, the Nets management is sad and happy, because the rotation is shortened, Durant's playing time has increased sharply, although Durant's physical condition is not a problem, but the regular season is not yet halfway through, such a high-intensity loss Durant, will only let the Nets in the playoffs to get back. After today's game, the Nets quickly got two firefighters.
According to sources, the Nets are expected to sign Ennis and Harrison with difficult exceptions, the Nets' first signing since the offseason. Ennis is an offensive player whose outside threats fit the Nets' system perfectly, yet his defense is unsightly. On the contrary, Harrison is a defensive defender and has a relatively limited role to offer compared to Ennis. But the Nets are hungry today, and if they want to keep the 8-man rotation and want to win, Durant may not be able to survive harden's return.
Ennis briefly played for the Rockets in the 18-19 season, and Harden fans should be very familiar with him. Ennis has a qualified three-point shooting level, but the stability is not high, but he does have some value for the Nets, who lack firepower on the outside at this stage. Although he looks dark and hard, he is actually a defensive black hole, and although he has an excellent forward body, his ability to move sideways greatly limits his defensive ability. Still, he made a good impression on fans during the Rockets period, at least at the three-point line to be able to respond. Playing for the Magic last season, Ennis averaged 8.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, shooting 43.3% from three-point range, such an efficient three-point level may be a flash in the pan, but at least it can be believed that he still has the level to enter the NBA rotation.
Signing two players in a row eased the Nets' lineup problems, but Nash's employment level, we have to doubt whether the signing of new people can solve the problem. Nash's coaching level has still not improved this season, stubborn short rotations, enigmatic suspension timings, and a penchant for small squads, all of which are like his master D'Antoni, but his tactical arrangements are far inferior to D'Antoni's. It wasn't until no one was available that Nash was willing to use the three rookies who sat on the bench — Duke, Sharp and Edwards — and the three young players also seized the opportunity, proving that it wasn't that they couldn't play, but that Nash was too stubborn. In the last two games, Edwards has averaged 13 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and Duke has averaged 8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, at least on Durant's side, they know how to play correctly.
If it weren't for this unexpected situation, Nash probably wouldn't have remembered that there were still three players on the bench to play. At the same time, Nash also does not have the courage of a coach, and now the state of other teams in the East is not optimistic, holding 2.5 wins, if it is Popovich, arranging Durant to take two rounds of rest has long been achieved, how to be caught up, have confidence in their own strength, and the record can be chased later. It can only be said that Nash's position is not stable, and he can only hold Durant's thigh tightly to consolidate his position as manager. Once Durant is gone, it is tantamount to asking him to surrender.