In the 19-year offseason, the most successful team was the Los Angeles Clippers, who first acquired Paul George through a trade, and then signed Leonard, who had just helped the Raptors win the championship.
In this era, forward players are the scarcest resource, not to mention, small cards and peppers have strong ball and no ball ability, but defense is still the best team level, and being able to have these two players at the same time means that the Clippers become favorable contenders for the championship.
However, in their first playoff trip together, George's form fluctuated greatly, playing a super ghost performance of less than thirty percent shooting on several occasions, and in the end, the Clippers, who were originally the most championship-oriented, were eliminated by the Nuggets in the second round.
Last season, Joe was in good shape, but Leonard suffered another injury, in the game against the Jazz, he only played four games because of a knee ligament injury, and then announced the season reimbursement, George single-core led the team, led the team through the Jazz level, but, after entering the Western Conference Finals, the Clippers without Leonard could not match the powerful Suns on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, they lost four consecutive games and were eliminated.
Subsequently, Leonard announced that he had undergone knee repair surgery and could not play in the new season. The Clippers are left with only Paul George, an All-Star.
George handed over his career-best performance under pressure, 33.2% of the game, 24.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists, and repeatedly turned the tide with his own efforts.
However, this season may be doomed to sadness for the Clippers, with George tearing his elbow ligaments and will miss at least 3-4 weeks, which means that in the next nearly 10 games, the Clippers will have to play without Leonard and George at the same time.
At present, the competition in the West is very fierce, a win can be several places, under the leadership of The Pepper, the Clippers are located in the West four or five, the momentum is strong, and now, the Pepper is also injured, how should the Clippers get out of the predicament?
First, Reggie must improve his hit rate and play aggressive. Reggie just triggered a health and safety deal, but he will be back soon. There is no doubt that at present, Reggie Jackson is the person with the strongest independent offensive ability of the Clippers, he is fast, strong in combination with the ball, and has a certain long-range shooting. Previously, lightning strikes had been criticized as a tumor of play, and the ball was concentrated in her hands, but she could not play the efficiency it should have. Since joining the Clippers, Reggie's situation has improved, he is not blindly bored to break through, but more focused on the overall situation, with breakthroughs to drive teammates.
Now, the Clippers are in trouble, forcing Reggie to take on more shooting rights, and this season, he can average 17.2 points per game, but the shooting rate is only 39%, the true shooting rate is only 49%, and the efficiency is not very good. Reggie should focus on improving his success rate under the basket, and when he uses gorgeous dribbling and speed to get rid of his opponent into the three-second zone, he must keep a cool head and find the easiest way to score points, even if he can't score easily, but also to kill his opponents. At the same time, Reggie should appropriately reduce the long two-point shooting, although overall, his middle shot is not bad, but this is after all the least efficient way to score, Reggie may as well extend the shot beyond the three-point line to improve the true shooting rate.
Second, Tyrenlu wants to improve Batum's tactical position. Batum's strategic position in the Clippers has always been not low, because he will do a lot, scoring, organization, assisting, stealing, rebounding can do, is one of the most important defensive points in the Clippers playoffs, and it is also the last piece of the Clippers' ultimate five-small puzzle. Moreover, Batum can swing in multiple positions and, if necessary, from the first position to the fifth position, and his real game value is far more important than the panel data.
George can't play, then the Clippers must play team basketball, Batum will be a crucial part of it, he must maximize his organizational ability, do the axis to connect the outside and inside, strong side and weak side, and Reggie Jackson, so that little black will not be isolated. Tyrenlu also designed tactics for this, allowing Batum to handle the ball more on the basis of the original.
Of course, Batum has to do not only organize, he also needs to take on the responsibility of defense, and now, he is the team's front defensive gate, not only to defend the core of the opponent single-handedly, but also to cover the co-defense.
Third, the Clippers' defense must be online, and when necessary, it can be on the five small lineups. George can't play, and it's self-evident how much the Clippers' offensive firepower losses are, and they can only use their existing players to maintain their attacking power to the maximum extent, in which case the defense is particularly important to them. The Clippers can put up a bankrupt version of the five small lineups of Reggie Jackson, Morris Jr., Kennard, Mann and Batum, and for different opponents, they can replace Reggie with Bledsoe. The Clippers have always been one of the few teams in the league that can swing five small teams, because their players, in the same position, the size and arm span are dominant, the lateral movement speed is not bad, can play unlimited changes of defense, give the opponent a sense of pressure, force the opponent to make mistakes, as long as the Clippers' defensive efficiency can come up, their record can be expected.
Of course, the Feel of the Clippers' three-pointer must also be online, when the opportunity comes out, they have to throw the ball in, and then try to have more tactics, the ball can't be thrown, it's all in vain.
It's unclear when George will be able to come back, and it's tough for the Clippers to injure two players in a row, but that's when it's time to test them, after all, injuries are part of the game, and there are many teams in the West that face the same dilemma as the Clippers. Tyren lu has proven that he is by no means a parallel cargo coach, he has a lot of exquisite small tactics, I believe that under his leadership, with the efforts of all the players, the Clippers will be able to get out of the predicament, and also wish George and Leonard a speedy recovery, as soon as possible to let us see the full body of the Clippers.