James playing center is definitely a violent thing, and everyone knows this truth. The third position with super vision can play the first position, the scoring technique of the second position, the fierceness of the third position, and the strategy of the fourth position, but it still needs to work the fifth position. Even if the Lakers have assets, they are not so consumed. The Lakers themselves know it, but there is no way, who makes the thick eyebrows unable to play? This is the result of the record, thinking about it again and again.
Besides, if the Lakers really didn't have any advantage in James, would they still be so stupid? Definitely not! This is a paradox. So, when James is in the fifth position, under what circumstances will the Lakers have an advantage? Or what kind of opponent do they want to meet? Quite simply, teams with smaller squads than they are. For example, the Warriors at their peak, of course, this is not to say that the Lakers can restrain the Warriors, but to say that the Lakers have an advantage in size. With the Warriors' rotation that year, few teams can withstand it.
Why do the Lakers need to play on teams smaller than themselves? Because James's point is both a strong point and a weakness. You can think of him as a Jokic without a body advantage. James is doing a good job in the end, the strategy, and the blocking cover. This is also Jokic's role in the Nuggets, James is small, otherwise he can be the same as Jokic. It's up to his static talent to decide!
But this body type can only be used to beat small men, and the strength of the big man's body confrontation is not something that James can withstand at his age. So you can see that as long as it is a relatively small team, the Lakers can play more easily. Because their end and rotation are very easy. If the players in the league all become one size smaller, the Lakers will definitely be the most advantageous team.
For specific examples, you can look at the game where the Lakers played the Nets. From this game, we can also see that James has fully adapted to the task of being in the center position, and the blocking and dismantling of teammates abounds. Against a guard smaller than himself, James can directly use his physical advantage to crush all the way in, unstoppable. That's the benefit of talent. But when it comes to big teams, like the fully physical Bucks, James is in trouble. He can't play hand-to-hand with his opponent all the time, which is a heavy burden on his body.
We still take this game as an example, since the Lakers can have a little advantage, why did they still lose when playing the Nets? Could it be that the configuration of the teammates can't keep up? Not really! The Lakers did play this game well, James played the fifth position, melon played the fourth position, compared to the other side, the Lakers have a physical advantage. So it's barely possible to play back and forth with the Nets on the inside. They lose because they don't have a shooter who can respond.
The opponent suddenly appears in an outside turret that can hit eight in one game, what do you take to compete? What's even more rare is that this super shooter can also deliver 7 assists, and his number of turnovers is 0. Some people think that this is because Mills is strong in ability, after all, Mi Shen was also a fierce man at that time. But what we should pay more attention to is why the Lakers did not find the right people to restrict Mi Shen, but let him connect with other teammates. The destructive force formed by this combination is absolutely terrifying.
Because James played the number five, the team didn't have an effective defensive point. The defense on the front line can't restrain Mills, who is already hot, so as long as they don't get on James, the Nets can reduce the dimension again and again. If James is placed in the third position, the Nets have a great advantage in the interior line. After all, just looking at Anthony alone, there is still no ability to limit the Nets' entire team's interior line. This is the Lakers' dead end, the Nets just saw this, but also because Mills's extraordinary play gave them the basis for changing the way they played.
Don't the Lakers have a strategy to deal with it? Yes! It's just not time yet! When the thick eyebrows return, the Lakers can have sufficient coping ability, such as letting the thick eyebrows lock the opponent's 3-5 positions in the fourth position. From the flanks to the inner line, all encircled. In this way, James' defensive pressure is less, and the pressure on the inside is also less. Playing time can be controlled, and the Lakers' management does not have to be scared every minute. So, the Lakers are maintaining it now. Stay the same as much as possible. Ensure that the existing situation will not deteriorate, as long as you wait until the thick eyebrows return, the Lakers still have a lineup to compare with the opponent.
Seeing that there may be friends here will ask, is it not as long as the thick eyebrows return, Westbrook will reduce the proportion of shots in the future, and then let James dominate the ball as much as possible, the Lakers have the possibility of winning the championship? If it is in the 20th season, when the entire league is limited by the tide of injuries, the Lakers' lineup can win the championship. After all, compared with the Lakers at that time, there is now one more Westbrook. But in the current environment, the Lakers can't win.
The West was not originally a division that could tolerate weak teams, and now how many teams in the West are looking at the tiger, everyone can see for all to see. Suns, Warriors, Jazz, which is what the Lakers can compete with at this stage? No! The Lakers are now in place against these new era, speed-type flexible teams, which have no advantage at all. Can't go out, can't play out, so the Lakers' playoffs this season, hope is very slim. If you try to make James repeat the miracles of previous years, it is still a matter of premature death, james can not, and will never do the previous results.
Before in the knights, it was the unity of oneness that was needed to prove oneself. Now he just wants to raise his family. And now the team has not won the championship with Wei Shao and Melon, and several other main players have rings in their hands, who is still going crazy with you? On the surface, what the Lakers lack is some usable combat power, after all, Wei Shao occupies too much space. But back to the roots, the Lakers' mood this season is obviously not as good as other teams. As you can see from the management's deal, it feels a bit coping now. Do the Lakers want to win? Probably the only people who want to win the most are the fans.
James plays center and is the bottom of the team. Because of this, the Lakers' ticket money this season will certainly not be earned back. On this record, the Lakers can only wait for death. So, in order to balance the record, in order to recover the tickets, in order to let the Lakers fans still have a little sustenance, so there is this strange, but reasonable season.