The Nets suffered a 3-game losing streak!
The NBA is really a very wonderful stage, in the absence of Durant, in the case of serious lineup disorganization, the Nets rely on Harden to lead the team to defeat the Lakers and Clippers. But after Durant's comeback, the Nets lost to Philadelphia, the Clippers and today's Grizzlies.
Especially in these two games of losing to the Clippers and Grizzlies, the Nets have exposed a big problem, their focus is not enough, and the degree of effort is far inferior to that of their opponents. Today against the Grizzlies Nets rebounds lost 29 more than yesterday's Lakers, offensive rebounds are 8-24 behind, such a Nets what is wrong?
Nash: We're a defensive team, and believe it or not, we need to rely on defense to win
After losing today's game, Nash made remarks in an interview about the shortcomings in rebounding, Nash said that unless they addressed it, they are not a strong team, Nash went on to say: "We can't panic yet, we shouldn't overreact, but tonight our performance was really embarrassing".
Nash's remarks also caused a lot of controversy, first of all, we are a defensive team, and Nash has been questioned since coaching the Nets. His use of the Big Three, his use of Durant, has always been a concern. Last season's Nets basically relied on offense to win more games.
The Nets have indeed improved defensively this season, but they are still far from reaching the capital to win defensively. In fact, watching the Nets game, we can feel that in most games, Nash pays more attention to offense, especially relying on harden and Durant's performance on the offensive end.
In a team with superstars, the test for the head coach is actually very strict. Over-reliance on superstars can easily lead other players into the game. When encountering problems, Nash's fundamental way to solve the problem is to give Durant and Harden the ball to play, it is true that the two have super personal ability, but to put it bluntly, basketball is a five-person sport, as a head coach must find the fundamental way to solve the problem.
As things stand, if Irving can't play all of the Nets, it's going to be hard this season for them to go further. Although the team's record is still in third place in the East, they have lost whether they face the strong teams in the East or the strong teams in the West, which is definitely not an accidental phenomenon, this is the nets' real situation now.
For Nash, whether the Nets can win a championship this season will determine his stay in the managerial position. Competitive sports are like this, the king is defeated. Now Irving will be the last straw to save Nash, as to whether he can completely lead the Nets to turn the tables, we will wait and see!