The NBA has nearly halfway through the regular season, but the Nets, who are the favorite for the season, have not been smooth recently, and after losing the top position in the Eastern Conference, the Nets have lost consecutive games, and after a wave of three consecutive losses, the record is 23 wins and 12 losses, ranking second in the East, and the Bulls in front of him have secured their first place with this strong 8-game winning streak. The nets' morale, which suffered three consecutive defeats, seemed to be somewhat affected, but fortunately, they also ushered in a good news, that is, Irving, one of the big three, is about to make a comeback. Irving's comeback time is determined, Durant Harden is not so tired, nash needs to change tactics.
The Nets, which had a combination of Durant, Harden and Irving before the start of the season, are seen as one of the favorite teams to win the championship in the new season. But they were in trouble before the new season even started. Irving refused to be vaccinated, according to the relevant regulations Irving will not be able to appear in the new season (before vaccination) On December 18, 2021, Irving began the return process, will train with the team and can play away games, but then Irving triggers the health and safety agreement to continue to miss the game.
According to the latest reports, Irving's comeback time was tentatively determined. According to NBA celebrity Shams, multiple sources revealed that Nets player Irving is expected to make his season debut in Thursday's away game against the Pacers. The Nets coach spoke about Irving's return in an interview, saying he said Irving has been great in training and we're not sure if Irving will make his debut against the Pacers, but I hope so. Obviously, if nothing else, Irving will most likely make a comeback against the Pacers.
Irving's comeback is undoubtedly the most thirst-quenching for the Nets now. Although the Nets have achieved good results so far this season, leading the Eastern Conference standings for a long time, and still second in the East after 3 consecutive losses, behind such a record is the overdraft of Durant and Harden. In the last three games of the loss, the Nets still put Durant Harden on the court for a long time when they were behind the big score, and no one except Nash himself probably knew what he thought.
Let's look at a set of statistics: Durant has averaged third in the league with 36.9 minutes per game so far this season, and a new high in the last seven seasons, knowing that this is a player who has experienced a serious injury and is 33 years old, and has played more than 40 points in 5 games. Harden averaged 36.5 minutes per game for fifth in the league and played more than 40 minutes in six games. How did you feel after watching it?
Fortunately, Irving is about to return, which is good news for the Nets, which is also good news for Durant and Harden, with Irving's help Durant and Harden will be much easier on the court, and the average playing time per game may be reduced. Otherwise, Harden and Durant may face the situation of last season, and the root cause of Durant and Harden's injuries last season is Nash's overdraft use of them.
When it comes to employing people, we have to spit on Nash. Watching the Nets' games this season, nash is too persistent in hiring people, and the regular season rotates seven or eight people. And the Grizzlies as an example, Nash sent a lineup is simply unseen, Durant Harden added three players on the court who have no outside space ability, the opponent contracted the basket, plus the Grizzlies are the league's famous rebounding ability of the top team, Nash did not have targeted adjustments. In the end, there is no way to go up the bench behind the big score, and these substitute players almost helped the Nets catch up with the score, which can be said to be the use strategy of Nash at the speed of light.
Another point is the use of Brown. There is no denying that Brown's performance last season was excellent, and he also continued to stay with the Nets with his own performance. This also allows him to get more opportunities this season, but look at his performance, 29 games and 17 starts averaged 22.9 minutes, 6.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists, shooting 48.1% compared to last season's decline is obvious, many shots in the game are strong, the effect is not good. Even so, Nash's use of him is still a continuation of the previous strategy and has not adjusted. And with Irving's return Nash will need to readjust the rotation of personnel.