With 43 minutes, 36 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, 13 of 22 shots and 5 of 6 three points, Guo Allen delivered a perfect answer against Beijing.
And 29-year-old Guo Allen seems to be playing the best season of his career. Averaging 28.3 minutes per game was the lowest since the 12-13 season, but he delivered a career-high of 23.1 points and seven assists, making Liaoning undefeated in 12 games.
Our impression of Guo Allen is more or less a defender with a fierce attack frame and a certain shooting ability, who can find a teammate in the block, but the long-range shot is quite unstable, and the error control is quite average.
As a point guard, his performance under the basket is too exaggerated. Since the CBA has statistics on the distribution of shooting distances, this season, Guo Allen's shooting frequency every 36 minutes in the past three seasons has been 8.2, 6.8 and 8.6 respectively, which is the top level in the same position.
His extremely fast speed, strong body and ball handling skills can help him finish under the basket, and in the 19-20 season, Guo Allen's shooting rate from the basket even reached an exaggerated 69%.
At the same time, in recent seasons, Guo Allen has improved his middle shooting skills, with many mid-range shots and a shooting rate of more than 40%, which is also an alternative for him in blocking and dismantling.
When opponents are too jealous of his breakthrough and choose to bypass the cover, he can accelerate to the mid-range dry-pull jumper, and this season he has shot the most frequently in the middle distance.
But whether it is a basket or a mid-range shot, Guo Allen is actually not as good as last season. The frequency of shots under the basket is still very high, but the shooting rate of 59.5% can only beat the players in the same position 66%, and the mid-range shooting rate of 36.3% can only beat the players in the same position 57%.
Considering Guo Allen's extremely high output in these two areas, he is still doing a good job. But the shooting rate has declined, why does Guo Allen look stronger?
Three-pointers + control errors. This season, Guo Allen has made 5.5 three-point shots per 36 minutes and shot 46.2 percent from the field. In the past three seasons, his three-point shooting rate has been the highest at 34.3%, and last season it dropped to 27.8%.
More and more players are beginning to understand that the magic ball is never a breakthrough, but those inefficient long two points. The middle distance is a weapon of god, so not everyone can throw well.
Allen Developed a more accurate three-pointer to directly provide a high-level option for his blocking, blocking and dismantling the ball to shoot. Such a way will force the opponent not to dare to go around the defense, and whether it is a pinch/delay/change of defense, it just happens to bump into the advantages of Guo Allen's fast speed and good dribbling.
The closer you get, the faster you get by. Some loose big delays will only be easily broken by Guo Allen with combos, at this time, if the fourth position can not assist in defense, then it is an empty basket; if you assist in defense, the bottom corner is empty.
Guo Allen turned his poison into an extra bottle, making it more difficult for opponents to choose how to defend him. This is also the result of his thinking, in the 19 world cup, when the opponent constantly surrounded him, he could not respond to the opponent's strategy, could not change the formation.
Any breakthrough defender walks on only one leg, and the road to the end is narrower and narrower, and only by developing shooting ability and making the offense more three-dimensional is it worthy of the team to give you a lot of ball rights.
Another point is that Guo Allen's possession rate is higher, the assist rate is higher, but the turnover rate is reduced, and the more ball is more likely to be a mistake, but This season Guo Allen has done a good job of controlling mistakes. Handling the ball is more sophisticated, and the three-point threat also makes him more room to handle the ball.
Now Guo Allen has a good ending center, a backcourt partner who can shoot a fixed point, and a front line that can run fast and attack and cut empty, which is too suitable for the stage of holding the ball and playing the big core.
The first MVP of his career is getting closer and closer.