Another fiasco, last year's playoff Nets and Bucks also played back and forth, this season was directly crushed, facing the top four in the East and West, the Nets handed over an embarrassing record of 0 wins and 8 losses, this state is not to say that the championship, that is, the level of the first round of the playoffs, the beginning of the season, in the case of Harden's downturn, the team relied on defense to stabilize the ranking, and played to the halfway point of the season, harden's state has recovered, the team has lost defense, it seems that the offense has not been able to open, the enthusiasm of the players has been greatly affected.
At present, the criticism of Nash is more and more, from Nash's interview also shows that he has not found any good solution, Irving although returned, but not vaccinated only to the away, and the Nets' home record this season is the most worrying place, has recently suffered 5 consecutive defeats, in Irving did not determine the vaccine before basically counting on, Nash although Durant is the head coach, but if the team continues to lose like this, I believe everyone will lose patience with him, At that point, you really have to resign.
The good news is that according to Meimingji, Harris, who underwent ankle surgery at the beginning of the season, will start on-court training in the next 1-2 days, and is expected to make an official comeback in a few weeks, which may become the last straw for Nash, Harris has been the net's starting player for the previous 3 seasons, he is a well-known Iron Man, only missed 12 games in 3 seasons (and 3 games are forced to rest at the end of last season), and players who can play can contribute to the team. While Harris lost himself in last year's playoff series against the Bucks, Harris' outside deterrent power was strong in the regular season, especially when Harden and Durant were on the floor.
In the 14 games that Harris played in the season, he averaged 11.3 points and 4 rebounds in 30.2 minutes per game, shot 46.6 percent from three-point range, averaged 2.9 shots per game, and most critically, when he was on the floor, the team's offensive space was completely opened, and the overall three-point shooting rate reached 39.3%, ranking first in the league, averaging 13.9 league fifth, which can be said to be quality and quantity, but in the game where Harris is absent, the Nets' three-point shooting rate is only 31.5% The league's penultimate third. Averaging 9.5 league-to-last shots per game is a world of difference, suggesting that Harris's effect is much more than just adding his own stats.
In the Absence of Nets players, Mills became the "true" thigh of the team, his annual salary is only 5.89 million, but can average 13.3 points per game, 42% of three-point shooting rate, averaging 3.2 league fourth, but Mills is also a 33-year-old veteran, overloaded appearances have made his shooting efficiency have dropped significantly, the last 5 games the Nets 1 win and 4 losses, Mills averaged 32.8 minutes per game, only 6.2 points, three-point shooting rate of 26.5%, far below the season average.
One of the important roles of Harris's return is to liberate Mills, on the one hand, to let Mills return to the bench, can be more partners with Ade, increase the offensive firepower of the team's substitute lineup, on the other hand, reduce Mills' playing time to make him back efficient, Mills' big heart attributes can also replace Harris at key moments, and even let the Nets put Mills + Irving + Harden + Harris + Durant's super five small, destroying the opponent's defense line with an inexplicable attack, of course, Harris' return is also the Nets' last adjustment opportunity, If it still does not meet expectations, whether it is head coach Nash or players, changes must be made before the trade deadline.