The Nets narrowly beat the Spurs and didn't make Nash less hot. "Nash off class" is still the common voice of Nets fans, why? He has a hand of the best cards in the world, but he plays a mess, how can it not make people angry? But is this really Nash's fault? Of course, but not all. Nash is a great player, arguably the greatest of the champions. But, as a head coach, he's still a rookie.
Since the Nets are a championship-contending team, why choose a rookie coach? This is inseparable from the 2 cores of the team. Both Durant and Owen are supporters and advocates of Nash, especially durant, who developed a deep personal relationship with Nash during his time with the Warriors. The two joined forces at the Nets again, naturally wanting to achieve something big. Nash, you're so wrong! Superstitious durant, but lost Harden, there is only one way to turn the tide of the war.
Because of this relationship, Harden has great respect for his big brother Durant. So, the nets' tactical core is Durant, and in all the games this season, as long as Durant is on the floor, Harden is dribbling the ball over halfway to him and relying on his singles to launch the offense. At the beginning of the season, Durant's feel is indeed very good, and the state is also explosive, so this tactical system has played an effect, and the team's record is also very good.
However, with Durant's physical exertion, there has been a recent decline in offensive efficiency, and even continuous missed shots, which is very fatal. 5 consecutive defeats at home, 5 wins and 4 defeats, the most common thing we hear from the fans is: Death almost came. In fact, this is a very ironic comment.
With Irving not present, Nash chose Durant as the offensive core, and Harden only dealt cards in the whole game, not at all as ferocious and efficient as in the Rockets, or even worse than last season.
Last season's Nets, the Big Three combined played just a dozen games. Durant was absent for more than 2 months due to injury problems. Harden then missed for about a month due to a hamstring injury. Irving has missed the game many times for various "personal reasons". Therefore, harden last season is still in the state of "single core team", in the MVP rankings, are high in the league's top 5. Another very important point: Last season, Nash had a legendary offensive guru in NBA history, D'Antoni, by his side.
Throughout the league, the German coach is the most capable of using Harden, and there is no second place. Therefore, the single-core team + German coach tactics, Harden is still very successful in the Nets, is still the strongest two-way guard in the league.
With D'Antoni gone, Irving couldn't play, and Nash said at the beginning of the season: We can't play as planned for last season because everything has changed and we need to change. As a result, Durant became the offensive core of the Nets, and Harden became the team's passer. But, Nash, you're really wrong, overly superstitious about Durant, but let Harden completely lose. Remember the 3 games since Harden's comeback in quarantine? Single-core team led the team to kill the Lakers and Clippers consecutively, contributing 36 points, 10.6 rebounds and 11.6 assists per game, shooting 48.5% and shooting 32% from three-point range.
However, after Durant's return, Harden began to slump again. Many people don't understand and continue to blame Harden. After losing to the Bucks, Harden himself said: I don't know how to adjust, I want to get better.
To put it bluntly: Harden is a player of this type, he can decide the upper limit of the team; Durant is a player of this type, he can determine the upper limit of the team. If that's the case, should Nash change his mind? But will Nash really use Harden? This is a question worth pondering. Therefore, there is only one way to turn the tide of the war: please return to D'Antoni and reactivate Harden.
Today's Coach, in the Pelicans as a coaching instructor idle, if the Nets take the initiative to ask back, there is still a possibility. If the team wants to win the championship, it is not enough to expect Nash, and since changing coaches cannot become a reality, hiring an experienced assistant coach is a good way to solve the problem.