Wei Shao was on the first hot search on Weibo, a bit powerful. Not an important game day, a matter of sports circles, can have this heat, Wei Shao is worthy of the top stream. However, after hearing the news that he was on the first hot search, he was still a little surprised - Wei Shao, shouldn't he get used to it? Why is this scolding particularly much?
After thinking about it, it may be this reason:
The Lakers went from the end of December to before losing to the Kings, 5-2, losing to the Grizzlies in both games. Considering that the Grizzlies have been in the limelight recently, and the Lakers' losses are not ugly, it can be said that the Lakers' recent situation is still good. James's personal competitive state, the power of his combination with Munch, has somewhat given Lakers fans a little hope. The Lakers won the Kings not long ago, and there is still a certain psychological advantage, and they were quite ahead in the first half.
Just when the fans thought the Lakers were going to swallow the meat again, Wei Shao came out with these two outs:
At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers rose up with the help of Reeves' highlight play, and Wei Shao grabbed a three-point shot and a reluctant return pass, and was seized by the Kings to continuously counterattack, interrupting the Lakers' momentum of chasing points;
At the end of the fourth quarter, it was at the critical juncture of the Lakers' pursuit of points, Wei Shao made a senseless single block to cover the dry three points, burying the suspense of the game.
Two waves of operation, with 2 of 14, the fans could not hold back.
So today Weibo asked what to write, and everyone said Wei Shao. In fact, whether to write or not everyone is clear, send and send away, change and change, now the topic of Wei Shao has become an emotional need, everyone sits around a meeting, Lakers fans vent, onlookers to decompress. One day, Wei Shao was still the same teenager as before.
Now that it is the Bureau of Strategy, what the Lakers have to do is first to identify the target, and then work hard to adjust in the direction of the target. What are the Lakers' goals? What do you think about this season? Do you also include yourself as a contender for the championship?
If the Lakers still think so, then they have to deal with Wei Shao anyway, or at least make a reinforcement deal. But the Lakers have limited positive assets on their hands, and if they want to run a somewhat quality deal, it is almost inevitable to move the first round of 2027. And because this first round is so far away, any team that sends away this kind of first round will be very cautious, most commonly a stud superstar.
The Lakers clearly don't have that situation. Just with Wei Shao, the trading value of the draft pick is basically eaten up, and the Lakers stud does not move the superstar at the moment. In 2027, even if James does not retire, he will not be at his peak, the thick eyebrows will be 34 years old, the Lakers have recently lacked a high-ranking young cornerstone training, if they can't wait for the superstar to join in the free market, then the team's situation in 2027 is extremely unoptimistic, and the first round pick is mostly very high. Looking back at what happened to the Nets that year, there was no first round in hand, and there was no profit from the pendulum, which was very painful.
The Lakers are now sacrificing far away draft picks, no doubt to fight for James' final peak. Then there is such a gamble:
James is in full swing at the moment, and it's a shame to waste his last peak, but is there another season he can maintain at this level?
Wei Shao's contract is now difficult to trade, but until the off-season, Wei Shao's contract has only one season left, and the number of available trading objects in the market has also increased. At that time, the players that the Lakers may get are more likely to be stronger than they are now.
So, dare you wait any longer?
While strategically abandoning this season has no draft value because the first round is not in his own hands, he is not overly nervous about Westbrook's contract, and betting on James for another season may be the plan to maximize the benefits in the current situation.
If we have established this goal, then something else will be easier:
What do you think of thick eyebrows?
Recuperate well, and the record is bearish. Building up for the future comes first.
What do you think of James?
Hit 40,000 points, impact a burst, and it's possible to rush a scoring champion.
What do you think of Westbrook?
The small squad gives him space to brush up the data and see if there can be a wave of recovery similar to the second half of last season, so that the deal negotiations can be more talked about.
How do fans watch the ball?
Once you don't care about the record, you won't get angry. Well, depending on the needs, watching the Lakers' games can find their own fun.
If the Lakers still have some ideas about this season, in the case of no trade, they want to pull the record as high as possible, what adjustments can be made?
It is difficult for you to expect Wei Shao to change, not to mention that no matter how he changes, he cannot practice a stable jump shot overnight, so Wei Shao has no ball to hurt the space, and the problem of holding the ball to hurt the mentality cannot be changed.
But we need to know that in addition to Wei Shao, the Lakers have other problems.
From the thick eyebrow injury, the Lakers' offensive efficiency is 114.4, the league's 6th in the same period, the defensive efficiency is 115.5, and the same period is 27th in the league. The Lakers adjusted the lineup, pushed James to play the center, after the strong rise of Munch, the attack was very good, but James played the center to get offensive gains at the same time, the defense was lost back, the Lakers 1 forward 4 guards or 2 forward 3 guards swing, encountered a strong impact, more attack points of the team, completely can not be stopped, the outside line is a step over, the inside line no one to protect the basket.
James played the No. 5 position, and the coaching staff could not let James really be the last defensive barrier until they entered the crucial ball stage. Even if the Lakers don't put a pure center, they still have to have another forward take over the No. 5 position, allowing James to actually play the No. 4 position on the defensive end.
The Lakers actually know this, and can be seen in the starting alignment arrangement, for example, let Stanley Johnson defend Capela, let Ariza defend Meitu, and reduce James' consumption. But the connecting forward is not enough, and it can only be reluctant to let James go to the top, and James will not play the basket before the fourth quarter.
In the game with the Kings, there is also a difference between Meitu and Bagley's division of labor - Meitu stands more fixed points, and Bagley always stands in the empty cut position, resulting in James becoming the de facto No. 5 position, which has a negative impact in the third quarter. This kind of detail should be discovered early in the game.
I've never felt this way now, and Anthony's absence actually had some negative impact on the defense, but Melon is indeed a player who was more active in the Lakers' involvement in the basket after the thick eyebrow injury. You can only say that in the case of insufficient resources in the front line and the high dependence on James, who can do some "dirty work" will help the team tremendously. The Lakers' defensive system needs everyone to move. But the Lakers' current configuration and offensive and defensive imbalance determine that this matter is not easy.
In the case of such a bad overall defense, the Lakers still maintain an excellent mid-range defense and a good bottom-corner three-point defense, and I don't know whether to praise or question. In the case that the overall resources can not take into account all aspects, shrinking the defense line, center squat pit, is often a simpler way to solve the problem, but also more suitable for the forward paddling, and the Lakers are not willing to do this. The Lakers' defense is a bit like the Warriors' offense last year — pursuing "premium," but with cards in hand, "advanced" can't get up.
It is not easy to save this season, and James' continued high competitive status may be one of the few pieces of good news, which means that perhaps the Time for the Lakers to close the window can be extended a little longer. An irrational operation has led to the current situation, the Lakers need a rational operation to continue to live, at this time even more unable to make mistakes, because if you make mistakes again, it will really be over.