The projection of Wei Shao throughout his career has been criticized, and the offensive talent is as strong as Durant can not hide this, and at the moment when the small ball lineup is prevalent, Wei Shao's shooting shortcomings are infinitely magnified, which is a test of the head coach's platoon deployment ability. Lakers coach Vogel spent half a season changing more than 20 starting lineups, but failed to find the answer to integrate Westbrook into the team's offensive system.
Since entering 2022, Wei Shao's three-point total of 15 shots are 0, and in the past 3 games, Wei Shao has only 8 of 40 shots, which has become the focus of media discussion.
In the final moments of the Lakers against the Kings yesterday, James continued to chase points under the basket, and the lakers trailed by 4 points in the last 1 minute and 10 seconds, and the victory or defeat is not yet known! Wei Shao held the ball and wanted to play a big one, the ball did not pass James's hand, directly shot three points, steady and unhindered, before Wei Shao's three-point shot 4 shot 0. In the following defensive round, Wei Shao kept shrinking in the penalty area, without his own defender, Meitu three points and one arrow through the heart to kill the game!
I don't know at such a critical moment, in the case of the downturn in the whole field (2 of 14 shots), where will Wei Shao's confidence to project three points, such a shooting choice, so there is no big picture view, deeply hurt the entire Lakers country!
Whether as a teammate or an opponent, you never know whether Wei Shao was a friend or foe that night!
What is heartwarming is that Wei Shao's undercruising performance did not make the Kings home DJ pay attention to him! Whenever Westbrook conceded a goal, the Kings home DJ would shout "Your hand feels cold." After the game, the king even threw the special effects picture of Wei Shao, the coldest player in the whole game, on the big screen, which can be described as murderous.
Falling into the trough to find out who is the real friend, today's Thunder reporter Brandon Rahbar sent a push back to the king, supporting Wei Shao! Brandon posted a set of data comparisons with the Kings since Westbrook entered the league: Westbrook participated in the playoffs 11 times, the Kings 3 times; Westbrook played in the Western Conference Finals 4 times, the Kings 0 times; Westbrook reached the Finals once, the Kings 0 times; Westbrook 1 time MVP, the Kings 0 times.
No matter how Wei Shao had also been at his peak, he would always be the young master of The Russian City, and he would not allow the Fish Belly King to trample on it at will. I hope that Wei Shao can turn the ridicule and doubts of the outside world into a driving force for progress, play to the strengths and avoid the weaknesses, rebound in the second half of the season, and play a performance that matches the value, we will wait and see!