The new "Stealth" series is not finished, let's talk about Cumminga and Poole today.
A little similarity in the data usually leads to comfort, such as:
Cuminga's shooting distribution is basically the same as that of The Alphabet Brother, in the 0-3 foot area that the two rely on the most, if the Alphabet Brother is a jade unicorn, Cuminga can also be mixed into a leopard head, and the 57.8% two-point shooting rate is quite unashamed.
But Alphabet Brother is a player with a 34.9% round share, and Cuminga has only 24.6%, and this ten percentage point difference determines that there is a qualitative difference in production. If you consider the huge difference in the encounter with defense - the alphabet is undoubtedly the first starting point, intercepted by thousands of troops, and Cuminga is just a small minion, although he can host the ball attack, it is still mostly an endpoint - naturally there is no comparison.
But the mere look of the data is already exciting—we're comparing the letters of the moment, not the one in the rookie season.
So, at this moment, just like that moment?
Still not. Just entering the league, Giannis's thin body is not yet thunderous, and Cuminga has been armed with high-quality protein and scientific training into a flesh and blood armor, which makes him far more complete than the average rookie, such as His side Moses Moody, who can fully release the savagery and passion in his genes.
We all know Cumminga's talent level, but after being shocked by Wiseman's bewildered performance, we have to exercise restraint and patience for any talent that comes to the Warriors, which is probably why the team has a process of release from tight to loose in his use.
Looking back at Cumminga's 31 games in half a season, in those 373 minutes, he did deserve the word "talent":
With a 0-3 foot shot per 36 minutes, Cumminga is only inferior to Alphabet Brother, Topping, Clark, Morant and James, except for pure center players;
He can make 6.72 free throws per 36 minutes, and he is preceded by Alphabet, Embiid, Butler, Harden, DeRozan, Gobert, Young, Alexander, Durant, Morant, Adebayo, and behind him is Harrell.
Cumminga fully packed up the aggressiveness, which is exactly what the Warriors originally lacked, punishing opponents for putting small sizes on the "violent element". Cole's passing system pushes the "technical work" that can be tapped to the extreme, but there is always a part of the game that the "technical work" can't touch, and you can't expect to play the defender in the palm of every round, especially in the playoffs against the full, many times, the competition is whose talent is more brutal. Looney is slow, dream chaser is short, the Splash Brothers are shooters, Wiggins can't always be transported to such a deep position, and if Prince Wai can't awaken, then the only one who provides this barbarism is Cuminga.
Dream-chasing injuries have cast a shadow over the Warriors' season prospects, but his absence has also given the Warriors new possibilities. Cumminga has steadily entered the starting lineup and played more with Curry, and this consecutive home schedule can be said to be a godsend. The Warriors don't have any players, and Kuminga is better suited to play with Curry like this:
Curry is the perfect back cover man, because the defensive instructions given by the opposing players are almost always "inseparable", which means that the attacker with the ball can get an excellent breakthrough environment, and Cumminga's combination of ball technology and violent end threat can maximize curry's cover value.
The dilemma for Cuminga is that the Warriors can't provide him with a 4-shooter environment that lasts long enough, and even if Cumminga is surrounded by Curry, TangShen, Wiggins, and Porter — the Warriors will use five smaller in the near future — opponents may increase their strength under the basket to block his impact. So far, the biggest technical shortcoming that Cuminga has exposed is not the fixed-point shooting or the free throw crosshairs, but the field of vision.
Cuminga is not a player who shoots wildly, and his excellent finishing ability also allows him to choose more personal completion after cutting in, but the opponent will make more targeted arrangements as his threat increases, and more and more people will wait for him under the basket, and the way to crack these traps is actually very simple - the Warriors have enough threats distributed around Cuminga, just need him to see and then divide the ball.
The moment Cumminga twisted his body into the air, Potter cut into support and was already in an excellent position
There are many pictures like this, and the coaching staff can see it clearly on the sidelines, and they will point out Kuminga's problems. If he can handle these kinds of rounds better, his offensive influence will increase immediately.
Another problem with Cuminga is that there are too many fouls. This is not surprising, the common problem of rookie players, originally did not need to be concerned. But the difference between now and before is that Cummingga is no longer a bench edge player with mixed-up, garbage-eating time experience, and the Warriors are determined to accelerate their development in the second half of the schedule, expecting him to play in the playoffs, and Kuminga needs to keep himself on the court long enough.
Avoiding fouls requires empirical support and cannot be completely changed for a while and a half. Cuminga is extremely learning and can quickly adjust his defense after playing with the main attacker. The coaching staff can use each foul as an opportunity to impart experience and let him learn to scale up.
The large size of the alignment of the strong point, the huge impact threat to the basket, for the Warriors, Cuminga these two strategic values have practical significance. But the shortcomings are also quite obvious, how to make Cuminggayan long and avoid the weaknesses, will become the Warriors' main issue in the near future. The most optimistic estimate is that these gains will pay off this season, and perhaps he can no longer be regarded as a talent reserve.
Let's talk about Poole again.
The Warriors beat the Pistons, and the result was not much suspense, but after the start, the bench could not hand over 90 or more offensive efficiency, still continuing the recent constipation.
Many people blame Poole for playing poorly, thinking that Poole is incompatible with the system, in fact, it is not so, rather than saying that Poole is not in tune with the system, it is better to say that only Curry can support the Warriors system, and it is not surprising that Poole cannot stand up.
In fact, Curry has also changed this time. Tang Shen returned, Cuminga entered the starting lineup, chasing dreams, Iguodala did not play, this change makes the Warriors not lack of scorers, but there are more people who can run without the ball, and someone always needs to dominate the ball. This job is usually done by Dream Chase and Iguodala, they are not there, Curry and Poole have to do some work. Curry doesn't care, he just switches modes. Poole is bored and unhappy, he is doing this is already so-so, and what is worse, Poole's card, which means that when the ball returns to his hands, there is no starting style and cover support, and Poole's singles efficiency this season is only 0.66 points per round, which is very bad.
Poole's breakthroughs are strong, but most of his breakthroughs are time differences or interior misalignment, with a large number of breaks on the other side of the cover, relying on the first step to start to get rid of the defense. In the one-on-one time, it will be entangled, and it will be uncertain between "passing the opponent" or "retreating step jumper", resulting in a drop or inefficient reluctant shot.
In addition, although Pooler's personal efficiency is high, more than 87% of the league's players, and even the highest in the whole team, after the comprehensive driving of the team, his comprehensive efficiency of blocking and demolition is not high. Whether it is the willingness to pass or the technique, Poole is a lot worse, he can give the ball out in the face of a more obvious pinch strategy, and further operation is still a lot worse.
Poole's shooting is also divided into several situations:
Players with accurate spot points in the open position and more than 85% of the receiving and shooting efficiency without interference;
High-difficulty jump shots are very general, whether it is a catch shot or a ball holding shot after running at high speed, there is no reliable efficiency;
Jump shots with high quality cover are acceptable.
After analyzing the characteristics of Poole, it is not difficult to see that Poole's suitable positioning can be graded like this:
Class A: Excellent spatial point, fixed point is reliable enough;
A level: a chicken stealing master, with excellent finishing means, outstanding performance in air cutting, fixed point breakthroughs and rapidly initiated breakthroughs;
Class B: A good blocker and demolition individual scorer, who has a certain degree of certainty when blocking and dismantling to create a local misalignment, or when high-quality cover obtains high-quality vacancies;
C-class: It is reasonable to cover the tactical shooter without the ball, the advantage is that it can combine the ability to break through subsequently;
Class D: Bad blocker, bad organizer.
When Poole plays with the starters, he's more likely to get an A-class position. When there are other dominant points in the lineup and Poole only needs JUST to do it, Poole's performance is relatively reliable. What I'm afraid of is that Pooler first observes the running position of no team members, holds the ball and looks at the overall situation, and finally plays by himself.
In the game against the Timberwolves, Curry rested, Poole started with Toms, Wiggins, Potter, looney, the five-man team performed very well, and Poole played comfortably, because when he held the ball, the Warriors basically focused on his blocking, and the central axis of the pass cut was Looney and Potter, and Poole did not have to deal cards. But in the game with the Pistons, Poole played the no. 1 substitute position behind Curry, and the specific configuration of the Warriors' bench lineup is also very random, And Poole has to give Lee and Tang Shen cards, and to give The ball to Belitsa, which is not in his rhythm.
In addition, Anderson is also a strange "variation". Unable to shoot three-pointers and unable to get a lot of unique finisher positioning, Anderson is only valuable as a cover man or a low-post cop, but there are always other players on the court — such as Bjelica, Cumminga, Iguodala, Porter — to compete with him for that position. Anderson's abilities are not optimal, which makes it difficult for him to position himself now, which in turn magnifies the offensive difficulties of the team's transition section.
The Warriors' use of an excessive rotation of personnel did not have a very good effect. Curry's positioning is irreplaceable, and increasing the rotation is only the time of the supporting characters eating each other, and does not reduce the pressure of the protagonist, which reduces the meaning of the long rotation by half. The combination of personnel is too chaotic, but it increases the test of the main attacker. Anderson, as a panacea, is more suitable for fighting fires when there is a shortage of manpower, and when there is an overstaffing, time should not be given. Of course, this trend has emerged, Kerr has not used him in non-garbage time recently, but the Warriors' connection section employment, most of them will still be in repeated changes, without a fixed routine.
After changing the starting lineup, Poole has to take on the heavy responsibility as the locomotive of the connecting section, whether he can combine the personal offense with the dominant ball, switch roles back and forth in the system, will determine his personal development in the Warriors, and will also have a great impact on the playoffs - no matter what, Curry can't play 48 minutes, and the 10 minutes of the connecting section, there is always someone to be Curry.
In the case of the unknown situation in Wiseman, Moody's temporary inability to adapt to the NBA, the boss will not make a trade for the time being, the most important growth point of the Warriors at present, in addition to the recovery of The God of Soup, is Kuminga and Poole, this half season, the progress of the former, the adaptability of the latter, will determine how much room the Warriors leave when they enter the playoffs.