preface:
After Davis was injured, the Lakers were missing a scorer who averaged 22.8 points per game. However, Saion lost the horse, in the period without him, Malik Munch's play made the Lakers a treasure, this season he averaged 12.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, and shot 41.0% of the three-point shooting rate, is a super substitute. In fact, Munch and Davis have a lot of roots, both are kentucky-born players, Munch also has to call Davis a senior, and now the two of them may become the Lakers' secret killer.
Eyebrows are masked or turned into a sharp weapon
The Lakers' usual rotation was at the end of the first quarter when Davis and Westbrook went off, with James leading the team alone. Early in the second quarter James rested, with Davis and Westbrook back on the court. This time is actually playing with the double core and the two lineups, in fact, playing with Westbrook, Davis is very uncomfortable. If you change your partner to Munch, it might work well. In particular, Davis and Munch's blocking may become a weapon for the Lakers.
During Davis' absence, James was the one who gave Munch more cover, but due to his limited size, he was unable to create a good space. But Davis is different, he as an interior player cover quality is very high, after the success of the block, if the other side chooses not to make up the defense, then Munch will get a comfortable shooting space, if the other party chooses to make up for the defense, Munch has the ability to hold the ball to attack, can completely play the military training inside line, or pass the ball to Davis to complete the air relay. When Munch and Howard fought to block and dismantle before, howard was fed a lot of air relay, which could be copied and Howard's cooperation. In addition, Davis can also choose to shoot outside, punish his opponent with his own mid-range shots, or shoot outside to the three-point line.
Davis' three-point feel is rather sluggish this season, and he has to find the right shooting form to do so. Munch is the only player on the Lakers' outside line who can shoot and break through, so only he and Davis can maximize the tactical play. In addition to thick eyebrows to block Munch, in fact, Munch can also block the thick eyebrows. Davis' interior backhand technique is one of the best among the big players, so when it comes to facing smaller players, Davis can say give and take. More importantly, Munch averaged 2.3 assists per game this season, and he's not a player who can't pass, while Davis is a defender and has just as good a passing job. If after the two people block and dismantle, the opposing player chooses to pinch the ball carrier, then it will be even more disadvantageous. Pinch Davis, Munch has a good long-range shooting feel, pinch Munch, Davis can use his tall stature to pass the ball, so that the Lakers' outside three-point shooter group has a chance.
Local two-on-two fit
In the 2020 Lakers championship season, before entering the park, Davis likes to do the tactics with Bradley the most, the local two-on-two combination. Specifically, Bradley received the ball on the weak side, Davis on the same side of the bottom line, and the other players came to the other side. Bradley gave Davis, Davis back on the chance, bradley back without a chance, then a block, Bradley got a chance and then jumped.
In fact, Munch can completely copy the same tactics as Davis, because Munch is more accurate and offensive than Bradley that season. Bradley, who started that season, only averaged 8.6 points per game, in fact, this tactical Munch not only has a mid-range shooting, his retreat three-pointer is also very accurate, and the speed of the left hand slipping the bottom line is also very fast, far richer than bradley's tactics. If you can send James, Davis, Munch, Johnson, and Westbrook to the lineup in the decisive stage, one is that the player size is large enough, and the other is that Munch's presence solves the problem of outside connection, and The role of Westbrook is greatly weakened, and Munch becomes the key to the lineup. In addition, when James is on the court, Munch can also do exactly like Bradley to the center of the circle, Davis blocks people on his route, forming Munch's mid-range shooting opportunities, he should be more confident.
Wei Shao is an embarrassing existence in the Lakers lineup, in fact, the Lakers have also designed a lot of Big Three tactics, but because Wei Shao's passing is too bad or the shooting is too poor, the tactics cannot be formed at all. Vogel can completely regard Munch as the third big man of the team, and the task originally assigned to Westbrook is for Munch to do, as long as there is no mistake, whether he can score the ball or not is already successful. Not only is Davis willing to cooperate with such alumni, but even james and Munch's chemistry is also very good, James is most willing to feed players with good hands continuously, and Munch's nerve knife is either not in, or a series of goals. Often James scores high scores, Munch's stats will not be too bad, the player with the basic salary, is playing a star level level, perhaps after Davis gradually out of the injury, adapt to the rhythm of the game, he and Munch will become the lakers' king bombing.
epilogue:
If the Lakers want to make a difference in the second half of the game, they must find a way to study more tactics. Davis and Munch are Vogel's sharp tools that need to be sharpened. Helping a team out of the quagmire, in addition to the superstar to lead the way, the role player savior is also a good play. Now it seems that the only player on the Lakers bench who can play the role of savior protagonist color is Munch. Munch's joining the Lakers on a base salary this season has already provided a lot of help, and if it can help the team achieve better results, the Lakers' contract will be offered. In fact, Munch does not have to worry about the Lakers not giving him a high salary, insisting on two seasons here, after the expiration of Westbrook's contract, the Lakers will definitely use this part of the expenditure on him, looking forward to his purple and gold blood flowing longer!