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116-131, the Lakers lost to the Bucks, common sense, with the current situation of the two teams, the result is not surprising; however, everyone knows that this is the Lakers' proof battle, to test whether they have the capital to impact this season's championship, and the game process to the result, in James's words - "We are not at the same level as them, they become the defending champion for a reason", so where is the Lakers worse? The problem is not only one person, but the other two are also responsible.
The Lakers bear the Bucks
First, Wei Shao did not integrate into the Lakers.
The simplest comparison, Holliday 7 of 12, 3 of 3 three-pointers, contributed 15 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers, the efficiency value of the game + 7; Westbrook 11 of 3, three points 1 of 0, contributed 10 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block 4 mistakes, the last quarter was Vogel DNP, the efficiency value of the game was -16, this is the gap between the two, Holliday attacked and defended the two ends can cash in the giant's value; Westbrook has been regarded by the team as the first responsible person for the poor record so far this season.
Westbrook was DNP by Vogel in the final quarter of a row
Reflected in the high-level data end, Westbrook this season: offensive efficiency value 106.3, league 236th; defensive efficiency value 109.4, league 182nd; assists and turnover ratio 1.9, league 139th; interference shot 3.7, league 180th; card position 0.6, league 116th, all data show that Westbrook's performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends was home, which is why Vogel abandoned his main reason at key moments, Westbrook fell far short of the team's expectations, let alone returned to the peak level.
However, it is worth noting that how exactly wei Shao is "abnormal"? The two could not escape the blame.
Second, the thick eyebrows did not meet expectations.
I am convinced that before the trade with Wei Shao, James, Thick Eyebrow and Wei Shao met head-on, including the management and coaching staff, and also recognized that Wei Shao did not have the ability to shoot from the long distance, and the reason why the team still introduced him was that all three of them showed the reason for the team to make self-adjustments, and now the facts? Aside from James's outlining (averaging 7.8 shots per game and 2.8 three-pointers per game is a career high and 6.4 assists are the 4th lowest in their careers), neither Westbrook nor Thick Brow has reached the level expected.
Wei Shao said above, do not repeat it, but what about the thick eyebrows?
The interior line that Westbrook has partnered with throughout his career is either a talented interior line, such as Adams and Garford, receiving the ball and directly impacting the paint area; or an interior line with long-range shooting ability, such as the original Ibaka, later Covington; this requires thick eyebrows and Westbrook to block and dismantle, or directly kill the basket, or shoot from outside, and this season's thick eyebrows?
The projection of thick eyebrows is far from returning to normal levels
53.5% overall shooting rate, the league's 13th place is not outside the top level, note that his mid-range shooting rate of 37.4%; three-point shooting rate is the second worst career 17.5% (only 8.3% in the 2014-15 season), so it is not surprising that the thick eyebrows are now left with only one role in the offensive end, and this conflicts with the internal protrusion attributes of Westbrook and James, Vogel can only choose two of the three, and it is not surprising that Westbrook DNP.
Taking today's game as an example, the center under the same small-ball lineup, 8 of the 10 goals of the thick eyebrows are from the paint area, 2 long-range shots are unsuccessful, and there are no three-point attempts; while the alphabet brother, 17 of 20 shots, in addition to 13 reasonable collision zone goals, 2 mid-range, 2 three-pointers; Portis 9 of 18, only 3 goals in the reasonable collision zone, the remaining 6 are 1 medium range, 5 three-pointers.
Therefore, you see the entire offensive space of the Bucks, which is much more comfortable than the Lakers, thus making the Lakers defense defenseless.
Thick eyebrows compared to the championship season, not only did not make great progress, but even from the perspective of medium and long-range shooting, the projection level showed signs of decline, so it is difficult for Wei Shao to play a role, and another factor in the Lakers' poor record.
Iii. Vogel's tuning.
Arenas is very blunt, the ingredients are laid out there, it depends on the chef's cooking, Vogel? A few simple examples:
At the beginning of the season, Vogel swung the twin towers, did not work? After a dozen games thick eyebrows hit five small; thick eyebrows hurt, James played five small; or didn't work? Deprecation of Westbrook. Back and forth, so far, the Lakers have four different.
Vogel's tuning did not dare to compliment
In addition, we look at the Suns, Warriors, Jazz and Grizzlies; Heat, Bucks, Bulls and Cavaliers, the Top Four teams in the East and West, each has its own characteristics, and today's Lakers, in addition to the fast attack, you really have a hard time seeing that the team has any offensive and defensive system to speak of, halfway through the season, has not yet created a qualified offensive and defensive system for the team, Vogel's tuning does not dare to compliment.
At this point, looking at today's Lakers, Wei Shao is the main reason for the team's poor performance, but the thick eyebrows have not reached the expected ability, Vogel has not created a qualified tactical system for the team, and the two also have unshirkable responsibilities.