Before last week's trade deadline, Dallas sent Poggingis back to Bertans and Dinwiddie.
I was confused for half a day, trying to understand this:
What is this trading chart?
In the past three years in Dallas, Podingis has indeed not had an All-Star level, but he also has an average of 20 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks per game, and the type is unique, which is a unicorn.
Bertans is a good shooter, but only a good shooter; Dinwiddie was used by Coach Atkinson two years ago, and then injured and is still recovering.
Dismantling a contract? But in exchange for these two, the contract is not shorter than That of Pogingis...
Since the day of the replacement of Poggingis, Luca's performance: 51 points, 45 points, 21 points, 49 points. 3 wins and 1 loss.
In fact, since February, he has averaged 36 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists per game.
The situation seems to be clearer.
In other words, Porgys had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists this season, which is good at first glance, but the three-point rate is 28%.
For ball carriers like Dallas, especially Luca, who need shooters to open up space, that's a bit lower.
Poggingis scored this season, mostly back-and-forth and set-up baskets — fifth in the league in terms of back-hits per game, but similarly efficient to Nukic; four set-up baskets per game, on par with the Nuggets' Gordon. It is true that it can score points, but it is a deterrent.
It is said that his value is defense, and it is also the team's sealing king, but the performance of pressure, substitution and defensive change is not good.
As a result, although he is the team's second scorer, chief blocker, second rebound, first back-play option, his +/- value is negative.
In the main Dallas rotation, only three players were lost.
This has to say about the System of Dallas.
I wrote a month ago:
Kidd's defensive first idea this season is to compress space + (on the wing) ice on the ball clamp.
So when the superstar meets Dallas, he has a headache: dense, shaded, and more than a dozen at any time. bother.
Kidd is compressing space while he's on another gadget: X-out rotation.
Dallas has done a lot of weak side crossover rotation this season, who is close to who makes up, and the rotation does not stop. It's not easy to miss three points.
And the general X-out rotation is passive rotation, people chase the ball; Dallas this season, often take the initiative to compress the clip after the rotation.
Therefore, Dallas's defense does not seek height, but fights hard. Although there is no Yokogawa iron cable, it is essentially a group of swinging fronts.
Compression pinch, fast rotation, rely on team-wide coordination to defend, rely on tactical discipline and mind to play.
Kidd's purpose in engaging in this set of defenses can also be understood:
Doveshi, Hardaway, Bullock, and Lucca are all rocking figures of 196-201 cm. Powell and Crabe are both more flexible among the elders. Nirikina is a high point guard. Brunson is a small defender, but in good shape.
In turn, 221 cm Majanovic has the fewest playing time in his career this season.
So out of Poggingis, it seems to be understandable:
Dallas lacks ball carriers and centers — they have elders, but Poggingis, Klebe, Powell, all can't provide the penalty area presence of top centers.
Kidd's system needs a desperate, swinging, flexible swing 3D. Porgingis is high, can play back, can protect the basket, has talent, but he can't provide center-level hardness, and the team's defensive system requires desperate swings.
As for the two newcomers: Bertans is the shooter, pulling out the space; Dinwiddie can hold the ball and share the pressure of the ball with Brunson for Luca.
A quasi-star for two top role players, that's what it means.
Luca's true shooting percentage is 52% when Poggingis is here, scoring 33 points per 100 rounds, and 56% of Poggingis' true shooting rate and 42 points per 100 rounds when Poggingis is not.
And: Luca takes 8 free throws per 100 rounds while Poggingis is there, and Luca takes 12 free throws per 100 rounds when Poggingis is not.
Since this month, since Dallas got rid of Poggingis, posing for the swing start of 185 cm Renson + 201 cm Lucca + 201 cm Doffinsy + 198 cm distribution Locke + 208 cm Powell - during which Josh Green replaced Bullock with 196 cm - Dallas won 6 and lost 1.
Luca averaged 36 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists per game, shooting 59 percent from the field.
With 51 points and 45 points against the Clippers and 49 points against the Pelicans, Luca is in full control of the offensive performance.
He made 33 shots against the Clippers and 35 shots against the Pelicans — Dirk's career record is 33 shots in a single game.
Kidd's meaning is clear:
Don't worry, the team attack completely trusts Luca, go ahead.
Of course, there is no way to count on Luca's bravery every day. That's not the other day, dallas in Miami, Luca only shot 5-of-19 — but Dallas won: the second half only let the heat score 40 points.
After the game, Coach Sporestra praised Dallas' defense, saying that Dallas could drag opponents into the mire and force opponents to spend the game. The heat did not have the opportunity to convert attacks, the shooters did not have free space, and there were gaps in the interior line, but Dallas was able to defend at key moments.
"They can often get a small orgasm of 8 to 10 points in one breath and then keep grinding."
Jimmy Butler praised Luca on 5 of 19 shooting — not sarcastically — "He forced you to always use two or three people against him, he was always making the right decisions and giving good passes." We had a lot of good defenders and tried to surprise him, but he was a very, very good player. ”
Luca had six assists on the field, two fed layups and four were open three-pointers.
Even an iron army like Miami admits that Dallas is very sharp, and even an iron man like Jimmy admits that Luca is difficult to do (5 out of 19) - that is really difficult.
Doveen's frontcourt rebounds and leadership, Kellibe's card position and seriousness, Brunson's vice-possession, Bullock's defense and recently found long-range shots, Powell's cover and walking position, Green desperately got the reward of starting.
In other words, Dauphin Electric Fan Harvest said that one of the characteristics of Dallas's defense this season is, "When you see the best players also actively defending, everyone will be driven." ”
Against the Pelicans with 49 points, Luca defended Ingram in the first quarter: foot movement, center of gravity, balance, movement, interference, and even the final shot to interfere with the hand to avoid fouls, all of which are readily available.
Ingram shot 6-of-21 in the game – when Luca defended him, Ingram shot 1-of-4.
Written a month ago:
The first two years were his personal data good looking, Dallas offensively gorgeous, but defense not very good.
This season his offense sank along with the team's offense, but defended.
It's a... The process of accumulation?
It was also mentioned at the time that Luca's situation this season was a bit like LeBron in 2007.
Those familiar with LeBron's rise to prominence know that after the Cavaliers began to lighten up, LeBron was able to play his skills and start to take the MVP; when the Miami heat opened up space for him to find a salvo, and the center was played by Bosh or even Haslem, LeBron began to win the championship.
So abandoning Poggingis can be understood as the overall lightness and role playerization of Dallas, which is also the ultimate trust in Luca?
Swing, change defenses, prefer to give up the height of the interior line to control the three-point shot, wear and tear, no longer rely on talent but rely on morale and discipline.
There is not a real deputy, but a group of fierce men built around Lucca.
And trust is: rely on Luca's takeover to continue the attack, believe that Luca's attack or passing will always find opportunities.
The eggs were all in one basket to see how far Luca could take.