Fans familiar with Pelicans forward Ingram should know that indygram after the All-Star is different dimensional.
Of course, these are all slightly ridiculous terriers. No player will switch their status at will at any point in time. However, the all-Star ingram is really full of momentum.
After the All-Star, the Pelicans won three straight games. They all won by an absolute margin, especially against the Lakers and Kings, with a staggering 28 and 30 points.
Following this trend, there is no suspense for the Pelicans to make a playoff this season. However, against the Timberwolves and Clippers, the Pelicans seem to lack the strength to advance to the Finals. After all, in terms of lineup strength and spirit, the Pelicans are still a lot worse.
This also reflects Ingram's two major weaknesses.
Temperament is not tough enough to really change the team
Ingram's three games were fiercer than one. On March 3, Beijing time, the Pelicans defeated the Kings 125-95, and Ingram shot 15 of 19 to score 33 points with super efficiency. Many fans said that this is that Ingram does not care about the data, in exchange for others, has long been crazy to rush to the new career high.
Of course, this is also the main reason why Coach Willie Green appreciates him so much. In Ingram's view, the play of one person seems meaningless, and it is the promotion of the whole team to bring the whole team in.
However, this is really Ingram's biggest weakness. He didn't have any idea of becoming a hero basketball, and he couldn't win the game entirely on his own ability. When the game was in a desperate situation, he was still thinking about tandem teams and relying on the team to fight back. Such an idea can neither hone one's abilities nor make one's teammates go one step further.
This determines that the key to the Pelicans' success or failure lies in the role players. Therefore, in the eyes of the outside world, Ingram seriously lacks leadership temperament, and even less lacks the ultimate desire to win or lose. Unfortunately, this is a very objective assessment of Ingram.
The playing style is not comfortable enough, and the role switching is very stiff
In terms of skill, he is already ahead of the vast majority of players in the league. Or, in other words, there are very few in the league who are better than him. If it's one-on-one, it's really hard to have anyone being his opponent.
But good ball skills do not mean performance on the field. Because as the core player of the team, especially the team that lacks the organization of players. Ingram can't have just one role, scorer, defender, organizer, all of which in Ingram needs to do. But the problem is, he really can't switch these roles freely. It directly leads to his lack of physical strength and hesitation at the offensive end. It hurts the team very much.
At the same time, in terms of skill, in the use of his own weapons, Ingram is also a little stiff. This is not a technical action, but a choice of various means of attack. This year, for example, his three-point skill pack seems to have been lost.
epilogue
However, Ingram still has a lot of potential. He trained very hard. Know better where your shortcomings are. Maybe it will become a player who is getting older and more demon.