Is it really shabby and leaderless? A team without a backbone, without a core, the team is not competitive? From the point of view of universality, this is true, but there is also particularity in universality, and we can see it when we look at the Los Angeles Clippers.
Not touted, not stepped on, from this season's point of view, the big and small kings of Los Angeles, in addition to the heat, stand in the NBA, the "fighting cage" that competes with strength, this season's king feels that it is the Clippers. Although the record is not very luxurious, after repelling the Wizards today, they are still ranked eighth in the West, 4.5 wins away from the seventh Timberwolves, and the playoffs are not ten to nine, but from the perspective of the game, the repulsion of the Warriors, the big victory over the Lakers, the Hammer Nets, these Clippers have all done it.
The Clippers are like a quality inspector, evaluating the strength of a strong team, and at the same time a dark horse that may come out of the way at any time. In my opinion, the main reason why the Clippers can have this posture is three points! Head coach Tyrone Lu is indispensable, this season the NBA is the most serious season for the head coach, from the Nets Nash, the Lakers' Vogel, to the Warriors' Kerr, they are all in the controversy, and Taryn Lu is different, is a sought after head coach. After George and Ka Jr. fell one after another, Tyrenlu selectively believed that other players, in the face of different situations on the court, made timely responses, Tyronelu in everyone's mouth, from an old man who would only use James, to a championship coach.
The second point is that the cohesion of the team is always there! Starting from the team management, the management of the Clippers is really good, trading to take Covington, take Powell, a series of moves are extremely amazing, because their changes in the free market have made the team more effective. After the adjustment of the players, everyone's trust in the team and the desire to play have led to such a qualitative change in the team.
And the most important thing is the third point, after the injury of Little Card and George, a small person became the third big man of the team, that is, Reggie Jackson! Reggie started from last year, after Reggie was abandoned by the Pistons, once became a marginal figure in the league, many people think that the later Reggie will fade out of the league, but the Clippers gave Reggie a contract. After getting this contract, Reggie worked hard to show his own characteristics, averaging 32.7 minutes per game on the playoff stage last year, averaging 17.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, becoming the team's strongest firepower point after the small card and clippers.
And this season, after the Clippers did not have a twin star, Reggie took the initiative to take the responsibility and stood up. In 64 games so far this season, he has averaged 31.0 minutes per game, contributing 17.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists, and the most surprising thing is that Reggie can average 2.3 three-pointers per game, ranking 47th in the league.
Averaged 2.3 three-pointers per game! From the edge of the league to the third big man, the Clippers gave Reggie a contract to come back to life, and Reggie made a double return with his own efforts, describing the relationship between them in one sentence, that is, "Lang has feelings, concubines are intentional!" ”