In the past year, Mikael Bridges has achieved more obvious growth on the offensive end, which also makes fans more look forward to the possibility that Mikar Bridges will eventually grow into the third star in the Suns. So far this season, Mikael Bridges has maintained his hand on the outside shooting, but his most obvious improvement on the court has been to show an analysis of the game and to stand in the right place to give the team the most advantage.
It is precisely because of these details that this has actually led to a significant improvement in Mikael Bridges' shooting efficiency, which is why Mikal Bridges has made more obvious progress so far this season.
Of course, Mikael Bridges is confident and stable at every step of the pitch, which is enough to show bridges' technical level, and he can really play an efficient data performance in the position that makes him most comfortable. What's more, Bridges' growth this season has really benefited Suns teammates.
Scoring efficiency
Statistically, Mikael Bridges averaged 9.3 shots per game last season, but bridges have averaged 10.4 shots per game so far this season, an increase from 1.1 shots last season and a new high so far in Bridges' short career.
However, outside the three-point line, Bridges has averaged 3.9 three-point shots and 37% three-point shooting per game so far this season compared with the average of 4.4 three-point shots and 43% three-point shooting per game last season. Although Bridges has not improved much in terms of shooting power and even appears to have declined from outside the three-point line, the 14 points per game so far this season is enough to prove that Bridges can have more efficient shooting options on the court than the average of 13.5 points per game last season.
So how has Mikael Bridges performed at all times of the season? Or how has Bridges performed at different stages of the season?
First 17 games of the season: 13.2 points from 9.9 shots per game (54/41/80)
Next 17 games: averaging 10.8 points (49/35/92) on 8.5 shots per game, suffered a finger injury
17 games since returning from injury: 14.7 points per game on 11.2 shots per game (52/85/37)
Last 19 games: 17 points per game on 12.1 shots per game (56/37/81)
From the data performance so far this season, Mikael Bridges' main growth is still in the middle of the season, during which time Bridges has improved his ability to finish near the basket, and also has a stable jump shot performance in the middle distance.
For Suns fans, it's really gratifying to see Mikael Bridges scoring a single shot on the inside and then dribbling and hitting a shot near the basket or shooting from mid-range, which has even become a scoring method that the Suns' offensive end has relied heavily on so far this season and can play efficiently.
For example, in a round against the 76ers, when Mikael Bridges got the opportunity to play Furkan Corkmaz in a misplaced single in the paint zone, Bridges, who received a pass from Chris Paul, resolutely used his height and arm to complete the back-up jumper near the basket to score:
Ability to stop shooting in a hurry
So far this season, Mikael Bridges has averaged 2.1 dry-pull jump shots and 49 percent shooting per game, and four two-point shots per game in an area below 10 feet from the basket can have a data performance of up to 73.1 percent shooting, which is enough to prove Bridges' efficient two-point shooting performance this season.
Not only that, but Mikael Bridges' two-point stop jump shot after different dribbles is as follows:
1 shot after dribbling: 1.9 shots per game and 66.9% shooting percentage per game
2 shots after dribbling: 1.4 shots per game and 57% shooting percentage
3-6 shots after dribbling: 1.1 shots per game and 56.2% shooting percentage per game
And in the past 5 games, Mikael Bridges has averaged 60% of the shooting rate in four two-point shots per game on the dry-pull jumper.
As for the data for the two-point jump shot after different dribbles, the following are as follows:
1 shot after dribbling: 2.6 shots per game and 69.2% shooting percentage
2 shots after dribbling: 2.4 shots per game and 50% shooting percentage
3-6 shots after dribbling: 2.6 shots per game and 53.8% shooting percentage per game
Obviously, Mikael Bridges' two-point stop jump shots in the last five games can be said to have a very hot feel, which has also significantly improved his scoring efficiency and number of shots.
The ability to catch the ball and shoot and cut into the basket
At present, the Suns are based on Chris Paul and Devon Booker in the backcourt as the absolute core of the team's offensive end, although Paul and Booker occupy a lot of balls in the backcourt, but the ability of the two to organize and attract the attention of each other's defense also allows the Suns to have more comfortable space for role players like Mikall Bridges on the offensive end.
While playing around players like Chris Paul and Devon Booker, Mikael Bridges' ability to shoot and cut into the basket is undoubtedly key to his stable role on this Suns.
So far this season, Mikael Bridges has averaged 3.5 three-point shots and 38.5% of three-point shooting per game, which also accounts for 33.3% of all Bridges shots this season.
In addition to catching the ball and shooting, Mikael Bridges can average 1.3 points for the Suns in the goal of scoring in the basket, although this is only the fourth place in the Suns, but Bridges' 74.1% shooting rate from the basket is the best performance among the top 4 players.
Mikael Bridges' assist stats also show his role on the Suns offensive end when he partnered Chris Paul and Devon Booker, and so far this season, Bridges has had 109 assists from Paul alone, including a whopping 79 two-point assists (51 near the basket) and 30 assists from beyond the three-point line.
After Paul, Bridges was able to get 71 assists on Booker, including 45 on two-pointers (24 near the basket) and 26 from beyond the three-point line.
Not only Paul and Booker, bridges can also get a lot of assists and scoring opportunities on Cameron Payne, Jay Crowder Jr. Payton jr. and even Ayton, which is why it is enough to prove that Bridges' two-point ability to improve or shoot from outside the three-point line is a very important part of the Suns' offensive system.
Write at the end
For the Suns, the more the team's young stars (Bridges, Ayton and Johnson, etc.) continue to grow, the more difficult it is to predict the team's strength on the offensive end, which is the key to maximizing the efficiency of coach Monte Williams' tactical system.
More importantly, Mikael Bridges' improved ability to score in the emergency shot and cut into the basket, Johnson and Ayton's scoring ability on the inside, Booker's scoring threat from outside the three-point line and the impact basket, and Jay Crowder's outside point threat can all be said to be complementary jobs on the Suns offensive end, which also allows the Suns to fill the scoring gap with other players and different scoring methods when there are problems on the Suns offensive end.
So in the Suns game you can see a player playing an explosive performance, you can also see the whole team blossoming, especially under the leadership of a ball-handling player like Chris Paul, which also makes it more difficult for the Suns' offensive end to be limited by opponents.
This season, the Suns are still hoping to storm the championship trophy, at least for now, Mikael Bridges' improvement on the offensive end has also made the Suns' scoring stability more obvious. At least this season, the Suns do not need Chris Paul or Devin Booker to have a particularly top performance in every game, but the performance of any role player may bring victory to the team, which is also an important reason why they have maintained the best record in the league so far this season.
Mikael Bridges' promotion has undoubtedly benefited all players in the squad, and this has made the Suns the best competitive team in the league at present.