According to U.S. media reports, Augustine, a 34-year-old veteran who currently plays for the Lakers, believes the team still has a lot to offer for the rest of the season, doing something special, Augustine said: "I think we are a great team, we want to get into the playoffs and succeed in the playoffs." ”
Before the start of this season, most fans should think that the Lakers can successfully reach the playoffs. After all, when a team gathers three stars James, Davis, and Westbrook, the strength should not be bad, but the run-in and injuries have disrupted people's expectations. The Lakers have lost both this season. Injuries came to the door, Davis injured The Lakers lost the core of the interior line, Westbrook and the team's run-in was delayed, and the play was not ideal. Recently, Wei Shao has been on the right track and handed over beautiful data, but the current Lakers can't wait. Their record is very bad. At present, the Lakers have only achieved a record of 31 wins and 42 losses, is it reasonable for a team that wants to compete for the championship to play such a record? The Lakers are now in tenth place in the West, while the Spurs, who are eleventh in the West, are only two games behind them. The Lakers' current playoff spots are not very stable.
Augustine said such a thing is understandable, after all, the Lakers gave him a chance to re-employment, playing in the Lakers is obviously What Augustine wanted. Regardless of the Lakers' results this season, Augustine has cashed in on his value. The veteran actually has a lot of strength, look at Augustine's performance, Augustine has played 12 games for the Lakers. Augustine averaged 16 minutes per game in 12 games, close to 6 points and 2 assists, and his three-point shooting percentage was 49%, averaging 1.3 three-pointers per game. The Lakers are now sorely short of three-point shooters. So far in his career, Augustine's three-point shooting rate has been very impressive, reaching 38.1%, and he has maintained a three-point shooting rate of more than 40% for several seasons.
In addition to the accuracy of the three-point projection, Augustine also has a very good organizational kung fu. Augustine doesn't have a lot of ball power on the Lakers, but he doesn't do a bad job when he needs to pass the ball. He averaged just 0.4 of his 1.7 assists per game, and fans can do the math of his assist-to-turnover ratio.
So far in his career, Augustine has averaged 4 assists but only 1.5 turnovers, and his playing style is very stable and solid. In addition to the two strong points of three-point shooting and organization, Augustine's emergency stop mid-range, throwing and offensive awareness are also underestimated, Augustine is only 1.80 meters tall, and a 1.8-meter-tall point guard must need talent in the NBA for more than 10 seasons. Although Augustine said that his physical talent was mediocre, his basketball IQ was really too high. He knows when to pass the ball, when to run, when to stand in the right offensive line to block the pass, or to create an opponent with the ball.
James likes to play with players with high basketball IQs. So, around James, Augustine played the highest three-point shooting efficiency in recent years. In previous games against the Cavaliers, people have seen James score high points, but ignore Augustine playing 26 minutes to score 20 points, three-point shots all six shots, this is a terrible efficiency. All in all, The 34-year-old Augustine is confident that the team will succeed in the playoffs, and we may as well wait and see. He has become a reliable helper on James's side. Readers, how do you evaluate Augustine's performance this season?