The Lakers, who officially bid farewell to the playoffs, do you think of the new version of F4 nine years ago?

A scene that Lakers fans did not want to see finally appeared. After the Spurs and Suns both won today, the Lakers can only accept that a season full of expectations ended in such a staggering way, without even a little surprise. The Lakers almost collapsed in free fall, and they were doomed. This also once again confirms that the superstar policy for the Lakers is "success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He".

The Lakers need superstars, but probably not as much. In the 21st century alone, such lessons have been twice. The first time was the 2003-04 season, the F4 Lakers folded the finals; the second time was the 2012-13 season, Howard and Nash joined only to get awkward in the end, the first round of 0-4 homecoming; this season is the third time, the arrival of Westbrook, so that the Lakers did not qualify for the playoffs before the start of the season odds reached 1:16, but today it has become a laughing stock. From the Finals to the first round to being blocked out of the playoffs, the Lakers have built a luxurious lineup three times, and each time they have fallen worse than the last.

In 2011 and 2012, the Lakers, who were only one step away from achieving another triple crown, fell in the second round of the West End. In order to seize the tail end of Kobe's career and seek the championship again, the Lakers instigated 2 trades to take Howard and Nash under the account. For a moment, people seem to remember 9 years ago. Howard and Nash, coupled with Kobe Bryant and Gasol, who are already in the team, a new version of the F4 Lakers is about to come out. In addition, the Lakers have former All-Star players such as Artest and Jamison in the Lakers this season, and the peak of the roster is difficult to find in the league.

However, the Lakers started the season in a series of coach changes. Only 5 games in the opening season, Mike Brown was dismissed, citing the urgency of winning the championship because of the age and physical condition of the Lakers. Brown thus became the third fastest coach in NBA history to end classes in a single season. After coaching the Cavaliers' brilliant Little Bixtaf jr. transition for five games this season, D'Antoni took over. At this time, after the first 10 games of the season, the Lakers only won 2 and lost 8.

D'Antoni's appointment did not have an immediate effect. In the first half of the season, the Lakers only won 17 and lost 25. Fortunately, the Lakers finally stabilized, and handed over a 28-12 loss in the second half, ranking 7th in the West Zone, but they also paid a heavy price for Kobe Bryant's Achilles tendon injury reimbursement. Without Kobe, the first round of 2013 was like a walk through the motions for the Lakers, losing 0-4. Subsequently, Howard, Artest and Jamison left, and the luxury lineup became a lie.

Looking back at the Lakers in the 2012-13 season, we can find that there are some similarities with the Lakers this season. For example, both teams have Howard, and both lost in the preseason and brought the decline to the beginning of the regular season; for example, the two Lakers can be said to have ended the season at the hands of the Spurs (the Lakers were swept by the Spurs in the first round in 2013, and the Lakers were squeezed out of the play-off area by the Spurs this season); in addition, the 2 Lakers were defenselessly weak, and the defensive efficiency of their respective seasons was outside the 20th place in the league.

Of course, the biggest similarity between the two Lakers is still that they have formed a luxurious lineup, which is regarded as a favorite to win the championship, but in the end, it is "how high they hold, how badly they fall."

The Lakers in the 2012-13 season had assembled a number of stars, but it was always difficult to find the most suitable tactical system for four people, and the manager hesitated between running, position warfare and triangle offense, each tactic was suitable for one or two superstars, but it was very strange to several other superstars. The offense can't open the situation, and the defense is difficult to work due to the injuries and decline in form of key people.

In this season, Howard's defense was no longer as brave as it had been, and the points lost per 100 rounds (100) fell significantly from the previous season (96); Kobe Bryant's points per 100 rounds returned to a peak (104) in the 2009-10 season and began an unstoppable decline (107 of the season); the season's elder Artest was also incompetent, and the season's 100-round loss of points per 100 rounds (106) was the second worst in his career at the time.

The same is true this season. Wei Shao has always been difficult to integrate. Anthony Davis, who should have been planted as the core of the defense, has been fishing for three days and two days since winning the championship in 2020, and the scores lost per 100 rounds this season (109) and the contribution value of defensive victories (1.9) have fallen to the worst in their careers, and the true defensive plus-minus (+1.2) is the worst since joining the Lakers, no longer the Davis (102, 4.4, +2.6) who ranked second in the best defensive player vote 2 years ago. James' three high-level defensive stats this season (111, 2.3, +0.8) are among the bottom two of his career.

The aging of the squad has also accelerated the loss of confidence among the players. Among the Lakers' top stars in the 2012-13 season, Nash is 38, Jamison is 36, Bryant is 34, Artest is 33 and Gasol is 32. Only Howard is not yet old, but the 27-year-old has distanced himself from the Magic; this season the Lakers are also an aging team, Anthony will turn 38, James has passed his 37th birthday, Howard is 36, and Westbrook is 33. Only Davis is not yet old, but at the age of 29, he is also pulled away by his self 2 years ago.

A group of old arms and legs walked onto the field to truly appreciate what is "fist fear and strength". The Lakers once withered in the second half of this season, when a group of veterans were physically lit up at a red light. Limiting the opponent's fast attack score is a very intuitive statistic, from which we can see the players' defensive enthusiasm, and the result of the comparison is: 9 years ago, the Lakers and this season's Lakers limited the opponent's fast attack score per game are the second-to-last in the league, and the opponent faces the Lakers, and the average reliable fast attack scores are 15.9 points and 15.2 points per game. The two Lakers were carved out of almost one mold.

In addition, what the Lakers in the 2012-13 season cannot erase is the contradiction between Kobe Bryant and Howard, which is also the original intention of Howard in the 2019-20 season with a redemptive mentality and strive to win back the Los Angeles fans. A big boy who loves to play by nature has come to a hard-working and enterprising big brother who is strict with others and himself, and it is inevitable to rub out sparks. There is no obvious infighting news between the Lakers superstars this season, which is enough to make headlines, but Wei Shao has always been outside the Lakers system.

After the 2012-13 season ended in defeat, the Lakers began a dark period of six seasons without a playoff. It's also a wake-up call for this season's Lakers, will they let the nightmare come back? (Supine braces/hairy).