We've said countless times about the definition of the playoffs, and how far a team can go in the playoffs depends entirely on the ability of the cap players in the team. The stronger the player's ability, the smoother the team's playoffs will go. Why is this happening? Because of a series, you need to play up to seven games. And in so many games, the opponent will definitely figure out your routines, tactics, all your platooning ideas. You made a strange move in the last turn, and the next turn will inevitably be cracked by the opponent. Because you can't go around with one set of tactics, all teams. So, they need to have an unstable factor that can raise the upper limit.
This so-called unstable factor is actually the ability to be a star. Because the individual ability of the players, especially the scoring means are more, and at the same time can withstand the pressure at key moments, the impact on the game is very large. We'd call that kind of on-field influence, and in the league, super-huge on-field influence is terrifying. This is also the main reason why many teams are willing to spend a lot of money to hire a super giant, there must be variables, and they have the right to speak in the playoffs.
But when the high-level combat strength of both teams is similar, what does the team need to rely on to break the game? Quite simply, the physical strength of high-level combat strength. As long as these players are physically strong enough to sustain a series, then they have hope. So a lot of teams will let these players save as much physical strength as possible in the regular season, in order to have a better output in the playoffs.
Having said all this without saying anything substantive, the topic we are going to talk about is the Nets, which has been said to be the most promising team since last season. The Nets' hope comes from many giants, harden in the regular season, Durant in the playoffs can be harvested, and the star strength of the basic lineup should not be underestimated. But because of Irving's series of operations, the Nets' lineup system collapsed, which led Harden to seek another way out of other teams. Without Harden, the Nets wouldn't have survived? It can't be said that without Harden, the Nets' playoff variables will be very small, and the confidence of the team to play is not very sufficient.
Yes, the Nets didn't play well in the regular season and needed to be reduced to playing the playoffs, which was no one. And from that playoff game, it can be seen that the Nets are not very confident. Indeed, Owen can contribute to performances similar to those of a fairy from time to time, which makes opponents overwhelmed. But the problem is, Irving's trick he doesn't necessarily work out in the playoffs. Irving itself was a destabilizing factor, and in the second half of the season, Irving's performance often fluctuated. For the playoffs, a change in any one factor can lead to a loss.
Some people may say, then maybe Irving's performance in the playoffs has become stable? He's a high-level killer and has long been accustomed to the intensity of the playoffs. With Irving's ability, it is not impossible to lead the team to a higher level with Adu. With that said, we can trust owen and Adu's abilities for the time being. But that raises another question, and now the Nets' main output is focused on Irving and Durant. If the two of them are locked up by the opponent, what does the team have to fight with the opponent? Even if Durant and Irving's offense is very invincible and the opponent can't find a way to limit it, can the two of them play 48 minutes? This is a bit unrealistic.
The Biggest hole for the Nets right now is that their third offensive point doesn't meet the requirements, and all offensive tasks are left to Irving and Durant to solve. And if these two people encounter physical problems, the team will be very passive. Because no one else can stand up and respond, the situation is rather embarrassing. This problem has already arisen in the regular season, and the previous playoffs have actually reflected this problem.
In the first half, Irving and Durant led the team to a big fight. Everyone felt the Nets were unstoppable, and other teams that came up with the playoff form began to languish a bit. But by the third quarter, Irving and Durant began to have physical problems, and the Cavaliers immediately caught up. And the Cavaliers' style of play can be used as a reference for many teams, for example, they like to start blocking on the outside. This may have something to do with the defensive habits of the outside players, but it does cause a lot of trouble for the Nets.
The outside line was surrounded by two main players, and neither Irving nor Durant was able to pass the ball out in time, which cut off the connection between the players. The team couldn't communicate further, and the score of the whole game immediately turned into a joint performance of the two main players. With the intensity of the regular season, Irving and Durant can hold out a little longer. But now it's playoff mode, everyone wants to be in the playoffs, and Irving and Durant are very physically demanding.
If Harden had appeared at this time, the situation would have been very different. Harden can greatly limit the opponent's bag clip, even if the opponent clips up, Harden can also pull away, or even come to the middle distance to give teammates a chance. Harden has a chance to string together the team, so the opponent can't solve the problem just by draining the physical strength of Irving and Durant. This is also the reason why everyone was afraid of the Nets' big three combination in the beginning, the three people are together, and the team has too many ways to make the opponent lose. But Harden is gone, the most effective channel to contact the opponent is cut off, and the level of communication between Irving and Durant has not reached harden's level, which is very embarrassing.
So why can the Nets still take the initiative in the end? Because Durant's personal ability is too invincible. I've never seen a player's individual ability to go up to this level and directly raise the team to a new level. And the knight is because the lock can not kill Durant, there is no reversal. If it was only Owen, maybe he would have really beaten the knight.
For the coach, Nash must find a third flashpoint as soon as possible. From the current lineup, there is no very clear concept, because who can break out is really not good. And if you want to solve this problem through the lineup, the simplest thing is to open up the space of the ball play. Nash should still be familiar with this, depending on whether he will use it. If the opponent wants to restrict the Nets, the most direct thing is to hold down the third point. See which one has the signs of rise, directly press to death, so that there is not so much to worry about.