The Nets are already 2-0 behind the Celtics, with a team progression probability of less than 10%, and it can be said that the team's prospects for this year's playoffs are very unsatisfactory. In the first two games, Nets player Griffin was discarded, and after G1 did not get a minute of playing time, he was deprecated in G2. Nash used a total of 11 players in G2, youngsters Sharp, Edwards and Thomas all got playing time, and only Griffin was on the bench from the beginning of the game to the end, Nash had no idea of using Griffin, so why?
In fact, if you pay attention to the Nets' games this season, you should know that Griffin has no tactical position in the Nets, in the regular season, Griffin has dropped out of the rotation lineup, if it is not the team's lack of major generals, Griffin will not be able to get playing time in the middle of the season. With the deal reached with the 76ers, the team got Drummond, Griffin fell out of the rotation again, in the last 20 games of the regular season, Griffin has 14 games abandoned, 6 games to get less than 10 minutes per game playing time, it can be said that Griffin has no place in Nash's tactical system.
After entering the playoffs, compared to Griffin, Nash also trusted Drummond and Clarkston more, allowing these two players to get more playing time, in Nash's mind, Drummond and Clarkston are more suitable for the current team tactical system, they can bring help to the team, their rebounding and defensive effect is better, and Griffin has difficulty playing an important role in the team as the state declines. As a result, we also saw that in the first two games of the playoffs, Griffin was discarded and did not get a minute of playing time.
In terms of performance, Griffin has indeed declined this season, and last season he was still the main player of the Nets, playing an important role in the playoffs, and has obtained very luxurious statistics in a single game. Especially in the second round of the series with the Bucks, griffin's performance was shining enough to limit the play of the alphabet brother. Throughout the playoffs, Griffin was also able to average 9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, shooting 53.2% from the field and 38.9% from three-point range, which was a very good performance.
This season, Griffin only averaged 6.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2 assists in the regular season, shooting 42.5% from the field and 26.2% from three-point range, which is not as good as last season, and his tactical position on the team has declined, which is understandable.
Personally, I think that although Griffin played badly in the regular season, he was not bad enough to play in the playoffs, Griffin's ability is still there, when he finds the feeling in the game, he still has the ability to get high scores in a single game, his outside shooting, tough defense and co-defense, these aspects can help the team. In this year's playoffs, Nash chose to abandon Griffin, which personally does not make much sense.
When Drummond and Clarkston were not doing well in the game, Nash needed to make adjustments to have Griffin in the game to defend Horford, and such a change might have a good effect. With already 0-2 and no way back, whether Nash will use Griffin in the next game and let him appear in the game is worth looking forward to.