Series score 0-3, in addition to the first game was killed, the Nets are almost powerless, has completely lost the opportunity to advance, "711 combination" lost its offensive dominance, the regular season "Grim Reaper" Durant averaged 29.9 points per game, shooting 51.8%, the playoffs averaged 22 points per game, shooting 36.5%, the regular season Irving averaged 27.4 points per game, shooting 47.9%, the playoffs averaged 21.7 points per game, shooting 44% of the shooting rate, which can no longer be described as a sluggish performance.
Harden was still in the playoffs last year, the first round of the playoffs also faced the Celtics, the Nets played easily, 4-1 gentleman swept the opponent, it was only one season, the Nets were successfully revenge, Durant and Irving's aberration was only a superficial phenomenon, the essence is that Nash did not reflect the control of a head coach at all, although Nash was also the Nets head coach last season, but look at their assistant coaching lineup, the offense is responsible for D'Antoni, the team has played an epic offensive efficiency, the defense is responsible for Uduka, you read it right, It is this year's Celtic head coach who has once again built the Celtics into a top defensive team in the league, losing his left arm this season, and Nash can be said to be the original form.
This is not the point, the focus is on Nash's rotation strategy, this season the Nets continue to change the rotation lineup, play a good continuous start, overload use, play badly directly, do not get any playing time, so that it is difficult to form a chemical reaction between the players, there is no tacit understanding between the offense, the defense can not form a whole, more critical is the use of veterans, Griffin last season is the team's most important rotation player, the season just started when the state is not good, directly in a semi-abandoned state, In fact, for players after the big injury, the entry into the state will certainly be slower, as the season progresses, Griffin's feel is also recovering, after the All-Star Game, he will increase his three-point shooting rate from 24% to 43.8%, as the team's only interior line with range, using it well can enrich the team's tactical system.
However, in the first two games of the playoffs, Griffin did not get playing time at all, in the third game the Nets can not open the situation, Nash finally remembered him, in the 8 minutes of Griffin's playing time, he three points 3 shots 2, contributed 8 points, 1 board and 1 cap, the efficiency is very high, the opponent can respond when scoring, completely have the ability to contribute to the team, if Nash can change in advance, the results of the series may be different, the veteran who was injured in the Nets is not only Griffin, Ader retired due to illness last season, in order to return to the Nets after his comeback this season, he did not consider any other team to directly sign with the Nets, averaging 12.9 points in 22.3 minutes per game in the regular season, shooting a career high of 55%, his mid-range is still the biggest killer, many veterans will "pretend to die" in the regular season, the playoffs will play the best state, their experience is the team's precious wealth, but in the playoffs 3 games, Ade's playing time is still 0, completely abandoned by Nash.
Griffin and Ader at least remain on the team, James Johnson is a bit miserable, 35-year-old in order to chase the championship, in the offseason base salary to join the Nets, regular season average of 19.2 minutes per game, standard rotation players, his ball holding and organizational ability is the Nets is very lacking, tall enough to cope with the front players, but was cut before the start of the playoffs, just to sign the rookie Edwards who also can't play in the playoffs, no wonder Johnson is very angry, directly wrote off social media after being cut.
The Nets this season can be described as a very failure, Nash as a head coach always has an unshirkable responsibility, in this case Nash did not have the slightest rumor of dismissal, and Durant's efforts to protect has a great relationship, the Nets' salary space exploded, it was very difficult to attract the veteran's base salary in the name of the championship, but this season Nash's various operations may make the veteran who wants to vote for a good consideration, may not get the championship, and accept the humiliation of being cut and hidden before retiring, That's really not worth the loss.