Fans have been waiting for a season of playoffs finally arrived, the Warriors, Suns, Lone Rangers in the West have successfully advanced, and the Heat, Bucks, Celtics and 76ers in the East have also successfully reached the semifinals. Looking back, the Lakers' luxurious lineup did not qualify for the playoffs, and what is even more regrettable is that the Nets, who reached the semifinals, stopped in the first round and were successfully avenged by the opponents in the first round of last season, the Celtics, and the dismal record of 4-0 made fans disheartened. You know, the Nets have Durant and Irving, two superstars who have proven their strength, and they are sitting on griffin, Ade, Mills and other high-quality role players.
But what are we seeing? The Nets have no room to fight in this series, almost all of them are pressed by the opponent, and it is difficult to play a high-quality offensive start, but it is eaten by the opponent again and again, and then it is ruthlessly reversed. Judging from the course of four games, the Nets did not have any offensive and defensive tactical system, almost all of them were trapped in the infinite singles of Durant and Irving, and Durant did not even have the opportunity to catch the ball easily. This is the four-time scoring king and the superstar of MVP and FMVP, and it is also the "god of death" at the key moments of the game, but there are frequent mistakes and crazy iron.
When the superstars can't play their original strength, Nash as the manager must bear a certain responsibility, after all, Durant is playing well in the Warrior system. In fact, earlier, Teacher Yang Yi also commented on the problem of the Nets, that is, Nash has not established a complete offensive and defensive system for three seasons, and the lineup is full of players with unbalanced attack and defense: those who can attack and score but do not defend, those who can provide defense but do not have stable scoring ability. As a result, the Nets' roster has flaws and limitations, and the team can easily lose control of the situation in the game.
In fact, in the series with the Celtics, the Nets have a chance to win one or two games, not to be ruthlessly swept 4-0. It's just that Nash's employment arrangement is too conservative and not bold enough, until the fourth game of life and death battle, and then consciously use Griffin for a while. Although the Nets' three-guard lineup has a flexible offensive and space, they can't put more pressure on Tatum and Jaylen Brown, so there is not much eye-catching defense. Durant has been in the fourth position for a long time, and the defensive end is too much attrition, and the offensive end cannot guarantee enough output.
So why did Ade and Griffin get hidden in the snow? There are other factors besides Nash's own preference for using defenders. Speeds broke the news that Ade and Griffin were hidden in the snow because they offended head coach Nash, and the reason for offending Nash was that Ade and Griffin had interceded for Harden, and Nash hid Ade and Griffin in order to establish his authority in the team after Harden was traded away. After Harden was traded earlier, the Nets believed that it was because Harden's playing style did not match the team, so they did not keep it.
When Nash was a player, he was indeed an excellent point guard and the originator of small ball play. Curry's ability to play this kind of performance is inseparable from Nash's role as the team's shooting consultant, which is his huge influence on basketball projection. However, as the manager of the team, he is really not qualified and has made too many mistakes in the game. Just as he was unable to take advantage of the player's height and size to balance the team's attack and defense, so that the opponent was in the box.
The reason why Lu Coach was able to lead the Cavaliers to complete a stunning reversal in the case of a 1-3 big score behind, in addition to his coaching ability, is that he is good at communicating with players, so that the members of the team can be twisted into a rope. Nash is obviously not good at dealing with players, so there is Irving's initial "Nets have no manager" shocking remarks, Nash can not convince the stars of him.