Analysis of several reasons, the king has a high probability of a round tour! Although the ceiling is not high, the playoffs are not far
Kerr and Brown as Popovich's disciples, whether it is a dynasty warrior or this year's King, and the 14-year Spurs offense is actually a core, emphasizing running without the ball, cover, no ball, high position, I think it should be after Brown came, coupled with the growth of Sa Jr. and Fox, the King is really surprised this season, but it is still stronger than defense
I personally feel that Popovich is a reference to his old rival Adelman, perfecting and strengthening the Princeton system. This system pays special attention to space, piercing, and the biggest feature is high-level response... List a few names: Divac, Love, Dior, Green... So it's understandable that Sabonis and Brown brought the King to this level.
In fact, the Kings have Sa Jr. on the inside, a player like Sa Jr. is a typical European interior with solid basic skills, strong team consciousness, and a very comprehensive European interior, his arrival has made the Kings' tactical system more perfect, in addition, Barnes and Murray can also top the No. 4 position, which is enough in the small-ball era. Up front, Barnes is easy to overlook. In fact, Barnes scored 20+ points in the Kings' first two seasons, was a striker, and his defense was tougher.
In addition, young player Keegan Murray, although not as bright as at the beginning of the season, he is definitely a potential stock. At the backcourt, Fox is absolutely the core, and Halliburton before does have potential, but the positions of the two seem to overlap somewhat, Fox can play two, but not tall enough. Fox was completely liberated and the ball was in his and Sam's hands. In addition, the outside ability of Monk and Hult cannot be underestimated, both of them have the ability to say a word 30+, and the outside shooting is accurate
In addition, I think that being good at using the team is key to this team. But in the playoffs, if they meet the Lakers and Warriors, to be honest, Fox's superstar ability is not enough, his height is limited, and the King is likely to swim in a round. In short, this is the team, the regular season has improved a lot, but it is difficult to go further in the playoffs.