With no defense and no chemistry, the Bucks really shouldn't have brought in Lillard

In the 18-19 season and the 19-20 season, Brother Alphabet relied on his outstanding individual performance + team record to win the regular season MVP for two consecutive years. However, during this period, like the early James, he also failed to win the championship trophy and FMVP.

Fortunately, in the 20 offseason, the Bucks introduced Holiday "7 for 1", and finally with the blessing of "Brother Alphabet + Holiday + Middleton", the Bucks eliminated the Heat, Nets, Hawks, and Suns all the way in the 21 playoffs, and successfully won the championship trophy...

However, in the past two years, with the fluctuation of Holiday personal performance, the Bucks' consecutive failures in the playoffs, and this summer, Brother Alphabet used "early contract extension" to pressure management, and publicly stated - "I don't want to stay on the same team for 20 years and never have a chance to win the championship again." ”

So in order to appease Brother Alphabet, in order to keep Brother Alphabet, the Bucks had to "cut off" Lillard. Because only by forming a more competitive lineup can Brother Alphabet be willing to stay. In the end, the Bucks sent Holiday and Grayson Allen and draft picks to form a "cousin combination" by Lillard.

After Lillard joined the Bucks, the outside world was full of expectations for the "cousin combination". After all, Brother Alphabet won two consecutive MVPs at his peak, and hit a 26+10 double-double in six consecutive seasons, while Lillard can also average 30+ points per game at his peak, and is confident that his strength will not lose to Curry.

It's just that so far in the new season, the Bucks have not played the expected results, and the "cousin combination" has not been as dominant as it should be. For example, in the recent Bucks vs Green Kai top battle, if this game can be won, the Bucks will be able to top the Eastern Conference with 11 wins and 4 losses, but unfortunately the Bucks finally lost 116-119 to Green Kai.

Among them, Lillard shot 11 of 24, with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Brother Alphabet shot 7 of 20, with 13 rebounds and 5 assists. It was also after losing to Green Kai, a potential playoff opponent, that the outside world couldn't help but question the Bucks' operation to bring in Lillard.

With no defense and no chemistry, the Bucks really shouldn't have brought in Lillard

Since joining the Bucks in the new season, Lillard has averaged 24.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, shooting 40.2% from the field, which has not reached the level of 30+ points per game at his peak. Judging from Lillard's current personal performance and help to the team, maybe the Bucks really shouldn't trade Holiday for Lillard...

1. In order to get Lillard, the Bucks' defensive intensity plummeted. This offseason, in order to get Lillard, the Bucks sent away two strong players, Holiday and Grayson Allen. While Holiday and Grayson Allen aren't as offensive as Lillard, their defensive ability and positivity are far superior to Lillard's.

The reason why the Bucks have been able to play top defensive efficiency in recent years is precisely because they have Holiday and Grayson Allen on the outside and Brother Alphabet on the inside, which has played the league's top defensive efficiency. And now after Lillard joined, the Bucks' outside defense collapsed directly, and Middleton and Lopez on the inside couldn't be counted on.

If the goal of the Bucks in the new season is only to chase the first place in the East, then Lillard's addition is indeed "beneficial and harmless". But if the Bucks want to chase the championship, then the introduction of Lillard and the collapse of the team's outside defense may become the biggest flaw on the Bucks' road to the championship.

2. Brother Alphabet and Lillard's playing style is incompatible, and they can't play the effect of 1+1 greater than 2. At the beginning of the team-up between Brother Alphabet and Lillard, the outside world expected them to be comparable to the "Dooku Combo". Compared to the "Dooku Combination", Antetokounmpo lacks a projection threat, so it is difficult for him and Lillard to create better and easier shooting conditions for the latter.

This may be one of the reasons why Lillard's offensive efficiency has been average so far this season. On the contrary, the screen cooperation between Lillard and Lopez can create better shooting conditions for him. This is mainly because Lopez has a certain shooting threat, and Lillard can get better shots as a result.

Based on the incompatibility of Brother Alphabet and Lillard's playing style, some people believe that Lillard should be allowed to completely control the ball and do it alone, so that he may be able to average 30+ points per game. But in this way, Brother Alphabet, who has no ball in his hand and average projection ability, will only be used as a "blue-collar striker".

And letting Lillard control the ball and doing the "dirty work" by himself will not agree to this style of play, and neither will the Bucks management and head coach. After all, even if Lillard fully exerts his offensive advantage, Brother Alphabet is used as a blue-collar worker, and the Bucks are equivalent to "cutting off their own arms".

Judging from Lillard's current performance in joining the Bucks, his arrival not only destroyed the original defensive system of the Bucks, but also failed to adapt to the alphabet brother in terms of play, and then played a chemical reaction of 1+1 greater than 2. This also means that Lillard's joining has not brought much improvement to the Bucks, and even the actual competitiveness has declined, so the Bucks really shouldn't give up Holiday and Grayson Allen this summer in order to bring in Lillard...