Paper Guiluo City | With the Lakers' four-game losing streak in jeopardy, is it really time for Ham to step down this time?

(Text/Los Angeles Vansidy)

The Lakers lost to the Grizzlies and suffered a four-game losing streak.

In fact, for the Lakers, there is nothing to say about the dismal record after the midseason.

However, Coach Hamm is on the cusp of the storm and will leave at any time.

Last season, Hamm's performance was acceptable, and there were some bright spots in the on-the-spot command, but this season he seems to have hit the "rookie (coach) wall" and is becoming more and more confused.

Now the Lakers are more and more unhappy with Ham:

Lakers reporter Jovan Buha broke the news that the Lakers are dissatisfied with Ham's starting lineup and on-court rotation, and Hachimura, Russell and Reaves are all dissatisfied.

In a season interview after the loss to the Heat, Ham said: "It's easier to play a team without star players than a team without multiple rotation players (referring to the Lakers) that lacks multiple rotation players. "A lot of our players are going in and out of the squad and we can't find continuity until we're all fit. ”

Thick eyebrows didn't seem to think so, he said: "The lineup problem is not an excuse, the Heat set up a joint defense is aimed at our shooting." ”

Reeves said: "The dressing room atmosphere is not lively, we are frustrated, the lack of continuity is not an excuse for us to lose, we need to do better as a team. "It seems to be openly contradictory to Hamm.

Well-known journalist Shams reports that the Lakers' locker room and Ham are increasingly disconnected, and the contradiction lies in rotation and adjustment.

What's more embarrassing is that Lakers rookie Lewis liked the report!

It can only be said that the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings.

Now it's up to Van Siddy to discuss the coach's work.

What do coaches generally do?

- Work with team management to recruit assistant coaches and staff (such as team development coaches, video editors, data analysts, etc.), build their own coaching staff, determine the chief assistant coach, and arrange the division of labor.

- Advise the team management on team building and determine the target of reinforcement according to their own strategic thinking.

——Organize the whole team to conduct scientific and rigorous training and instill their own technical and tactical concepts.

Player training includes both individual training and team-wide training.

The coach is responsible for the team-wide training section, and the coaching staff prepares the overall training schedule for the whole season, including training days, match days and rest days, listing the skills that need to be mastered, down to the hour, every day, including individual training, group attack and defensive training, and special game situation training.

The coach has formulated a scientific and reasonable training plan, repeatedly instilled ideas in the players, and polished the offensive and defensive systems. There is a "binary theory" in the NBA coach's bench, and the concept that the coach talks about in two minutes takes at least two weeks for players to master the basics, and two months to become proficient.

- Develop a competition plan, including a long-term competition plan and a short-term competition plan.

Preparation is the most important thing and consists of several steps:

1. Pre-match reconnaissance, the scout conducts on-site reconnaissance and intelligence collection on the opponent's pre-match situation to form a reconnaissance report, and the reconnaissance report is detailed, including the opponent's offensive tendency, defensive tendencies and implemented playing style, as a reference.

2. Video clipping. Video editors break down the opponent's game footage into segments, categorizing and editing them by offense, defense, specific play, turnovers, rebounds, etc.

3. Formulate a draft plan, and the assistant coach will make a draft plan for the game suggestions based on the scouting report, data analysis and statistical results, video clips, etc.; the draft plan needs to set up as many alternatives as possible for discussion (sometimes the assistant coach has to start the draft game plan a few games in advance).

4. Be well prepared on the day of the competition. The coach organizes a coach-to-staff meeting to watch a video of the opponent's last game to discuss the proposed plan and then optimize it, and the coaching staff agrees on a complete defensive plan and makes a backup plan. After that, the players will be called to watch the scouting report, video and game proposal, implement the coaching staff's ideas, and discuss and finalize the game plan together. The players then went on the court to simulate drills and shoot Xi.

When necessary, it is also necessary to find time to hold a stage summary meeting and a post-game summary meeting to guide the follow-up competition.

Some good players can even be "coaches on the field", but they can't replace the job of a manager. After all, the authorities are fascinated, the bystanders are clear, and it is almost impossible for you to run on the field and still grasp the overall situation.

- Motivate the whole team and harmonize the locker room atmosphere. Coaches need to motivate their players, boost their confidence and morale, and often lead by example, training with their players and sharing weal and worn.

So how do you evaluate a coach?

- System: including offensive system, defensive system and special tactics (side/baseline ball tactics, key moment tactics).

- Command: Arrange troops, change formations in the next field, and command on the spot.

——Training: Develop the potential of players, improve the skill package, cultivate newcomers, and give full play to the residual heat of the elderly.

- Atmosphere: Harmonious and harmonious locker room atmosphere.

- Others: such as whether the ability to learn Xi can keep pace with the times.

So what's wrong with Hamm, so that there are many complaints, and the crisis of the managerial position?

What is questioned at this stage is rotation and adjustment, that is, a matter of command.

Ham has had a lot of roster rotation this season, having tried 10 starts, but the results were mediocre, and he was short-lived in the midseason and has been in a lot of ways since.

Ham claimed to be "trying out the lineup", citing too many injuries, big changes in the lineup, and a lack of continuity, but it didn't seem to be accepted by the players.

First, the changes in the starting lineup are frequent and sometimes extreme, and the rotation of the lineup on the field is chaotic and unorganized.

In particular, Ham has been engaged in five forward starters before, except for James, there is no second ball carrier, and the defense is strong, but the offensive space is jammed, which makes the players very surprised and incomprehensible.

Second, Hachimura's time was chopped into pieces, the role positioning was vague, and the use of rules was not organized, which affected his performance on the field, and he repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction in the locker room. Instead, Reddish and Prince are being put to good use, even if they may be doing poorly.

Third, Russell has not been reused this season, and the fourth quarter time has been cut and even DNP, which once conveyed a signal of dissatisfaction, and is now a "Buddhist play".

Fourth, Reaves was dissatisfied with Ham due to his poor performance in the opening stage and was released to the bench recently, but he was still limited in time (NBA reporter Anthony Irwin reports).

Fifth, Wood's performance at the beginning of the season was acceptable, and he was DNP for some reason, and Ham gave Hayes more opportunities, but after Pelinka specifically talked to Wood, Ham reactivated Wood.

These on-the-spot command problems are actually attributed to system problems:

- Hamm's offensive system this season is poor, although he has made more ball-holding points to block and dismantle, which is not as effective as last season (replacing Schroder's Vincent as a fraudster is an important reason), in addition, there is no weak-side running three-player tactical support, which affects the offensive efficiency.

It also led to Ham using offensive players such as Hachimura, Russell, Wood, and Reaves inappropriately, which was the cause of their displeasure.

- When offense is difficult, Ham looks to defense for answers, which is why he reuses Reddish and Prince, and why he starts with five strikers.

But now that the league is in the era of "heavy offense", relying on defensive energy is too much and easy to get tired, and a fluid offense is a better mode of victory.

At this stage, the Lakers' physical fitness bottleneck and lax mentality led to a decline in defense, and the offense could not hold up, and a poor record was inevitable.

This inevitably led to a deterioration in the locker room, and even Hamm's reputation as a chicken soup coach would not solve the situation where the building was about to topple.

When there is a problem with a coaching system, command and atmosphere, his dismissal is a foregone conclusion.

He can indeed find some reasons, such as many injuries and insufficient running-in, but losing people's hearts is an ironclad fact, and the team's cohesion has been weakened, so taking the coach is undoubtedly a way to solve the urgent need and improve morale. That's pretty much the case in sports leagues!

So who will succeed Hamm?

There are good coaches on the market, and the ones you can see are Budenholzer and Stotts.

- Budden's offensive and defensive system is good, but the on-the-spot command is inferior.

- Stotts is good at blocking and tackling, but he has played too few high-end games in his career (only 19 years in the Western Conference).

It's also a good idea to promote assistant coaches to take over, such as Jant, Ott and Phil Handy. In particular, Philhandi is very loud because he is popular, good at player development and aspires to be a manager. But using a rookie coach is also a high-risk operation.

At this stage, a high-level source from the Lakers refuted the reason for Ham's imminent fire (reported by reporter Amick), and Ham also came out to clarify that "the reporter's report is untrue, I'm very down-to-earth, I'm consistent with Jenny Pelinka, as long as they don't talk, I think I'm okay." ”

It's all about stabilizing the morale of the military and achieving a smooth transition.

In short, Ham's road to coaching is about to lead to the abyss, and it will be more difficult for him to seek the next coaching position than to ascend to the sky, and he may have to wait for his mentor Budden to return (and not with the Lakers) before promoting him.