The most aggrieved supergiant this season, who averaged 24+6 per game, was questioned as unworthy of an All-Star starter, and the Bucks were too unsuccessful
With the end of the All-Star break, now the players are finally ushered in a short break, in this time period we can talk about the performance of some players and teams this season, to say that the most surprising player, I think it is Maxey, even after the injury of the Great, he still led the team to maintain the top five rankings in the division, it is really unexpected, he is only 23 years old, the future ceiling is worth looking forward to.
And to say the most disappointing and unexpected team, then it is Lillard and the Bucks, in the offseason the Bucks threw 5 for 1 to get Lillard, I thought he could help the Bucks soar, but now the Bucks are getting worse and worse, now they are only 35-21, although they are ranked third in the East, but in such a record can only be ranked fifth in the West, the performance is far less than as good in the past few years.
Of course, the team's poor performance can't all be attributed to Lillard, after all, the team's multiple changes of coach in the offseason are also key, the previous coach Griffin, although the defensive system is not good, but the team's offense is still very good, Lillard can also play some of his role, especially at critical moments, but after Lao Li joined, the team's defense did get better, but the offense was paralyzed, they had no offensive system at all, and Lillard was also struggling to play.
may be affected by the law of the king of reversal, before Lao Li joined, the Bucks ranked first in the league in net efficiency at critical moments, and after he joined, the team's net efficiency at critical moments was the first in the league, since he joined in 10 games, the team played 3 times to the critical moment and lost all of them, as strong as Lillard's big heart failed to change the fate of Rivers, this change of coach may make the Bucks toss in vain this season.
In addition, Brother Alphabet and Lillard are not compatible, Lillard mainly relied on the playing style with the ball in hand during the Trail Blazers period, and needed high-quality blocking to help him provide offensive space, his style of play is very rhythmic, friends who often watch Lillard games can find that Lillard's three-point is generally scored in a string, but after joining the Bucks, he does not have high-quality blocking protection, nor does he have enough ball, and the offense needs to be developed around the letters, and his ball-holding time is very divided.
This season, Lillard 24.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1 steal, if the two top stars team up, the data sacrifice is understandable, but the key is that Lillard not only sacrificed the data, but his efficiency has also seriously declined, which also shows his discomfort - so far this season, Lillard has shot 42.3% from the field, 34.1% from three-point range, and the offensive efficiency is far below the career average.
Because of his poor performance and the team's record is not good enough, Lillard has also been questioned a lot after being selected as an All-Star starter, after all, in terms of individual performance, Brunson and Mitchell seem to be more worthy of being a starter, so many fans also think that Lillard became an All-Star starter by virtue of his popularity. If it wasn't to join the Bucks, but during the Trail Blazers period, it is estimated that no one would question Lillard's ability.
He had a super-giant level during his time with the Trail Blazers, and his personal scoring ability was very good, averaging 32.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game last season, shooting 46%, and a single-game 71-point performance, because of his terrifying three-point ability and big heart at critical moments, which also made Lillard considered the closest to Curry in the past period, but after joining the Bucks, he came to the darkest moment of his career, and was questioned.
After reaching the All-Star level, Lillard proved how strong he was by making it to the finals of the three-point contest and scoring 26 points to win the All-Star three-point contest. Later, at the All-Star Game, although there were a lot of All-Star slots this year, there was no defense, and everyone was fighting each other, but Lillard relied on his excellent performance and he won the All-Star MVP.
In the All-Star game, Lillard had 39 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and Lillard was booed all over the court when he received the All-Star MVP, and this time the boo was not a question of Lillard, but Hindi City fans were dissatisfied with Haliburton not winning the MVP, and here I have to praise Haliburton, as the host, he had a good chance to win the MVP in the end, but he still chose to pass, which is selfless.
In the end, Lillard became the biggest winner of this All-Star class, Lillard proved himself in the All-Star Game, in terms of superstar quality and scoring ability, he is still the top one among Eastern point guards, but he failed to play his due role in the Bucks. In the end, I hope that the Bucks management can find a suitable way, otherwise they will consider breaking up the duo in the offseason, they will only hinder each other together, and it will be difficult to succeed. Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the current Bucks? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.