Congratulations to the Nets for beating the Wizards 104-90 for their first "big win" of the season. This game, whether from the process or the result, makes people feel that the Nets are playing more easily, the team is playing in the right way, and the rhythm of the whole game is in the hands of the Nets.
The biggest difference between this game and the previous games is Nash's change of lineup, Nash finally put Brown back in the starting lineup this game, it is because Ofan's tough defense and flexible running position have raised the team's offensive and defensive ends by a notch. Before this game, the outside world was questioning Nash's tactical arrangements and personnel rotation, including why Brown reused Carter, and the appearance arrangement of the center in the face of different opponents, and even some US media believed that the main culprit of the Nets' loss was Nash.
As we all know, last season's Nets coaching staff included Nash's mentor D'Antoni, although only the team's assistant coach, the Nets follow the tactical thinking of the Coach, including the use of five small lineups, magic ball theory, shortened rotation, over-reliance on defenders and so on.
In fact, this set of tactics of the German coach has been proved to be a failure in the Rockets, and it is okay to play in the regular season, and the playoffs will expose various problems.
The good news is that D'Antoni left Brooklyn in the offseason because he was not willing to give Nash a hand at the Nets, and the ambitious German coach tried to find a job as a head coach. However, after interviewing several teams, he did not get an offer, and finally had no choice but to go to the Pelicans as a coaching consultant.
Although the cancer coach is gone, it leaves the Nets with a bunch of problems, and the coach has the problem of the coach, and Nash is not necessarily very good. D'Antoni's reliance on super guards has prevented the Nets from competing for the title, but at least it has kept the team competitive in the regular season, and Harden's single-core lead last season has also kept the Nets in the top rankings in the East. After the coach left, Nash lost Harden's instruction manual and could only rely on Durant's singles.
The Nets now give the impression that only Durant has a stable scoring point, Durant is not only an offensive killer but also a defensive core, the Nets do not have too many complex tactics, all the offense is around Durant, and a complete defensive system has not been established.
In the game with the Hornets, Durant played 36 minutes, 38 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists on 17-of-24 shooting, both in terms of output and offensive efficiency have been achieved to the extreme, given that he also has to make a big package on the defensive end, trying his best but unable to win, it is really painful. So far this season, Durant has averaged 34.5 minutes per game (first on the team), 33% of the use rate, third in the league (Alphabet Brother and Morant are in the top two), Durant not only needs to attack the city, but also needs to lead his teammates to score, because Nash likes to use the so-called small lineup, Durant often has to defend the opponent's big center, which aggravates the physical wear and tear.
Durant, who did not sweat all the time, could no longer be seen, but was an all-out Du who was both a father and a mother. If it's the playoffs, it's okay, the problem is now the regular season, it's a shame that a player like Durant who has returned from a serious injury is overused in the regular season, and even if he has historical offensive talent, Nash shouldn't let him score under the defense of two people every time.
I have to say that the Nets management is too casual in the selection of the head coach, the team has managed to form such a luxurious lineup, why arrange an inexperienced rookie coach. The team is well-rounded and healthy, and once there is one giant Nets missing, it is difficult to win games by individual ability alone.
Nash should wake up, Harden has been used by D'Antoni (harden led the team alone last season, the average playing time per game was the first in the league, and then the hamstring was strained, and now the bad state is related to not playing for 7 months), don't let the injury ruin Durant, otherwise the Nets will really withdraw from the championship race.