But I, who usually believe in Buddhism calmly, didn't go with the flow. At that time, my thought was-everyone said that Leonard was a contemporary Jordan. Why didn't the Clippers find him a contemporary Pippen? On the contrary, I found a paul george plant waiting for some time. If this is Leonard's choice, then I have to say something about him. After all, there are still a few people who can push themselves to the wall.
What kind of player is George?
If you let him play hard, he can also make the top three MVP charts, averaging nearly 30+5+5, barely.
But you know what? George doesn't speak wood, doesn't know what is safe, and likes to roll halfway. As long as you shoot 60% in the middle of the night, you can feel the pain caused by 9 shots 1 in the middle of the night. George seems to prefer the middle of the night. Do you think he is crazy and nervous?
At the same time, I found that George's psychological quality has yet to be verified. After all, his performance in the playoffs in the past three years can make me feel desperate very intuitively.
Let's not mention the fact that Russell Westbrook made a single shot 16 2 and made 0 of 6 three-pointers. Even if he stormed 46 points, it would be difficult to win. However, it is hard for me to understand George's 1 1 shot in the tiebreak between the Clippers and the Nuggets. In addition, I deeply feel that his mental endurance doesn't look optimistic.
From the perspective of leadership, George is not a qualified organizer. He only enjoys the thrill of shooting, regardless of the feelings of his teammates. History doesn't lie. George can't beat his opponent, but he can't beat his teammates. Otherwise, harel wouldn't blatantly blow slogans in the players' aisles, as if there were great enmity between them.
Of course, George is not useless, because he can kick without the ball. If he can, he will become a top 3D player like Covernton.
But George is proud and confident, and will occupy about 30% of the ball. He likes being single. What can you do? In this way, after all kinds of factors are pieced together, we can see the cancer of a team with disorganized ability, extremely unstable shooting and occupying a lot of ball rights. Every night, I think, if I were you, I would whistle in George's ear, too.
Leonard is a natural killer, a typical representative of the integration of attack and defense, and there is almost no blind spot in the attack, especially in the half-basket from the basket10 to 23 feet, which is extremely cruel. Yang Yi called contemporary Jordan. But Leonard is not perfect, his physical endurance is worrying, he has no leadership ability on the court, and his organizational ability is even mediocre. Obviously, Leonard needs Pippen more than Jordan and players like Lori and Parker.
Therefore, if Leonard and George are forcibly put together, it will definitely not get a good result. If I have to make a move for the Clippers, the only way out is to take this pair apart and trade George for a real Pippen. If so, the Clippers still have a chance. To put it bluntly, when a person's central nervous system is seriously damaged, what's the use of other parts?
On the other hand, LeBron James and anthony davis.
Because Leonard has two finals MVP trophies on his back, fans have temporarily lost their logical thinking ability and judgment ability, and always think that he is the benchmark of today's league offensive and defensive integration. However, this is not the case. Compared with Leonard, Davis' half-basket ability is not bad at the distance from the basket10 to 23 feet. His vision that anyone hits is misplaced always reminds me of kevin durant, who enjoys the title of death.
In addition, Davis's ability of attacking with the ball, cutting without the ball, curling and cutting the ball near the penalty line, eating cakes, shooting with three points, secondary attacking ability and so on. , are verified by playoff practice. More defensive? Davis can defend from the first position to the fifth position, and he can freeze the next side of the basket by himself, and his ability to destroy the pick-and-roll attack and the offensive and defensive conversion attack is even more numerous.
So the final conclusion is: Davis >; Leonard.
Davis was trapped in Orleans for seven years. In the playoffs, he averaged 30.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 2.5 blocks, but he only played 13 playoff games in seven years. He played O 'Neill's data and became the biggest loser in the league. Why is this happening? Because Davis has a characteristic that coincides with Leonard's-poor organizational ability and invisible leadership temperament.
It's a coincidence that you said James met Davis' criteria for mate selection. In the first year of their cooperation, they led the Lakers to win the championship trophy, which is enough to explain everything. After entering the playoffs, Davis became Zhao Yun who attacked the city and pulled out the village, averaging 27.7 points and 9.7 rebounds 1.2 steals 1.4 blocks. James became Zhuge Liang, the strategist, averaging 8.8 assists per game and defending the key players of the other side.
What makes me even more incredible is that James can change his identity at will. In other words, he can split up. Davis gets into trouble on the offensive end, and James will step up and take over the game. Yes, James can easily do anything Davis can do.
Whether it's scoring, rebounding, mid-range shooting, long-range shooting, low-post back singles and overlord's hard bow and so on. James did his best. Playoffs averaged 27.6 points 10.8 rebounds, 18.2 shots 10.2, shooting 56%, 5.7 shots and 2.65438 shots.
You may not understand the following formula: James+Davis = 1+ 1=3, so I will explain it to you with the idea of equivalent replacement.
James's overall situation and organizational ability are the highest in history, which should be more than enough compared with magician Owen Johnson, so James can play the role of magician. James's physical talent and superb basketball skills are not lost to Durant, so James can play Durant's role.
In addition, James and Davis can complement each other perfectly, so the final conclusion is: James+Davis = Magician+Durant+Davis =3.
These are the secrets of the Lakers' success, the reasons for the Clippers' failure, and the strength gap between the two sides' core structures.
As the saying goes, winning or losing is a common occurrence in military strategists, and it is a big deal to start all over again. So it is particularly important to forget the past, cherish the present and look forward to the future. If you ask me, what does "cherish the present" mean? Then I will tell you without hesitation, cherish the free market and the trading market. What are you still doing? Let's take a look at what happened to the two giants in Los Angeles.
First of all, talk about the clippers.
The latest lineup of Clippers: Leonard, Luke Kennard, paul george, terrence mann, Beverly, Lewis Williams, marcus morris, Zubac, Patterson, Maric Fitz and Ibaka.
Dual-core unchanged, losing Shmet, harel, Green. Loss: Because of the loss of harel, who averaged 18.6 points per game, the reserve team can no longer stand out from the league. Green's departure directly reduced the Clippers' forward ability, while Shmet and Green are both good space players. It stands to reason that the restricted area of the Clippers may be congested next season.
But the Clippers got new help from Kennard and Ibaka. Kennard is a relatively young shooting guard with excellent left-handed long-range shooting ability. At the same time, you can catch the jump shot, cover the shot, pull the jump shot and so on. These are his conventional weapons. Last season, Kennard averaged 2.6 3-pointers +39.9% shooting percentage, and contributed 15.8 points and 4. 1 assist. It seems that he should be a trustworthy space scorer.
I don't need to talk about Sergio Ibaka's resume in Kan Kan. He is one of the top forwards in the league today, and he is a successful model in rebounding, three points, scoring and defense. Last season, he averaged 16 points, 8.3 rebounds, 39.8% three-point shooting rate and 104 points in 50 games, which is the best proof.
One more thing I need to emphasize is that Ibaka's most famous offensive way is to catch the ball and jump shot. He doesn't need to attack with the ball, so he wants to make Bei harel more suitable to stay in this clipper with scarce ball rights, together with Leonard and George. In other words, Ibaka and Kennard can make up for the loss of Shmet, harel and Green, and also make the Clippers stop honking.
Then talk about the Lakers.
The latest lineup of the Lakers: James, Davis, Schroeder, Gasol, Kuzma, harel, caruso, Popper, Matthews, Horton Tucker, Tres Dinkel, McKinney and Markoff Morris.
The two cores are as steady as Mount Tai and can't move. Lost Howard, Bradley, Rondo, McKee and Green. Got Schroeder, harel, Matthews and Gasol Jr.
Let's not talk about Bradley, because it doesn't matter whether he is there or not. After all, he didn't play the playoffs. The Lakers signed Matthews to fill Green's vacancy. Sometimes I think that no matter how bad Matthews is, he can't be more desperate than Green. Well, I'm sure not, and it's cheap.
Replacing Howard and McKee with Gasol Jr. is definitely an operation to improve the Lakers' inside strength by two notches. I have great respect for Howard and McKee, but to be honest, their substantive role in the 2020 playoffs is not great. When playing rockets, they are basically sitting on the bench.
It's not the same after Pau Gasol. His offensive and defensive skills are good, he can hit the middle distance and three-pointers, and the pick-and-roll attack is very deterrent. His ability to deal with high and low positions is the best in the league. It is no exaggeration to say that when James, Davis and Pau Gasol are present at the same time, the Lakers can formulate multiple sets of offensive tactics, and vogel can play the Twin Towers attack, triangle attack, pick-and-roll attack, Princeton attack and moving cover attack.
Replacing Rondo with Schroeder and harel is a devastating blow to the league. Last season, harel was the best substitute player in the league. He is a representative of a small lineup, and his offensive ability of holding the ball in the middle is extremely destructive. Schroeder is the second best substitute after harel. His offensive style is extremely rich. He can shoot long shots, can shoot three points, and is good at playing pick-and-roll and organizing defense. He is a down-to-earth all-star player.
You might as well calm down and think about it. In the first round of the 20 19 playoffs, the pick-and-roll of Lu Wei and harel tortured the five-star warriors. So it's Schroeder and harel now. This is the fundamental reason why everyone is shouting "finale".
The reality is so cruel. Originally, the gap between Clippers and Lakers was bottomless. However, the Clippers did not "cherish the present", but ate a dead support, so the derby battle in the new season will become meaningless. Looking to the future? Perhaps, James and Davis will let the Clippers enter the reconstruction period at the speed of light.