Can’t beat, just can’t beat
At this time last week, the Spurs had a record of 4 wins and 2 losses, sixth in the Western Conference, which was unexpected; and now, 5 wins and 5 losses, 10th in the Western Conference, as expected.
The 43 points slaughtered by the Raptors can be attributed to the absence of the KJ and Vassell twin stars; the 7-point loss to the Clippers, who are aiming to compete for the championship, is also excusable; but today they were beaten by the Nuggets with a full lineup. The strength thoroughly reflects the strength of the current Spurs team.
The content of this game is actually quite simple: just at the beginning of the game, the two sides came and went, scoring points one after another. Poeltl’s state came quickly, and he scored 8 points in the first quarter. The Spurs won the first half of the first quarter. Bite the score.
But in the last three minutes of the first quarter, the situation changed suddenly. The big man Jokicyo, the most capable passer in the league, led the Nuggets’ tall strikers to attack the Spurs crazily, scoring consecutive goals to open the score to more than 10 in one fell swoop. ; On the Spurs side, there is no effective and continuous output means, not even decent cooperation.
During this period of time, all outside three-pointers were inaccurate, and they could only rely on the personal abilities of KJ and Vassell to score some mid-range and breakthrough points occasionally. The offense was stumbling, and the defense was even more of a disaster. There is no defensive strength in the Spurs’ lineup, and the size of each position is a circle smaller than that of the opponent. Trey Jones was trained by the opponent crazily; the defensive core Poeltl is often pulled to three by Jokic Outside the second zone, it can be said that in this game, the Spurs were really blown away by the Nuggets from both ends of the offense and defense.
The follow-up game has entered garbage time. Although the Spurs have set off a few small climaxes in the middle and narrowed the score, but the hole ahead is too big, and once the Nuggets get serious, the Spurs really have no effective containment means. In the end, the Spurs lost 101-126.
In fact, after the first 10 games, the advantages and disadvantages of the Spurs are already quite obvious: the two-gun KJ and Vassell on the outside have unlimited potential, strong and stable personal strength, and can provide about 20 points in each game; Ertel is in his prime, and his experience, frame protection, and awareness are all high-quality. He is a high-quality insider in the upper reaches of the entire league; A great performance.
However, the Spurs also have many shortcomings: point guards and power forwards are not strong enough, and Primo, who was originally going to be trained, was laid off due to personal reasons, making the selection of personnel at the first position even more difficult. Point guard Jones and power forward Sohan are both young and immature. It is okay to go up and “sneak chicken” occasionally, but it is difficult to make continuous contributions to the team; the outside three-point firepower is insufficient, and the game against the Nuggets was fully exposed ;Although the two twin stars have great potential, they still need to grow up, and they don’t have the ability to be independent for the time being…
This week’s game, let us see the hard power gap between the Spurs and the playoff teams, but the season is long, whether they are swimming naked or running in, let us look forward to their performance in the future!
The evildoer has been eliminated, and Du Shao returns to the land god?
Now, the most tormented person in the entire league is none other than Kyrie Irving.
On October 28, Owen retweeted a promotional image of a movie called “Hebrews to Blacks: Awakening African Americans”, which is considered to contain anti-Semitic ideas. One stone caused a thousand waves, and Owen was quickly accused of blasting by all parties. Even Nets owner Tsai Chong-hsin went off the field in person, accusing Irving of disappointing behavior.
Under the pressure of public opinion from all sides, Owen, who has always gone his own way, gave in and deleted the controversial tweet, expressing that he had no anti-Semitic thoughts, but did not expressly apologize.
However, Xiao Hua and Cai Chongxin did not intend to let him go. Xiao Hua publicly stated that he was “very disappointed” with Owen’s behavior; Cai Chongxin directly suspended Owen and put forward six demands, including apology, donations, and anti-hate Training, etc., can only return to the team if they are all completed; and at the commercial level, Nike also took a stab at Irving today, issuing a statement announcing the suspension of its partnership with Irving.
For Owen, he may be facing the most tangled and struggling choice in his life: if he refuses to accept his softness, he may be swept out of the league and lose tens of millions of his wealth; , from now on you have to be a man with your tail between your legs.
Regarding profound topics such as racial discrimination and freedom of speech, the author does not have enough knowledge to discuss in depth. Speaking of the game itself, the Nets are now in a precarious situation:
The head coach was fired, the second leader of the team was suspended, and the third leader was “mentally unhealthy” for a year, and his performance has been pulling his hips. However, under such circumstances, Durant led the team with a single core and achieved two consecutive victories, slightly reversing the losing streak at the beginning of the season.
Facing the Wizards, he scored a quasi triple-double of 28+9+11; facing the Hornets, he scored 27+8+2. In the absence of Irving and Simmons, Durant supported the team alone. Role players such as Clarkston, Harris, Thomas, and Yuta Watanabe also performed well, playing excellent team basketball and aggressive defense.
Durant has always been the unsolvable scoring machine. Without the unprofessional Simmons and the self-indulgent Irving, the Nets are gradually on the right track. In fact, this is not necessarily a bad thing for the team itself. At least exercise This not only improves the strength of the substitute, but also allows the two “big gods” time to calm down and think about their careers.
If Irving and Simmons return with a dedicated attitude, can Du Shao return to the land gods and lead the Nets to the top?
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