On December 5, Beijing time, with the team losing 95:133 to the visiting Phoenix Suns, the Spurs suffered a wave of 11 consecutive defeats. While giving an old friend Randall a victory, they continued to sprint towards Wenbanyama. In the latest NBA battle list, the Spurs also ranked last for the second consecutive week without surprise.
After the game, the Spurs also ushered in the second three off days in nearly two weeks, which is very precious when they are in a losing streak and have serious injuries to their insiders. Not only can we take this opportunity to treat the injured, such as Pearl and Sohan, but also it is a great opportunity to rebuild the confidence of young players and adjust their condition. After the game against the Suns, the Spurs, who have played 24 games at present, beat Wenbanyama with a record of 6-18. As of today, it is second only to the magic of Wenbanyama, who owns the “Beggar Version”, and ranks as the vice squad leader in the west. In the long season of 82 regular season games, how did the youth army who had played the first quarter of the games perform? How many highlights?
First of all, many fans may have unexpected and reasonable feelings about the current performance. When the off-season trade left the team’s boss Murray, the Spurs, who had bought a lot of draft rights, almost began to rebuild. However, reconstruction does not mean that it is bad. There are many ways to rebuild. For example, the Celtics, Heat and this year’s Pacers in recent years may make the team complete the transition and remain competitive through trade and draft. For San Antonio, which is located in a small market, it is certainly the best choice to continue to maintain the winning culture.
At the beginning of the season, the young Spurs did so. Under the circumstance that everyone was not optimistic, relying on the stable play of Kelden Johnson and Devon Wasserl, and the excellent integrity of the team, the team played a 5 – 2 opening performance. Under the condition that all the Spurs are healthy, they can still play a smooth attack relying on excellent transfer ball. Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last long. Just when a large number of media lamented the magic of Father Bobo, the Spurs began a bleak series of defeats. So that in the last 17 games, only the Bucks without three giants were defeated.
Summarizing the team’s performance, we can see that after the team has made a good start, due to injury, illness, rotation and other factors, the team cannot gather a complete line-up for a long time. In addition to losing a young player, Primo also lost almost the only substitute point guard. With Wesley tearing the medial collateral ligament of his left knee and Collins breaking his left leg, he has just played several excellent games. The absence of many games also brings many challenges to the team rotation. Judging from the current situation of the team, this season, Mr. Bobo will continue to adhere to the policy of “minor injuries and major maintenance”. When dealing with injured players, they will try their best to wait for their full recovery before playing, and also try to avoid the occurrence of injuries caused by fatigue in back-to-back games. For a young team that is on the rise, the training of young players is still the number one task.
From the data point of view, the Spurs, whose performance is not ideal so far in the season, can only get 109.5 points on the offensive end, ranking 25th in the league, and 107’s offensive efficiency ranks second to last in the league. The decline of the overall strength of the offensive side also reflects the lack of talent of the team’s players. Both Sohan and Peltel in the starting lineup cannot pose a threat to the opponents outside the three-point line, and the space is inevitably further compressed. Although the team has top shooters like McDermott, the team strategy of encouraging players to make more three-point shots also makes the team have the tenth number of three-point shots in the league, which is extremely rare in the past for the Spurs. However, 33.8% of the three point shooting rate is obviously difficult to pose too much threat to the opponent. At the same time, the number of free throws per game of the team is also the second lowest in the league, which also shows that it is difficult to kill the opponent’s defense line after the team lacks the ball holding core.
While the offensive team is struggling, the defensive team is also challenged. The team’s defense efficiency of 118.5 ranks the last in the league. The team is often unable to limit the opponent’s outside touch when its own touch is not good. Jones’s thin body in the No. 1 position is also easy to be targeted, encouraging rapid ball transfer, which also means that points may be lost due to mistakes. Of course, in addition to these difficulties caused by players’ talent and playing methods, the team’s playing method of advocating transfer can still be reflected. 66.5% of the assists rate and 27.8 assists per game are representative data of the team’s playing style. The number of assists temporarily ranked fourth in the league also means that the team has a smooth idea of ball distribution on the offensive side. In the absence of a big core to hold the ball, it is necessary to play this way, which is also helpful to cultivate the team cooperation ability of young players.
Tomorrow, the team will meet the visiting Houston Rockets at home after three days of rest. This is the competition for the Vice President of the Western Region, and also the best opportunity for the team to stop losing streak and rebuild confidence. In the face of the Rockets, which are also youth troops, whether the Spurs can restore their focus at the beginning of the season and maintain the integrity of the team remains to be seen!
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