roccoschili Chapter 1076 1 Accidentally Wins MVP
Chapter 1076 1 Accidentally Wins MVP
Chapter 1076 Accidentally Winning the MVP
Marcus Morris is the twin brother of Xie Kai's former teammate Markieff Morris, who previously played for the Knicks.He is very different from his brother, he mainly swings at the 3/4 position, while his brother swings at the 4/5 position.
Morris Jr. has made more than 3% of his 4-pointers this season. When he was in the Celtics, he was a strong striker with a defense above the level of low backs, so he has attracted a lot of attention now.
The Lakers don't have enough chips, and they only have one Kuzma with mediocre potential in their hands. Of course, the Knicks prefer the Clippers' chips.
The Lakers want Morris Jr. for a very clear purpose, which is to strengthen the team's flanks.Their guards can all play mahjong at a table, but there are only James and Kuzma on the flanks.Kuzma's performance so far this season has been disappointing. His previous spiritual offense is no longer visible. Together with Rondo on the defensive end, it is already a "hole combination" in the mouth of Lakers fans.
In the previous battle with the Pelicans, when Kuzma was hit by the opponent against Zion, the scene of a car accident was almost the scene of a car accident. Many fans couldn't bear to look directly at it. This also made many fans realize that Wharton last season Let Kuzma play center, basically he doesn't want to defend.
Kuzma is 206cm tall and mainly plays the 3/4 position, but his lateral movement is slow, so when he encounters the slightly faster 2/3 position, he is easy to pass.He also likes to jump. Lakers fans call him "Ma Xiaotiao"... He has been in the league for a long time, but he feels like a stunned young man on the defensive end. Going to the free throw line, this eye-catching scene can be seen almost every game in the regular season.
In the NBA, guards with poor defense do less damage to the team, because guards are generally limited by their size and have a natural disadvantage on the defensive end, and they can wipe their ass against the wings and inside lines of teams with poor defense.But for a wing like Kuzma, and a wing that is partial to the 4th position, poor defense hurts the team, because the opponent passes him and he lays up directly, or it increases the risk of fouls for the center.
Why are 3D players popular?In the final analysis, you still need to defend, no defense, only 3, refer to the old Korver, the opponent will beat you in the playoffs, you have nothing to do with it.
The Clippers' move not only strengthened themselves, but also hindered the main competitors' reinforcements, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.Considering the strength of their team, their first-round pick is not that valuable.Only the unprotected first-round picks of bad teams are worth money. Refer to the Nets back then...
Through this deal, the Clippers are tantamount to exchanging Harkless for Morris Jr.The defensive end of these two people is equal, but the offensive end, Xiao Mo is much stronger.
Harkless's 3-pointers are unstable and his production is low, but Morris Jr. has made more than 3% of his 4-pointers this season, and his production is also good.In addition, Morris Jr. also has the ability to dislocate and punish opponents with a waist position, and his mid-range is also better than Harkless.
It can be said that with Morris Jr., the Clippers will have a more complete small lineup, and the already fierce offense will become even fiercer.
With Morris Jr., Patterson may have to go to the bench.Compared with Patterson's single ability on the offensive end, Morris Jr. can shoot and play singles. He is naturally a more comprehensive attacker and can enrich the team's offensive tactics.
Today, the Clippers can form two such lineups.Starters: Beverly, Xie Kai, George, Morris Jr., Zubac; Substitutes: Reed, Shamet, Jamek Green, Patterson, Harrell.
If you play a small lineup, depending on the opponent's situation, the Clippers can discharge: Beverly/Reed, Xie Kai, George, Morris Jr., Harrell/Patterson/Jamiko Green.
Even, the Clippers can push Xie Kai to the 1st position, George to the 2nd position, and play a full wing lineup.
This kind of lineup can be large or small, and it is indeed an advantage for a strong team to deal with various situations in the playoffs.Because Xie Kai is there, the Clippers actually don't have to worry about Lu Wei's poor defense being targeted by the opponent at a critical moment, just don't let him play.
The Clippers are already No. [-] in the league, and they are still strengthening. This makes other powers in the league very anxious, because the stronger the opponent is, the less likely they are to win the championship.
So everyone is trying to carry out reinforcement operations on the trade deadline, trying to catch up with the Clippers.
On February 2, the Clippers played away against the Timberwolves.
The Wolves are basically sending warmth in the West at present, and they can hardly beat any team against strong teams.They seem to have been rebuilding, but the lottery tickets in their hands have been changed one after another, but they have not been able to form a lineup to compete for the championship.In addition, it is a small market team, no one wants to come, so it has been rotten like this.
This game is the first game for Morris Jr. to put on the Clippers jersey. Of course, he hopes to use a victory to announce his joining as a good start.
The strength of the two teams is very different. The Clippers have Xie Kai and Paojiao in charge, and their offense and defense are very stable. Even though they are not very familiar with Morris, they still firmly suppress the opponent, and finally take the opponent lightly. 7 consecutive victories.
On February 2, the Clippers beat the Cavaliers away and ushered in an 9-game winning streak.
On February 2, the Clippers narrowly lost to the 11ers in an away game and missed their 76-game winning streak.
This is the Clippers' eighth loss this season. They currently rank first in the league with a record of 8 wins and 46 losses.
On February 2, the Clippers narrowly beat the Celtics in an away game and refused to lose streak.
Next will enter the All-Star Weekend, NBA teams will have a period of rest and adjustment, and then operate before the trade deadline.Those who open supermarkets open supermarkets, reinforcements reinforce, the All-Star Weekend is a watershed, and hitting the playoffs and being poor will become the choices of different teams.
Of course, the Clippers' choice is to compete for the championship, so they are still trying to strengthen because their lineup still has spots.
This All-Star game, because of Kobe's relationship, was not as cheerful as in previous years, and the atmosphere still seemed a bit sad and depressing after all.
In this All-Star game, the Western Conference finally won, and Xie Kai won the MVP.
This is the second time in Xie Kai's NBA career that he won the All-Star Game MVP. He himself is not that keen on making a splash in the All-Star Game, but because of the change of the game system this time, the All-Star Game is played like a playoff.In this case, in order to help the West win, he also played very seriously, and accidentally won the MVP.
The All-Star weekend is over, and NBA teams are preparing for the second half of the season.
The Clippers are still recruiting, trying to reinforce the lineup before the trade deadline.
The Clippers are now targeting the Lakers, whoever the Lakers are interested in, they will disrupt the situation and prevent the opponent from strengthening. In fact, in a sense, they are also strengthening themselves.
(End of this chapter)