Clippers opening season review: What changes does Ty Lue bring? Is it really okay without Harrell? -NBA-Basketball

The three-game losing streak in the warm-up match caused a ridicule on the Clippers. Has this team improved? Can we avoid repeating the same mistakes? In the first two games of the season, the Lakers and the Gold Nuggets were both indicative competitors. Fortunately, the Clippers successfully won the game. The second consecutive victory showed a brand new team play. What changes did Ty Lue bring?

The “conduction” has obviously increased, pointing to the biggest flaw in the previous season. According to official data, the Clippers averaged 317 passes per game in a very small sample of 2 games, ranking 4th in the league, as compared to the previous season. It is the third-to-last 271 times.

The former head coach Doc Rivers was guarded by PG (Paul George) and Kawhi Leonard. He created the best offensive opportunity through a series of screens. The other green leaves did not “touch” the ball much time or number of times. Ty Lue introduced a different offensive philosophy, paying more attention to the concept of transmission of the entire team, emphasizing “The play after the play”, so that every time a player fails in a tactical attempt, he must immediately look for the second and third sets of plans.

PG and Leonard are both stars who are willing to pass the ball. In the second game against the gold nugget, the two scored 7/9 assists respectively. The Clippers passed 32 assists and the assist ratio was as high as 78%, surpassing every routine of the previous season. Games and playoffs. Although it has been repeatedly emphasized that the number of samples is very, very small, drastic changes in the system cannot be ignored.

Two new members, Nicolas Batum and Luke Kennard, can’t be mentioned. The former is the big lucky bag of the Clippers. In the beginning of the season, he took the starting PF position and handed in 8 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. With PG and Leonard on offense and defense. At both ends of the screen, Batum’s offense only needs to make a steady three-pointer in the neutral and act as a passing center. With his almighty skill, experience and basketball IQ, he has a lot of room for play in the Clippers system, playing time. It is the second highest in the team, which is unthinkable before the start of the season.

In addition to increasing the number of passes, the three-pointer is also the focus of Ty Lue. The data can tell the clues. So far, the 2nd game team has averaged 39 three-point shots per game, tied for fourth in the league with the Warriors and Trailblazers. Last season, it was 16th in the league with only 33.5 times, and 25.8 times in the previous year. , 27th in the league.

It is not that Doc Rivers is old-fashioned. In fact, the shooter is always a very important part of his offensive system. The past Ray Allen and JJ Redick are the best models. In today’s era of big three-pointers, Doc Rivers does not encourage players to increase three-point shots for no reason. What they want is “reasonable” to find the best offensive opportunities. Ty Lue’s thinking emphasizes “space”, opening fast breaks, Early Offense shooting three-pointers, creating offensive opportunities from the periphery all the way to the penalty area. The starting points of the two are different.

In order to implement the concept of space and three-point line, we must mention the core reinforcement of the speedboat this season: Serge Ibaka. Not only an upgraded version of JaMychal Green, but also a player capable of replacing Montrezl Harrell.