When countless teams turned into the Iron Cavalry of the Northern Expedition, the sun collapsed.
In the last 11 games, the Suns ended up with 3 wins and 8 losses, and are currently ranked 11th in the West, officially falling out of the play-offs.
Adu's repeated air cuts, Booker's form declined, and Beal's re-injury froze the team's heart to freezing point.
The fans collectively broke the defense, some had meetings, some recalled the past, but no one looked forward to the future, as if the future of the Sun was already waning.
Even within the players, there was discord, Suns player Eric Gordon said after the end of the last game:
When I first came to the Suns, I had a good tactical position on the team and could play a relatively important role on the offensive end. ”
But lately I've barely been able to get a shot and I'm sure people know what I'm capable of and know I'm here to win, I can score in big games and at the same time, I need more of the ball and I'll ask Vogel. ”
Publicly expressing displeasure is just the tip of the iceberg of locker room problemsBut the team can't win, and similar grievances will only grow.
Moreover, the Suns do not have any solution at present, and their salary space has been completely locked by the Big Three.
Adu and Booker are not for sale, and Bill is a premium item smashed in his hands.
This offseason, the Suns seem to have completed a drastic overhaul, changing the head coach, trading Paul and Dunbao, and trading back Beal and Nurkic.
thought that with the power of the Big Three, they could sweep the world by scoring, but who expected that the giants would count the number of games they played together on one hand.
Booker and Beal have been injured in a row, but it is the aging Adu who has become the one who carries the team.
In an effort to change the status quo for the team, Booker is also making sacrifices
He obeyed the coach's arrangement and tried to become an organizational two-way defender, but as a result, he cut off both feet, and the team's offense not only did not become more fluid, but became hesitant and struggling.
Adu's physical problems also gradually appeared, and he consciously lost weight after the major injury
As a result, Durant's confrontation ability has declined significantly, and the once proud ability to hold the ball and attack the frame has almost zero.
Now Adu, more often than not, can only rely on the outside to hold the ball to initiate an offense, dry pull shooting as an end, this mode of offense, often in the first three quarters of the efficient and unsolvable.
But once in the fourth quarter, Durant's physical strength declines, or he is targeted by the enemy's defense, and his effectiveness is greatly reduced.
In addition, after losing the ability to attack the frame, Durant's ability to shoot the ball has declined, and it is difficult to mobilize other players on the court.
That's why we often see the Suns' role players outplaying each other.
If it's just offense, the Suns' problems on the defensive end are even more serious, with a lack of resources and no defensive giantsEven Vogel, who is known for his defense, has not been able to develop an effective defensive system.
Where is the future of the sun?At the moment, there seems to be only confusion.
Who would have thought that when the teams were on the Northern Expedition, the Sun would become the object of the Northern Expedition.