Recently, there has been a lot of attention to the questions about the Lakers and the Suns.
While statistically the Lakers and Suns have opposite offensive and defensive forms, the Suns may be facing more serious problems. First, let's take a look at the sun.
Aside from Dub, there really aren't many people on the Suns team who can hold up the team. And considering that Beal has been in a cheating situation, he may miss a few games in the future, although he may be injured.
Should one of him and Durant get injured, the Suns could fall out of the play-in spot. In contrast, the Lakers' problems are still mainly focused on James and thick eyebrows.
Although Bushy Eyebrow has played very hard this season, there have been some symptoms of injury. The older James is still the core of the team in terms of offense and defense, but his age disadvantage has also caused the team to encounter some difficulties.
The last two games against Spurs have begun to reveal some clues. In these two games, the different situations of the Lakers and the Suns were profoundly shown.
In addition to relying on James and thick eyebrows, the Lakers also have two reliable players, Russell and Rivers. And the Suns have few other players other than Beal and Dub who can support them.
If Beal continues to be erratic, the Suns will only be worse this season than they were last season.
In fact, it's not surprising, because three people, Beal, Durant, and Booker, are all scorers, and their functional similarities are high.
Although possession of the ball is limited, due to their similar functions, it ultimately leads to a decrease in Bill's shots, which in turn affects his scoring. It's like a seven-pin socket on the wall, where one of the two two-ended plugs will eventually be free, which is not the same as the utilization rate of a two-prong plug and a three-pronged plug.
Unlike the previous image of the Clippers, although they are also single-handed, at least Kapenny is used as a defensive background to make the opponent unable to break through. The current Suns only have offense, but no defense and organization.
If Booker were to be tasked with the organization, his offensive ability would be cut in half. And Beal has just come back and is injured and has been running in.
Lantracel alone won't solve the problem, and their fitness has become a big problem. This team needs to make adjustments in many ways.
I've always felt like it was the wrong choice to have Paul and Bill traded. The two top scorers need a real playmaker around them, not the more offensive-minded Beal.
And, if Bill gets injured again, his attendance is not as good as it used to be. The Suns didn't give up on Ayton back then, and they really let themselves suffer losses.
In the 21-22 season, make a decisive trade and be able to get a lot of instant power, with only Booker and Adu at the core, and don't try to form a big three again. Beal is too injury-prone, and the Suns really lack a playmaking core.
This season, putting Booker on the task of organizing has created big problems. In the game against the Lakers, we can already see that this is not good for either the Suns or Booker himself.
And, with the Suns' current predicament, there are real concerns about Durant's risk of injury without help. Originally, the Trident wanted to make up for the lack of defense with extreme offense, but compared to last season, Durant, Booker and Beal have all decreased their offensive ability.
Moreover, the abilities of the other players on the team are too extreme, either they have defensive ability but no projection ability, or they have projection ability but no defensive ability. Vogel is also not very suitable for operating such a lineup.
Moreover, with such a salary combination, it is not easy to make a mid-term deal, so their road to winning the championship is becoming more and more distant. To sum up, both teams, the Lakers and the Suns, are facing some problems.
For the Suns, Beal is too prone to injury and lacks a playmaking core, which has a greater impact on the team. The Lakers, on the other hand, need to address the injury troubles of James and Bushy Eyebrows.