In addition to Lillard's recent three-point contest title and All-Star MVP, there is another topic that has become very popular on the Internet. There was an interview with Lillard, and the starting five in his mind was a classic question.
Lillard didn't think much of it and blurted out, "I, Janduku, and then I'll choose Adebayo." "It's okay to choose yourself, and it's also the safest choice to choose Janduku, but Adebayo?
If Lillard is still in the Trail Blazers, it's no problem to choose Adebayo, after all, none of his teammates can play, and it's no problem to choose a star he likes. But the problem is, you're playing with Brother Alphabet right now.
Who is stronger, Adebayo or Brother Alphabet, about 100 people out of a hundred people will choose Brother Alphabet, even if you don't like Brother Alphabet anymore, you will definitely not be able to say that Adebayo is stronger than Brother Alphabet. The problem is, Lillard chose Reba instead of the letters.
Many fans have overinterpreted the lineup chosen by Lillard, but in fact, these five people are probably Lillard's subconscious choice. Of course, he chose himself because he wanted to reflect his self-confidence, and he chose Janduku to respect the historical status of these three people, and he chose Adebayo probably because he wanted to choose an inside line that had a good relationship with him and was suitable for him.
So if you pick the strongest lineup, Jokic and Bede are both better options than Adebayo. Lillard may have inadvertently revealed his innermost thoughts.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand that before being traded to the Bucks, the Heat was always the only home Lillard wanted to go to. Adebayo and Lillard are definitely better suited, compared to Antetokounmpo, Adebayo does not possess the ball at all, and has better skills in blocking and picking up ball carriers.
In the Heat, Dunroe and Adebayo's pick-and-roll can be played, what if Dunroe becomes Lillard?
Adebayo is still one of the few masters in the league to change defense, and Brother Alphabet has won DPOY, but when it comes to changing defense, he is not as good as Adebayo. Of course, Adebayo's weak projects, rim rebounding and finishing, are also his strengths. It's just that if he partners with Lillard, Adeba is a more suitable star.
Lillard and Brother Alphabet have also played for most of the season, and the partnership has not been very good. It's basically Brother Alphabet with Lillard, and Lillard plays well and gives up the ball to play. Now the Bucks' record also shows that the combination of the two is still in the stage of 1+1 2.
Lillard is a typical ball-handling shooting guard, and it's really not his style to let him catch and shoot threes. He's been shooting ball-handling three-pointers throughout his career, and there's no way he's going to come to the Bucks and suddenly get his hands on the off-ball end. The All-Star Game is very typical, some open three-point shots can't be made, let him hold the ball and shoot three-pointers, he shoots farther and farther, and he can shoot three-pointers in the mid-line position.
The Bucks aren't necessarily a pick-and-roll team, and the Bucks didn't have a guard on the Bucks team who needed the ball so much before Lillard arrived. There are so many options within the Bucks that can be used as tactical initiators, and Portis and Da Luo can both play a dozen.
There is too much overlap between Middleton and Lillard, and Middleton played fine off the bench before, but when Middleton returned to the starting lineup, everything was messed up again.
Of course, at the end of the day, Lillard's form this season is hard to compliment. Aside from that season of only 29 games, Lillard's three-point shooting percentage this season is near a career low, and his points per game average is also the lowest since 2015.
If Lillard's efficiency can be maintained to the level of the Trail Blazers, it will not be so awkward to play in the Bucks. He had no problem choosing Wiseman as his teammate. The point is that Lillard himself played poorly, and it's normal to encounter so many doubts.
In contrast, Brother Alphabet has always been at the stage of believing in Lillard, no matter how bad the latter plays, he also supports Lillard in front of **.
Remembering the All-Star selection that year, Brother Alphabet chose Lillard with the first pick on the bench. Thinking of Lillard's move to choose Adebayo instead of **10,000 fans incentive plan, this twisted melon is not sweet after all.