Since the rematch against the Thunder, Ham has put Reaves back in the starting lineup. originally thought that the Lakers' bench scoring would "collapse", but in fact, they still averaged 32 per game9 points, 15th in the league. Raptors in front and Thunder in the back
Why is this happening? It's important to have a lot to do with Hachimura.
First, Hachimura digested 29 off the bench after Reaves returned to the starting line-up3% possession. In terms of efficiency, the average game is 63 shots to get 99 points. Combined with an average of 13 per game at the time of starting0 points, so to a certain extent, Hachimura can be regarded asClarkson, Oubre, Bogdanovichand others, whether they are starters or substitutes, can provide stable instant combat power.
Secondly, an average of 619 out of 3 shots6% came from the middle distance, of which 45% were after holding the ball8%。Therefore, Hachimura can be seen as James on the bench and shoulders the burden of attacking on the offensive end.
Of course, in addition to Hachimura, we can't ignore Vanderbilt's recent excellent performance on the offensive end. If you use the data, the average is 101 point is second only to the LakersJames, Russell, Bushy Brow and Reeves
Vanderbilt, meanwhile, also has a whopping 60 percent shooting percentage from the field. On the one hand, it is possible to effectively grasp opportunities when they arise. More importantly, it will not be treated as an "offensive black hole" as before. To be exact,The opponent let it go and flanked other Lakers players。Based on this, it seems to me that Vanderbilt is not out of the question of replacing Hachimura.
Reason: Defensively。As mentioned earlier, Vanderbilt has not lost to Hachimura on the offensive end since the rematch against the Thunder. On the other hand, on the defensive end, Vanderbilt is significantly ahead of Hachimura, especially the opponent's ball handler, which Hachimura can't do at all.
In fact,Vanderbilt has averaged per game since the rematch against the Thunder(points).(rebounds).(assists)., considering that it averages less than 22 minutes per game, this is still very efficient. Looking at it from another angle, Vanderbilt at this stage has a sense of pj Tucker in the Rockets period. Of course, Vanderbilt wants to completely replace Hachimura and maintain consistency on the offensive end.
However, for the Lakers, Vanderbilt's surprise on the offensive end was too sudden. To be precise, it seems that the attack suddenly "hits" open. It not only brings a simple increase in combat power, but also enriches the diversity of the team's tactics.
In the end, I don't think either Vanderbilt or Hachimura should be abandoned. If you really have to choose to give up players, I think you can give up Wood. In the final analysis, if the outside line does not play its own characteristics as a spatial inner line, then the presence of the outside line is not very large. It's not like Hayes, at least the athleticism is still there.
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