James Wiseman, his play, will be able to elevate to next season’s Warriors playoff performance!
Clam? James Wiseman, that first year can be said to be a drag on the court, and since suffering a meniscus injury in May last year, he has only played 3 games in the G League. Recently, he also played in the California Classic (Summer League). Couldn’t play due to injury, but now says he can improve the Warriors’ playoff performance next season?
Yes, I’m saying this now, and no one will believe it, because it’s really unrealistic!
We all know that Wiseman had a lot of problems in the first season. The defensive position on the defensive end, inexperience, the tactical movement on the offensive end, and the pick-and-roll time can never be grasped… But you know what? All of the above can be cultivated through the day after tomorrow, and even if the coaching team can use it correctly, there is a chance to hide the shortcomings, and maybe it can be improved this year.
From a very small point of view, in terms of the number of samples in the G League, his defensive positioning, especially the screen of defensive pick-and-roll, is much better than that of him in college or even in his first year, although the author does not think he can Switching with high flexibility like Looney, but when he is slowly repaired, I think there is a chance to become Gobert’s potential.
The pick-and-roll part is actually good and bad. The defensive strength of the G League allows him to drop the pick-and-roll even with a small hook that he is not good at. He can still put the ball into the score, but if you want to use this trick in the NBA , it’s another season.
However, from the beginning of his pick-and-roll in the NBA, the more important issue is the rhythm of general pick-and-roll and short pick-and-roll, and Curry’s ability to attract double-teams is very strong. In fact, the author thinks that he is in the league with his current pick-and-roll ability. After all, Curry will help him attract double-teams. As long as the opponent’s big man is double-teaming, his size makes him in the rim without anyone, and when the opponent chooses other defensive methods, he can let him go. Poole and Curry with the ball in the future.
He also has a terrible offensive end, that is, when the line is running the green curry pick-and-roll, he can choose to cut or shoot from the corner, and his shot was on the gray in his first season. Wolves made 3 3-pointers in a single game, not to mention his finishing ability.
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However, his two major shortcomings on the offensive end are also related to tactics. One is that his field of vision will be instantly narrowed in singles, and even his teammates’ tactics will be knocked out by him halfway through. The second is that he is not familiar enough with tactics and often forgets. How to run tactics.
And these 2 items are the most impossible to use the garbage time to practice, because he can’t practice anything, he can only use the rotation time to practice in the limited playing time, but in other words, if Kerr can use the early season more Using the simple scoring method of air catch to build confidence, and then adding tactical elements to him in the middle may be an ideal way to use it.
Looking back at the defensive end, his help defense, predicting the timing of the hot pot is very good, and it also allows him to send all kinds of wonderful blocking attacks last season, but this is always the help defense stage, and he still needs to defend alone. Practice, after all, the one-on-one defense that requires actual combat training is also what he lacks the most, and he has not faced an NBA-level attacker for at least a year and a half. to train.
In the first year, his biggest problem was always on the rebound. This also couldn’t be used to hone during the injury period. He can only hope that his weight gain can bring more help to his position. At the same time, this factor is also very important. The opportunity to be an important factor in his playing time.
But, having said all that, why can he be an important factor for the Warriors next season when they want to go further in the playoffs?
You know, the team that the Warriors are most afraid of is the Clippers and Celtics, which have the most compatible systems. What they have in common is that they can make unlimited defenses. This is the most similar to the Warriors system. The easy way to do that is to have a center that’s extremely mobile, and the Suns’ Ayton is a great example of breaking the five.
If Wiseman can gain the trust of the coaching staff, he can do more than Ayton. First of all, his rookie season has shown us his excellent shooting touch. This is his greater advantage in the corner. The defensive end The Warriors could have protected him with more early switching, allowing him to play a bigger role on the help side.
The author believes that the content he played during this period, as long as his growth does not regress, several shortcomings have the opportunity to improve within this year. I believe that he can become an important factor for the Warriors to defend their title in the new season.
However, there are still two elements here, one is that the coaching staff must use him in the correct position, and the other is that he must stay healthy. A knee injury keeps him absent, whether he can continue next season. important factor in the competition.
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