The Trail Blazers play at such a fast pace, can Klingen stand it?

As the Portland Trail Blazers were defeated by Orlando Magic player Bane at the last moment, the team's record also changed to five wins and five losses. After the game, many fans questioned the formation of Trail Blazers coach Split, believing that he did not consider the team's center players at all. Configuration, over-obsession with five small lineups, Klingen and Yang Hansen have both become victims of this tactic, especially Klingen. Although he got the opportunity to play, he could only frequently turn back and run on the court. The team played so fast, can Klingen, a heavy player, endure it? Let’s briefly analyze today’s star players.

First of all, no matter what tactics and game strategies are used in basketball games, winning is the last word. For example, the Death Five, a highly skilled tactic used by Cole, was an unsolvable cheating device during the Universe Yong period, but now its performance is mediocre. Cole still insists on using it, so he has been promoted to the altar in the past and is criticized now. Rigid and stubborn, of course, there are many types of NBA coaches. Some train one kind of martial arts to the extreme and follow the same coaching routine no matter what team they lead, such as Thibodeau. Others, such as Thibodeau, combine the strengths of others and keep pace with the times and decide tactics based on the players, such as Spoelstra. But again, the premise of all tactical arrangements is to win. No matter whether it's a white cat or a black cat, a cat that can catch mice is a good cat.

One of the biggest characteristics of the Portland Trail Blazers is that they play fast. As of November 12, the team ranked second in the league with 104.4 offensive and defensive possessions per 48 minutes, only 10 lower than the Miami Heat. 5.6 rounds.

The team is young, has good physical fitness, and has the capital to play at a fast pace. This season, the team's average age of 23.8 years old ranks the second youngest in the league, only lower than the Washington Wizards' 23.5 years old.

The team averages 2,800 runs per game. 2 meters ranks sixth in the league (first Pacers 29,290 meters, second Heat 28,646 meters, third Wizards 28,485 meters, fourth Raptors 28,324 meters, fifth Thunder 28,163 meters).

This fast pace is a huge challenge for Klingen. Klingen's weight is 127 kilograms, ranking fifth among all players in the league, only lower than Nurkic, Jokic, Zion Williamson, and Lopez.

Can Klingen run? He currently runs an average of 2,735 meters per game, ranking 29th among all 96 center players in the league. The distance he runs is really not short. Let’s look at his speed. His pace is 6,920 meters per hour. This speed ranks 47th among all center players in the league. Through the field It can be seen from the ratio of average running distance and pace ranking that Klingen cannot run fast. This is really like asking the big fat man to participate in a sprint competition.

In addition, the speed performance of the other three centers in the Trail Blazers team.

Reese ran 7483 per hour. meters (ranked 9th among all centers in the league).

Lowe ran 6,984 meters per hour (ranked 42nd among all centers in the league).

Xiao Yang ran 6,887 meters per hour (ranked 60th among all centers in the league).

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Klingen's average playing time per game this season has increased to 24.7 minutes. Currently, the average playing time of the starting center of the league's 30 teams is 28 minutes. Klingen is lower than the league average, which also shows that his playing time is affected by the impact of his body's physical condition.

Then let’s look at his detailed playing time distribution of 24.7 minutes. He played 7 minutes in the first quarter, 4.9 minutes in the second quarter, 6.9 minutes in the third quarter, and 5.9 minutes in the fourth quarter. Of the 10 games played by the Trail Blazers this season, 7 games entered the final critical moment (the difference between the two sides was within five points in the last five minutes of the game). Klingen participated in 5 games. In the last 5 minutes of these five games, the average playing time per game was 2.3 minutes.

Many people say that Klingen should be replaced at the last moment against the Magic. Let me give you another cruel statistic. In the five key games in which Klingen participated, he only scored 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, which is less than 1 per game. In other words, his offensive role in the last critical moment of the Trail Blazers game was minimal. Even if he was replaced at the end against the Magic, the effect would not necessarily be good.

The Trail Blazers are a team that attaches great importance to quick counterattack scoring. The team currently ranks fifth in the league in counterattack scoring of 18.7 points per game (1st Raptors 21.5 points, 2nd Heat 20 points, 3rd Mavericks 19.2 points, 4th Pistons 19.1 points), and fast breaks are also difficult subjects for centers, and it is difficult for them to participate.

Currently, Markkanen is the strongest center player in the league participating in fast break counterattacks. He scored 33 points on counterattacks, while Klingen only scored 2 points on one counterattack. Moreover, he is by no means the starter of Jokic who can immediately launch a counterattack after grabbing rebounds. He cannot dribble directly after grabbing rebounds. He must first find the point guard and then pass the ball to his teammates, which will greatly affect the counterattack speed.

The Blazers do not rely on pick-and-roll cooperation, which also greatly reduces Klingen's participation on the offensive end. The Trail Blazers average 17.8 pick-and-roll possessions per game, ranking 15th in the league. Avdija averages 5.1 times per game, Sharp 5 times, Holiday 4.3 times, and Grant 2 times. The Blazers' lack of pick-and-roll play has a lot to do with the players' style and configuration..

First of all, the four major ball-handlers of the Trail Blazers have relatively average three-point shooting skills with the ball. It is difficult to use direct three-point shooting after using pick-and-roll screens to score. The Trail Blazers average off per game. The screen (score around the screen) was only 1.6 points, ranking last in the league. Holiday was the strongest with a 18-for-46 three-point shot with a 39% shooting rate. Avdija shot 5-for-20 with a 25% shooting rate. Sharp made 12-for-43 shooting with a 28% shooting rate. These are all unreliable hip-drawing levels. Grant only took 2 three-pointers with the ball.

The second is that although Klingen can provide a high-quality pick-and-roll wall, he is affected by his speed and finishing skills at the basket. It is difficult for him to complete the attack after the pick-and-roll. This makes the follow-up cooperation of the pick-and-roll ineffective. In addition, the Trail Blazers' ball handlers are not experts like Harden and Doncic. The opponent's defender can easily switch defenses or double-team the ball-handler. Now Reese has the threat of an outside bomb, so he is more of a pick-and-roll threat on the offensive end than Klingen and Lowe.

Because the team cannot hold the ball for three-pointers, it can only choose to hit the basket more. Therefore, the Trail Blazers average 61 breakthroughs per game, ranking first in the league. The four major ball handlers Avdija averaged 17.9 breakthroughs per game, Holiday 12.5, Grant shot 8.9 times and Sharp 8.1 times. In order to make room for the team to attack, Klingen also had to move outside the three-point line and tried to use three-point shooting weapons. However, his three-point shooting ability is obviously not good. Currently, he has hit 6 goals in 27 three-point shots, with a shooting rate of only 22%.

So why does Klingen still get playing time when he is so out of tune with the team? The answer is rebounding. Among them, Klingen's strongest and most tactical value is offensive rebounds. An offensive rebound means regaining an offensive opportunity. Klingen currently averages 4.2 offensive rebounds per game, ranking third in the league, only lower than Adams' 4.8 and Duren's 4.5. Moreover, one-third of Klingen's points come from secondary scoring of offensive rebounds. It can be said that this has become his main scoring weapon.

Secondly, defensive frame protection. Opponents took 16 shots per game in front of Klingen, ranking 13th in the league and 1st among the Trail Blazers. Opponents averaged 5.7 goals per game under his defense, limiting the opponent's shooting percentage to 35.8% and reducing the opponent's shooting percentage by an average of 15.5 percentage points. This accuracy reduction rate currently ranks first in the league, and it is a sky-shielding defense.

Finally, let’s take a look at the efficiency of the Trail Blazers’ main lineup. The current lineup consisting of Klingen, Kamara, Avdija, Sharp, and Holiday has played a total of 100 minutes, ranking first in the Trail Blazers. They lost 6 points, 3 assists, 5 steals, and 2 more turnovers per 100 possessions. The only thing ahead of the opponent was 3.4 rebounds, which is a negative efficiency lineup. This means that this lineup loses points against the opponent. Obviously the team chemistry is not good.

The final summary of the data analysis shows that under the current Trail Blazers' tactical system, Klingen is greatly restricted and has extremely limited room for growth. His inside scoring skills have no chance to level up, his offensive participation is low, and his potential development is also questionable. To put it simply, Klingen is obviously a meat warrior, but now he is given agility attribute points and bow and arrow skill points. Will this number be useless in the future? Of course, in the NBA, players have always had to adapt to the team's requirements, and few teams have to adapt to the players. Klingen's professional attitude and adaptability are definitely Yang Hansen's biggest role model. Since Klingen can gain a foothold on the second-fastest team in the league despite such a high weight, I hope Young can do the same!