Almost half a month has passed since the Clippers were eliminated. In their players' lineup, except Paul George, who is still working hard to run his own podcasts, almost everyone else has "disappeared". However, from the perspective of fans, Big Brother still cares about the future of the Clippers Big Three. Although the mentality of the fans gradually collapsed due to the same script (injury) of the Clippers again, it can be said that the three giants can make people full of fantasy at least when they are healthy. Among the three players, only Cowyleonard has a contract. In three years, 149 million yuan was re signed by Clippers, which once again made Harden regret. It's hard for you to change the wind assessment.
The Clippers were out this time. Although George's overall performance was criticized, his average score in the playoffs was only 19.5 points, even less than 20 points, and his shooting percentage was only 41.1%. Harden lost himself again in the two crucial life and death battles of G5G6. But then again, it is clear that this time the fans have seen the root cause of the Clippers' problem. Leonard's injury is the root of the Clippers' exit, and it also left a huge regret for the Clippers. Many people are imagining that if the Clippers can really compete in the playoffs healthily, perhaps it is not the lone ranger who plays in the western semi-finals now, and it is likely that the Clippers will lead the Thunder.
There is no "if" in competitive sports, but for Leonard, he did disappoint the fans, even broke the defense. The last period of the regular season was a continuous break, and even he was absent in the first game of the playoffs. Since the Clippers' situation was still manageable, the outside world's evaluation of Leonard was relatively friendly. However, when he played G2G3, and his offensive and defensive performance was poor, coupled with the Clippers' final exit, many balanced fans could not sit still, Leonard became the target of public criticism. However, during this period, Leonard still makes people feel depressed. In an interview earlier, Frank, president of the Clippers, said that if the Clippers were still in the competition, Leonard's knee could not reach the state of playing.
But in this case, Leonard should choose to withdraw from the national team of the American men's basketball team and the Paris Olympic Games. Whether from the perspective of the Clippers or personal health, he should give up the gold medal contest. Unfortunately, Leonard did not make any decision to quit the US team when the Clippers were out of the game for a period of time, especially when the time from the start of the US men's basketball training camp was gradually shortened. Once Leonard finally participates in the Olympic Games, this is obviously not good news for the Clippers. In the first half of this season, the Clippers and Leonard reached an early renewal contract, which was finally finalized for $149 million over three years. In the following three seasons, Leonard's average salary was about 50 million dollars.
However, as Leonard did not participate in the last game with the team for four consecutive seasons, plus his first season (19-20 season) when he joined the Clippers, Leonard was carrying out load management throughout the regular season, and was suspended for a long time that season. To put it bluntly, in a complete season, plus the regular season and the playoffs, Leonard's knee bears the burden, that is, about 60 games. He has overfulfilled his task this season. He has played 68 games in the regular season, a new high in his Clipper career. In addition to the two games in the playoffs with injuries, Leonard has played a total of 70 games this season. Facts have proved that Leonard's knee has reached the limit of load again.
Just imagine that Leonard recovered a certain amount of health before the Olympic Games began. He first prepared for the war and then played in the Olympic Games. Although it took almost more than a month after the Olympic Games to start the team training camp for the new season, it would still be a burden for Leonard's fragile knee. If you think that Leonard does not need to do too many things because there are so many talented men's basketball players in the United States, which will not affect his health, you are wrong. Sometimes it is not a matter of whether you are tired on the court. The knee injury is very troublesome, and you need to take a rest. As long as you go out, turn back and run on the court, and run and jump, this is consumption.
Looking back, after Harden joined us this season, Leonard and George played much easier than before. They no longer need to fight one-on-one every round, or hold the ball to attack. However, Leonard still fell down without any signs. Now Leonard's knee is like this. That's the problem. No one doubts his ability, but his body is fragile and easy to fall at a critical moment. You have no way. Harden is really unlucky. The team he has been in these years seems to have all kinds of strange problems, which are hard to control artificially. Returning to Leonard himself, his knees, and his age, perhaps this is the root of preventing him from truly achieving greatness.
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