The Lakers step by step from G1 to G5! Should the rookie Reddick take the blame for the "mystery arrangement"?

In this round of the series between the Lakers and the Timberwolves, Redick's tactical arrangement is like "walking a tightrope", and every step hits the Lakers' shortcomings.

G1: Unlimited defense replacement was "named" by the Timberwolves, and their home advantage gave the

G1 Lakers' three-core cores only had 7 assists in the game, relying solely on singles; Timberwolves Edwards had 9 assists in a single player, and directly shot through the Lakers with the tactic of "named Luca + passer-by shooter". Redick did not arrange confrontation training a week before the game, resulting in the team's intensity not matching the Timberwolves - after the game, he admitted that he "regrets", but it was too late.

G3: Luca's stomach disease lasted for 39 minutes, but the plan was missing and there was insufficient experience in exposing it

G3 Luca's stomach disease was in extremely poor condition, but Redick did not prepare any alternatives and forced him to play for 39 minutes. Luca was restricted in offense and named in defense, and was exhausted, and the Lakers eventually lost the key game. This wave of operations is very similar to "gambler betting" - the rookie coach's experience shortcomings are fully exposed.

G4: Five small-time players played for 48 minutes, and their physical fitness collapsed and were reversed by the Timberwolves

G4 The Lakers led the entire game, but were turned over by the Timberwolves in the final quarter. Redick insisted on playing the whole game with five small lineups (Jackie Chan, Luca, Reeves, Hachimura Hiraki, DFS), but the three-core physical energy collapsed. Reeves scored 0 points in the last quarter, and James' shooting percentage plummeted. This is not a "trust lineup" but a "too much gamble".

G5: James tops the 5th position + abandons Hayes, and Gobert's "slaughter"

The most outrageous life-and-death battle: Redick abandoned the only genuine center Hayes (averages 7.8 minutes in the first four games), allowing the 40-year-old James to top the 5th position; he also tried the "space center" Kleber (26.5% of three-pointers this season, but he didn't play even a game due to injury during the Lakers). As a result, Gobert felt like he was in a no-man in the interior, with 9 offensive rebounds, 27 points and 24 rebounds - How is this playing? It's simply "one-sided crush".

Knector was iced: The "victim" of tactical adjustments

What made fans most reluctant is the situation of shooter Knector. The "inspirational shooter" who averaged 25 minutes of the game at the beginning of the season only played 5 minutes of garbage time in the 5 playoffs.

Kneckett's problem is not the offense - he received 37.4% of three-pointers, held the ball and 39.7% of three-pointers, and had a pick-and-roll mid-range distance, which is the space point that the Lakers urgently needed. But the defensive shortcomings are too fatal: the horizontal movement is slow, the defense two points make the opponent's shooting percentage increase by 2%, and the defense three-point increase by 2.1%, and the breakthrough defender is "taken and ask for".

Redick needs a "defensive player" to balance the loopholes in the three cores (Luka is slow, Reeves is small, and James is older), so he chose Kneckett to become a "tactical victim" - it's not that he is not good enough, it is because the Lakers need defense too much. Should

Redick be fired? His "merits and demerits" have to be seen apart. The fans scolded Redick, but objectively speaking, his "merits" this season are not small:

led the Lakers to 50 wins, third in the West, and "the third coach after Zen Master and Vogel this century"; developed a small lineup, running-in with three cores (James, Luca, Reeves), and the regular season effect was significant; activated role players such as Goodwin to improve the team's defensive resilience.

But "pass" is also obvious: the gambling is very good (five smalls are playing the whole game), lack of experience (G3 has no plans), and employment disputes (abandoning Hayes and Kneckett).

However, it is not fair to blame him for losing all the time. The fundamental problem of the Lakers is the lineup flaw - no genuine center (Hayes is embarrassing), three-core defensive loopholes (Luka is slow, Reeves is small, and James is old), and weak wing defense (except for Vanderbilt and DFS, there is no reliable leader).

The card in Redick's hand is "three cores + a bunch of loopholes". If Popovich comes, it will be difficult to hold down the Timberwolves' outside, inside and Edwards at the same time.

It is better to strengthen the inside than to fire a coach. The Lakers should "make up the sky" in the offseason

The Lakers were eliminated. It is not Redick's fault, but the concentrated outbreak of the lineup's shortcomings. The most important thing to do during the offseason is not to change coaches, but to strengthen the inside line - find a center that can protect the frame and pick-and-roll (such as Allen of the Cavaliers and Kessler of the Jazz), and make up for the loophole that has been completely exploded when Gobert's "inside gate".

Redick is also a rookie. He also needs time to grow, and the Lakers need time to make up for leaks. This summer, Pelinka's operations are the key to whether the Lakers can make a comeback next season.