Nets fans rejoiced that the team won both Irving and Durant, but they seemed to have forgotten that the Nets actually established the lineup of the Big Three-Oduro. Taking the initiative to cut salary, the Nets can get 40 million in four years and get two rebounds, Wang Xiaodan. Yes, this is the basic set of the Nets and the key to their championship. But Atkinson unexpectedly put Jordan on the bench and continued to reuse the explosive center Jarrett Allen, whom the team selected with the 22nd pick in the first round of the 2017 draft. We cannot say that Atkinson's approach is wrong. After all, the Nets do not have any chance to win the championship this season. It is always good for young people to exercise more. But sources say Jordan's dissatisfaction was an important factor in Atkinson's dismissal. The Nets suddenly parted ways with head coach Atkins, and assistant coach Jacques Vaughn became the Nets' interim head coach. The first thing Jacques Vaughn did after taking office was to remove the team's potential center Jarrett Allen from the main position and replace him with veteran De'Anne Delly Jordan.
Jaley Allen is the No. 22 pick selected by the Nets in the first round of 2017. He has very good athletic and static talents. He is of the same type as Jordan in terms of playing. He can protect the basket on the defensive end and eat the cake very efficiently on the offensive end. He is currently one of the favorite inside players in the league. The Nets have been here for two years, averaging 25.7 minutes per game this season, 10.6 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 blocks. Overall, he is comparable to Jordan, averaging 8.3 points, 10 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.9 blocks per game this season. It can be said that the effect of the two is the same, and the performance on the data side is also very close. At his young age, Allen is obviously a player with more training value. Is it really Jordan who has a bigger role?
What was Coach Vaughn’s consideration in replacing Allen with Jordan? Can Allen continue to be reused next season? No one knows, because no one can be sure that the Nets will lead the team to a championship. To be honest, Allen is an excellent young insider, but the Nets aim to win the championship and cannot place the burden of the inside on him alone. For the next Nets head coach, reusing Jordan may be a more reliable choice. In a way, Allen is a lot like Jordan. They are all big shots who make a living in it. Once they leave the three-second zone, their power is greatly reduced. So who among them can better withstand the Nets' inside situation?
This is an interesting question. For the Nets, the greatest value of these two big men is their ability to rebound. Jordan has extensive experience in this area. The two-time rebounding champion can't win by luck, but Allen is not bad either. His rebound average has continued to improve every year since his rookie season. As the same type of players, Allen and Jordan have almost no different methods and functions on the offensive end. They either eat the cake after the pick-and-roll, or they compete for offensive rebounds under the basket and score the second time. From a personal offensive efficiency perspective, Allen is much higher than Jordan. This season, Allen's offensive efficiency is 110.4, ranking 94th in the league, while Jordan's offensive efficiency is only 97.5, the worst type in the league. But in fact, Allen's offensive performance is probably no better than Jordan's.