Can t exceed 35%! Pierce said Doncic s usage rate is too high

The Los Angeles Lakers have made all preparations to build a team around Doncic, compete for the championship, and regain glory. But unexpectedly, today, NBA legend Pierce poured cold water on him. He believes that players like Doncic cannot win the championship, and the same is true for Harden, and Brunson. It seems that the Lakers' dream is about to be ruined!

Pierce talked about Doncic on the "SPEAK" program. He said that if Doncic had always followed the current ball-holding style and the usage rate was high, it would be difficult for him to win the championship, because there were cases in this case, like Harden during the Rockets and Brunson of the Knicks now.

Pearce dares to say this, let's see who he is, and may not be familiar with new fans. Pierce is the second most scoring player in the history of the Celtics. He scored 24,021 points, which is very powerful. He played for the Celtics for 15 years. At the peak of his career, he averaged 26.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game. You should know that in that era, it was really amazing to get this data.

Especially in the playoffs, he averaged 27 points and 9 rebounds in the second year. In 2008, he led the Celtics, won the championship, and won the title of Most Valuable Player in the Finals, and was a true Celtics. In addition, he is also the man who can compete with James. His strength cannot be underestimated and is much stronger than Tatum.

So is what Pierce said reasonable? Let’s first look at Doncic’s usage rate. Except for the rookie season, Doncic’s usage rate is basically above 36%. So is this data high? Let's make a comparison with others.

The first, looking at the situation of players who have won the championship, Jordan's career usage rate is 34.7%, Doncic's teammate James is 33.8%, Jokic is 31.9%, and Curry is 32.6%. According to statistics, no player with a usage rate of more than 35% can win the championship. It is said that James is the dominant ball player. Look at the usage rate, it is actually not the case.

Second, after reading, those who have already won the championship, let’s take a look at those who have not won the championship. Westbrook’s career usage rate was 41.7%, and Harden’s 40.5%. Both of them have historical usage rates. The Knicks star Brunson has a regular season usage rate of about 33%, and in the playoffs, its usage rate is close to 40%.

Then, from the data, we can see that Pierce's statement is not a problem, and she is very accurate. At least the data can support Pierce's statement. The standard of historical data is that no player with a usage rate of more than 35% can win the championship.

So, the question is, what does an excessively high usage rate mean for the competition itself? Let's take a look at these points.

1. To put it bluntly, it is to waste teammates, but from another perspective, it can also improve teammates' performance. Originally, this matter is contradictory. Players like Doncic and Harden can create opportunities for teammates to score easily, but on the other hand, they can easily make teammates feel dependent. Teammates are used to the opportunity to score easily. Then when Doncic and Harden encounter high-intensity defense, this opportunity is difficult to come out, and the team's overall offense will be paralyzed.

2. Too much holding the ball will make the teammates lose their rhythm. This situation is not obvious in the regular season, but it will be infinitely magnified in the playoffs. Take Doncic as an example. In this year's playoffs and the Timberwolves, Doncic has good data, with 3 games, scoring more than 30 points, and at the highest, they scored 37 points and 38 points, but they just couldn't win the ball.

Many fans believe that Doncic has tried his best, but his teammates are not good. The fact is not the case. Especially fans who have watched Doncic's game will find that there is a situation where Doncic can score 10 points or even 20 points in one quarter to help the team widen the gap. However, this will also bring about a problem, that is, Doncic is playing alone, and his teammates are watching, and his teammates' feel is completely cold in the first quarter. When Doncic comes off the court, his teammates cannot regain their feel in time, so the Lakers have been losing in the connection section.

In contrast, Halliburton has been playing poorly at the beginning of the game, but in the fourth quarter, he was very powerful, completely opposite to Doncic, but the effect was very good.

3. A large core with a ball has one disadvantage, that is, the ability to be without the ball is often too poor. Whether it is Doncic, Harden, or Brunson, when they don’t have the ball in hand, they basically can’t do anything, especially on the defensive end, which is useless and becomes a defensive loophole for the team. Therefore, when the opponent strictly guards the ball, its power will be greatly reduced.

Overall, in fact, it is not just Pierce who said this. James also said in the early days that after several years, James developed a habit. At the beginning of the game, he did not attack himself after coming up, and let his teammates play first. I believe that for old fans, this should be known. The purpose of doing this is to reduce the impact of the ball-holding core and let teammates regain their feels first. Only in this way can they really play out. Then, historical data has proved this, unless Doncic, Harden and others can break the historical laws.

cannot exceed 35%! Pierce said Doncic's usage rate is too high to win the championship, Harden is the same