Marley, Johnson, Sebalos, their offense is quick and swift, not focusing on deliberate tactical coordination. They attack as soon as there's an opportunity.
This is also a current trend in NBA offense, giving each player on the court enough offensive autonomy instead of rigidly following tactical routes.
This flexibility and autonomy pose great difficulties for defenders. The Trail Blazers, who once had the best man-to-man defense in the league, now have their footwork slowing down.
The Suns are different from the Supersonics. The Supersonics' two cores are good at everything besides independent offense, especially defense.
The Suns' two cores are the opposite; their independent offensive capabilities are very strong, but other areas, especially defense, have considerable shortcomings.
Therefore, the Trail Blazers' inside line begins to bear a lot of pressure, and at this time, the Trail Blazers face a new problem: should Gan Guoyang play the four or the five?
