11 points on 17 shooting, was blown up by Tatum, and the score is not as good as the rookie on the team, will he be the next Ariza?

The best performance of the stars is the best matchup.

In the past year, Bridges has reached a critical juncture in his career. He went from being the Suns' No. 3 or fourth to being the centerpiece of a team. He was also selected for the U.S. men's basketball team in the summer.

Bridges is an excellent striker with slender limbs and excellent technique. The style of play is steady and solid. After coming to the Nets last season, his scoring average soared to 26 points per game.

However, Bridges at that stage had unlimited firing rights, and last season's Nets were mostly practice-oriented. The Nets have formed a competitive roster this season, and they are looking to produce results, and Bridges is facing a higher challenge as the core.

1. When encountering greater intensity, the scoring efficiency declines

After the start of the game, Bridges' average data per game was fixed at 20+5+4. There has been a drop from last season, and Bridges is a bit uncomfortable against higher defensive intensity and stronger opponents.

In the home game against the Celtics, Bridges scored 19 points on 7-of-20 shooting and was blown out by Tatum on the opposite side. And, judging from the performance of this season, the core of the team is more like the young Thomas. Bridges is not as good as Thomas in some ways, especially his key ball ability and leadership temperament.

Some believe that Bridges' relapse is due to not getting used to the rhythm of the game, while others believe that Bridges is not fit to be a leader at all.

Bridges quickly showed his two outstanding strengths after entering the NBA: shooting on the offensive end Bridges is extremely solid and his mid-to-long-range shooting is a great threat. He's an excellent three-point shooter. He averaged nearly 38 percent three-point shooting in his career and shot 42.5 percent from three-point range in a single season.

Defensively, Bridges has excellent reach and moves fast. Although Bridges is on the surface as the team's small forward, Bridges defends opposing guards most of the time. He has not had less than one steal in a season, and he has had nearly one block in several seasons, and is in Pot 1 among outside players.

However, Bridges has Booker, Paul and Ayton around him, and he is considered the team's third or fourth scorer for the most part. His scoring comes mainly from cutting off the ball, shooting from the spot, and switching offenses. None of these scoring methods are very difficult. In other words, it's not how stars score.

When Bridges came to the Nets, his ball-handling offense grew a lot. Hit the highest scoring efficiency of his career.

Correspondingly, through an offseason study, various teams gradually discovered Bridges' offensive problems. First, Bridges is relatively thin and weak, and his ability to fight is not strong, and his shooting relies more on his height to avoid physical contact with opponents. Once a player with a strong confrontation is replaced to jam Bridges' bottom handicap, Bridges' offensive efficiency will plummet.

Playing against the Greens, the Greens had Tatum Brown Holiday and all three were strong players who put a lot of pressure on Bridges. Bridges doesn't have a good solution to this point.

2. The ability to control the movement is average, and he is not good at driving his teammates

Second, Bridges' control skills are only qualified. During his years with the Suns, Bridges rarely played ball-handling tactics. Therefore, there is no time to practice your own control skills. Bridges is taller, has a higher center of gravity on the dribble, and has a high turnover rate. When he plays with the ball, he relies heavily on pick-and-roll screens, and if his teammates can't create opportunities for him to cover, he'll be dead.

In this regard, he is far inferior to his teammate Thomas, who has a talent for handling the ball and dribbling smoothly. Thomas' points per game average, as well as singles scores, are among the best this season.

Third, Bridges doesn't have what it takes to drive his teammates. Bridges has just 2.3 career assists, compared to 3.8 this season. But it was also accompanied by an average of 2.2 turnovers per game. If a player wants to be the core, he has to develop a good passing hand to drive and find his teammates.

The organization of the Nets is basically left to Dinwiddie. If Bridges doesn't have the ability to lead his teammates, it's easy to be limited in key moments, and opponents can target them. It's the ability to determine a player's ceiling.

3. Or become the next Ariza?

Bridges' career trajectory is a bit like Ariza's, who also came into the NBA as a 3-and-D player. There are also many similarities between the two in terms of body shape and style of play.

After Ariza left the Lakers for the Rockets, he played more than 37 minutes in his first season. The Rockets gave him a lot of opportunities, but Ariza couldn't play it for a long time, and eventually became an ordinary 3D.

Bridges is better than Ariza in terms of talent and ability, but his physical gifts, individual ability, and ball-handling skills limit his ceiling. If the current Bridges is used as a secondary attacker, it may be able to achieve unexpected results.

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