Blue-collar workers in the big game? There are more playing time in the playoffs than in the regular season, no wonder they average 7 points per game of 80 million

In the NBA, players can be roughly divided into these types: superstars, league superstars, all-stars, stars, blue-collar workers, rotational players and edge rotational players. Superstars are rare in the league, and there are very few superstars in the league. There is not much difference between All-Stars and stars. It is even said that some blue-collar players have a better role in large-scale games than some All-Star players. This is why many blue-collar players seem average in data, but have always been able to win big contracts. Blue-collar players like

are treasures for any team. In the past, Danny Green of the Lakers was such a player. Relying on his excellent three-point shooting and defensive ability, he helped three teams win championships. Danny Green, a player, may be very iron-hard in the regular season, and sometimes they will be abandoned because of iron, but no one dares to abandon him in the playoffs. In the playoffs, his playing time may be more than the regular season, because his experience and offense can help the team.

Generally speaking, the playing time of stars will increase in the playoffs, and the playing time of role players will decrease, especially for substitutes, it is understandable that the starting blue-collar players will increase in the playing time. You are a substitute, and you are a substitute player, and will you be reused in the playoffs? This season, a substitute broke our conventional perception. He is Caruso. I believe many Lakers fans are familiar with Caruso. He is a former Lakers player.

Caruso averaged 7.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game in the regular season this season, with a shooting percentage of 44.6% and a three-point shooting percentage of 35.3%. With such little playing time per game, Caruso would get at most a mini middle class contract, but the reality is that the Thunder gave him a four-year, 81 million contract extension this season, which many fans thought was not worth it at the time.

This is the largest contract Caruso can sign, and the Thunder immediately sent the contract when Caruso can renew the contract, which is enough to show their sincerity. Although many fans thought the contract was not worth it at that time, they probably said it was really good now. Caruso didn't get much playing time in the regular season because of injury protection and the team needed to give other young players some playing time to play.

And in the playoffs, the team's rotation has been reduced, and valuable players' playing time will increase. Caruso has shown his value. In the playoffs, Caruso has averaged 8.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 45.8%. The three-point shooting percentage is 41.5%, and you can make 1.7 three-pointers per game. Some fans may also say: Caruso's playing time has not improved a lot?

The main reason why Caruso's playing time is not much is that many times Caruso defends the opponent's center, and he can't defend some balls and can only choose to foul because he has more fouls, so he has less playing time. In addition, the team sometimes easily completes big wins, and Caruso also doesn't get too much playing time, such as the Timberwolves' G5, because there was no suspense in the game early, so Caruso only played 24 minutes. In the G4 series between the two sides, Caruso played for 33.5 minutes because of the last moment of fierce battle. How does Caruso's performance translate into 36 minutes? His average number of playoffs is 14 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2.9 steals. With such performance and efficiency, the top blue-collar workers are worth a contract worth 80 million? Caruso is one of the best backcourt defenders in the active league. He can defend his opponents all over the court. As a backcourt player, he can even defend inside players like Gobert and Jokic.

Caruso was able to win an 80 million contract extension because he was unable to show value in many aspects. Edwards, who performed well in the first two rounds of the playoffs, encountered Caruso's defense in the Western Conference Finals, but was defeated, especially in the last two games. Facing Caruso's defense, his offensive efficiency dropped seriously. Caruso was selected as the best defense. If it weren't for injury this season, his ability would have a chance to be selected as the best defense team.

Although ordinary data cannot show Caruso's role, advanced data can better illustrate Caruso's excellence. His net efficiency has reached 17.4 in the playoffs so far. The team won 17.4 points on the court in a hundred rounds, ranking third in the league, and his defensive efficiency of 99.6 is second in the league. Previously, famous speaker Skip commented on Caruso. He said: Caruso's value is reflected in both offense and defense. His basketball IQ is extremely high, his prediction ability is outstanding, and his athletic ability is also very strong. Looking at Caruso now, I don't know what the Lakers management will think. Isn't this ability much stronger than Tucker?

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