With a shooting rate of 35%, Alexander is not working in the playoffs, and fans: no three-point ability is a hard injury

Many fans found that this year's playoffs seemed to encourage confrontation, so much so that many fouls were not whistled, and even many games returned to the style of play of the last century, with both teams scoring no more than 100 points in the game. Once basketball returns to this style, players who like to play fouls will naturally see a decline in efficiency.

Alexander's performance in the regular season was very good, winning this year's scoring title, and he is likely to win this year's regular season MVP. But in the three games since entering the playoffs, Alexander's shooting percentage has been very dismal, he has only shot 35% from the field, and his average points per game have dropped significantly compared to the regular season, and the three-point shooting rate is only 25%. Through the observation of these three games, many fans believe that it is precisely because of the very loose penalty scale in the playoffs that Alexander is currently a little uncomfortable, and he has become less comfortable at the free throw line.

In fact, Alexander, strictly speaking, is an easier player to defend than a scorer like Doncic, because he has a fatal shortcoming, that is, his three-point shooting ability is very poor. So when his three-point shot is not strong, the opponent can retreat and defend, and he can choose not to defend his three-pointer. In addition, after the playoffs, teams will retreat to the middle and will not let him shoot from the middle range easily, forcing him to shoot more three-pointers. Since the referee encourages physical confrontation more, Alexander will play very hard. Because his style of play is more of a mid-range turnaround jumper, he is not like Doncic, who can shoot three-pointers and can lean on people to burst to the basket. Opponents will be afraid of both his three-pointers and breakaways when defending Doncic's type of player. Alexander, on the other hand, looks easier to defend, so that's the main reason for his playoff efficiency drop.

Many fans believe that Alexander's biggest problem is that he has not practiced a stable three-point shooting ability, and the lack of three-point shooting ability will become a major flaw in his career, because unsolvable scorers often have no technical shortcomings. For example, like Harden in his previous peak and Doncic now. So when the league's penalty scale changes, Alexander may have his stats plummeting, I wonder what the fans think?