What happened to Lauri Markkanen staggering tune? NBA star himself puzzled by the mysterious problems: it All looks the same

NBA star Lauri Markkanen of the game is completely collapsed great since February.Evening magazine met Lauri Markkanen in December in San Antonio.

in the Year 2019 February was Lauri Markkanen until now, the NBA career of the most glorious month.

Chicago Bulls big finn played in ten match 26 points, 12.2 rebounds and a 48.6 shooting percentage average.

All star -level execution is switched in march to a six-game period, during which he has pocketed 90% of the game situation throws, but only 31 (34.4%). Especially three points are kolahdelleet irons: only nine successful out of 40 (22.5%).

Markkanen is not in these six matches once again exceeded the 20-point border. Also rebounds are not stuck anywhere near the same way as in the previous month.

Wednesday night's match in Los Angeles Lakersia against Markkanen was stoned all eight kolmostaan, and collected a total of only 11 points. The seventeen game situation throwing only four slip into the basket through the ring.

I Acknowledge that I don't play currently as in February, but I'm going to continue working as I have a habit every day, Markkanen grant to the Chicago Tribune.

– of course it isn't fun when you throw do not sink, but I know that I can get this translated, when you just go to the gym and take the game situation throws, and I'm not just in one place and directly from the feed ... but (also) directly to the carriage.

to Improve enough lauri Markkanen has lost the brilliance in the attack in march. EPA / AOP

Markkanen has been watching videos of their. Situation worrying has done it, not throw in the impact on their basis to be at the moment any technical fault. Still the ball is not sunk in the normal way.

– my Thing has always been that you watch the video, what am I doing wrong. Normally considered, for example, whether a jump shot, on my good balance. And now it all looks the same. They all feel good, Markkanen wondered.

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim boyle's according to Markkanen has to be more on the ball and transported it to the fields up in self-defense the head of the rebounds after. Too often, Markkanen has been boyle's view, too passive, when he himself does not have the ball.

– When he played well, he made those things more. His need to succeed the free throw spot. When Lauri embed one or two of those three at the right moment, it could change the whole game. So we need it from him, Boyle insisted.

the pilot, according to the marks with enough room for improvement also in the defence. Back straighten out, often too quickly. He told me he went through the player with.

– His game position retention has been weak. Another player to control based on the size and speed combination. He has to improve those things.

extra hours

Markkanen gets to try to tune her translation Finnish time early Saturday morning match against the Los Angeles Clippers. Works to facilitate the knowledge that the shooting guard Zach LaVinen is expected to return to the parquet. A small pier Otto Porter jr. gambling is uncertain.

One thing I like Laurissa is it that no one takes it harder than he, when he is playing poorly, Boyle said.

the Tribune, according to a 213-foot and 21-year-old finn is pressing an extra hour on the last day of chicago's training center in the Advocate Center.

He came and started work, what I love to see. So just have to do. Have to do more work, not less, when things don't go smoothly, Boyle praised.

Markkanen skills are not boyle's according gone anywhere – of course.

– it Is too early and wrong to say that something is wrong with her. We need him just a better game, so we can win, so I say it, Boyle summed.

the playoff chances of the Bulls has lost a long time ago. The recent weak sentiment is cemented by the team's position throughout the NBA's fourth weakest.