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Dampier has played on and off this season, and his state is naturally difficult to maintain.Fortunately, he is not the kind of player who plays a lot of offensive tactics, so a bad state will not drag down the team's offensive end.

What really affects the team is his defensive state.After getting older, coupled with injuries, the aggressiveness and vitality of the defense have declined, which makes it difficult for the team's defense in the penalty area to have a sustained and strong performance.

Dampier's status quo this season is also one of the reasons why the Mavericks are not optimistic about their regular season record.For an old team, it is not easy for the players to maintain their form, and the potential for injuries is naturally higher than that of a young and strong team.

Dampier is in a good mood.He is about to usher in a comeback in the next game, and the team's current record is also very good.Under his guidance, Shou Ye has made rapid progress on the defensive end, and he feels like a "godfather".

"Finally there are young people who are so active in wanting to learn defense. As an insider, the priority of defense should be in front of offense. Young people should not be impetuous. It is time to calm down and learn basic defense." Godfather Dan Said in my heart.

After the training session with the Spurs, Dampier also specially stayed one-on-one to guide Shou Ye's defense.

Shou Ye didn't have a chance to play in the next game, but he didn't take it too seriously. He still needs to be hard-working. He knows that what he needs most now is to improve his ability.If you are capable, even if you leave the Mavericks in the future, you will not have to worry about finding a job.

"Tom, it's a good habit for you not to gamble for steals when defending. I don't think you are soft at all, but I still need to remind you that you should not over-assistance when defending!" Dampier said seriously.

Shou Ye nodded solemnly.Dampier pointed out this problem to him before, and it is indeed a problem he currently has.The ability to assist defense is a very important part of the inside defensive ability, but not everyone is Kevin Garnett.Assisted defense has high requirements on the movement speed and flexibility of the inside line. If the assist defense is not good, it is easy to miss one's own team. Once the inside line is missed, it is basically equivalent to giving the opponent a score.

Dampier is a heavy-duty insider with poor mobility, but he is good at blocking positions at the basket, topping people, grabbing rebounds, and protecting the frame.And the direction of Shou Ye's future development should also be of this type, definitely not the direction of Garnett's thick eyebrows.

Dampier gave Shou Ye a demonstration of positioning, and then explained: "When you grab rebounds, your awareness of positioning is not bad, but it is still too clean. It is not to tell you to play black hands, but to let you not be too modest. For our insiders In other words, the basket is the battlefield, and we cannot allow opponents to act arbitrarily on our territory.”

Shou Ye asked: "How to choose between frame protection and backcourt rebounds?"

Dampier said seriously: "Priority to protect the frame. Don't take the rebound data too seriously. You need to do a good job of blocking and grabbing backcourt rebounds, but once the opponent hits the basket, you need to stop him. If you let him shoot easily , Even if your rebounding data is good, the defense is not up to standard."

Shou Ye agrees with Dampier's explanation.Just like Love, who is the rebounding king but never protects the frame, no one has ever thought that he is good at defense, but Gao Yuanyuan Hibbert's rebound data is poor, but he has always been regarded as an inside defensive champion.

Dampier patiently explained to Shou Ye that he was very satisfied that Shou Ye could still raise some defensive details and conceptual issues, which made him feel very accomplished and paid more attention to this Asian big man.

If Shou Ye has a place in the league in the future, then as the leader of the defense, he will naturally show off his limelight.

On January 1, the Mavericks challenged the Spurs away.In this game, Dampier came back and Shou Ye was DNP.

In the whole game, in less than 25 minutes of playing time, Dampier made all 6 shots, including 1 free throw and 1 free throw. He also hit a 3-pointer and scored 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Perfect.

With his help, the Mavericks beat their opponents away and ushered in a 4-game winning streak.

From the beginning of this game until the home game against the Trail Blazers on the 31st of this month, Shou Ye did not enter the rotation.During this period, he only played 25 minutes and 3 seconds of garbage time in the team's road victory over the Knicks on the 19th of this month.

Of course, Shou Ye was a little disappointed that he didn't have the chance to play a game, but he also knew very well that he was able to enter the rotation before because of Dampier's injury.According to Carlisle's personnel arrangement, he was not a member of the regular rotation.

Therefore, it is not unacceptable not to enter the rotation. As a second-round pick, my previous performance has already surprised the team, and I have already overfulfilled the task.

Of course, Shou Ye will not be satisfied with himself. His goal is not to come to the NBA to be a drinking fountain administrator.Now that we're here, we're going to fight for a piece of the sky, and now it's far from the time to lie flat.

Shou Ye has no chance to enter the rotation, and the Mavericks' record has not been greatly affected. They still rank second in the Western Conference, and they are only 2 games away from the top-ranked Los Angeles Lakers.

During the period when Shou Ye was DNP, the Mavericks also made a trade.They traded Sean Williams and Humphries from the Nets on the 12th of this month for forward Najera.

Najera is 33 years old this year, 203cm tall, and is a defensive No. 4.He plays with passion and dedication. He has played for the Mavericks for 4 years and is considered a veteran of the team.

For Shou Ye, the arrival of Najera did not increase his probability of entering the rotation.Obviously the team's current No. 4 position is still overflowing, and even if the No. 5 position is relatively tight, he didn't get a chance because of it.

The result was the same as Shou Ye expected. Carlisle did not consider letting him enter the rotation, and the newcomer Najera replaced Humphries and became the insider of the team's second team with Gooden.

The time has entered June.

Although Shou Ye did not appear in the regular season for most of January, his training did not lag at all.He is constantly strengthening his defense and shooting.He is very clear that his current goal is to become a role player with stable time, and defense and off-ball offensive grasp are important weapons for him to compete for playing time.

His roommate Beaubois is in a better situation than him. He has become a member of the team's rotation, but he doesn't play much time, averaging about 10 minutes per game, and there are very few performance opportunities.

The two rookies have been encouraging each other, but life is still very fulfilling.

Through the accumulation of points during this period of time, Shou Ye increased his speed in Deer pose to 48, his agility to 47, and his coordination to 48.

As for the dice, he never played with them once.Now he is more pragmatic, and of course he has not reached the situation where everything needs to be settled in one game.