Healing Basketball

Chapter 565 565. This Is the Warden He Knows
Liu Xiu still has a sense of responsibility as the boss.

Like teammates who won the championship together, he hopes that each other can become better.

The 14 teammates who won the championship together last season. Van Horn had no nostalgia for the NBA after winning the championship and chose to retire; The sixth man played very well; Lynch Hunter did not continue to renew his contract because the team had Payton and there was no place for him. After friendly negotiations with him, the team did not continue.

The 11 players who stayed on the team are all in good condition. Even Delfino, who has made slow progress, has improved at least, but slowly.

Only Slam Dunk is a special case. Since joining last year, there has been almost no progress!
Liu Xiu reckoned that in 2002, Fred Jones, who was 23 years old, entered the NBA in full body. Fred Jones' player scouting report is about the same as it is now.

It's not that Fred Jones doesn't work hard, on the contrary, his training hours have been ranked in the top five of the team for a long time!

It's like those students who seem to study hard every day, take classes seriously, and finish their homework on time, not to mention buying exercises themselves, but their grades are poor.

This is not a matter of physical fitness. The dunk king is definitely not bad in physical fitness. He is 193 cm tall with shoes, weighs 95 kg, and has a full body. He has 89 speed, 90 strength, and 97 bounce.

But even the three-pointer that he is best at has made little progress after joining the Trail Blazers for a year.

An athletic genius, but perhaps picked the wrong sport.

In such a situation, Liu Xiu could only say to McDyess: "Do your best and obey the destiny, just do what you want."

McDyess nodded: "May God bless him, hey, I really don't want to see him being traded."

"Trade? I don't think the dunk king will be traded."

"Really?"

McDyess is very happy. Fred Jones is full of passion and has a good personality. As a veteran, McDyess likes this teammate very much.

Liu Xiuying said: "If the team wants to trade him, they should give him playing time, let him collect statistics, and sell him for a good price, but they didn't give him much playing time at the beginning, and he didn't even play in most games. He's definitely going to be lowered by other teams."

It dawned on McDyess: "It's no wonder so many deals seem sudden."

It's just that players who have suddenly increased their playing time may be traded?McDyess, who always loved to worry about his young teammates, began to worry again.

...

Before training in the morning, after team training in the morning, and after team training in the afternoon, at these three time points today, Liu Xiu, Blake, McDyess, and Kwame Brown practiced pick-and-roll coordination.

The pick-and-roll is easy to learn but difficult to master. The reason for the difficulty is not only that it is easy to get started but difficult to master, but also tacit understanding.

Unless there is a natural tacit understanding like Nash and Stoudemire, it can only be adjusted slowly. Even Malone and Stockton spent a lot of time adjusting the pick-and-roll offense to fit each other.

Liu Xiu and McDyess can cooperate well. They have cooperated for so long and have a tacit understanding. However, McDyess is only a substitute and his playing time is limited, so McDyess took the initiative to teach Kwame Brown, who has a good pick-and-roll talent, to play pick-and-rolls. The physical reserve is sufficient in the early stage, so practice when you have time to strengthen your skills and cultivate a tacit understanding.

After the extra training in the afternoon, McDyess chatted with Liu Xiu alone.

McDyess said: "Warden, I have been watching your pick-and-roll offense for the past month, and I think you sometimes pay too much attention to passing."

Liu Xiu immediately focused on listening to the lecture.

Although Liu Xiu has many problems, he is very focused and serious when learning things, which McDyess likes very much.

McDyess continued: "As a point guard, it's good to focus on passing the ball, but you are different from others. You are not Kidd. You can score very well. I know you want to take both scoring and passing, but you care too much about this. , Sometimes it will affect your offensive performance. We encountered this situation when we played against the Heat.

I talked to the coaches yesterday, I talked to Zach and Ray, and they also think that you should start the pick-and-roll offense with your own scoring as the first choice...not to create a shooting threat to attract the opponent, but to be firmly Score for the first goal.

You have been pursuing to reduce the ball possession rate and avoid the concentration of the ball on you alone. This is actually a good way. You make the choice simple. Only when the ball is passed out can we have more room for independent play and real success. Get what you want..."

McDyess made very good preparations for this communication, and every sentence touched Liu Xiu's heart.

Liu Xiu had actually thought about these things, but he hadn't managed to straighten them out, nor had he adjusted his direction so clearly. After hearing what McDyess said, he suddenly became enlightened, and the road in front of him seemed to be clear.

Liu Xiu said sincerely: "Thank you, Antonio, I will think about this matter carefully."

McDyess: "..."

"..." Liu Xiu snorted, and said, "Antonio, although you weren't very good at playing when you were young, your 10-year NBA career was not in vain. At least you still have the vision."

McDyess nodded in satisfaction, turned and left.

This is the warden he knows!
Being polite is polite, but if you are not angry, you are not used to it at all.

...

The two-day rest time passed by in a flash, and on November 11, the game day when the Trail Blazers played against the Bulls at home arrived.

These two days of rest are the last rest days for the Trail Blazers in November. The rest of the next two games are all one day, but there is no back-to-back, and there are not many top teams, which is very good. schedule.

At 7:10 p.m., the Bulls and Trail Blazers entered the court successively.

"Chicago Bulls, 4 wins and 4 losses, averaging 97.3 points per game, conceding 98 points per game..."

Liu Xiu looked at the data of the opposite team. The offense was quite satisfactory, and the defense was slightly below average. The Bulls did not start this year well.

Losing Eddie Curry, in the long run, gives other players space in the team, and the inside defense has the possibility of improving.

However, Tyson Chandler's improvement rate is estimated to be much lower than the Bulls expected. He is a 23-year-old player who needs a long training period. In Liu Xiu's impression, the peak period of the No. Years, 09, and eight years old in the golden period of his career can only reach the peak and have the strength of the best defensive lineup. Although it was not bad before, it is not enough to be the core of the inside defense. Otherwise, such a defense that does not occupy the ball and has a high IQ A large center will not be displaced in the first 10 years of his career, and he will be traded and sold several times.

The Bulls expected Chandler to improve as quickly as Randolph and Murphy, and no matter how bad he was, he could rise after getting a chance like Kwame Brown and Gerald Wallace, but they didn't.

One hair can affect the whole body, Chandler's progress is not as expected, and the lineup and style of play prepared by the Bulls did not perform well at the beginning.

The current Bulls are only supported by 3 players.

"Kirk Hinrich, 24 years old, 193 cm, 86 kg, PG, ability rating 84, offense 79, defense 88, passing 91... Played 8 games, averaging 14.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game... "

"Luol Deng, 20 years old, 206 cm, 100 kg, SF, ability rating 81, offense 80, defense 81... averaged 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 0.5 blocks per game..."

"Ben Gordon, 22 years old, 191 cm, 91 kg, SG, ability rating 82, offense 88, defense 73... averaged 17 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 0.6 steals per game..."

The most dazzling performance was Ben Gordon, who averaged 17 points per game as a substitute.

Hinrich's strengths are field control and defense, and professionals like it, but fans don't pay much attention to it.

Luol Deng is the youngest and most talented. If the three of them are all developing normally, Liu Xiu thinks that the normally developing Luol Deng will make more All-Star appearances than the normally developing Hinrich. ,More.

The two teams couldn't understand the opposing team. Hinrich regarded Liu Xiu as a sworn enemy, and Kwame Brown hated Chandler's verbal bullying in the past, so there was no communication before the game.

At 7:28 p.m., Liu Xiu received a system prompt and chose talent copy.

Teammates, tonight we have to play defense, Liu Xiu chooses to copy Little Flying Squirrel.

opponent……

"Ben Gordon, match rate 60%, characteristic conversion talent: Jordan on the bench, bonus effect: when the host enters the game as a substitute...; when the host enters the game as a starter, it is easy to enter a flustered mood. "

After reading it, Liu Xiu issued an instruction in her heart—'Cancel the copy-Gordon! '

A beast, a bench Joe, Liu Xiu convinced, two wonderful talents, even if the bonuses are not particularly good, there is such a sharp negative bonus!
Originally, because of the buff of 'General', copying Hinrich would copy to other talents that are not so suitable for him. Liu Xiu tried to copy the rest of the Bulls. Now I think it is better to copy Hinrich next time. Even if it's not that suitable, it shouldn't be that weird.

Wait, there is a big guy who will win the best defensive player in the future, do you want to give it a try?
No, no, no, you can't have such an immature idea.

...

With Kwame Brown narrowly winning the jump ball over Chandler, the Blazers' home game against the Bulls kicked off at 7:30 p.m.

Trail Blazers starting still, the Bulls sent Hinrich, Nocioni, Luol - Deng, Osella - Harnington, Chandler's starting lineup.

Liu Xiu advanced to the front court, and Hinrich guarded the top arc cautiously.

Liu Xiu tentatively changed direction in front of his body to break through, but failed to shake out the space, and he exited the three-point line in time.

Beautiful defensive position, excellent small steps, very calm demeanor... Liu Xiu feels that Hinrich's defensive skills are better than Wade's!
It is difficult to get rid of Hinrich's sticky defense in singles breakthroughs. If you rush into the inside, you will inevitably be double-teamed. Although you can also play, it is not necessary. Kwame Brown is very sensible to pull out the pick-and-roll!
(End of this chapter)