Basketball: Start with the nerve knife

Chapter 25 Is it so difficult to admit Li Wanqiang?

Then they continued their away game to challenge the Detroit Pistons, the traditional powerhouse in the East.

The two best rookies in the preseason, Li Wan and Stuckey will meet in this game.

There are basically two types of players who can become the core of the team: super talented players and extremely hardworking players.

Starkey belongs to the third category.Although he was not a high pick, the Pistons really valued him and regarded him as Billups' successor. Later, when the team was rebuilt, they even regarded him as the absolute core of the team to train.

It's a pity that there is really no great talent. His name will definitely be in the top three on the list of "team cores that the team can't support no matter what" in the future.

However, this is all later, only now, his future is bright!
In the two preseason games, he also delivered a good answer sheet, with 15 points in the first game and 16 points in the second game.

This kind of performance also gave him full confidence. When the media asked him and Li Wan, who is the best rookie at present, he did not hesitate: "Of course it is me!"

When Li Wan saw this report, he shook his head again and again.

This kid is so innocent, if the reporter digs a hole for him, he will jump!

If his brain is really so incomprehensible, he is afraid that after his rookie season, the entire league will be his enemy.

When the game officially started, he was surprised to find that Stuckey was not only innocent, but also stupefied.Li Wan came up for the first round, and as soon as he got the ball, he immediately jammed in front of him full of energy. He just cut off a crop of leeks and seemed to have a layer of wax on his head. The artificial jasmine The scent rushed straight to Li Wan's nose.

It can be seen that he has dressed up for tonight.

only……

Li Wanyi changed his usual pick-and-roll style of play, changed direction in front of his body twice in a row, and then took a step forward to the right.

There is such a fatal weakness in the scouting report about Stuckey: poor defense and lack of speed.

Generally, players who lack speed move slowly laterally.

This has nothing to do with the explosiveness of the body. It is stronger than Derrick Rose, and there is also the problem of slow lateral movement.But this did not affect him becoming the youngest regular season MVP in NBA history.

Only on the defensive end, this problem is a bit fatal.

Li Wanchun crushed him with his dynamic talent.

Don't say it, it feels really cool!

Putting the basket into the basket, Li Wan said to him when he returned to defense: "You are too slow, buddy, stop spraying some jelly water, and study your lateral movement more!"

This made Stucky get the ball in the backcourt, he didn't look anywhere, and came straight to Li Wan. With the help of Vujacic, Li Wan easily blocked his attack, and waited for Odom to protect the rebound , Another quick counterattack scored over Stuckey's head.

After scoring another goal, Li Wan immediately rapped: "Hey, man, if it's better than basketball, you are several times stronger than you!"

This is a response to his provocation from the media.

Although Stucky was also dug by others, but Li Wan always had revenge on opponents who provoked him.Otherwise, he wouldn't have fought Noah after the draft.

Everyone is becoming a human for the first time, why should I let you?

The eyes of the ESPN reporter on the sidelines lit up, and he quickly wrote down Li Wan's trash talk in his notebook.

Under Li Wan's stimulation, Stucky's face became more and more stinky.

Li Wan is not worried about him. This guy seems to have played well in the first two games of the preseason, but in the whole rookie season, his comprehensive performance is not ranked well in the 07 class.

Averaged 7.6 points, 2.8 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game.

Among the rookies in the 07 class, there is an opponent that Li Wan fears, but it is definitely not him.

It's just that Li Wan abused Stuckey very well on the offensive end, and he was educated on the defensive end.

Following Hamilton's unlimited running positions, his weak physical fitness became a problem.

After the match, Li Wan felt that a basin of water could be wrung out of his clothes.

Kobe looked at him and wanted to tell him that the match against Hamilton was like this. This man was tired of running the dog. After the 04 Finals, he wanted to break Hamilton's leg.

The Lakers lost this game.

Phil Jackson was not dissatisfied.

李万16分3篮板3助攻的表现要好于对面斯塔基的9分2篮板2助攻。

This is much more important than winning.

2 wins and 1 loss, back to Los Angeles.The moment he got off the plane, the only thought in Li Wan's mind was to go home immediately and lie down on the bed.

Consecutive away games, running around on the road is indeed a great drain on a player's spirit.

Phil Jackson led the teaching assistant team to an overnight meeting.There are 3 games left in the preseason, and then we have to adjust the tactics and tacit understanding of the team's offensive and defensive ends.

Therefore, it is time to determine the starting lineup and rotation lineup.

There are not many adjustments, the only thing that needs to be determined... is the biggest surprise of the preseason - Li Wan.

The immediate combat power he showed is definitely at the level of a substitute rotation in the regular season.

His excellent ball-handling ability and communication skills on the court can well bond the Lakers' bench.

To put it simply, Li Wan is a bucket of panacea, um, a very good panacea for golfers.

He is also very mature.

The only problem is his fitness, but for the first 20 minutes or so, there should be no physical burden.

After further adapting to the intensity of the league, it will not be a big problem to play for 25 minutes.

Phil Handy said everything, and Phil Jackson didn't ask other people for their opinions, and said bluntly: "If there is no accident, he will be the first substitute for the second position in the regular season, and the No. .1 pick."

Vujacic is a qualified substitute for the second position, but what he has, Li Wan has.Li Wan still has a lot that he doesn't have.Like anticipation.

The other assistant coaches have no opinion. Li Wan has shown his potential as a "super sixth man" in three games. If he wants to play his biggest role, this position is the most suitable for him.

Just after chatting, the door of the office suddenly opened, and Kupchak walked in with a document, smiling, with two deep-set eyes, deep and bright, with a bit of cunning.

"Everyone, you've worked hard. It's 3 in the morning. If George has such enthusiasm, I don't think he has to worry about whether he can keep the position under his butt next year."

Phil Jackson watched him speak and clenched his fists unconsciously.I really want to punch this dangling B in the face.He always felt that Kupchak didn't wander here because he had nothing to do.

There are tricks.

"Phil, this is about Li's quotation list. He has performed well recently, which makes him very popular now. Take a look and see if there is anything you want."

"You shouldn't have forgotten, right? You asked us to trade the Chinese newcomers."

With Kupchak putting the material in front of him, Phil Jackson also understood why he wanted to smoke this guy.

Wow, come here...

Isn't this equivalent to forcing him to admit that he was wrong?
Open the information bag calmly, as Kupchak said, the offers from other teams are indeed very good, and some strong teams even plan to send next year's first-round pick to get him.

only……

Beautiful!
In Phil Jackson's heart, the current Li Wan is part of the team, and it is not easy to meet such high-IQ players.

But he also didn't want to bow to Kupchak.His ambition is to enter the management of the Lakers. This time, he had a big disagreement with Kupchak. If he admits defeat in the end, wouldn't it prove that his selection ability is not as strong as Kupchak's?How did he get into management?
According to the current development momentum, he is sure that this matter will be turned into a minor one.

and so……

"It's pretty good, but there's still some distance from what I want..."

"The Cavaliers would trade LeBron James for anyone other than Big Z."

"Oh, is there anyone else in their team?"

"Would the Nets be willing to take out Mickey Moore, or even Nenad Kostic, who averaged 16 points per game last season?"

"Heh, a person who can't score 10 points in the first game plus a patient with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee?"

"The Pacers are willing to send Jermaine O'Neal or their first-round pick for next year."

"Another badly injured big man? Am I not worried enough? Add another thing to worry about his knee? I'm not a masochist"

……

Kupchak wanted to say something else, but Phil Jackson said first: "Okay, General Manager Mitch, I just carefully read the offers from other teams, and I don't think they have met my psychological expectations."

The mouth is really hard!

Kupchak used the 02-03 Lakers championship ring to cut through thick glass, but he felt that the diamond ring was not as tough as Phil Jackson.

Is it so difficult to admit Li Wanqiang?

(End of this chapter)