super small forward

Chapter 250 250. Western Conference Finals 5
If Dior returns to the inside, he still has a certain inside offensive deterrent. After all, his flexibility and footwork are still outstanding among the big men in the league, but Split is completely an offensive black hole!

Leaving aside Splitter's basically non-existent ball-handling attacking skills, he doesn't have the physical fitness necessary for a modern coolie insider. The contract year broke out a little. After taking the big contract, the first year of the new contract The data performance is all over the water. Now the Spurs have a headache with this 4-year contract, but it will not work if they don’t give it. A big contract of 4 million per year.

For example, now, apart from Duncan, the Spurs only have Splitter who is the most suitable for defending Gasol. Duncan's physical fitness must be saved until the end, so Splitter can only be used to defend.

But Popovich didn't expect the Lakers to replace four starters when they were behind!

It should be said that Popovich did not expect D'Antoni to make such a substitution. D'Antoni is famous for running to kill his opponent while running to death with eight players in the playoffs. Stoudemire's injury was largely related to D'Antoni's style of play has a lot to do with it. During the regular season, more than a dozen players are rotated, and all of them are used to it. In the playoffs, the playing time of the main players surges, and it is easy to get tired.

Don't talk about Gasol, Thackeray is not what Splitter can handle, not to mention the young, strong and super mobile Whiteside! He is much better than Splitter in all aspects.

Even Split's biggest feature, steady, is not as good as the Lakers' sarcasm-faced man who doesn't put in a lot of effort.

Split Splitter only averaged 7 points and 5 rebounds per game this year. His 1000 million annual salary and four-year contract are completely garbage contracts. In fact, his statistics last season were only 10 points and 8 rebounds, which is completely unworthy. on such a large contract.

Compare Thackeray, who is currently on the Lakers bench, with an average of 6 points and 4 rebounds per game. He also has inside singles ability and a morale boosting machine. He would be crazy to give him a long-term contract with a mini-middle class, let alone a thousand. Ten thousand annual salary.

When Buford told Splitter about the contract, he couldn't believe it.

Whiteside is very obedient and stands on the inside. His task this time is to defend the rebounds in the weak inside of the Spurs.

But Whiteside didn't expect that his teammates gave him the ball to play singles when he was attacking!

Just now Nick Young dribbled the ball to Whiteside who was leaning against Split after half court. There were only Whiteside and Split inside. Liu Ren took Dior out of the inside and stood high on the other side. The Lakers The other three are all capable of three-pointers, opening up a lot of space inside.

The Lakers trust Whiteside's big body very much, playing Split is the same as playing.

Looking at the eyes of the four teammates who said 'I'll leave it to you', Whiteside took a breath and hit him!
Whiteside was flattered to be able to get the opportunity to play inside singles, but he has been flattered countless times this year, and he was almost able to compete for the rebounding champion, so he calmed down quickly this time.

Don't look at Whiteside who is usually taciturn and looks like a gourd all day long, but he is definitely a very smart person. The unintelligent D'Antoni, Kobe and the management will never look at him differently, even if Liu Ren recommends him.

Whiteside tried to force the opponent, which was a bit difficult.

Splitter is a bit fat this year, he is heavier than last year, and he is hard to move. No wonder Popovich wants to use him against Gasol.

But Whiteside is no longer the guy who couldn't hit the ball in the past two years and could only go overseas to seek gold. His biggest improvement in the past few years is not technology, but a gradually softer feel and the use of physical advantages!His physical fitness is no worse than those former super centers!

I saw Whiteside lift the ball and make a high-pitched hook movement. Splitter raised his hand high to block Whiteside's hook line. Suddenly, Whiteside received the ball and the pivot foot The left foot does not move, the right foot steps out to the left rear, turns left and half of the body crosses Split, the right hand lays up with a low hand, and the ball enters the basket dexterously.

Hassan did a good job. "Liu Ren has always liked this big man who always looks like he will fall down before he exerts his strength on his face. Thackeray probably has to learn it again because of his small steps.

Liu Ren has a little bit of low-post ability, and relies more on his physical fitness to move in the low post. Although being able to make good use of his body to play is what most NBA players really want to do, Liu Ren still wants to have that kind of ability. Excellent technology.

Liu Ren also learned some tricks of positioning from Whiteside. He felt that it was a waste of his body to grab some rebounds.As for Whiteside's low-post footwork practiced in the domestic NBL low-level league, Liu Renzhen can't learn it. There are still some differences between the low-post footsteps of the inside and outside.

"Hey." Whiteside's expression of gritting his teeth just now turned into a smirk in an instant.

Looking at Whiteside, who played a Sichuan stunt to change his face, Liu Ren thought that the team he stayed in was a bunch of strange guys.

When it was time to defend Dior again, it was really hard to deal with Dior when he felt hot. Liu Ren thought of Nowitzki and Aldridge.

Liu Ren kept hypnotizing that he was not a Kobe or Reggie Miller type of man with a poisonous tongue, but his body could not help sticking to Dior's body, exerting pressure on Dior, and his mouth began to murmur.

"Meatball Pitcher, can you understand West Coast English?" Liu Ren seemed to be casually chatting with Dior.

Dior ignored Liu Ren, he started to run, wanting to run out of a suitable position to catch the ball and shoot, he never thought that he was defended by a small forward in his early [-] meters, or he didn't think about going inside to force his opponent , unless he is forced to, he must cast outside.

From Dior's point of view, he himself is also a [-]-meter player. He is definitely not an insider, but just a tactical need. He must not play hard unless it is a last resort!

Liu Ren stuck close to Dior, preventing him from easily catching and shooting the ball. Dior has super speed and maneuverability in the interior, but compared to Liu Ren's physical fitness, which is second to none among all players in the league, it is not enough. .

"Meatball pitcher, let's compare, whoever grabs more rebounds between the two of us, no, it should be said this way, if you can grab half of the rebounds I grab, you will win." Liu Ren continued to provoke .

"Bastard, who are you calling a meatball pitcher?" Dio was already very upset when he was stalked to death, but when he heard Liu Ren calling him his least favorite nickname continuously, and provoking him with his most annoying rebounding incident, Dior felt furious, and asked Liu Ren viciously.

"Aren't you a shooter? A softie who only knows how to shoot from the outside. Do you dare to go inside? I'm a small man and you don't dare to go inside. I'm so useless." Liu Ren deliberately focused on the matter of pitchers. At first it was called Dior Roudan just to attract Dior's attention.

(End of this chapter)