super small forward

Chapter 27 27. The Crazy D'Antoni

27 wins and 55 losses, ranked No.12 in the West, and Kobe ranked 25th in the player rankings.

This is ESPN's ranking for the Lakers before the start of the preseason.

When Liu Ren saw this ranking, he felt very honored, because he was also on the list.

No. 238...

Well, Liu Ren admitted that ESPN's predictions were accurate this time. Last season, the Knicks ranked second in the East. Both ranking predictions for memory are accurate.

Kobe came back in a hurry. His left Achilles tendon ruptured and he used his right foot to exert strength and use crutches during the recovery period. As a result, the muscles in his left foot were not used for several months and he lost a lot of weight. Then he was worried about problems with his left foot before his left foot recovered enough. , Excessive use of the right leg, and then the pressure on the right leg was too great. After returning to play six games, the right knee was injured and reimbursed for the season.

In those six games, Kobe made many key shots, and generally speaking, he was probably around the 20th in the league.

ESPN's own people said that it is a ghost. They ranked the Lakers based on what happened in reality. They really wanted to make news when they ranked the Knicks. Who knew it would come true? They I wonder if they really see who is pregnant?
However, although Liu Ren knew that ESPN's curse on who was pregnant this time was really accurate, but he was very unhappy with the ranking of 238th!
It's full of displeasure!

Although he has long expected that his ranking will not be very high, which young man who has just become an NBA player does not want to become the No.1 in the league?Although Liu Ren has the memory of his previous body, he is really just a rookie in the NBA.

Liu Ren knew that the ranking would not be high, so he was still angry.

It's just that seeing Whiteside next to him made Liu Ren happy all of a sudden.

438th, 438, Whiteside didn't say anything when he saw the ranking, but almost crushed the water glass in his hand.Seeing the ranking of [-], Liu Ren almost spit out a mouthful of water.

"Enen, there is still a child who is more unlucky than me." Liu Ren thought maliciously.

By the way, Liu Ren suddenly remembered something, and asked Whiteside: "Hassan, I heard you like to play 2K?"

Whiteside grunted and looked at Liu Ren. He had a good impression of Liu Ren. He saw that Liu Ren was an old team player who liked to take care of newcomers. The house he rented was the apartment that Liu Ren rented before. Liu Ren introduced him when he came.

Whiteside is a very face-saving person. During his rookie season, he paid his salary in advance to buy a sports car, and treated guests to dinner and drinks everywhere.Later, he didn't play in the NBA and almost went bankrupt. Those friends who usually called him brothers and sisters all ran away, which made him see the warmth and coldness of human relationships.

Although he doesn't have the habit of spending money lavishly now, he still loves face, but he is only generous to himself and the friends he really recognizes, which is relatively economical.Renting a house in a prosperous area, the rent of $[-] a month is not too expensive for him.

Whiteside asked, "Liu, don't you like it too?"

"That's right, but my ability value is only 72. I can't shoot the ball accurately and my speed is not fast. I will increase my ability value every time."

"I'm lower than you, only 56." Whiteside said depressingly, "But I don't know how to adjust, I want to ask 2K Company to adjust for me! I need to let them know that I am not a player with an ability value of 56! Let them increase my ability value!"

"It's a good idea. I'm the same as you. The two of us want them to take a good look at our strength. No.12 in the Western Conference? I want to know which eleven teams are better than us!"

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On October 2013, 10, after the Lakers training camp ended, seven preseason games began.

He has played against the Warriors, Nuggets, Kings, and Jazz successively, basically playing against teams from California and nearby states.

Naturally, Kobe will not play in these seven games, but he also went out with the team. His injury has healed, his rehabilitation has been completed, and he has started to do recovery training. He has not played for half a year, and his hands are inevitably rusty.

In the first four games, the Lakers were training the players they had just signed. Liu Ren, Gasol, and Jordan Hill were all three starters who were replaced after just warming up.

There are 13 Lakers who can actually play, that is, one person will be on the inactive list for a long time in regular games.

The Lakers are the protagonists of this year's preseason China game, and they will play a game with the Warriors in BJ and SH.

The Lakers have always been the most popular team in China, and even the Rockets are slightly inferior. Although this may seem inexplicable to many Americans, it is what it is.

The Warriors have been on the rise since last year. Curry is also a shadow of a superstar. He has become a team that the league focuses on. It is already very popular in the United States. The league wants to promote them to the world. The first stop is naturally the Chinese market.

On the plane to BJ, Kupchak was talking to D'Antoni about starting.

After the end of these four games, D'Antoni basically determined that the Lakers' starting roster before Kobe's comeback is going to start from this China game until Kobe's comeback starting roster.

"Mike, is this appropriate?" Kupchak asked hesitantly.

"Mitch, Drummond is such a good young man. He can do almost everything, even a three-pointer. Don't look at him. It seems that he is not fast enough to play a small forward, and he is not tall enough to play a power forward, but He is very good at using his own advantages, the most important thing is his defense, he is like a combination of Marion and Diaw! And he can also handle the ball, train him and Hassan more, will definitely become the pillar of the future inside, It would be even better if Paul could be kept!" D'Antoni said passionately, he regretted it a bit, last season he offended Gasol to please Howard, so this year he decided to only play Gasol It's the starter.

Kupchak took the starting list and said: "Mike, I know what you said. Drummond is very good. He can play small forwards and power forwards, but you ranked him as a center!"

"Center?" D'Antoni asked in surprise: "Hasn't the center been cancelled? The All-Star voting only has two areas, the frontcourt and the backcourt. Liu, Paul, and Drummond are only frontcourt players."

Kupchak glanced at D'Antoni speechlessly, he seemed to feel that this guy wanted to make trouble!In the Suns period, he dared to use Dio plus bully Stoudemire and Marion to start the inside line. On the surface, Dio played small forward, Marion played power forward, and Stoudemire played center, but in fact it was Dio. The center supported, Stoudemire's power forward caught the ball and dunked in the air, and Marion's small forward ran a three-pointer.

This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that D'Antoni occasionally let Dior go to the high ball possession organization!
That is to say, this girl has no concept of position at all!

If Pat Riley is the inventor of the concept of no position, and later Cole used the Warriors' lineup to carry forward this concept in another way to achieve the best record in history, then D'Antoni is the first appearance of this concept Herald!

Cole was able to play the death five small lineup. The most important point is not Curry and Thompson, the two super three-pointers, but Green!Green's all-round skills in both offensive and defensive organizations are the key!
"Mitch, I even want to try to pair Drummond and Liu inside, put up three pitchers, and run to death." D'Antoni's eyes revealed madness.

Kupchak saw the look in D'Antoni's eyes, as if he saw the lunatic in the Warriors back then, but unlike many managements, he would not interfere with the head coach's arrangement unless it was time for him to perform badly. Did it work?He dares to trust the current head coach. This is the confidence accumulated by the Zijin Army over the years. How can they succeed if they are afraid of losing?
So, Kupchak asked weakly: "Liu is only 6 feet 6 (1.9 meters eight), isn't it a bit too reluctant?"

"Oh? Don't you know Mickey? Liu has grown taller this year..."

(End of this chapter)