Play with your brain

Chapter 144 New York Taobao
I just said that the main players in New York are off, so does the Knicks have a rotation lineup?

Yes, they have a contingency rotation for now.

Because of the extreme shortage of outside players, the performance of the two new signings, Nate Robinson, is still satisfactory to Thomas, and he should stay. Of course, as to whether he can last until January 1 next year, this remains to be seen. Hard to say.However, judging from the current situation, there is still hope for a basic salary contract.

But James White is a bit of a disaster. The man is eager to show his faults often appear, and his defense seems to be useless because he is too thin.So, now he has to go to NBDL again to find a job.To be honest, being waived several times in a season is really a sad thing.

But the game still has to be played, and if there is a shortage of people, they have to be recruited.In order to enrich the lineup, Thomas began to look for free agents who did not have a contract.

There is no way to trade yet, because the trade date stipulated by the NBA is the exchange of players newly signed by the team. It should be noted here that it is a newly signed player, but generally NBA teams will not make trades at this time, because If the new contract is not satisfied, you can adjust it.Therefore, many teams need to wait until after December 12 to operate, which means there is still a month to go.Moreover, at that time, there is no need to operate in order to find a rotation lineup. At that time, David Lee and the others will almost lift the ban.

So, Nix and Thomas started Taobao work.

The first player to come into Thomas' sight was Devon Green, a player previously waived by the Lakers.

He was a substitute for the Lakers last season, but fortunately, he has 27 appearances, averaging 5 minutes, 0.9 points and 0.3 assists.However, it is clear that Thomas has learned the lesson of James White, who is the same height as White but weighs 5kg.

By all accounts, he should be a perimeter player who does the dirty work, exactly what the Knicks need right now.Not fighting for the right to shoot, but also trying to defend, Thomas just took a fancy to him.

There is another one that everyone is more familiar with, Vaughan Weaver.

Don't be surprised, it's normal.

Weaver was first selected by the Los Angeles Lakers, and the pick was higher than Lao Hu, but he was quickly abandoned by the Lakers. Of course, he has playing experience.After that, Weaver came to the Clippers in the same city. Here, Wei Bat King played for 1 minute, really only 1 minute, and then was abandoned by the team.

In fact, the biggest problem with this gentleman is that he doesn't know how to be a human being.

As soon as he entered the NBA, he was a little too arrogant. When Weaver was in the Lakers, his jersey number was 23. Isn't this a slap in the face of Kobe? !

Just imagine, everyone, if you are called Jordan’s successor by almost everyone, or the person most like the god of basketball, and there is a new guy on the team who wears No. 23, what will you think?Isn't this pointing at the monk and scolding the bald donkey?

Moreover, his shooting skills were still poor at that time, and he basically relied on his body to play.Just like Weaver, a guy who plays with his physical fitness is really running around in the NBA. You can hit several with just a brick.

But anyway, the Knicks need someone now.

Therefore, this offense and one defense, together with the Knicks' original substitute inside, formed the lineup at the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter.Of course, Nate Robinson is actually a substitute, and the starting point now is entirely due to a lack of players, so at the beginning of the second quarter, he has to stay on the court.

The Wizards' bench lineup is actually pretty good, Darius Sangueira, Antonio Daniels, Jarvis Hayes, Etan Thomas, Roger Mason.Among these people, there are newcomers, veterans, those who do dirty work, and those with high efficiency. If they can be used well, they are still very strong.

Today, the Wizards' substitutes have played to their own level.Or on the other hand, the Knicks' substitutes played a little too badly, anyway, the score is gradually widening.

Only 3 minutes and 40 seconds into the second quarter, the Knicks switched to the main lineup again.

It is said to be the main force, but in fact it is just replacing Hu Lin, Jeffries (the ban has been lifted), Frye, replacing Nate, Weaver and Jerome James.

In the passage just now, Nate and Weaver were a little too independent, so Thomas wanted to make these two guys sober.

But it's not bad, the current pit is not deep, 38 to 30 Knicks are 8 points behind.

Seeing that the substitutes are doing well, the Wizards have no intention of substituting. The longer the subs are played, the more rest time the main players will have.

Therefore, Hu Lin is now facing Daniels.

This is a veteran who has been in the league for 10 years. However, many domestic fans are not familiar with him, but he was the No. 4 pick back then, which is just disappointing.

Now, he is very practical and a competent substitute. Of course, the team coach will keep him on the field at critical moments, because his experience can still do a lot of things.

The feeling for Hu Lin is that this guy is in good shape, just like most players in the Wizards, and the guy in his 30s can still maintain such a physical condition, which shows that this Daniels is definitely a very hardworking guy.

It's not easy to deal with hardworking guys.

Hu Lin didn't go head-to-head either, he cleverly started to use Frye and Jeffries inside.

These two guys are both tall and long, and the current Wizards are relatively short inside, so these two guys got a lot of shots.

38:32.

38:34.

40:34.

40:37.

When the second quarter came to 6 minutes and 27 seconds, the Knicks chased the point difference to 3 points.

During this period, the two sides played in a bit of chaos, basically continuing the situation at the beginning of the second quarter.The Wizards basically shot as soon as they had the ball but their shooting percentage dropped a lot, while the Knicks took a few of them.

Seeing the score approaching, Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan called a timeout.

"During the timeout, Eddie Jordan of the Wizards seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the team's performance just now. Their offense was a bit chaotic, but the Knicks seized the opportunity." Brien remained the same.

"Frye played very well today, and Jeffries also had a three-point performance. However, I actually prefer the performance of the explosive boy. Although it seems that he didn't score much, the whole team played very well under his mobilization. Excellent." Frazier praised Hu Lin fiercely, and now that Hu Lin's status in the hearts of Knicks fans has risen sharply, there must be nothing wrong with boasting.

"To be honest, I like his current performance very much." Taking advantage of the pause, Brian also said something more.

"That's right! Now is what a defender should do. Although scoring less, leading the team to victory is the first priority. I hope he can change from a lone hero to a leader. Believe me, this is the most important."

"However, will the fans be unhappy when you say that? In many cases, heroes are more attractive than leaders." Brien means that fans prefer to see passionate scenes.

"Hehe...that's right, that's right..."

I have to say that sometimes the old guy makes a joke once in a while, which is quite interesting.

After a simple arrangement, the game started again. At this time, both sides will deploy their main lineups, while the Knicks will keep Devon Green on the court. It seems that this gentleman's simple style has moved Trust the coach.

So, the current situation is what fans love to see.

Hulin VS Arenas!

The Wizards called a timeout, so this time it was their possession.

Arenas is not Hu Lin, he has long wanted to fight this new guy, and when he saw the opportunity finally came, his blood boiled!
Hu Lin is not the one who is afraid of things, since it is the counterpoint, then come, whoever is afraid of whom!

In fact, the two faced each other last season, but Hu Lin was not well-known at that time, and Arenas probably forgot about it long ago.

Pinball tactics.

With a gesture, the Wizards generals immediately ran to the bottom line.To be honest, this kind of tactic is usually used in the last ball, but now it comes out, this is really...

Change direction!

The sudden change of direction in front of the body is very fast, and Arenas has long arms and big hands. He protects the basketball very well, and you have no chance to touch the ball at all.

Lao Hu didn't want to steal the ball either, because he had seen this kind of kung fu before, and there was no need to make such a low-level mistake.

follow!

Lao Hu's defensive footwork is good, and he knows that his opponent likes to change directions, so naturally he won't let Arenas pass easily, and the two of them immediately have a chance to get in touch.

Really strong!Arenas is not that kind of skinny guy. Although his muscles are not that exaggerated, he still has the impact of a breakthrough.

Forcibly break through!

It's a bit like a drunk who has drunk too much alcohol. Because of Hu Lin's defense, Arenas staggered slightly, but even so, No. [-] still entered a dangerous position in the paint area.

Frye came to help defend, this is like a trap, it has been set up long ago, just waiting for you to come and drill it.

Layup!

Directly moved a step horizontally for a layup, not only Arenas got up, but at this moment, all three of them flew up at the same time.

Hu Lin and Frye's defense did not lose their position, and they had done a very good job, but Arenas suddenly shook his shoulders in the air, and the ball holder also shook around.

boom!Swish!
The ball is in!
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." New York fans quit!
After the goal, Agent Zero didn't show much publicity, as if these things were all within his expectations.

"Hey! Dude, you did a good job." Old Hu slapped Frye on the chest.

"Hehe, don't let him continue to be arrogant. I'm upset when I see that guy." Frye's character is still good.

"Wait and see."

"Ha ha……"

As the saying goes, clay figurines are also somewhat angry, not to mention that Lao Hu is not a good person at all.

Since you want to fight, then stand!

Hu Lin's eyes flashed with the fire of fighting intent, and it seemed that a big battle was about to be staged!
(End of this chapter)