I feel hot in the NBA

Chapter 362 Media Open Day

However, although the running-in of the starting lineup did not exceed Carlisle's expectations, and even brought him a lot of surprises, the performance of the substitute lineup in the match gave Carlisle a headache!
The impact of Lin Yang leaving the bench is much greater than he imagined: Barea and Jason Terry are not players who can connect the team, and apart from them, the entire bench has no defenders who can hold the ball.

Of course, Jason Kidd is not included in this list. His role in the new season has already been determined. He is the spiritual leader of the team. He will play in some key games to help the team stabilize the morale, but more often, he will not be arranged by Carlisle to play!
In other words, Carlisle must think of other ways to solve this problem!

"Then Lin can only lead the bench to continue playing for a period of time!"

It took Carlisle three days to finally decide to split Lin Yang's playing time, allowing him to play part of the playing time with the Mavericks' substitute rotation.

Because judging from the situation in the past two days, Lin Yang returned to the bench as the main control, and the team's bench lineup immediately became orderly!

And this is the only solution that Carlisle has found so far!
In fact, it is not impossible to let Lin Yang serve as the starter, and then lead the bench to play for a period of time. At least in the NBA, there are already team coaches who use their players like this!
Just like the Heat last year, Spoelstra always liked to use LeBron James to stay on the court to transition the Heat's substitute rotation period. From the perspective of the overall effect, this method is very good. Because of LeBron James' existence, the Heat's bench lineup, which could not be seen at all, can reach a mid-level ranking in the league. This is already a very significant effect!

Now that the Mavericks are in such a situation, in Carlisle’s view, this method can be used for reference, but he can’t use Lin Yang like LeBron James. After all, this guy’s body is not as abnormal as LeBron James, but he can make Lin Yang off the field early, let Barea play early and play with the Mavericks’ starters for a period of time.
Then let the rested Lin Yang lead the Mavericks bench through the substitute rotation stage...

Of course, this is just Carlisle's own assumption. He has tried two lineups, and they are both good. However, the specific situation may not be known until the start of the regular season!
In addition, in this way, what kind of performance the Mavericks can perform in the new season will all depend on Lin Yang!

Carlisle was a little worried about whether he could take on so many responsibilities for a team so quickly!
But thinking about this guy's new season, Carlisle is willing to believe that Lin Yang can do what he hopes he can do!

……

Before the end of the training camp, Carlisle had another unexpected harvest. Jimmy Butler, the rookie selected by the Mavericks with the [-]th pick in the first round this summer, showed good enthusiasm.

However, in Carlisle's view, if Jimmy Butler can maintain his enthusiasm, the future is worth looking forward to!

Might be a good defensive player.

If you can practice a three-pointer, it is not impossible to stay in the league in the future!
Of course, these are all things to say later. Carlisle will have to observe and observe the specifics. He only hopes that this guy will not let his expectations turn into disappointment.

……

The entire lineup of the Mavericks is slowly running in, the training camp is coming to an end, and the media open day is coming. As the champion of last season, a lot of reporters came to the Mavericks' media open day.

These reporters made the originally empty airline arena look a bit crowded!

The newly promoted FMVP Nowitzki was surrounded by reporters, and everyone wanted to know some of his personal thoughts on the new season.

"We've just had a good season, and now we're starting another season. It's undeniable that we lost some very good teammates, but we still have a very good lineup. I believe we still have the strength to hit the new season. It's just the result. I think we still need to see what happens next!"

Nowitzki's goal for the new season is still the championship, but he also knows that their overall lineup strength has declined this season, and the entire lineup has been adjusted to a large extent. In this case, he is not sure what he can do!

However, he still maintained his self-confidence. It can be seen from this that winning the championship last season swept away the haze in his heart for many years. Compared with last season, he obviously does not have such a big burden now!
Lin Yang was also surrounded by reporters. Judging from the number, they were no less than Nowitzki. Obviously, a new owner was born in Dallas.

Of course, in terms of his overall performance in his rookie season, it's hard not to let people have more expectations for his new season!
What's more, what happened two months ago is right in front of you. Michael Jordan gave him the championship ring in 98 and said that. The entire league thinks that this guy is Michael Jordan's "Jordan successor"!
This also made Lin Yang more topical!

Under such circumstances, how could he lack a microphone by his side?
"Where do you think you are most like Michael Jordan?"

"I think the most similar place is that we are all NBA players!"

"In the new season, you will inevitably encounter more challenges. I wonder if you will feel pressure?"

"Every player has pressure, and I am no exception. It is a good thing to have pressure, at least it can make me continue to improve!"

"Do you think the Mavericks can win the championship in the new season?"

"I have confidence in my teammates, and I also have confidence in myself, but many things are not enough to have confidence. We will encounter many challenges, and we will try our best to solve these problems. However, as for the final result, I can only say that I will do my best to strive for our glory! But, the season has not started yet, and I cannot predict an accurate result!"

(End of this chapter)