I feel hot in the NBA

Chapter 74 Kobe's Evaluation

Rick Carlisle hung up the phone. Although it was late at night, he was still working in his head coach's office. He was sitting directly across from assistant coach Caleb.

"Caron's phone?"

"of course."

"So what's the matter?"

"What else can he do? He wants to return to his starting position. This is what every guy who loses his starting position will do. Especially, this year is still his contract year. I am not surprised that he will make this call. This is just a small episode..."

After Rick Carlisle finished speaking, he moved the computer screen at the corner of the table towards Caleb, "I think it's better for us to continue the topic we just discussed!"

"OK!" Caleb also came back to his senses, and refocused his attention on the data report in front of him: "Lin's ball possession rate has increased greatly in the last two games, reaching 29%. He is the player with the highest ball possession rate among his teammates. However, considering that he is in the No. [-] position, this ball possession rate is not an exaggeration."

"In addition, with the improvement of dribbling ability, Lin also dared to hold the ball for a long time in front of the defensive players. In addition, there are some statistics. In the process of organizing the attack in the first position, the number of offensive rounds that ended within 10 seconds was 11 times, and the number of offensive rounds that were longer than 15 seconds was 14 times. Most of the other rounds were maintained within 10-15 seconds. A total of 13 times, the overall value did not change much. This shows that Lin's ability to control the rhythm of the game is outstanding. He is not limited to a certain offensive rhythm!"

"The Mavericks are also shooting 5 percent better overall during this time period than their previous average over the same period..."

"Okay, Rick, I think my report is a bit long, but there are indications that Lin is a very good No. [-], at least has the ability to start. The only point of doubt is that the sample of this report is too small. Neither the Eagles nor the Suns have a good defensive No. [-]. I'm not sure whether Lin can maintain this level!"

Rick Carlisle listened carefully to the end, and suddenly smiled: "So you want to question Lin's ability?"

"nonono!" Caleb shook his head like a rattle. "I don't want to be on his Twitter, it doesn't feel good!"

"Don't worry! He shouldn't be so cruel to his own people." Rick Carlisle smiled and took the document in front of Caleb, and read it again.

To be honest, he was a little surprised. Lin Yang, who has the ability to dribble, is more effective in the first position than he expected.But data can't lie, especially when such detailed data is placed in front of Rick Carlisle, no matter how surprised he is, he must accept the fact: he really picked up a treasure!
Rick Carlisle is not afraid of the small sample size that Caleb said. Lin Yang's performance so far has been very stable. No matter what position he was in before, he can complete the tasks he assigned very well.

But now it seems that Lin Yang at the No. [-] position has the greatest impact on the Mavericks' game!

"Since this is the case, Lin's position should also be settled!"

Lin Yang is the biggest achievement of the Mavericks in the draft this year. Rick Carlisle has always attached great importance to his growth. In so many games, he is also trying to find the best way to use Lin Yang. At the beginning, he regarded Lin Yang as a rotation of the first, second and third positions, but soon he found that Lin Yang did not have any obvious advantages in the third position. It is suitable for the No. 3 position in the NBA, so after the Wizards game, Rick Carlisle seldom played Lin Yang at the No. [-] position, and more often let him swing at the No. [-] and No. [-] positions of the Mavericks. Facts have proved that Lin Yang's performance in these two positions is indeed much more calm.

But now that Lin Yang has practiced dribbling, judging from Caleb's data, his role in the first position is greater than his role in the second position.

His playmaking skills will keep the Mavericks' bench rotation competitive in ways Barea can't match.

"From now on, use this kid as the number one substitute!"

***
Dallas Airline Center.

On days without games, the arena still attracts a group of reporters.

Tomorrow, the Mavericks will face the challenge of the Los Angeles Lakers at home. These two teams are currently the No. [-] and No. [-] teams in the Western Conference. Their first collision this season is destined to attract a lot of attention. More importantly, the records between the Lakers and the Mavericks are the same. Whoever wins this game will become the real No. [-] in the Western Conference!
The first battle in the Western Conference, just this title is enough to make fans look forward to it.

Many media naturally swarmed into the arena like a group of hyenas smelling blood. Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, and Jason Terry were inevitably surrounded by reporters.

This time, Lin Yang, a hot newcomer, was no longer treated as transparent. He was also surrounded by a group of reporters during the opening of the locker room.

Even, compared to Dirk Nowitzki and others, there were actually more reporters around Lin Yang this time.

"Lin, I don't know if you have seen Kobe's evaluation of you!"

However, there is a reason for these reporters to surround Lin Yang. This morning, the headline on the ESPN basketball website became Kobe's evaluation of Lin Yang.

"I'm sorry, I don't know who you are talking about, and I don't know this rookie. To be honest, has he scored 50 points? Has he averaged a triple-double? He is just a rookie. OK, I want to see if this rookie is so good and worthy of your talk. As for now, if there are no other questions, everyone will leave!"

Kobe stated in the interview that he had never heard of Lin Yang, which made many reporters climax instantly like ignorant girls who heard that you are so beautiful, and they couldn’t wait to come to Dallas. In the past, this newcomer spoke impeccably and calmly, making them think that Lin Yang was a young and mature player. But after McMahon exposed this guy’s Twitter, all the reporters knew.

"Lin, will you post Kobe's evaluation of you on your Twitter? Um... like what you did to Michael Lee and Charlie Ford?"

It also became very easy for them to fall into the trap. After all, everyone knows what Lin Yang’s Twitter is for. As long as Lin Yang answers yes, it means that he cares about Kobe’s evaluation. If he adds a little bit of oil and vinegar to polish it, it will definitely be a report that can attract heated discussions.

　Thank you, hou, hou, hou~ Ben Shulai also rewarded 500 coins.

　　What Kobe said in this interview was revised. According to the suggestion of a younger brother later, I read the original tone myself, and it was really not strong.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)