Basketball K God

Chapter 301 The former Canadian duo
The starting lineup of the Toronto Raptors in the away game is: Center - Joey Dorsey, power forward - Amir Johnson, small forward - Linus Kleiza, shooting guard - DeMar DeRozan, point guard - Jose Calderon.

The Raptors' original starting center was Bargnani, the No. 2006 pick in [-], but he will not be able to play in this game due to injury. Dorsey on the team's bench is the most suitable candidate for this position.

The Raptors are also one of the victims of the Heat's Big Three.They originally had Bosh and they could use him as the core to build a strong team for the playoffs, but things backfired. The team instantly returned to pre-liberation. Layer is the most troublesome problem.

This team is not without talent. Although Bargnani is not such a powerful No. 2 pick, he is not a parallel importer like Olowokandi and Kwame Brown after all.In addition to being a little less tough defensively, he is really a versatile center on the offensive end.DeMar DeRozan, the No. 9 starter, was the 2th pick in the first round last year. This year, he mentioned that he has improved rapidly after starting this year. He is currently one of the candidates for the most improved player.The second team also has this year's first-round pick No. 13 Ed Davis, "Brazilian Lightning" Leandro Barbosa, Jerry Bayless and old shooter Peja, etc., the depth is very good.

Except for the lack of an absolute core, this team really lacks almost everything. It would be a pity if it really went bad.

But there was no way. The Vancouver Grizzlies, who were also in Canada at the time, understood the Toronto Raptors in the north very well.Both teams were newcomers to the NBA in 1995. In terms of team history, cities and other aspects, neither team has the conditions to attract big-name free agents.

The result is that the superstar (Dragon King Bosh) he cultivated so hard has become a player of his team. Isn't this difficulty making wedding dresses for others?

The relationship between Xie Kai and Dorsey is still as good as ever. The two hugged near the halfway line during the warm-up, and then talked a lot.The two once played together in summer league with the Rockets and became teammates in the Kings last season.It's just that after Dorsey came to the Kings in the big deal about Kevin Martin, on March 3, the Sacramento local media "Sacramento Bee" reported that he was waived by the Kings.

On April 4 this year, Woj revealed that Dorsey would accept the Raptors' contract but rejected the Rockets' contract.

As a friend, Xie Kai agrees with Dorsey's approach.Although there is a relationship with Yao Ming, the Rockets have always been regarded as the "home team" in China, but he does not have a good impression of this team.Putting aside my own affairs, if it weren't for the team's owner Alexander and general manager Morey not finding a suitable helper for Yao Mai, these two wouldn't be at their peak so briefly, and now they are quarreling quickly It's time to retire.

The NBA is indeed a business field, but you can't do business without a touch of human touch. Who will work hard for you in such a team?Just like Dorsey, you sent him away as a trader, and then called you back. This is a person, not a game, you can trade whoever you want, and whoever you want.

After Dorsey arrived in the Raptors, he did have a lot more opportunities.He belongs to the inside line of the NCAA, but when he arrives in the NBA, he faces a "demotion".With his height of 203cm, he should be swinging at position 3/4.But he has no stable shooting ability and moves slowly, so he can only play the 5th position.You can play the 5th position with such a height. If you don't have Daben's body and consciousness, you will be at a disadvantage.

The NBA is a group of almost the strongest basketball players in the world. There are too many insiders like beasts. Facing such opponents, Dorsey's shortcomings are fully exposed!
There is no grievance between the two teams. If you count them, they are quite related.So the feeling before the game was harmonious.

The commentators for this game are TNT's Kevin Harlan and Steve Kerr.

Dorsey and his sister-in-law are near the middle circle preparing to jump the ball, and the game is about to start.

Dorsey is only 203cm tall, but his wingspan and jumping are abnormal. If he is a few centimeters taller, maybe he can make progress towards defending the inside defense.

The little sister-in-law is over 210cm tall, but she still suffered from poor bounce speed when jumping the ball, and the ball was touched by Dorsey first.

The Raptors got the first wave of offensive possession.

The little sister-in-law's Spanish national team teammate Hesse Calderon slowly dribbled over.This is a dedicated and efficient point guard.He can't fully support a team's offense like Nash, but he is the guard most assured by the coach. Even though he played dozens of games as a substitute last season, he still averaged 10.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. , The shooting percentage is close to 50%, the 3-point shooting percentage is close to 40%, and the average turnover is only 1.5 times. This is among the players who average 5 assists per game, and the assist/turnover ratio is among the best.

Calderon used a screen from an inside teammate at the top of the arc to score DeRozan on the weak side.

Of course, Xie Kai is responsible for defending DeRozan.

"Kane and DeMar are facing each other, and this pairing is quite interesting." Kevin Harlan said with a smile.

Steve Kerr nodded and said: "The two play styles are completely different. In Kane's offense, the proportion of off the ball is not small. Even if he holds the ball, he is mainly facing the frame. And DeMar's The offense mainly relies on attacking with the ball, and there is a large proportion of the back to the basket."

DeRozan has great physical fitness and can easily complete a windmill dunk.But he is not a dunker at heart, but a quaint shooting guard.He barely shoots 3s, less than Jordan.But he is not without range, his mid-range is all over all corners within the 3-point line.If he is said to be poor at shooting, he is very accurate at mid-range.It's unbelievable for a player who is very accurate in the middle distance not to shoot 3 points!

But DeRozan is such a player. He can shoot a long two-pointer stepping on the 3-point line, but he just doesn't shoot a 3-pointer.

Xie Kai wondered if some 3-point shooter robbed DeRozan's girlfriend and made him hate 3-pointers so much.Regardless of whether it is accurate or not, not voting and not voting are two different things!

Of course, DeRozan is not completely absent from shooting. His 3-point shooting percentage last season was only 9.6%!Yes, you read that right, it is single digits.It's not because he's inaccurate in 3-pointers like O'Neal, but because he shoots too few.If you make few shots, if you don't make a few shots, it will drag down the overall hit rate.

DeRozan opened the door, he turned his back after breaking through the frame, and then used his footsteps to turn over and shoot a jumper-yes!
The Raptors took the lead in opening the pot.

(End of this chapter)