Basketball K God

Chapter 54 About Seasonal Goals
For the prediction of the best rookie in the new season, the top pick Derrick Rose selected by the Bulls and the second pick Mike Beasley selected by the Heat rank the top two.

The two rookies of the Kings, Jason Thompson and Xie Kai, believe that it is difficult for these two people to have a chance to really play in the new season and help the team.They generally believe that neither of them has the ability to average double-digit points per game.

Xie Kai doesn't care about the outside world's predictions and comments.Of course he knows his strength, and knows that in the NCAA, there were too many so-called "bricks" who looked down upon him, thinking that he should not appear on the stage of the NCAA finals at all.But now I have successfully stood on the NBA court.

If everything is as predicted by the bricks, what is unique about the NBA?Where is the charm of competitive sports?
The NBA's preseason game has come to an end. Next, the teams will make a wave of adjustments to prepare for the upcoming long 82-game regular season journey.

The NBA season is very long. From the end of October to the end of April of the following year, there will be a total of 10 regular season games.For such a long time and so many games, the physical requirements of the players are very high.

The Kings' first regular season game will be an away game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 10, so the team currently has 30 days to adjust.

Xie Kai is also seriously making adjustments. In the 8 preseason games just ended, he played in 7 games, averaging 20.1 points, 12.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 2.7 minutes of playing time per game. 1.4 steals, 0.7 blocks and 1.1 turnovers. The three shooting percentages are 3% from the field, 50.8% from the 3-point range, and 41.1% from the free throw. It can be said that apart from the slightly high turnover, his performance in the preseason is still remarkable.

Of course, the offensive and defensive intensity in the preseason is low after all, and the opponents will not make targeted arrangements, so it is normal to have a high efficiency, and there is nothing to brag about.

However, Xie Kai's performance in the preseason convinced the foreign team's management, coaching staff and fans that this yellow rookie is expected to become an important member of the team's bench in the new season.

At present, the Kings' 15-man lineup has confirmed 14 people, namely: center - Brad Miller, Spencer Hawes, Jason Thompson; power forward - Mitch Moore, Sheldon Williams, Kenny Thomas; small forwards—John Salmons, Francisco Garcia; shooting guards—Kevin Martin, Xie Kai, Quincy Dolby, point guards—Benno Udry, Bobby Jackson, Bobby Brown.

Obviously, the team's 15th man is likely to supplement a small forward, because apart from this position, there are relatively enough player reserves in other positions.

As the No. 2 position, Xie Kai also faces a lot of competitive pressure if he wants to enter the rotation.You must know that since Ron Artest was traded away, the core position of the team must belong to Kevin Martin.But here lies the problem, he is the core, he plays the 2nd position, and he is young, so he will naturally play more time.

Therefore, if Xie Kai also plays the No. 2 position on the court, as a substitute for Kevin Martin, his playing time may be affected.As his pure substitute, assuming he averaged 35 minutes per game, then theoretically he only has 13 minutes of playing time.

Of course, Kevin Martin is not the main competitor for Xie Kai to enter the rotation. His competitor should be Quincy Dolby, who also plays the 2nd position, Bobby Jackson, the 2st position who plays more like the 1nd position. Veteran Francisco Garcia who swings to the No. 2 position.

Quincy Dolby was selected by the Kings with the 2006th place in the first round in 19. He is 191cm tall and plays the No. 2 position.He once scored 32 points on Kobe Bryant, so in terms of scoring ability alone, it is still very good.His problem is that he is too small to play at the 2nd position. He may be better on the offensive end, but he suffers a lot on the defensive end.However, due to lack of organizational skills on the offensive end, he was unable to serve as the No. 1 position.

Therefore, Dolby can only play the 2nd position on the court.But even with his fairly good offensive ability, under the NBA-level defense, his shooting percentage has never exceeded 40% in his career so far, his 3-point shooting percentage has never exceeded 35%, and his free throws are not bad, but because The small penalty does not have much reference value.

In short, Dolby is an offensive 2 with low efficiency and insufficient defense.Compared with him, Xie Kai's advantage is that his defense should not be worse than him, at least his size and attitude are much better, and he can swing to the 3rd position; on the offensive end, his off-ball offense and shooting percentage should be better than Xie Kai's Well, as for attacking with the ball, neither of them will have so much possession of the ball, so the reference is not very meaningful.

In addition to experience and skin color, in this Kings team, Xie Kai is obviously more suitable to play Kevin Martin's substitute than Dolby.After all, Duby's "lottery ticket" has already been scratched with a "thank you", but the "lottery ticket" opened by Xie has not been scratched yet.Whether to continue to scratch Dolby's lottery ticket is a question that the team management and coaching staff need to consider.

Of course, Xie Kai is not afraid of competition. In order to pursue his basketball dream, he will not be afraid of any competitors. In this weak Kings team, entering the rotation is the first step.

It is not so easy to enter the rotation. You must know that the rotation of NBA teams in the regular season is generally 8-10 people. Unless it enters garbage time or the team has a large-scale injury, otherwise it will not exceed 10 people. Will be less than 8 people.

In the NBA, too many rotations will cause some players to have insufficient playing time and cannot guarantee their status.And too little rotation is a deadly main force, which will increase the probability of injury of the main players. The NBA regular season is a marathon season of 82 games. How to better allocate players' playing time is a problem that every team needs to seriously consider.

On October 10, with one day left before the season opener, the Kings held a press conference for the new season.In this press conference, all members of the Kings coaching staff and 29 players allowed the media to conduct interviews.

Many media came to participate in the interview.Although the Kings are not strong enough, there is a yellow man like Xie Kai, so the news is not bad.

The famous ESPN reporter Marc Stein interviewed Xie Kai.

"Hello, Kane!" Marc Stein greeted.

"Hello!" Xie Kai responded politely.

"I have a few questions for an interview, is that okay?" Marc Stein asked.

"Excuse me!" Xie Kai was very straightforward.He knew that he was still just a rookie, so he didn't want to appear too cold, and the relationship with the media should be as good as possible.

"Kane, this is your first NBA season, what are your goals for the season?" Marc Stein asked.

(End of this chapter)