Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 317 317. Yi Jianlian's whereabouts, the opening match is coming!Desperate Mike Brown!

"The team's opponent in the opening game is the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers are the strongest team in the league except us this season."

"This game will not only be broadcast live across the United States, but I'm afraid there will be a lot of media coming to watch it. How do you think you don't care at all?"

Pushing open the door of the office, Old Nelson walked towards the coffee machine without looking outside, and took a cup of coffee for himself.

"There is nothing to care about. The Cavaliers' lineup this season does look a bit bluffing, but after all, the core starting point of the entire lineup is still inseparable from LeBron."

"I believe you should have watched the finals between the Grizzlies and the Cavaliers last year. I still have a lot of experience in defending LeBron."

"Although a player like LeBron cannot be locked up, as long as the connection between LeBron and other teammates can be cut off, the Cavaliers can't play a tactical system at all, and can only let the stars use their personal abilities to score."

"Once the shooting system with LeBron as the core fails to open the situation, the Cavaliers are not as terrible as people imagine."

Sitting on a soft chair and stretching, Luke exudes a lazy atmosphere.

"I did watch the entire finals last year. It's unimaginable that you can think of such a way to limit LeBron's performance."

"Before this, all teams restricted LeBron by double-teaming and zone defense, which instead gave LeBron the opportunity to connect his teammates."

"You have passed on a brand new idea for other teams. I believe LeBron must hate you now."

Sitting on the sofa and blowing the hot air from the coffee, Old Nelson had a smile on his face.

"It can't be said that. LeBron's personal ability is rare in history after all. It is absolutely impossible to completely limit LeBron in one way."

"Just cutting off the connection between LeBron and his teammates can change LeBron from a system star to an isolation star."

"But this premise is that the team must have an excellent defensive champion at the small forward position. Otherwise, LeBron only needs to break through the inside like a bulldozer, and other teams will be desperate enough."

"The Grizzlies had Artest last season, and not all other teams can have such players."

Luke shrugged casually.

"Tell me, what's the matter with me."

Getting to the point, Old Nelson looked at Luke with a puzzled expression.

"Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that your network in the league is wider than mine. I want you to advise which team is more suitable for his future development."

Luke planned to trade Yi Jianlian as early as the offseason. He didn't want to use Yi Jianlian to trade for a certain immediate player, but hoped that Yi Jianlian could go to a team suitable for his future development.

If there is no accident, this year will be Luke's last season of coaching the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies have only one goal, which is to launch an impact on the three consecutive championships.

At present, the Grizzlies' interior configuration is already crowded enough, and even Novak, who is a three-pointer, doesn't have much time to play.

It is difficult for Yi Jianlian to have too many opportunities to express himself in the Grizzlies. Most of the time, fans can only see Yi Jianlian playing during garbage time. This is not what Luke wants to see.

After all, the UAE is currently in the rising stage of its career. During this period, the only thing the Grizzlies can provide Yi Jianlian is training.

If you really want to improve your personal dominance, you still need the tempering of high-intensity competitions.

Instead of leaving Yi Jianlian in the dust of the Grizzlies Pearl, it is better to find a good place for Ah Lian.

What kind of bargaining chips can be traded back is not important, the important thing is to push the boat along the way and make some contributions to the Chinese men's basketball team.

Luke, who is driving the "God's Vision", knows the future development direction of each team, and also knows which teams are not suitable for Yi Jianlian's development.

But the old Nelson has been in the league for so many years, and his network resources are far greater than Luke's, which can provide Luke with a lot of help in certain operations.

"easy?"

"I don't know much about him. I only know that his physical fitness seems to be good, and his shooting ability is considered to be above average among big players."

"In fact, this style of play is quite suitable for the Warriors. The Warriors are relatively short of insiders this season. Except for Andris, everyone else is embarrassed to use them."

"However, even Andris is a standard blue-collar insider without any shooting ability. Yi's style is very suitable for the Warriors. After joining the team, he doesn't have to worry about playing time."

After thinking for a while, Old Nelson analyzed Luke.

Nodding in approval, Luke also thinks that Yi Jianlian is more suitable for the Warriors. The starting center for the Warriors this season is Andris Biedrins.

This guy had a good year last season, averaging 11.9 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.

However, in Luke's personal memory, Biedrins has frequently suffered from injuries since the beginning of this season, and the plummeting personal data also made Biedrins retreat from the Warriors' starting center position.

Biedrins doesn't have any shooting ability, all the points are dunks flying to the basket, and the second attack after taking the offensive rebound.

This style of play is already prone to injuries, and the Warriors have been emphasizing the outside line in recent years. Even if Don Nelson leaves the team, Warriors head coach Smart will firmly use Don Nelson's system.

After all, Smart is an apprentice brought out by Don Nelson, just like Thibodeau, who was brought out by Van Gundy, has been unable to change his main force.

In addition to Biedrins, the only inside players for the Warriors this season are Tuliaf and Anthony Toliver.

After Yi Jianlian goes, even if he can't play the main force at the beginning, he will definitely be reused by the Warriors in the second half of the season.

Coupled with the relationship between Nelson and Warriors coach Smart, it is indeed a good choice to send the United Arab Emirates to the Warriors.

If you are lucky, you may still see the day when Yi Jianlian smashed the Quartet in the league.

This summer, the UAE has conducted a lot of targeted training with the help of Luke. At present, Yi Jianlian's body has grown stronger, and his shooting ability has also improved under the guidance of Dell Curry.

In his previous life, the reason why Yi Jianlian failed to make a name for himself in the NBA was never because of his physical problems. Even though injuries have indeed plagued the UAE, the real reason that made the UAE's pearl dusty was his personality.

Now Yi Jianlian's personality has undergone a huge change under the training of Lambiel. Although he is not yet a villain on the field, he is no different from the coward who was bullied by Bogut and dared not fight back.

Physical strengthening, mentality change, and technical improvement may all become important factors for Yi Jianlian's rise.

At the very least, Luke has always believed that even if Yi Jianlian does not reach the level of Yao Ming, he will definitely have the strength to become the team's starter in the future.

"And you can definitely send Yi to the Timberwolves. With your influence in Minnesota, I don't think there is anything difficult to get you."

Looking at Luke jokingly, Old Nelson knew very well that Minnesota fans have always regarded Luke as God.

And Luke and the Timberwolves management have always maintained a good friendship. Things like Yi Jianlian can be solved with just one sentence as long as Luke speaks.

Hearing Old Nelson's proposal, Luke smiled and shook his head.

"The Warriors are more suitable for the UAE. The Timberwolves are currently in a period of turmoil, and the team has several players with good potential that need to be cultivated. When the UAE goes there, it needs to compete with others for resources."

"For the UAE at this stage, the Timberwolves are not a good place to go."

Taking a tentative sip of coffee, Old Nelson showed a look of satisfaction on his face, "It's easy, then find a chance to send Yi to the Warriors. The sooner this kind of thing is the better, it might as well be after the opening game."

"I'll leave it to you, the Warriors." Luke nodded.

"Hands up."

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On October 10, local time in the United States, the opening game of the new season officially started on this day.

A total of four games have been scheduled for the opening game of the season, but the most eye-catching one is definitely the Grizzlies vs. Cleveland Cavaliers.

Judging from the enthusiasm of the media before the game, even if the other three games add up, it is difficult to overshadow the heat of the game between the Grizzlies and the Cavaliers.

One of these two teams is the defending champion who has just won two consecutive championships, and the other has signed two consecutive stars during the offseason. It is considered by the outside world to be the most promising team to attack the Grizzlies dynasty.

No fan wants to miss this level of opener.

In last year's playoffs, the Cavaliers who knocked out the Big Five Celtics were very tough.

But in the finals, they were swept by the grizzlies 4:0 without any suspense.

In those four games, the Grizzlies basically hung up the Cavaliers every game, and Zach Randolph did whatever he wanted in the paint. In the end, with his outstanding personal performance, he won the finals MVP of the 08-09 season.

In the new season, the two teams have undergone very big changes in the lineup. The only constant is that the leading star has not left the team.

Before the game, Cavaliers coach Mike Brown took the initiative to walk up to Luke, trying to exude kindness to Luke.

It doesn't matter whether you can win the game, but it turns out that offending Luke can only lead to death.

Mike Brown has been going well since he took over the Cavaliers in [-]. Although he hasn't led the team to win a championship trophy, he has also staged a playoff miracle many times by defeating the strong.

Mike Brown didn't want to offend Luke during his relatively smooth coaching career.

Even a champion coach at the level of "Zen Master" Jackson can only be beaten to retirement by Luke, and Mike Brown has no doubt that his end will be even more miserable than Jackson.

The game, the Cavaliers starting lineup is: Mo Williams, Delonti West, James, Jamison and Stoudemire.

Just looking at the starting lineup of the Cavaliers is absolutely luxurious. Four of the five players have been selected to the All-Star team, and three of them averaged more than 20 points per game last season.

Even the worst Mo Williams was able to score 17 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists last season.

And the most deadly thing about Mo Williams is that he will start to convulse in any game if he is not guaranteed. Last season's 43.8% three-point shooting rate was enough to kill any team.

If it weren't for Mike Brown to limit the team's shots from beyond the three-point line, Mo Williams' personal data would only be more luxurious.

As soon as the game started, the Cavaliers played very focused.

Obviously, the Cavaliers really want to beat the Grizzlies in this opening game and it is still televised across the United States to start a good start for the team's new season.

However, the Cavaliers are not the only ones who came prepared. When the Grizzlies defensively put on the same defensive formation as in last year's finals, LeBron James' face instantly became ugly.

James and Kobe are the most powerful players in this period, but James doesn't like to fight alone like Kobe.

More often, James likes to use his breakthrough to create opportunities for his teammates, and what the Grizzlies do is to cut off the connection between James and his teammates, so that James can only use his personal ability to score, playing very awkwardly on the court.

The worst thing is that when LeBron James tried to break through on the offensive end, he was entangled by Sean Marion twice in a row, and he still failed to break through to the basket smoothly.

Marion's lateral movement speed is very fast, and his raptor-like wingspan also makes Marion's defensive range very huge.

James used the pick-and-roll to try twice but failed to take advantage of Marion. Marion was like a piece of brown sugar, always sticking to James' unexpected places.

Let James be forced to shoot from a farther position to end.

Looking at Marion's flexible lateral speed on the court, Grizzlies assistant coach Jaffroni was a little surprised.

"I can't believe that Sean's defensive ability is so good. Even a star of LeBron's level can hardly get into the penalty area."

"The most rare thing is that Sean didn't suffer too much in terms of strength. At the age of 31, he can still have such a quick response ability. It seems that this time the team has really picked up a treasure."

Jafaroni's words made D'Antoni on the side a little proud.

"Of course, Sean is a player I have watched grow up with my own eyes. No one knows Sean's personal ability better than me."

"He has been underestimated in his career. I hope he can be selected to the best defensive team this season and break this damn embarrassment."

There is no doubt that the presence of Marion has brought a lot of trouble for James.

It was Artest who defended James in the finals last year. Artest finally left the Grizzlies during the offseason this year. As a result, Marion came to the front again.

Although Marion's strength is smaller than that of Artest, his lateral movement speed is more agile than Artest.

At this time, James' heart was broken, and his best breakthrough and scoring could not be played under the Grizzlies' defensive targeting.

Stoudemire could only open his hands to the inside for the ball again and again, and Jamison stood on the outside and waited for a shooting opportunity.

The targeting of James alone directly led to the collapse of the entire team's tactical system.

As Luke said before, even if the Cavaliers have continuously strengthened two stars during the offseason, in the final analysis, the Cavaliers' tactical system is still inseparable from the core of James.

As long as James is playing uncomfortable on the court, the offensive efficiency of the entire Cavaliers will decline visible to the naked eye.

Unless there is a star like Wade standing behind James as a second ball-holding point, and when James is targeted by the opponent, he can play the role that James originally played, otherwise James is destined to be difficult to win the championship alone.

In one-on-one, Marion is far more difficult than James imagined, which makes it difficult for James to find the offensive rhythm he is used to.

Throughout the first quarter, most of the Cavaliers' offensive points were through the star's personal ability. Stoudemire took the ball to the penalty area again and again, and faced the best defensive player Marc Gasol's defense and struggled very much.

James' passing route was cut off by the Grizzlies, resulting in Jamison not getting too many shots in the first quarter.

If Mo Williams hadn't scored nine points in a single quarter and teamed up with Delonte West to score a few good goals, the Cavaliers would have faced the risk of being overwhelmed by the Grizzlies in the first quarter.

But even so, the Grizzlies still maintained a double-digit lead in the first quarter.

The "whirlwind combination" formed by Chris Paul and Tim Duncan almost dominated the entire first quarter.

Facing the defense of Mo Williams and Jamison, the combination of Paul and Duncan played very easily, even more easily than they did against the Trail Blazers in the preseason.

Mo Williams and Jamison's defensive level is already very hip, and they are in the lower middle of their respective positions. It is a very difficult test for the Cavaliers to meet Paul and Duncan who play whirlwind tactics.

Watching the score being stretched by the Grizzlies little by little, Mike Brown stood off the court and called timeouts many times, but it didn't work.

As Tim Duncan made another empty cut layup with the assist of Chris Paul, Mike Brown patted his forehead helplessly and sighed in the direction of the Grizzlies bench.

"Hey! The management wants to challenge the Grizzlies in the new season. This idea is really stupid!"

"It seems that the billion-dollar contract of "Little Overlord" is destined to become poison."

"I just don't know where my next stop should be..."

(End of this chapter)