You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 1004 Anthony's self-report: Do you need a reason to hate people?
Probably from that day on, I changed my view of Dor.Mo.Before, I regarded him as my biggest enemy. I thought that if I want to get a position in the team, I must jump over him. I was wrong.

I started thinking about my place on the team.

In terms of positioning, I am the seventh person.But I didn't play much more minutes than the eighth and ninth men, and there was no clear difference in our tactical status.

So the positioning of the seventh man is just talking, it sounds like I am the seventh man of the Pistons.If you have a certain age, you know that a basketball team only needs nine players who can play.I'm seventh, which means I'm in the bottom third of the main rotation.In this way, the positioning of the seventh man is not so interesting.

I found my problem. I can only be regarded as an ordinary role player, but I play like a core player. The Pistons have a complete offensive system. I dissociate from the system and just want to show my strength. .

I had an epiphany, I had to do better off the ball.

The idea is very good, but unfortunately I have always played with the ball in my hand since I was a child. I have never tried running without the ball, and I don't know how to run.I played a few more games.Performance sucks.

Then Grant told me that the Pistons used to have great off-ball scorers.

Alan Houston and Michael Reid, their running skills are enough for me to learn for a lifetime.

Just when I was disappointed, I found that hope was not far away from me.

Dor.Mo's ability to move without the ball is not inferior to them.

I began to observe Dor.Mo's running and positioning, and the time of sitting on the bench and waiting became no longer difficult.There are times when I prefer to sit and watch the game, and I find that I have so much to learn.

If I can't move the floor like he does, if I can't catch and shoot the ball like he does, I can't find a foothold in the Pistons system because my defense doesn't contribute much.

What I am best at is offense, and the first thing to improve is naturally offense.

Dor.Mo would often dribble the ball across the court and pass to Grant.The two of them have a tacit understanding that no one else has.

The top of the arc is the position where Dor.Mo falls most often. Sometimes he will run to the bottom corner, because that position can help the ball holder and the inside to open up the most space.

What I can't understand the most is that the Chicago fat boy can play so easily between them. Am I not as good as him?Is that idiot a better fit for the Pistons than me?How can it be?How could I not be as good as him!
I know that there is an essential difference between the inside and the outside, and the way he integrates into the system is not worthy of my reference, but I still observe his game a lot.

Eddie. When he plays well, I must call him Curry. He doesn’t do many things. He often just stands in a high position to help others block, catch the ball, and the time is not long. Because he has a shooting threat, so His opponents won't space their shots.

When the defense is close, his organizational ability will be released.

It turned out that his shooting was so accurate.

It turns out that his pass can be delivered to all positions within the paint area.

It turned out that he was not an idiot.

How could an idiot be the starter for the Pistons?
Wait... I found out where the others are, especially Dor.Mo's.He doesn't fall into position at random, and his feet are so nimble that it doesn't look like a guy who has suffered three ACL tears.

When he is positioned at the top of the arc, he is observing the running of his teammates and calling tactics; when he is positioned at the bottom corner, it is to stretch the space; when he starts to move, the offensive system will not change with him.

What I need to learn most is, what can I do to move freely like him without causing trouble for others and not destroying tactics?
"Did you see the problem?" Grant asked me.

I looked at him, not knowing how to answer.

"Don't admire him too much, it's nothing special. You just need to remember all our tactics to be like him." Grant said it as if it would be very easy.

The strength of the Pistons is not only the overall strength, not only the strength of Dor.Mo and Grant, but also the strength of the tactical system.From running and bombing to Princeton, years of running-in, one set of tactics after another were all baked into his mind.Keep these tactics in mind.And implement it during the game, integrate it into the running position, and even build a model map of the on-the-spot battle in my mind... I don't know how he did it, anyway, I can't do it.

"Yeah, it's really simple." I forced myself to be confident.

Grant thought he had found a comrade-in-arms: "Do you think so too? It's up to you in the future, remember all our tactics as soon as possible, and let Mo know how powerful it is!"

We got an easy win that night.

Dor.Mo played well, he was always good.

And I seem to be getting farther and farther on the road of becoming a parallel importer.I found my problem and took Grant's suggestion into account.My room started to fill with the team's playbook, and it wasn't easy to memorize them.From the tactics of the run-and-gun era to the Princeton tactics that are played the most today, there are a total of thousands of tactics initiated by the outside line, plus the pick-and-roll cover tactics inside, it really gives me a headache.

If I give up, I will have no way out. Only by persisting can I see the dawn.I don't know how I found the knack, the first game in 2004, Grant was absent because of a personal matter, Paul put me in the starting lineup, and there was a lot of controversy.

I clearly remember how the first goal was scored.

The Chicago Fat Boys jumped on the ball, and I was standing in the corner, guarding my receiving spot like a watchman, I didn't know if the ball would get to me, I just stood there and watched them play. unwavering.

Then, the ball came.

It's not my style of play, but it's a good opportunity.What better opportunity could there be for a rookie who hasn't earned his trust?

I threw in it.

Then, another one.

At the same position, Dor.Mo passed the ball, as if he rewarded me, let me single out, but I just used the tentative step that many players can't master in a lifetime, to shake off the defender, and shot the third corner three-pointer .

In it again, I knew my moment had come.

I don’t know what a perfect team looks like, but I know that if a player in a perfect team has a good touch, even if he is not a core player, he will get strong support from his teammates, and the ball will continue to flow pass it on.

And I, with the full support of my teammates, got the highest score in a single game in my rookie season. You better watch carefully: 40 points!
"I'm surprised you're making so many corner [-]s."

Dor.Mo said to me before the interview.

"Is that a compliment?" I muttered.

"Forget it, for sure!" Fatty Chicago said with a smile, "You have to get used to the way daddy praises people."

Did I ask him?Well, even if I asked him.But I was really just talking to myself, what did he answer?Does he think he can make me feel good about him with a smile on his face?impossible.If there really is a law in the world where killing a person is not a crime, he would still be number one on the kill list in my mind.

Why do I hate him so much?Fortunately, you can ask, do you need a reason to hate people?
(End of this chapter)