Basketball Dragon

Chapter 40
In the first two games, Li Hai's performance was quite satisfactory. Many people felt that the New York Knicks had finally done the right thing in the draft.

After this game, everyone who pays attention to the NBA feels that the Knicks have made a lot of money.

Second round pick?This is obviously another Anthony. Why did no one choose this NCAA MOP before? Coach Boyehan of Syracuse University expressed his grievances for his disciples in an interview. He believes that Li Hai, like Anthony, can succeed in the NBA excellent players.

The Chinese media was completely excited, scoring 20+10 in the NBA, which was only achieved by Yao Ming before, and now there is another Li Hai.

They strongly complained about Li Hai, thinking that Tim Thomas was a loophole in the team, and Li Hai deserved to start. If the Knicks used Li Hai to start, the team would not lose in front.

At the same time, those media also criticized Marbury for being too independent, Crawford's excessive shooting, and said that the Knicks should immediately build tactics with Li Hai as the core. Li Hai blushed a little, but at the same time, he felt a little bit small. proud of.

He didn't have any opinion on the issue of the starting lineup before. He also played as a substitute at Syracuse University for a year, but he saw that Iguodala, who was somewhat similar to him, was already the 76ers' starting lineup, and he could play more than [-] games per game. Minutes later, he still had some ideas.

The key is that Tim Thomas is not Anthony, and he is somewhat dissatisfied with letting him play as a substitute.

This year's rookies, the top three all performed well, but they should have performed well, and their performance was a mess, which is the news, but the second-round picks are different, especially for rookies like Li Hai whose experience is newsworthy.

Young players are easily influenced by the media. Coach Lenny Wilkenst called Li Hai to the office to let him concentrate on playing and not be influenced by the media.

In the end, Wilkens told Li Hai that he would continue to be on the bench. He thought that Li Hai was more suitable in the bench lineup at this stage. Both Marbury and Crawford needed a lot of possessions, so it was better to keep Li Hai. It is better to keep the team's firepower continuous in the bench lineup.

Wilkens will use rookies, but he is relatively rigid in use, and most of the time in the rotation, he is pinching the time.

Li Hai is a rookie, and he will definitely respect the coach's arrangement, but he also expressed his willingness to stay on the field at the last moment of the game, and showed that he can help the team.

After this outburst, the rest of the team saw him a little differently.

Marbury was a little tangled in his heart. Of course, he was very happy that the team got a player who could help the team in the draft, but the media reports these days made him uncomfortable.

He is a New Yorker. When he was young, he was called the "Son of New York" by the New York media. After being traded to the Knicks, he was very happy. He felt that he would lead the team to make a big difference when he returned to his hometown. As bad as before, he'd welcome any help, but it'd be frowned upon if it threatened his position as boss.

Li Hai is still a rookie, of course Marbury doesn't think that Li Hai has been able to threaten his position as the boss, but the media thinks that Li Hai is the person the Knicks really need, and he is uncomfortable.

There is also a reason why Li Hai is sought after by the media. He is the man who brought New York the NCAA championship, and now he is playing an efficient performance. The New York media will definitely love him.

"Li, I got an ad. Although it's a small ad, it meets your requirements." Bruce Baker said excitedly on the phone, "Now you have to fight for the main position, show your worth and get them to sign a long-term contract, and let them sign a long-term contract." Snob……"

"I know, I know what to do about playing basketball, and don't talk too much about the future, just do your job well." Li Hai didn't talk much with the other party, he didn't really like the exaggerated way of speaking of the other party.

On November 11, the Knicks continued their road trip to Los Angeles against the Clippers.

The Clippers got off to a good start this season. Elton Brand and Corey Maggette are both good scorers. Bobby Simmons, who was strengthened as the main force, also started to break out, allowing them to maintain a good attack force.

Rookie Sean Livingston can also contribute to the team, but their main center Kaman is injured, so that the "captain" is still a bit short at the center position, and it also caused the Clippers' defense to be somewhat sloppy .

Sitting on the bench, Li Hai watched the starting players' battles, and felt that it would be beneficial to be a substitute for a while, which would allow him to fully observe the characteristics of the starting players of each NBA team, and what to do when he comes on the field There is also some grasp.

In this game, Tim Thomas finally got the hang of it. Facing Maggette, who was a little shorter than him, he threw a few mid-range shots beautifully.

Originally, Li Hai thought that he would play slowly, but Maggette made two fouls directly, just like timing, Li Hai was replaced again in more than six minutes.

Maggette's muscular body looks really scary. Li Hai thinks that even if he spends more time in the weight room every day, he can't train like that. This has something to do with race. All muscular men in the NBA are black buddies without exception. Or a dude with black blood.

At this time, the Knicks lead by 3 points, but the Clippers' shooting percentage is not low. The two sides seem to have abandoned defense and are competing on the offensive end.

When Li Hai came, of course he didn't intend to let the opponent do whatever he wanted. When the ball came into Maggette's hands, he faked a shot and didn't care whether Li Hai was fooled or not. He immediately forced a breakthrough.

Li Hai felt that he could still keep up with the opponent's speed, but after a cross step, Maggette slammed into him directly and started off immediately.

Such a strong force, Li Hai was like being hit by a car.

The referee whistled, Li Hai made a foul, and the opponent made a free throw.

He couldn't help but sigh, the NBA is the NBA, and many players, even if they aren't superstars, have special skills. A strong guy like Maggette can't do much to beat him through physical contact, or his defense in the future. Skills will continue to improve, but right now we can only struggle and spend as much as we can.

However, the opponent's defense was not as strong as the offense. Li Hai saved face with a neat mid-range shot when he returned.

"No. 9 Lehi of the Knicks once again showed his ability to adapt to the NBA, and he didn't lose the slightest bit against Maggette."

"They can't guard anyone, just like today's Knicks and Clippers, before halftime is over, they are heading for 50 points."

"Li Hai's body is already very strong, but Maggette is even more... hated. It's really exciting for Li Hai to hit Maggette head-on."

Li Hai's performance made the narrator very excited.

(End of this chapter)