NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 101 Crushed
As for this game, Liu Rui also stayed in front of the TV the whole time, preparing to watch the live broadcast of the game.

Because even if Liu Rui knows the playing style of Ariza's later generations, he can lead him on the right path in advance and save him from taking some detours.

But anyway, he is really just a rookie at the moment.

It is impossible for Liu Rui to ask him to play at the same level as later generations.

But since Ariza came to the Bobcats, Bickerstaff also reflected on his daily training situation to himself.

Ariza worked very hard.

Because the Bobcats were willing to use Troon Smith's immediate combat power to replace him from the Knicks.

This makes Ariza very excited, because it may mean that Ariza can get more playing time.

So when Bickerstaff told him to focus on two corner threes, Ariza worked hard every day.

Although not the first one to come every day, it is definitely the last one to leave every day.

For this, Liu Rui is also very pleased.

Because of his arrival, Ariza was able to get more playing time in the game ahead of schedule.

So from a technical perspective, he will definitely improve faster than in his previous life.

And the next thing I have to do is to let him accumulate enough experience as much as possible this season.

Liu Rui is also looking forward to what kind of story one of the top 3D players in the league can write under his hands in the future.

As the players on both sides of the court practiced their shots, the game came as scheduled.

Before the opening, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Bulls:
Tyson Chandler, Eddy Curry, Luol Deng, Duhon, Hinrich.

Bobcats:
Okafor, Ariza, Kapono, Robinson, Knight

After the opening, Bickerstaff did put Ariza in the starting four.

And because the deal is imminent, Robinson is still in the starting lineup.

This also shows that in this game, Robinson will have the most direct meeting with Duhon.

The Bulls are still the starting lineup that has been used this season, using Chandler in the paint with Shark Curry.

The two attack and defend, just complement each other.

Rookie Luol Deng is used at the small forward, and Hinrich is still the main guard. Duhon is more responsible for defense to share Hinrich's pressure on the defensive end.

Putting Ben Gordon on the bench can lead the second team to grab points and ensure the time for the main players to rest. The Bulls still have enough firepower to compete with the opponent.

It's just like Lu Wei's virtue, a monster on the bench.

The opening jump ball was caught by Tyson Chandler. Okafor really didn't take advantage of the current Chandler.

As soon as it came up, the Bulls still used the previous offensive style of play.

Curry came up and set a pick and roll for Hinrich.

Du Hong and Luol Deng stayed outside the three-point line, one on the left and one on the right.

Look for opportunities to run, catch the ball to the basket or just shoot.

Chandler is standing under the basket on the left side. If after Hinrich and Curry's pick-and-roll, the opponent chooses to delay the defense.

Then Chandler can get a good alley-oop opportunity.

And Hinrich's passing ability, even though he is only a rookie, has reached the advanced level of the league.

Hinrich and Curry played a pick-and-roll at the free throw line, but for this pick-and-roll, the Bobcats did not choose to switch defenses.

After blocking, the little shark Curry took the opportunity to go down, and Ariza hurriedly delayed.

But facing Curry, Ariza was really smaller.

Curry directly pushed Ariza away with his shoulder, and at a position close to the basket, a small hook with almost no interference directly scored the ball.

Moreover, the whole person does not seem to be under any pressure at all.

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Barkley in the TNT studio: "Oh, my God, the Bobcats actually use Ariza, who was just traded from the Knicks, to play the starting four in this game."

"From the defense just now, we have already seen that in the matchup with Curry, he was more than a circle smaller. Curry played him like he was playing a college student."

"Although we can all understand the current situation of the Bobcats, the Bobcats want to get as many rookies as possible and want to use their potential to lead the team out of the predicament."

"But obviously, since the Knicks can trade Ariza, it proves that they are not optimistic about Ariza."

"When it came to the Bobcats, the Bobcats took him as the core and put him in the starting lineup."

"For this deal, I feel really ridiculous right now."

Smith: "Yeah, Ariza looks so thin. On the defensive end, he can't stand up to Eddie Curry."

"And his shooting percentage this season is really too low. Can we understand the behavior of the Bobcats as rushing to the doctor in a hurry, haha."

And as Ariza's ball was easily crushed by Curry at the basket, Smith, the general manager of the team who flew to Chicago with the team in this game, frowned while sitting on the sidelines.

Smith knew that Bickerstaff had kept in touch with Liu Rui during his time leading the team.

And Ariza is the player that Liu Rui named in the previous meeting.

So for the arrangement of this game, Bickerstaff must have communicated with Liu Rui before the game.

That's why Bickerstaff put Ariza in the starting position.

But even he knows that he should be a small forward player.

But at this time, he was placed in the power forward position. Although this has something to do with the lack of insiders in the team, there are only two insiders left.

But Ariza faced Curry, it was a bit horrible to be abused.

Although Thron Smith's personal ability is not very good, but at this time Smith felt that his deal seemed to be a loss.

On the court, Ariza's expression was also a little frustrated.

Originally, before the game, Ariza heard that the coach actually let him start.

This made Ariza very excited. You know, when Ariza was in the Knicks, he could only play for a while during garbage time.

Although Ariza knows that after he was traded to the Bobcats, his playing time will definitely improve.

But playing the starting lineup as soon as he came up was something he never dared to think about.

But at this time, he was so easily crushed by Curry as soon as he came up, which made Ariza very nervous.

Subconsciously looked at Bickerstaff on the side of the coach's bench.

It was found that Bickerstaff had his hands on his hips, and there was not much expression on his face.

But it was because of his lack of expression that Ariza felt even more flustered.

Swallowing, Ariza picked up the basketball and prepared to serve.

And Knight also came over to comfort him: "Don't be nervous, rookie. Although he is very heavy, you can choose to hit the ball from the bottom. Remember, when facing this kind of inside line, you must move your hands quickly."

Obviously, Knight, who is only 178 tall, does have a lot of experience in this area.

Seeing that the rookie was at a loss as soon as he came up, he took advantage of the serving time to teach him some on-the-spot experience.

(End of this chapter)