The world's best combo guard

Chapter 56 55 [Bet]

Judging from his performance in the preseason, Li Hao is worthy of the 13th pick in the first round, but that's all. As far as the moment is concerned, no one thinks that he should get a higher pick than this.

The reason is very simple. There are many talents in this rookie class, and none of the guys who are ranked ahead of Li Haoshun are fuel-efficient.

LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Milicic, Dwyane Wade, Kaman, etc., all played a good level in the preseason.

Especially Dwyane Wade, whose draft pick has been questioned a lot like Li Hao, has performed well in all four preseason games.

Therefore, less than a week before the start of the new season, the award for the best rookie of the new season suddenly became suspenseful.

At the beginning, everyone thought that this award would undoubtedly be won by LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, but judging from the preseason, it is obvious that there are many people competing with LeBron James.

In the best rookie odds list given by ESPN, LeBron James ranks first, but there is not much difference between him and Carmelo Anthony in second place and Dwyane Wade in third place.

Li Hao is ranked 10th on this list, which is a small improvement compared to his draft pick, but to be honest, many people don't think Li Hao has a chance to get the best rookie, because the single As far as the hard conditions of competition are concerned, he does not have them.

Whether it is LeBron James or Dwyane Wade, they are the key training figures of their respective teams in the new season, and they are also the starters of their respective teams. Only Li Hao will be a substitute player. Hao has many players in the same position. Li Hao wants to get the starting position unless he has a particularly explosive performance and gets the support of Phil Jackson.

This is too difficult. For the Lakers in the new season, everyone knows what their goals are, and they also have a basic guess about their starting lineup.

It may be impossible for Li Hao to get a starting position this season.

"No one can say for sure about the regular season. He is a great kid. He works hard and has great strength. I look forward to his performance in the new season."

The Chinese media, who paid special attention to Li Hao's situation, had the opportunity to interview Phil Jackson. During the interview, they asked Phil Jackson this question.

However, Phil Jackson's answer was a bit official, and maybe he could only answer in this way. He neither said that Li Hao could not play the starter, nor that Li Hao could play the starter, but only praised Li Hao for being very good.

The Chinese media were obviously dissatisfied with this answer, and then they found Li Hao again and asked the same question, wanting to know how Li Hao would answer.

"A player who doesn't want to start is definitely not a good player, but everyone knows that it all depends on the specific situation. Maybe this is not up to the head coach. I don't think I should worry about this issue now, but work hard. Improvement, opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, isn't it?"

Unexpectedly, Li Hao was very optimistic about this matter, and he also intends to save Phil Jackson. As far as he knows, some domestic fans have been attacking Phil Jackson in the past two days. Phil Jackson is a stubborn coach who only likes superstars , I don't like rookies, so it's impossible to give myself too many opportunities.

Well, since Li Hao himself is very optimistic, then everyone is no longer so worried.

In fact, there is a reason for Li Hao's optimism, because he has made great progress in integrating into the triangle offense in the past two days, especially on the defensive end. Help your teammates during the game.

Although he still can't keep up with the rhythm of playing off the ball, and he is not used to it, but Li Hao believes that with the improvement of the defensive end, all this will change.

Therefore, he also believes that the team will have a place for him in the new season. To a certain extent, he has already made up his mind, and this season he will work hard to contribute to the team on the defensive end.

As Larry Lewis said to him, "A good defender, he plays a lot of time, Lee, I don't think you will have no chance to start, you know, as far as the team's current guard line is concerned. Look, Kobe is the best defensively, but he needs to put more energy into the offensive end, and Gary is also good defensively, but he is old and his physical strength is his weakness"

What Larry Lewis said made him suddenly realize that yes, the team's offense is handed over to the ok combination, and the defense side, he has the confidence to help the team.

In addition, Larry Lewis also suggested that Li Hao consult Gary Payton more during training. As we all know, Gary Payton is very good at the defensive end. The best defensive player of the year, this is enough to prove how sophisticated his experience on the defensive end is.

In Larry Lewis' view, Li Hao is very lucky. He had the opportunity to be teammates with Gary Payton when he first entered the NBA. If he can learn something from Gary Payton, it will definitely be of great help to his defense.

Li Hao also thought so, so he went to Gary Payton with enthusiasm and asked Gary Payton for advice.

But what Li Hao didn't expect was that Gary Payton directly rejected his request for advice. Gary Payton said this, "Young man, I can teach you some defensive experience. With this experience, you can indeed be effective on the defensive end." Great improvement, but why should I teach you?"

Gary Payton's rhetorical question left Li Hao speechless.

Yeah, why did Gary Payton teach himself?

Although he and Gary Payton have a good relationship, it is only within the scope of basketball, and it is even a normal communication between teammates. Besides, in private, they actually have no intersection.

Therefore, it is normal for Gary Payton not to want to teach him.

"Brother, why don't you teach me defensive skills, and I'll teach you Chinese Kung Fu. You must know that my Kung Fu is very powerful."

In order to improve on the defensive end, Li Hao went all out, and brazenly made a deal with Gary Payton. He knew that many black people were very curious about Chinese Kung Fu.

"Chinese Kung Fu? That might be amazing, but to be honest I'm not interested, Li, I like that kind of hard bone, if you can score 10 points in any of the first 20 games of the new season or score 5 in a single game steal once, I'll teach you"

Gary Payton leaves a non-negotiable back and leaves quickly.

Li Hao, on the other hand, was in a daze.

20 points in a single game or 5 steals in a single game?
Your sister, this is too difficult.

It doesn't look difficult, but it's actually very difficult. No matter which one is completed, a lot of playing time is required. The question is, is it possible for Phil Jackson to give him so much playing time?
Li Hao was not sure.

However, he clenched his fists immediately, and he had to try to know if he could do it. Perhaps when he was in a hot state in a certain game, Phil Jackson might not necessarily withdraw himself.

(End of this chapter)