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Chapter 696 "Clippers Shuang Shao" has been improved~! !

Since Lan Shengli chose George Hill and Jordan Jr. on behalf of the team in the draft, both the media and fans have had very big opinions on the Clippers' choice.

And they didn't know at all that the instigator of such a choice was Lan Shengli.

Although there is tremendous pressure from the outside world, the team management still believes in Lan Shengli's choice, and believes that Hill and Jordan will play out.

But after all, the two of them didn't perform too well in the summer league, that is, they were quite satisfactory.

"What do you think of these two players, Hill and Jordan~?! Compared with their previous college days, have they improved~?!"

So when the season is about to start, even the old head coach Dunleavy can't help but ask Lan Shengli.

For the old Dunleavy, the greatest joy of coaching in this last season may be to see what the two rookies selected by Lan Shengli will do.

If Hill and Jordan prove themselves and play their due draft strength, then the matter of "booking the head coach" will not go away.

But if these two rookies become parallel imports, not only the old Dunleavy, but also the management will question Lan Shengli's vision and ability.

So from this perspective, this so-called "head coach candidate" is actually not that stable.

It depends on how these two rookies can perform.

While speaking, it was media day.

The Clippers took makeup photos up and down.

Seasoned players like Brand and Maggette are used to media days.

And rookies like Hill and Jordan are even more excited.

Even Hill, who is usually very reserved and unsmiling, smiled at the camera.

Jordan, on the other hand, grinned even more exaggeratedly, as if trying to swallow someone, and took pictures.

"This picture is so beautiful~!"

Lan Shengli looked at the two rookies wearing Clippers jerseys and said with a very pleased expression.

After the media day, it's time for the preseason to warm up for the new season.

This is also the last opportunity for rookies and young players to show themselves.

Because in the second half of the preseason games, they were basically all substitutes, and played against marginal players of the team for the purpose of training, and such a situation is absolutely impossible in the regular season.

While speaking, the first preseason game of the Los Angeles Clippers is about to begin.

They went to Sacramento, the capital of California, to challenge the Kings there.

Unlike when he was sitting behind Coach Holland when he participated in the game at UCLA, Lan Shengli, who is now the director of player performance, does not have an exclusive seat, so he can only sit in some auditoriums closer to the side.

But it's also free.

"Play what we practiced during training and slowly find the rhythm of the game. The opponent is a team that likes to play fast, so we have to delay the game, play slow, and affect the rhythm of the opponent~!!"

Before the game, the old Dunleavy was still doing his best to make arrangements.

There is absolutely nothing to say about the professionalism of old Dunleavy.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to transform from an unknown player to such a successful coach.

Professionalism is very important in any industry.

Back to the game.

The starters sent by the Clippers here are: Hill, Baron Davis, Maggette, Brand and Jordan Jr., which is completely consistent with the lineup that Lan Shengli envisioned before.

It seems that old Dunleavy really believed in Lan Shengli completely.

"There is absolutely no problem with the inside lineup of this lineup. Brand and Jordan are one inside and one outside, one offense and one defense, complementing each other~!! It's just that the back line is what I'm more worried about~"

Lan Shengli looked at the five people who had already arrived on the field and said.

"After all, Hill and Baron Davis are the kind of guards who need the ball in their hands. If one of them plays off the ball, they don't have the kind of stable outside shooting ability, especially Hill. Range shots aren't very common in their arsenal~"

Lan Shengli became faintly worried.

Although there are some concerns, the game has already begun.

Here comes George Hill and DeAndre Jordan's first games for the Clippers, their first NBA games.

First, the Kings jumped to possession.

The white center must be positioned in the paint.

Or seeing that the opponent is a rookie player like Jordan, the white center has a very strong desire to take the position.

That look seems to be ready to offer that sentence after eating Jordan alone: ​​Welcome to the NBA, rookie~! !
But Jordan is a player who started out as a defensive player, and it was the first time he played for the Clippers, and it was the first round. Of course, Jordan didn't want his first impression of the NBA to become a background for others, so he desperately Grab the position and don't give the opponent a good chance to catch the ball.

The two quickly hugged each other and fell to the ground together.

"Beep~!!!"

The referee quickly blew the whistle and called a foul on Jordan's defensive push.

"Crack clap clap!!!"

After Jordan got up, although he spread his hands to the referee to express some grievances, the old Dunleavy on the side was clapping.

Cheer Jordan up.

The intensity of the game in this first round is not like a preseason game.

After all, both sides haven't played a game for a long time, and they must be full of energy and want to have a good game.

The game continued, and the white center continued to try to get the ball. This time, Jordan did not interfere too much in order not to foul.

After the white center received the ball, he hit his back.

Although Jordan's upper body strength is very good, his lower body is not stable, and his center of gravity keeps moving when being pushed by the opponent.

Seeing that the white center had reached the attack range, he prepared to throw a hook.

But at this time, Hill suddenly gave up the outside defender, and instantly formed a tight double-team with Jordan.

The white center wanted to hook, but he was afraid of Jordan's wingspan and wanted to continue to make moves, but because of Hill's double-teaming, there was no room.

"Beep~!!!"

Soon, just as the white center hesitated, the referee blew the whistle again.

White center offensive three-second violation.

The two rookies Hill and Jordan contributed such a wonderful defense as soon as they came up, which is really surprising and unexpected.

"After knowing his foul, Jordan immediately made corrections and paid attention to his defensive actions, and Hill was able to make such a commendable double-team in advance. Although it was only the first round, I could feel that the two Personally, I have really improved~!!"

Old Dunleavy looked at Hill and Jordan Jr., who were celebrating each other with high fives, and secretly analyzed and praised inwardly.

"If Hill and Jordan continue to perform like this, I believe your position will be more stable~!!"

The old coach Dunleavy looked at Lan Shengli again and said.

(End of this chapter)