New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 372 Point Guard Test
Zhang Yi can't provide much help to Robert now. The matchup at the No. [-] position will always be an important part of the basketball court.

And as the team's brain, the point guard's ability is the most important prerequisite for determining the direction of the game.

If it weren't for Robert being abused by Varanda in the NCAA, he changed to the second position.Otherwise, when he was in the Bruins, he should have continued to play the point guard position.

Because his style of play is actually more inclined to the offensive first position style of passing and controlling breakthroughs.In the second position, his off-ball awareness is not outstanding.

In addition to the need to rely on training to accumulate this kind of awareness, talent will also affect too many things.Otherwise, a cross-age shooter like Reggie Miller would not be born in the NBA, which has just introduced the three-point line for six years.

Regardless of whether he is included in the three-point record, he is also one of the most important shooters in NBA history who pioneered off-ball play.

Robert obviously did not show this quality. Although his three-point shooting percentage can even be ranked in the top of the shooting percentage list, this does not mean that he can be qualified for the second position in key battles.

Because in the configuration of the Lakers, there are still the most players who can play shooting guards.In contrast, good point guards are rare.

Oscar also used his unstable performance to remind Wacker that the Lakers cannot rely on this old player with insufficient firepower at critical moments.

His experience can bring a lot of needed help to the Lakers, but this kind of help is still very important in ordinary games. Once Oscar is needed to play, the biggest limitation of strength will affect his victory for the team. play a positive role.

If it is in a team with a traditional style of play, Oscar will indeed be a qualified starting point guard, but in a team like the Lakers that emphasizes fast pace and output ability, his presence will often slow down the game rhythm.

This is why at the last moment of playing against the San Antonio Spurs, Wacker will make a bold change and put Robert back to the No. [-] position.

They don't need to think about Oscar's thoughts, because the basketball court is a world that respects strength.Robert showed enough lethality when he led the team. Even Oscar, who followed the team to win a wave of super winning streak, couldn't find half a complaint to stop him from stealing his starting position.

When he was in the preseason, Varanda had already proved that he was better than Oscar in all aspects.As the saying goes, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and one wave is stronger than the other!

Like what Varanda did, Robert just re-proved it.

Although the first offense, Robert clearly did not put out his best performance.But facing this man's half-court pressing defense here, he can be regarded as much more comfortable.

Robert's ball-handling ability is not bad, and the Lakers' formation is very flexible.No matter how much Varanda bites Robert, as long as he doesn't make a mistake, there is still no way to complete the steal.

Zhang Yi followed and waited to respond, and his strength was that he could flexibly get rid of and catch the ball even in the face of defense.

No matter what kind of defense he encounters, Zhang Yi can also find opportunities to make shots.So when the point guard cooperates with him, it is very easy.

Not to mention that Robert has been cooperating with him for more than a year, and the tacit understanding between the two has already reached perfection.

If it weren't for the Lakers wanting to use Robert to play other tactics now, this would put him under a little different pressure.Then he would have played well with Zhang Yi.

With the ball defended by Varanda, Zhang Yi and the Lakers shooting guard played a crossover.

At this time, the Nets' defense is of course focused on Zhang Yi. After all, if he does not double-team him, then this man is likely to ask the defender immediately after receiving the ball and then kill the basket to score.

But the shooting guard of the Lakers is also a good scorer. If Zhang Yi hadn't attracted the defense, then his offensive power might not have been developed.

Now as soon as the defender in front of him turns his attention away, Robert immediately starts to break through Varanda, and then passes the ball to the outside shooting guard under the cover of the crowd.

The latter took advantage of the mid-air opportunity to shoot directly, and it was too late when the defensive player rushed over.

The Lakers played a pass and cut and successfully exchanged for a three-pointer in the passing tactics.It's just that the current Nets will not make such defensive mistakes continuously.

Robert and his teammates clapped hands one after another, and part of the pressure on him was finally relieved.

Wacker nodded when he saw his performance.Because some point guards are born without special physical advantages, they can also assist and attack through rhythm.

What's more, Robert's physical talent is definitely outstanding in the guard position.Wacker trained him in such a way that he didn't let him take the initiative to find Zhang Yi, which was also for the purpose of continuing to develop his ability.

Now Robert can't rely too much on his teammates, because he is a point guard.What should be done is to be able to create opportunities for them whether they start with the main force or rotate as a substitute.

Whether it's Zhang Yi or Wali, such a teammate who has developed a routine with him, of course he can't actively rely on such a point now.

Only by constantly developing assists and new routines can he make every breakthrough or fake move a deadly threat.

As the saying goes, every excellent point guard should be Oscar's best actor.It's not that they should be able to flop, but every movement of their body, even every expression should be able to make opponents panic and make mistakes.

Whether it's Robert or the veteran Oscar, none of them have developed such an ability now.

If it is said that Oscar's entire career may not reach that level of perfection, but Robert is still very young, and he has enough time to hone his skills.

The current Lakers can lose, and even allow him to exercise his ability in normal games.

This kind of opportunity is absolutely precious for a player who has not played well.But many people can't seize the opportunity like this.

Robert's success in the end can only depend on his own good luck. After all, whether it is the NBA or the basketball world, the speed of competition and elimination is still fast.

A player who doesn't perform exceptionally well at the two is especially vulnerable to being replaced by a younger, more aggressive player.But a good No. [-] position, whether it can attack, organize, or even defend.

They are all easier to occupy a place in the league.Wacker is all about Robert's future, and Robert himself knows this best.

(End of this chapter)