New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 380 Differences Between East and West
"The Lakers finally took out their trump card..."

Whether it is Robert or Wally, they can only be regarded as the Lakers' conventional weapons after all. Their real strength is still Zhang Yi.Whether it is offense or defense, his presence can improve the level of the team.

Although he was pulled out of the system by the Nets before, it doesn't mean that he can't integrate into the team's offense and defense.What really limits Zhang Yi can only be the Lakers' main style of play in this game.

No matter how strong a star is, once he loses the ball, he will become an ordinary player.Zhang Yi has done everything he can.It's just that the highlight of the first half was the duel between Robert and Varanda.

On the court, Varanda has realized that the Lakers will change their style of play.Because Robert has returned to the second position, he will bite Morris, thereby limiting the Nets' three-point tactics.

And their No. 4 position was also replaced by a defensive player.This guy basically has no offensive ability, averaging only 5 or [-] points per game.

But correspondingly, his defensive ability is worthy of recognition.As long as it's a strong offensive No. [-], putting him on the court can always work wonders.

Because this guy's defense is not dirty or clean, he just likes to provoke the opponent with rough provocations, and then forcefully lower the opponent's shooting rate.

He knows how to use the opponent's emotions, and he also knows that his specialty is long hands and 1 meters tall, which makes him look like a misplaced player in the first position.

Even the tall and burly Varanda does not have an advantage in front of him, and the adjusted lineup of the Lakers is obviously changed to play the Nets.

The league's No. [-] strong team still has this background, otherwise they would not be able to maintain a stable win.Not being upset is also an ability in itself.

The current Lakers are basically their best defensive lineup.And the key point of defense is the opponent's outside line, from the starting point of the pass to the outside pitcher.

Even if the Nets hit the inside, they won't get a good chance.Because in addition to Wally switching to power forward, the Lakers sent a high center forward to sit in charge.

In order to defend the Nets' inside killer "Hulk" Hulk, Wacker's lineup adjustments these few times are all aimed at the opponent's offense.

And the depth of the lineup shown by the Lakers is not comparable to the Nets.This is why many ball critics will say that the Lakers are strong because they have accumulated a lot of functional players on the bench.

This is the standard championship team, with stars, role players, good starters, and powerful substitutes!
Now neither the San Antonio Spurs nor the defending champion Golden State Warriors have as complete a lineup as the Lakers.

In addition to reflecting the vision of Lakers general manager Gianna, this point also shows from the side that she must have accepted the suggestion of her father, the famous Lakers "Black Mamba" Kobe.

Kobe, who has won five championships in his career, knows exactly what players the current Lakers need. Zhang Yi himself does not have a champion. After all, he led the team to win the championship in his rookie season. Only the top of the giants led the team to the finals.

What Zhang Yi has to do now is to lead the team well. The most important thing for him as a rookie now is to learn how to become a qualified leader.

Oscar and other veterans are not players at the level of the championship team, or even stars. This is the current problem of the Lakers.

It's just that there is no way. After all, the Lakers have just formed a championship lineup. Their poor record of 20 wins and 62 losses last year still remains in people's minds.

Even if the big city of Los Angeles still has natural star appeal, it is clear that the times are not so simple now.

Everyone is teaming up against the Golden State Warriors, so there are many corresponding free stars, but their goal is to get the biggest contract.

Although the Lakers have three rookies, they have no salary pressure, but if Zhang Yi can play them all.This means that in the second year, the home team will look for them to seek a contract extension.

Even because of Zhang Yi's status as the champion, he can get the maximum salary contract in advance.Of course, the Lakers will mainly remember Zhang Yi and others to sign.

Since they are unable to win the championship, and they will not even be able to offer a large enough contract in the future, then of course those drifting stars will not come to vote with such a simple answer.

The maximum salary and the status of the team boss are the most attractive places for them now. As for the championship?Let's wait until Curry really retires.

It's just because the Lakers are playing so well now that many stars have changed their minds.

Of course, this is the so-called miss.They have already signed a team, so as long as they are stars in their prime, it is impossible to get out easily.

As for the players that the team is willing to get rid of, this proves that they have their own problems. Even if they come to the Lakers, they will not bring any help to the home team.

In this way, in order to pursue a championship, what kind of players do they want?There will only be a backlash at the last moment.The Lakers have established Zhang Yi's core position from top to bottom.

The stars who are sincerely willing to assist Zhang Yi are the ones they will consider. This will delete a large number of stars, so it is really hard to say whether they can find a truly suitable championship puzzle in the future.

But the current situation is not important, because before the end of the regular season, there will inevitably be a large number of veterans who will end their contracts and seek deals before the trade deadline.

If the Lakers can continue to maintain their record, they will have a special advantage to attract these people.

Because they have Zhang Yi, Curry's successor, which is something that other teams don't have.There are many stars who have never won a championship for life.But who wouldn't want to retire honorably with a championship ring if they could.

Even Curry is the same. His invincibility myth has been long enough, and now it is as important as the first championship when he started his dynasty.

It's just that there are so many problems, the Golden State Warriors are no longer the best choice for veterans to hit the championship.

The foreseeable situation is that the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers will become the best choices for the veteran to hold his thighs, although these two teams are in the West.

But the West has won the championship for 8 consecutive years, and the East has shown signs of weakness to this point.So it is not normal for the New York Knicks to be the second child for so many years.

If the strength of the Eastern Conference is strong, they can win one or two championships in Curry's two seasons due to injury.

No one thought that the two-year championship would be taken away by the Trail Blazers and Spurs.The West has left the East far behind, so if you want to get the maximum salary to go to the East, you want to go to the West with the championship, this has become a well-known rule in the basketball circle!
(End of this chapter)