NBA: I haven't played a game but I'm full of talent

From a three-game winning streak to a three-game losing streak, the outside world's comments on the Suns have completely changed.

More and more media are paying attention to the flaws of the Suns. The offensive firepower caused by Stoudemire's inability to play is limited, especially the weakness in attacking the inside, as well as the shortcomings of the outside and inside defense.

The team lost in a row, so Ling Yang was naturally a little unhappy. Apart from the team's reasons, there were also his own reasons.

Because Ling Yang found that since the first two games, he performed very average in the next few games.

In some games, they even performed badly.

In the game against the Lakers, Ling Yang played in the first quarter for the first time. In the next few games, Ling Yang was basically able to get a chance to play at the end of the first quarter or the beginning of the second quarter.

This kind of rotation is actually a reflection of the rising status in the team's rotation system.

But in these games, Ling Yang's performance was not as good as in the first game.

对阵湖人，凌阳拿到8分3个篮板2次抢断1次封盖1次助攻。

He played less playing time against King Lingyang, scoring 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal, and no assists.

In the game against the Pistons, it was his most sluggish performance in several games.

The Pistons did a good job of defending the inside, which greatly limited his offense. He caught the ball at the basket a few times, but he could only layup without the dunk space, and his shooting rate was very average due to the influence of the opponent.

In the final match against the Pistons, Ling Yang made 5 of 2 shots and only scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, without blocks or assists.

He picked up a bit against the Nets, scoring 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.

On the whole, in the next few games, Ling Yang's playing time did not change too much, or even slightly increased, but the statistics were much worse than the previous two games.

Although the data does not absolutely represent the value on the field, Ling Yang, as a pink and tender rookie, obviously needs data to support his performance.

Another key point is that without data, his system has no experience points.

In the first game, Ling Yang gained 18 experience points, and in the second match against the Knicks, Ling Yang gained 26 experience points, but he spent 20 points on the court to increase free throws.

So after the second game, Ling Yang still has 24 experience points left.

In the next four games, Ling Yang gained 15, 11, 9, and 12 experience points respectively.

Looking at the number of 71 on the experience points, Ling Yang was a little anxious. If he followed this speed, his ability improvement would be too slow.

Moreover, Ling Yang didn't dare to use these experience points anymore, he felt that more overall consideration was needed.

At the same time, as a rational player, Ling Yang felt that he needed to analyze the reasons.

The next day, Ling Yang approached the chief assistant, Gentry, for help.

Hearing the confusion expressed by Ling Yang, Gentry directly brought Ling Yang to the team's video room.

"Ling, whether it's analyzing your own performance or the team's performance, watching replays is the best way."

So, the two big men Ling Yang and Gentry started to watch the video.

Very serious film.

For the six games, Ling Yang only played for a little over an hour, so he watched it quickly.

Gentry turned his head towards Ling Yang and asked, "Ling, have you found the reason?"

Ling Yang hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied: "I vaguely found the reason, but I'm not very sure."

"Tell me."

Ling Yang didn't speak in a hurry, and went through his performance on the field in his mind, and then said:

"Coach, my offensive methods are relatively simple, which is a very important reason.

However, simply comparing the performances of the first two games, I feel that my offensive efficiency is no longer so high in the following games, perhaps because...

My playing time just happened to be staggered with Steve, and I didn't get the opportunity to play with Steve. "

After finishing speaking, Ling Yang followed up immediately: "I'm not too sure, so I still need the help of the coach to analyze."

In the analysis just now, Ling Yang expressed a meaning, that is, on the basis of his current ability, there is no problem with his performance on the court. .

But Ling Yang was also afraid that Gentry would misunderstand that he had blamed his teammates, so he immediately added the latter sentence.

"exactly!"

As soon as Ling Yang finished speaking, Gentry immediately answered.

"Ling, this is the reason why you didn't perform so well in the next few games."

It really is?Are you really right?

Ling Yang cheered up, at this time Gentry has continued to say:

"I just noticed that in the first game, you stayed on the court with Steve for 7 minutes, except for your 4 points in stealing the fast break, the remaining 6 points came from Steve's assists.

After the game against the Lakers, you and Steve basically didn't stay on the court at the same time.

So, without Steve to feed you the ball, this is indeed the main reason why your offensive efficiency in the later games is not as good as in the first game. "

Hearing Gentry's analysis like this, Ling Yang immediately felt relieved.

This indeed exposed his shortcomings, but on the other hand, with his current ability, it is not bad if there are no problems in the game.

"Ling, do you want to hear the solution?"

After Gentry finished speaking, Ling Yang immediately nodded quickly.

"The quickest solution is of course to arrange for you and Steve to have more playing time together. I will suggest this to Mike, but..."

Gentry shrugged: "Mike doesn't necessarily take that advice, knowing that Steve can make you more efficient on the court, and he can also make other players more efficient.

Like James Jones, Steve can create more open opportunities for him. "

Ling Yang was silent for a while. What Gentry said made sense. Nash can make his teammates more efficient offensively, not just for him, but for everyone.

Isn't this the most important reason why the Suns were able to rise last season and Nash was able to honor the MVP?

"So, Ling, from a longer-term perspective, you still need to enrich your offensive methods."

Ling Yang continued to nod, of course he knew this, but it really needed a process, it took time to practice by himself, and it also took time to upgrade the ability value of the system.

"Coach, if I don't partner with Steve, is there any way I can continue to improve my offensive efficiency at this stage?"

Hearing Ling Yang's question, Gentry immediately said: "Stay focused, keep running and cutting in according to the tactics on the offensive end, and prepare for the opportunity to attack the basket at any time.

Ling, maybe others are not as good as Steve's passing, but everyone on the team is willing to share the ball. As long as you can continue to create opportunities, there will always be gains. "

Ling Yang nodded, what Gentry said was somewhat official, but it did have some truth.

Partnering with Nash, maybe he ran 3 times and could get 2 passes to convert into offense, but with other players, he could only get 1 time.

But as long as you create more opportunities yourself, the number is also consistent.

"Ling, there is another aspect." Gentry said again at this time:

"Create chances by defending!"

"Mike doesn't really focus on defense, but I have to say, in the previous game, this is what I admire most about you.

And you created good counterattack opportunities for the team by defending, stealing, blocking shots, reducing the opponent's shooting percentage, etc.

This is also to create opportunities for yourself, you have to let yourself run, so that your athletic talent and impact can be better played! "

Speaking of which, Gentry concluded:

"So, Ling, don't have too much psychological burden, continue to do the things you did on the court before, show more of your energy, and you will be able to perform better."

"Okay, coach!" Ling Yang said gratefully.

At the same time, Ling Yang was secretly comforting himself.

This is just a few games, and his performance on the court is not bad. I knew that many rookies hadn't gotten the chance to play.

Thinking of this, Ling Yang started to make phone calls.

"Andrew, are you on the Lakers 12-man roster? What, no? Good luck."

"Gerrard, did the Celtics let you back? Still in the D-League? Well, man, come on, you can do it."

……

After making a round of phone calls, Ling Yang felt much more relaxed.

And on this day, the rookies of the 05 class all worked extra hard in training.

I heard that while training, I also thanked Ling Yang for his concern, comfort and encouragement.

When they had time to chat online at night, the rookies were a little moved when they learned that Ling Yang had made so many calls.

"Ling is too kind to us!"